Budget 2014

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  Presenting Budget 2015 in 10 Tweets

  In the age of 140 characters, here's how Twitter dissected the budget.

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  #CelebTrains: Rajinikanth Express Doesn't Travel; Stations Come To It

  The hashtag is trending on the second spot right after #RailBudget2015. Mr Suresh Prabhu, please take note.

• Parliament to Pass Union Budget Before July 31

  Racing against time, the budgetary exercise this time will be fast-tracked so as to ensure that the Finance Bill 2014-15 is passed before July 31. The debate on the Budget in the Lok Sabha will begin tomorrow and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to reply to it by July 18.

• Budget Only Beginning, I Did Whatever I Could Do: Arun Jaitley

  Brushing aside criticism of not having done enough reforms in the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said this was the beginning of the journey and he did all he could do under the given circumstances.

• At Rs 6,000 Crore Government Grants 50 Per Cent Jump in ISRO Budget

  In a major boost for India's space programme, the Narendra Modi government has earmarked Rs 6,000 crore for ISRO in its maiden budget, which is a whopping 50 per cent jump in the agency's funding over last year.

• Union Budget Hikes Allocation for Delhi Police

  Delhi Police will get Rs 4653.19 crore for the next fiscal under the union budget, an increase of nearly Rs 400 crore from the last budget, aimed at sprucing up training of its personnel and traffic infrastructure.

• Rs 700 Crore Allocated for Power, Water Reforms in Delhi

  A total of Rs 700 crore was allocated on Thursday in the Union Budget for carrying out reforms in power and water sectors in the national capital.

• Raising FDI in Defence 'Will Harm National Security': Former Defence Minister Antony

  Attacking the NDA government for raising the Foreign Direct Investment or FDI limit to 49 per cent in the defence sector, former Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday said that previous governments had overcome the "pressure tactics" of "lobbies" working for 100 per cent FDI in the key area.

• Budget 2014: Duty on Cigarettes, Tobacco Hiked

  When Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his budget speech, "I propose to increase the specific excise duty on cigarettes in the range of 11 percent to 72 percent", little did he know the impact it would have.

• Budget 2014: Government Allocates Rs 100 Crore for Madrassa Modernisation

  The BJP-led government today allocated Rs 100 crore for modernisation of Madrassas and announced the decision to launch a special programme for the upgrdation of skills of minorities in traditional arts and crafts.

• Budget 2014: Regret Not Being Able to Give More to Taxpayers, Arun Jaitley Tells NDTV

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said this evening he wished he could have given India's vast tax-paying middle class a "little more."

• Budget 2014: Rs 150 Crore for Women's Safety Leaves Many Skeptical

  The government today allocated Rs 150 crore for the safety of women in cities and Rs 50 crore for their safety on public transport, as well as Rs 100 crore for the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme for the girl child.

• Budget 2014 'positive signal' to foreign investors: Lord Swraj Paul

  London-based Indian origin industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has praised the union budget.

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  Government Expects Rs. 45,471 Crore Revenue From Communication Services

  The estimated receipts from communication services in the Budget for 2014-15 are higher than revenue projected in the interim budget earlier.

• Budget 2014: Indian Sports Fraternity Feels Budget Hike Too Late

  The Indian sports fraternity felt the athletes training for the Commonwealth Games might have run out of time to make full use of the Rs 100 crore budget hike announced today for their preparations for the July 23 to August 3 event and the subsequent Asian Games.