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Budget 2013: Chidambaram nets big fish
Budgets presented in the run-up to elections, whether in the pre or post-reforms era, have tended to showcase how much the government is doing for the common man.

Union Budget 2013: Shockwaves on the Rich-ter scale, crorepatis clubbed with 10% surcharge blow
P Chidambaram decided to take a leaf out of the Warren Buffett rule book by whacking the wealthy with a rich tax, though he said it was only for the period of a year.

Union Budget 2013: Chidambaram has it covered for insurers
Insurance CEOs are excited about the proposals announced by the finance minister that make it easier to distribute policies.

Railway Budget a mixed bag for India Inc

PTI | | The Railway Budget was a mixed bag for India Inc with industry bodies cautioning that the hike in freight charges will fuel inflation, while other chambers said some proposals if implemented could set the growth multiplier in motion.

Nitish Kumar calls Rail Budget 'disappointing', accuses Bansal of neglecting Bihar

PTI | | Nitish accused the UPA II government of "lacking courage" and resorting to "cleverness" by increasing fares in the month of January itself and not announcing any hike in the Budget.

Opposition slams Rail Budget, BJP calls it 'Rae Bareli' budget

PTI | | The BJP termed the Rail Budget as 'pedestrian' and 'discriminatory' while Left said it did not give any hope on Railways' future. SP and BSP also expressed unhappiness.

Rail Budget: Railways plans to ban plastic for catering purposes

PTI | | Plastic cups in trains could soon be a thing of the past with the railways planning to move over to agro-based and recycled material for catering purposes.

Full text of Rail Budget speech

| Speech of Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14 on 26th February 2013.

Rail Budget: Rs 63,363 crore annual plan for railways in 2013-14

PTI | | The annual plan for railways in 2013-14 financial year is proposed at Rs 63,363 crore, Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said.

Rail Budget 2013: Measures that will cheer middle class

TNN | | From better e-ticketing facilities to free wi-fi on select trains, the Railway Budget will lead to implementation of many passenger friendly measures.

Railway to introduce modern coach 'Anubhuti' in Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains

PTI | | Railways on Tuesday proposed to introduce a modern coach "Anubhuti" with good ambience in the premier Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains providing higher travel comfort to passengers.

Rail Budget 2013: Unhappy SP, BSP say Uttar Pradesh has been ignored

PTI | | Key outside UPA allies Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party on Tuesday slammed the Rail budget, saying it was anti-poor and ignored areas of Uttar Pradesh which need rail infrastructure for economic development.

List of new express, passenger trains introduced in Rail Budget 2013

TNN | | Railways will introduce 67 new express trains, 27 new passenger trains and run of 58 trains will be extended, Pawan Bansal said.

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