Rail Budget
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3 Prabhu mantras for Railways”borrowing, PPP, asset monetisation
Feb 26, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: To drive Indian Railways out of its “troubles”, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu today prescribed market borrowings, public-private partnerships and monetising assets to garner Rs 8.5 lakh crore worth resources over the next five
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Fadnavis calls rail budget practical; opposition slams Prabhu
National | Feb 26, 2015, 10:04 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today described the Railway Budget, as “extremely practical”, while the opposition Congress-NCP slammed Union Railway Minister for “failing the common man”, especially in Maharashtra and Mumbai.Fadnavis thanked Prime Minister
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Rail budget inspired by Modi's priorities: Amit Shah
National | Feb 26, 2015, 09:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah today termed the railway budget as “futuristic and development-oriented” which reflects NDA government's policy of “Sabka saath, Sabka vikas”.Shah said “the budget is inspired by the priorities of Prime
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Naveen Patnaik's mixed reaction to rail budget
National | Feb 26, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today expressed mixed reaction to the rail budget as he hailed some decisions and expressed disappointment on others.“Due allocations have been made for our ongoing major projects like Khurda-Bolangir,
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Get Set Go! Travel on Cola, Lays Express with Indian Railways!
Who cares | Feb 26, 2015, 09:30 PM ISTSince morning, the entire mainstream media and social platforms are buzzing with the details of the Rail budget presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.The announcement of record investment plan of over Rs. 1 lakh crore
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Shah Rukh Khan isn't that 'Shaana', dodges question on budget!
Bollywood | Feb 27, 2015, 04:16 PM ISTBollywood baadshah Shah Rukh Khan might be all ears for his contestants on the sets of his upcoming show 'Sabse Shana Kaun', but he's isn't ready for questions from the outside!The actor, whose busy schedule
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Rail Budget pragmatic, to improve ease of doing business India Inc
Feb 26, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming the Rail Budget as "pragmatic", India Inc today welcomed the larger role envisaged for the private sector and said various measures proposed would bring in higher efficiency and improve ease of doing
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Rail budget realistic, not populist: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Feb 27, 2015, 10:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: Terming the Railway budget as “realistic and pragmatic”, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected opposition criticism that it lacked substance and said NDA government has taken on its shoulders all the responsibility
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Rail Budget futuristic and passenger centric: Modi
National | Feb 26, 2015, 05:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Rail Budget as “futuristic” and “passenger centric” and said it lays out a clear roadmap to make the national transporter the key driver of the country's
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Shiv Sena says 'completely dissatisfied' with rail budget
National | Feb 26, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Railway budget today came in for criticism from within the ruling alliance with NDA constituent Shiv Sena claiming it lacked clarity on how the money will come for the various projects.“We are
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Highlights of Railway Budget 2015-16
Feb 26, 2015, 02:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented NDA government's firs fully-fledged Rail Budget 2015-16. Keeping passenger fares unchanged, Prabhu promised to balance passenger needs and long-term interests of the organisation to benchmark it
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Interesting facts to know about Indian Railways
India | Feb 26, 2015, 01:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: There are many things to cheer while making a train journey in India as it is a perfect treat for travel enthusiasts.It is considered as a cheap mode of transport in comparison of
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Food Corporation of India asked to pay Rs Eight lakh by Railways
India | Feb 27, 2015, 10:27 AM ISTDindigul: The railway authorities here has directed Food Corporation of India (FCI) to pay a fine of Rs eight lakh for transporting 110 tonnes of rice more than the quantity for which freight charge had
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Live: Rail Budget 2015
National | Feb 27, 2015, 12:02 PM ISTSuresh Prabhu proposes no increase in passenger faresNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is presenting the first Rail Budget of Narendra Modi government right now in Lok Sabha.ALSO READ: 10 facts why India has
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Why India has a separate Rail Budget?
Feb 25, 2016, 08:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Railways has one of the largest railway networks of the world and is the largest employer in the country. Every year, a Railway Budget, separate from the Union Budget is presented in
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Rail Budget 2015: Economy class train 'Bharat Gaurav' to be announced
Feb 26, 2015, 07:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Hundred new trains along with a new economic class AC train, ‘Bharat Gaurav' are likely to be announced in annual Rail Budget which will be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the
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Best efforts made to fulfil people's aspirations, says Prabhu
National | Feb 25, 2015, 07:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said best efforts are being made to fulfil people's aspiration in the NDA government's first full-fledged Rail Budget.Prabhu will present the Rail Budget 2015-16 tomorrow in the Lok
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Fiscal, structural reform to determine India's rating: Moody's
Feb 25, 2015, 02:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Global rating agency Moody's today said fiscal policies and structural reforms will determine India's sovereign credit profile, and not recent revisions to the economic growth data.The comments come a day after rival Standard
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Rail Budget likely to have a slew of green initiatives
India | Feb 24, 2015, 10:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: Use of solar energy in a big way, launching of waste-to-energy project and proliferation of CNG in train operations are some of the green initiatives likely to be announced in the Rail Budget
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Trading in Indian stocks may cost high on Budget day
Feb 23, 2015, 02:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: It is expected that the cost of trading in Indian stocks will go up on the Budget day and afterwards on account of brokerages likely to increase margin requirements that day.On February 28