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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.

Cheers to hike, boos for TMC

TNN | | The city on Wednesday welcomed the marginal hike in railway passenger fares and lambasted the Trinamool Congress bosses for choosing to oppose it.

Coup-hit TMC on black-sheep watch

TNN | | According to sources, Mamata had instructed Dinesh Trivedi not to hike railway fares in a meeting with her party MPs. Trivedi's response was an enigmatic smile.

Rail Budget: Bollywood makes tracks

TNN | | The drama and suspense that followed Dinesh Trivedi’s speech was worthy of a cliffhanger. That was fitting, because many memorable scenes and songs have been shot on trains, as is evident from this list of 12 memorable sequences which figured in movies made after the turn of the millennium.

Rail Budget: I have pulled railways out of ICU, Dinesh Trivedi says

TNN | | Unmoved by the vehement opposition from his own party, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi stood by the passenger fare hike, saying he had pulled the state transporter out of “Intensive Care Unit” and it would have been difficult to pay staff salaries if such measures were not taken.