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Budget 2013: Five Expectations From Chidambaram's Financial Plan FY2013-14

With the budget session already begun, all eyes are on the Union Budget 2013-14 which Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will table in the parliament a few days from now. It is going to be a crucial one as the FM will have to keep in mind the current slow economic growth rate even as he tries to meet the expectations of the common man.

Feb 22, 2013

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Trade Union Strike: TMC Workers Chop Off Panchayat Employee's Ear

In a shocking incident, Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) workers allegedly chopped off the ear of a panchayat employee in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on Thursday for not reporting to work on the first day of the two-day bharat bandh called by central trade unions.

Feb 21, 2013

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Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of President Pranab Mukherjee's Address to Parliament

President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Parliament during the Budget session 2013-14 which began on Thursday. He touched upon various issues from slow economic growth to insecurity among women in his hour-long speech, and stressed on the need for greater transparency, probity and accountability in governance.

Feb 21, 2013

Trade Union Strike: Automobile Companies Join Bharat Bandh

The two-day trade union strike was peaceful on Wednesday except for a few stray violent incidents, including burning of vehicles and the death of a protestor. Bharat Bandh day two is also expected to be peaceful, but a new development has taken place with workers in automobiles manufacturing companies deciding to join the strike on Thursday.

Feb 21, 2013

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Trade Union Strike: Violence Mars Bharat Bandh on Day One

The two-day trade union strike, which started on Wednesday, was marred by violence on day one, including burning of office goers' cars and other vehicles, and the death of a protestor.

Feb 21, 2013

Trade Union Strike: Bharat Bandhs Bring India's Economy Further Down

The two-day trade union strike starting Wednesday may turn out to be just another Bharat Bandh for many citizens of the country owing to a series of such bandhs being called by political parties and other organizations in the last few months, but the loss they cause to the economy is colossal.

Feb 20, 2013

Trade Union Strike: Bharat Bandh A Menace To Students; Exams Postponed

Bharat bandhs have become a menace to students across the country besides crippling the normal lives of the public and shutting down business establishments, costing the government exchequer millions of rupees. The two-day strike called by the Central Trade Unions will affect thousands of students again.

Feb 20, 2013

Trade Union Strike Could Cost India ₹20,000 Crore: ASSOCHAM

The proposed nation-wide two-days strike called by the Central Trade Unions could cost the nation a whopping ₹15,000 crore to ₹20,000 crore, said the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the apex trade associations of India.

Feb 19, 2013