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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicUnion Budget 2018

Topic: Union Budget 2018

MPs’ salary increase: Here’s what our lawmakers’ new pay package looks like

The Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances approved the parliamentary affairs ministry’s proposals, doubling MPs’ basic salary from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. New...

Modicare is not a jumla. There are too many ‘buts’ though

The concern with the health protection scheme is whether the insurance companies would make it worthwhile for hospitals to extend services easily.

Long-term capital gains tax makes a comeback

LTCG reintroduced after 14 years; govt also imposes 10% tax on dividend distributed by equity mutual funds.

The Modi govt never understood the problems of Indian farmers. Budget 2018 proves it

Arun Jaitley seemed to make a grand declaration as if he was fulfilling a manifesto promise. But he just shifted the goal posts with Budget 2018.

Happy that budget has taken our concerns into account: RSS affiliates

Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh call this budget as the first that truly addresses the concerns of ‘70 per cent India’s population’.

The biggest numbers from Modi government’s last full budget are mixed

The govt has been struggling with managing its spending following the rollout of the GST last year as well as the impact of demonetisation.

Full text of the Union Budget 2018

Here's the full text of the Union Budget presented by Arun Jaitley.

Arun Jaitley gives no new ideas on reforming higher education in Budget 2018

More higher education institutions a positive, one new medical college for every three parliamentary constituencies will ease shortage of professionals.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India’s $360 billion stock rout raises stakes for Modi govt’s Union Budget 2026

Will the govt increase defense spending & speed up share sales in state-run companies to bolster revenues after last year's income tax cuts, reductions in consumption levies?

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.