Take it from the rich and distribute it among the poor--The Union Budget 2017-18 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Wednesday is more or less on these lines ....

Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, who on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, sources confirmed. ....

India Inc. on Tuesday welcomed the Economic Survey 2016-17 which was tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. ....

India on Tuesday said it has conveyed its concern to the US over a bill being introduced in the Congress to change rules on H1B visas which is likely to impact the Indian IT industry and Indian techies working in the US. ....

A day ahead of the tabling of India's budget for next fiscal, the latest edition of Economic Survey has called for lowering tax rates and stamp duties, quick adoption of goods and services tax and a check on over-zealous tax administration to restore higher growth. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived at the Parliament House in a traditional coach-and-six from Rashtrapati Bhavan to address the joint sitting of Parliament. ....

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government amendment permitting Jallikattu and told the state government that it was its primary responsibility to maintain law and order. ....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1. ....

The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called for giving greater choice to workers to decide if they want to make their share of contribution towards Employees' Provident Fund (EPF). ....

Criticised for the BJP's inability to live up to its promise of pulling the curtains down on the offshore casinos parked in the Mandovi river, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday blamed the Congress for granting them licences. ....

The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley projected a decline in industrial sector output during 2016-17. ....

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday said a Commission of Inquiry will probe the circumstances leading to violence here over Jallikattu. ....

Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall. His condition is critical, doctors at RML hospital said. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the government was a "complete failure" in creating jobs for the youths. ....

India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the highest capital outlay of Rs 1.21 lakh crore has been provided for railway modernization with major emphasis on track development in the northeast. ....

A day after the 40-day long harsh winter period called 'Chillai Kalan' ended in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, there was a remarkable improvement in weather conditions. ....

Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday that with more people coming into the tax net, rates are "automatically likely to come down". ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be "fruitful" and all political parties will work together for people's benefit. ....

There were no queues outside most ATMs in Delhi and Noida on Tuesday morning, a day before curbs on withdrawals are set to be lifted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). ....