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  • Survey outlines desire, but can FM deliver?

    26th February, 2005 18:09

    Secretary- General of Ficci, Amit Mitra & Professor, ICRIER, Shankar Acharya talk on what the Economic Survey reflects on - does it mean the finance minister will

  • Market Watch: Experts see post budget rally

    26th February, 2005 17:08

    Finance Minister had already done a lot of hard work in his first Budget and what would really cheer the market this time is what happens in the real economy, says

  • Rail Budget's focus on modernisation: PM

    26th February, 2005 16:23

    The Prime Minister said the Railway Budget was focused on modernisation of the railways in the next five years without placing any additional burden on the common

  • No impact on the cement sector: ACC

    26th February, 2005 16:00

    On the basis of reclassification there has been no impact on the cement sector says AK Jain, ED, ACC.

  • LPG freight reduction: Small impact on oil

    26th February, 2005 14:45

    LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) transportation by the railway is very less, most of it is by road says S K Joshi, BPCL. So it would have a minimal impact on the oil

  • Rail Budget: Sectoral impact

    26th February, 2005 14:42

    The Railway Minister has not raised freight rates in the Railway Budget for 2005-06. However, due to the new classification some industries may gain and some may l

  • Fresh fund reqmnt, a concern: Bhattacharya

    26th February, 2005 14:40

    Fresh fund requirement is a matter of concern, it may lead to a slowdown in some existing and important projects says Bhattacharya, Director, Institute of Economic

  • Reclassification to impact steel industry

    26th February, 2005 14:17

    The freight rates for steel are unchanged in the Railway Budget but due to the reclassification the sponge iron and iron ore prices are seen up which is big negati

  • Rail Budget Highlights

    26th February, 2005 13:41

    With elections already through in Bihar, Rail Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav really didn’t have much time to tweak goodies in favor of his home state. Nevertheless, he

  • Rail Budget: No increase in freight rates

    26th February, 2005 12:54

    The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has not raised freight rates in the Railway Budget for 2005-06.

  • New trains proposed in the Rail Budget

    26th February, 2005 12:27

    The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has proposed several new trains in the Rail Budget 2005-06.

  • NDA walks out on tainted ministers issue

    26th February, 2005 11:10

    Railway Minister Lalu Prasad remained unfazed by the NDA's walkout during the presentation of the Railway Budget by him, on the issue of tainted ministers.

  • Sector watch: Infrastructure, Banking

    26th February, 2005 17:09

    Mechanisms announced in the budget to facilitate the financial link is going to hold back the 7.8 % of GDP growth from this point in time, says Chokhani.

  • Govt caught between a rock and a hard place

    26th February, 2005 17:07

    The Budget may find it hard to rise up to the challenge of achieving the provisions of the CMP, while maintaining fiscal discipline as per targets.

  • India Inc welcomes "innnovative reforms"

    26th February, 2005 16:22

    Apex industry associations have welcomed the Rail Budget for its thrust on modernisation and regrouping of the commodities.

  • Rail Budget: An impressive balancing act

    26th February, 2005 15:56

    The Budget has attempted to please everyone and yet seem forward looking, all at the same time. All that's left, is to see it all go according to the plan unveiled

  • Auto industry expected more reform: Firodia

    26th February, 2005 14:43

    The automobile industry was looking for more reform measures in the railway budget, to make the sector more competitive says Arun Firodia, Chairman, Kinetic group.

  • No freight rate hike, a surprise: Rathi

    26th February, 2005 14:42

    Rathi says they were expecting some hike in freight rates because of cross subsidization (of passenger fares). He wonders where the minister will get the money to

  • Iron ore freight dip positive: Essar Steel

    26th February, 2005 14:38

    PR Dhariwal feels that if there is a decline in iron ore freight rates then it will be positive for Essar Steel.

  • Railway budget reclassifies freight rates

    26th February, 2005 14:02

    Although there has not been a direct change in freight rates, the reclassification of goods may affect rates in the future.

  • Bonds up as freight rates remain unchanged

    26th February, 2005 12:59

    Government bond prices extended gains as worries over inflation abated after freight rates and passenger tariffs were left unchanged in the Railway Budget for 2005

  • Rail Budget: No change in passenger fares

    26th February, 2005 12:40

    The Railway Minister has left passenger fares and parcel rates untouched in the Railway Budget 2005-06. Freight rates also are broadly unchanged.

  • Railway Budget: Highlights

    26th February, 2005 12:09

    Railway Minister Lalu Prasad remained unfazed by the NDA's walkout and presented the Railway Budget.

  • US stocks end higher on GDP report

    26th February, 2005 10:01

    Stocks rallied on Wall Street amid a better-than-expected GDP growth report. The Dow and S&P 500 index each posted its best close of the year.

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