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India will soon have its own gold coin, with the Ashoka Chakra minted on it. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to produce gold coins domestically with the Ashoka Charka emblem to help the government recycle gold internally,…

The government targets to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014-15 and further down to 3 percent in three years. "We plan to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent in 2014-15,"…

Presenting the national budget for the next fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the state of the country's economy was better placed today with its credibility re-established by a series of measures taken by his government.…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitly presented the second Union Budget of the NDA Goverment today in Lok Sabha. Here are the highlights: * Changes in excise on tobacco items, including cigarettes, paan masala and gutkha * Tax exemption for…

Presenting union budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said that the NDA government has been able to convert cleanliness into a movement and `Swachh Bharat' was among the key achievements. Presenting the union budget in the Lok…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday began presenting India's union budget for the next fiscal, saying the state of the country's economy was better placed today with its credibility re-established by a series of measures taken by his…

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensex, Saturday surged 213.71 points or 0.73 percent in the early session ahead of the Union Budget. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also…

India's food grain production is estimated at 257.07 million tonnes for 2014-15, said the Economic Survey which was tabled in the parliament Friday. According to the survey, which was tabled in the parliament by the Finance Minister Arun…

India's Economic Survey has projected growth at over 8 percent for the next fiscal and said inflation was easing while setting the agenda for "big-bang" reforms to further drive expansion, prune wasteful expenditure and promote investments…

India's economic survey pegged growth at more than 8 percent for the next fiscal and said inflation was now declining, while also setting the agenda for reforms needed to further drive the expansion, prune wasteful expenditure and promote…