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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.

Mumbai hopes for great gains in railway budget

Manthan K Mehta | | Railway officials in Mumbai expect the Union railway minister to announce big-ticket projects—including an elevated corridor, introduction of 12-car services on Harbour Line, more services overall and revamp of train stations—for the city in his budget speech on Wednesday.

Bengal eyes rail budget slice for Metro

Jayanta Gupta | | Bengal is poised to reap the fringe benefits of UP’s new power equations in the railway budget that will be presented in Parliament on Wednesday.

Rail Budget: Dinesh Trivedi may levy cess to fund railway safety

TNN | | As Dinesh Trivedi presents his maiden Rail Budget today, all eyes are on how he deals with the political and economic requirements.

Rail budget: Dedicated freight corridors to get attention

PTI | | Pitching for expansion of rail infrastructure, Railways minister Dinesh Trivedi may allocate significant funds while presenting the Rail budget.

Railway Budget: All eyes on pending Bihar projects

Kumod Verma | | Railways is likely to clear the mist of doubt about the execution of several ambitious projects in Bihar in the rail budget to be presented in Lok Sabha on Wednesday by railway minister Dinesh Trivedi.

Railway Budget: Dinesh Trivedi may announce high speed trains

PTI | | High speed trains connecting the national capital to Jodhpur and Mumbai could be among the highlights of the Rail Budget 2012-13, which will be announced by railway minister Dinesh Trivedi next week.

Rail Budget likely to cater to Trinamool aspirations in north-east

| TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi had visited Nagaland, his first state visit, after becoming railway minister.

Railways to earn Rs 20k cr from freight hike

PTI | | Railways have increased the freight rate in all commodities including foodgrains, fertiliser, cement, coal, and petroleum products ahead of Rail Budget.

Fare hike? Railway minister keeps everyone guessing

Manthan K Mehta and Sanjeev Shivadekar | | Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Friday refused to commit himself on the touchy issue of a hike in passenger fares in the coming budget. Fares have not been increased in eight years and there is pressure on the minister to improve the finances of the railways.

MPs play truant, skip crucial railway feedback meet

| For a meeting conveyed by Central Railway, only 6 out of 24 MPs from the Mumbai-Thane region turned up. In Pune, only seven of the 26 MPs attended the meeting.

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