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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: NCR commuters hope for more locals this time

Dwaipayan Ghosh | | Work at three terminal stations at Holambi Kalan, Shakurbasti and Bijwasan is either moving at snail's pace or has stopped completely for lack of funds, claim sources.

Ignored for decades, Kangra hopes to get on track

S Gopal Puri | | Thousands of villagers of Kangra and Mandi districts, living along the 120 km-long narrow gauge railway track connecting Pathankot in Punjab and Jogindernagar of Himachal Pradesh are seeking inclusion of this railway section of northern railway in railway budget of 2013-14 for upgradation.

Role reversal for Dinesh Trivedi: From rebel to party faithful

TNN | | The man who fell out with Mamata Banerjee by proposing a hike in railway fares as railway minister in Parliament, leading to his removal, will be defending his party against efforts to hike fares.

For Bansal, it's pragmatism vs populism

Mahendra Kumar Singh | | Rail budget to be presented by Bansal, first by a Cong leader in 17 yrs, is expected to mark a departure from his predecessors who rode high on populist agendas.

Railway budget: Separate division, more funds, trains top wish list

Stanley Pinto | | Creation of a separate railway division for Mangalore, more funds for various developmental works and additional trains on the Mangalore-Hassan, Delhi and Mumbai routes top the wish list of Mangaloreans for the railway budget to be presented by Union railway minister Pavan Kumar Bansal.

All eyes on Bansal for tomorrow's Rail Budget

PTI | | All eyes will be on railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal tomorrow on whether he yields to pressure of hiking passenger fares yet again or looks at other measures to mobilise resources to offset the burden of the recent diesel price hike.

Karnataka urges railway ministry to sanction 11 new projects

PTI | | Ahead of the rail Budget, Karnataka has requested the Centre to sanction 11 new railway projects for the state.

Ganjam district's wish list for railway budget

TNN | | People of Ganjam have sought more funds for the proposed wagon factory near Berhampur, new railway lines from Gopalpur to Rayagada and Berhampur to Sambalapur via Phulbani and a direct train from Berhampur to New Delhi in the railway budget scheduled for Tuesday.

Rail Budget: CII for speedy implementation of key railway projects

PTI | | Government should take steps for speedy implementation of key railway projects such as the dedicated freight corridor, high-speed rail corridors and other capacity enhancement works in order to reduce supply chain costs, industry body CII has said.

Rail Budget: Will Bansal bite the bullet on fare hike?

PTI | | Bansal is likely to announce a slew of passenger-friendly measures such as improvement in catering service, development of stations and launching of about 100 new trains in his maiden budget on February 26.

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