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Railway Budget 2013 Live Blog: Bansal Keeps Common Man Happy

Railway Budget 2013 Live Blog: All eyes are on the Railway Budget 2013-14 to be presented by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday. Bansal is expected to increase freight rates after the price of diesel was hiked twice since January 2013. Feb 26, 2013
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Railway Budget 2013-14: Another Passenger Fare Hike Inevitable? Stocks Fall

All eyes are on the Railway Budget 2013-14 to be presented by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday, as it will throw light on the Union Budget that will be presented two days later. Hike in the rail passenger fares could invite huge backlash from the public but it looks like it is inevitable following the increase in the price of diesel. Feb 25, 2013
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Hyderabad Blasts: Survivor Turns Prime Suspect; Police Question Him In Hospital

In what would be a shocking turn of events for the investigating agencies, a survivor of the twin blasts in Hyderabad has become the prime suspect in the past 24 hours. Abdul Wasif Mirza, who survived 2007 Mecca Masjid blast and was injured in Thursday's twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, has been suspected of carrying out the attacks and police arrived at Yashoda Hospital to question him. Feb 23, 2013
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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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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: 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
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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
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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