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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.

Rail Budget 2013: Rail freight hike on diesel may lead to rise in retail prices

PTI | | The railway minister hiked freight rates for moving diesel and cooking fuels by almost 8%, a move that may result in marginal hike in retail fuel prices.

Rail Budget practical, implementable: Chidambaram

PTI | | Terming the Railway Budget for 2012-13 as "practical and implementable", finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that his cabinet colleague Pawan Kumar Bansal has presented the finances of the railways in a very candid manner.

Rail Budget 2013: Soon, book railway tickets from mobile phones

TNN | | In his Rail Budget 2013 speech, PK Bansal said a project of SMS alerts to passengers providing updates on reservation status is being rolled out shortly.

Rail Budget: Railway stocks under pressure, tank as much as 8 per cent

PTI | | Share prices of companies that cater to the railway sector were under pressure and tanked as much as 8 per cent on the bourses as railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal delivered his maiden Rail Budget in the Lok Sabha.

Rail Budget 2013: Pawan Kumar Bansal begins presentation

TNN | | Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is presenting the Railway Budget 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha today.

Rail Budget: Thane commuters say rail budget is more talk less achievement

Nitin Yeshwantrao | | Tall claims and broken promises, is how most suburban commuters here describe the railway budget given the history of chronic neglect by Rail Bhavan to passenger safety, station amenities and the more recent budget announcements for a turn-around of most railway stations here.