Budget Basics

Updated : Feb 13, 2012

Budget 2011-12: Hits and Misses

There were few surprises in Budget 2011-12. But here's a look at some sectors which got affected - some favourably, some less so - by the proposals.

Updated : Feb 13, 2012

Income tax deductions that you should not miss

Here is a list of some of the investments and expenditures that qualify for exemptions/ deductions under various sections of the Income-tax Act.

Updated : Feb 10, 2012

Railway ministers over the years

Trinamool Congress' Dinesh Trivedi will present his first Budget as Railway Minister on March 14, 2012. Trivedi's assumed office on July 13, 2011.

Updated : Feb 10, 2012

Finance Ministers and their Budgets

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present his seventh Budget on March 16, 2012. The delay in Parliament's Budget session was on the back of assembly elections in 5 states.

Updated : Feb 10, 2012

10 Budgets that changed India

All budgets are important, but some budgets are more important than others. Business Today chooses ten that have had the most impact on the nation's economy.