Year 2015 Highlights

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  Indian Sports in 2015: A Lookback at Best Moments

  Virat Kohli leading India to their first Test series victory in 11 years against South Africa was the highlight of 2015. The exploits of Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal also made India proud in 2015 while Force India finally made a mark in Formula One.

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  5 Things From 2015 We Wish We Could Unsee

  Just like there's no light without the dark and no good without the bad, 2015 had its fair share of doozies, most of which we'd love to erase from our memories.

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  IFFI 2015: Anil Kapoor is Chief Guest, Shekhar Kapur Heads Jury

  The Man Who Knew Infinity, which stars Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel as mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, will inaugurate the much-awaited festival in Goa. Spain has been zeroed in as the country of focus this year, whilst North Eastern cinema will be the highlight in the category 'Indian Panorama'

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  Bihar Will Celebrate Two Diwalis This Year, Says PM Modi: Highlights

  In the battle for Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a rally in Bihar Chhapra district

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  The Divine Glance in the Indian Team

  Ishant vs the Sri Lankan team was the highlight of the day but as India heads into day 5 on the brink of pulling off their first Test series win in Sri Lanka in 22 years, the highlight of the series could be identified as Virat Kohli's reasonably justified optimism in certain developing teammates.

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  Nintendo's E3 2015 Event Highlights: Super Mario Maker, Star Fox Zero, Zelda, and More

  Nintendo has been somewhat of an anomaly at E3 in recent years but its special E3 Nintendo Direct proved it still has something worthwhile to show.

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  Budget 2015: Atal Pension Scheme to be Launched on June 1

  The government on Sunday said the APY or Atal Pension Yojna pension scheme, announced in the Budget, will be launched on June 1 and will focus on all citizens in the unorganised sector entitling them to a pension of up to Rs 5,000 per month after 60 years of age.

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  Budget: Super Rich Senior Citizens to Take Biggest Hit, Says Report

  Individuals with an annual income of above Rs 10 lakh but below Rs 1 crore have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of the new taxation proposals, if they are aged below 60 years, while the super-rich above this age bracket will be hit the hardest.

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  Jaitley's Gold Deposit Scheme Draws Mixed Reaction

  India imports 800-1000 tonnes of gold every year, the highest in the world. To dissuade gold imports, which are a drain on precious foreign reserves, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday outlined three proposals in his Budget speech.

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  Union Budget: GAAR Deferred by 2 Years in Big Relief to Foreign Investors

  In his first full-year Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the postponement of the dreaded General Anti-Avoidance Rules or GAAR by two years. GAAR was supposed to kick in from April 1, 2015.

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  Budget 2015: Corporate Tax to be Cut to 25% From 30%

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget proposal said that corporate tax would be cut to 25 per cent over four years, from the current levels of 30 per cent.

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  Incremental Changes Will Not Help, We Need Quantum Jump: Arun Jailtey

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is presenting his government's first full year budget in Parliament. Here are top 10 points from his speech:

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  Please Sit Down if Needed, Finance Minister Jaitley Urged. He did.

  India's gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2015/16 is expected to grow between 8 and 8.5 percent, the Finance Minister said in his presentation to parliament.

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  Live Budget: 3.9% Fiscal Deficit Target for FY16, Says Arun Jaitley

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will target a 3.9 per cent fiscal deficit for year starting April 1, 2015 to make room for higher investment in infra and capital expenditure. The government plans to spend Rs 1.25 lakh crore for investment out of which Rs 70,000 crore will come from budgetary outlay, he added.

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  Union Budget: 2015-16 GDP Seen Between 8% and 8.5%, Best in Five Years

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget said India's economy is expected to grow between 8 and 8.5 per cent in the fiscal year that starts April 1, 2015.