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Mumbai To Pune In 48 Minutes? New Proposed High-Speed Train May Make It Real
Budget 2026 includes seven high-speed rail corridors and station upgrades, focusing on faster intercity travel across major Indian cities.
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Budget Will Help Boost Semiconductor, AI Industries: Ashwini Vaishnaw To NDTV
Praising the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said it will help take India's semiconductor industry to the next step and also boost investment in data centres.
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Budget 2024 Highlights: In Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget, No Change In Tax Slabs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented Union Budget 2024 in Parliament. This was an interim budget as it came just ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections. No changes were announced in the tax slabs in both old and new regime.
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Budget 2021: Finance Minister Allocates Rs 1,10,055 Crore For Railways
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,10,055 crores for Railways.
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Kisan Rail Service For Carrying Perishable Farm Produce Begins Today
Kisan Rail Service: The Railways began the Kisan Rail service, to transport vegetables and fruits, today. The first train is between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, the Railways said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Kisan Railin her Budget earlier this year.
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New Airport, Swanky Station - Ayodhya Has Blueprint Ready For Big Upgrade
The groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed Ram temple at the Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya will take place today amid hopes of a better future following massive upgrade plans that involve a brand new airport and a glitzy railway station. The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a number of development and beautification projects in the temple...
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Budget 2020: Investment in Quantum Computing, BharatNet, ESOP Tax Relaxation, Data Centre Parks, More
From the newly proposed electronics manufacturing scheme to the ease of burden of tax on startups, here’s a lowdown on all the technology and science related announcements made during the budget speech of 2020.
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Arun Jaitley Announces Rs 1.48 Lakh Crore For Railways, Capacity Expansion Is Priority
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced a capital expenditure of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for the Indian Railways in his Budget 2018 speech.
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Indian Railways Train Timetable: Six New Trains Introduced. Routes, Timings And Other Details
Indian Railways has announced two new trains each in the Tejas, Humsafar and Antyodaya services.
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Indian Railways New November Time Table: 6 New Trains, Faster Runs
The new schedule is part of Indian Railways' new timetable effective November 1, 2017. Humsafar, Tejas and Antyodaya were among the four new train projects announced by the government in the Rail Budget of financial year 2016-17
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Union Budget 2017: On IRCTC, No Service Charge When Booking Rail Tickets
The finance minister announced that service charge on booking rail tickets on the Indian Railways website IRCTC.com is now withdrawn.
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PM Narendra Modi's $59 Billion Push To Modernise Airports, Roads, Railways
India announced record spending of 3.96 trillion rupees ($59 billion) to build and modernize its railways, airports and roads as Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to upgrade the strained infrastructure in Asia's third-largest economy.
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Union Budget 2017: Full Text Of Arun Jaitley's Speech In Parliament
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for the 2017-18 financial year starting April 1. For the first time the general budget included the railways budget this year. Also in a first, the budget announcement date was advanced to February 1 in a move that would help streamline new schemes and spending. The budget comes just da...
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Railways Announces Facility To Clear Wait-Listed Passengers
In a passenger-friendly move, the railways on Thursday announced a facility of transfer of berths, which remain vacant at the train-originating station after preparation of second chart, to the next and subsequent stations to be alloted to wait-listed passengers there.
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Railway Budget, Presented For 92 Years, Merged With Union Budget
The separate Railway Budget, a 92-year-old tradition, has been scrapped by the centre. The Rail budget will be merged with the Union Budget starting next year in what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley described as "top priority" after the cabinet gave its approval to the move.
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Mumbai To Pune In 48 Minutes? New Proposed High-Speed Train May Make It Real
Budget 2026 includes seven high-speed rail corridors and station upgrades, focusing on faster intercity travel across major Indian cities.
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Budget Will Help Boost Semiconductor, AI Industries: Ashwini Vaishnaw To NDTV
Praising the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said it will help take India's semiconductor industry to the next step and also boost investment in data centres.
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Budget 2024 Highlights: In Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget, No Change In Tax Slabs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented Union Budget 2024 in Parliament. This was an interim budget as it came just ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections. No changes were announced in the tax slabs in both old and new regime.
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Budget 2021: Finance Minister Allocates Rs 1,10,055 Crore For Railways
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,10,055 crores for Railways.
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Kisan Rail Service For Carrying Perishable Farm Produce Begins Today
Kisan Rail Service: The Railways began the Kisan Rail service, to transport vegetables and fruits, today. The first train is between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, the Railways said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Kisan Railin her Budget earlier this year.
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New Airport, Swanky Station - Ayodhya Has Blueprint Ready For Big Upgrade
The groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed Ram temple at the Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya will take place today amid hopes of a better future following massive upgrade plans that involve a brand new airport and a glitzy railway station. The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a number of development and beautification projects in the temple...
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Budget 2020: Investment in Quantum Computing, BharatNet, ESOP Tax Relaxation, Data Centre Parks, More
From the newly proposed electronics manufacturing scheme to the ease of burden of tax on startups, here’s a lowdown on all the technology and science related announcements made during the budget speech of 2020.
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Arun Jaitley Announces Rs 1.48 Lakh Crore For Railways, Capacity Expansion Is Priority
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced a capital expenditure of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for the Indian Railways in his Budget 2018 speech.
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Indian Railways Train Timetable: Six New Trains Introduced. Routes, Timings And Other Details
Indian Railways has announced two new trains each in the Tejas, Humsafar and Antyodaya services.
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Indian Railways New November Time Table: 6 New Trains, Faster Runs
The new schedule is part of Indian Railways' new timetable effective November 1, 2017. Humsafar, Tejas and Antyodaya were among the four new train projects announced by the government in the Rail Budget of financial year 2016-17
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Union Budget 2017: On IRCTC, No Service Charge When Booking Rail Tickets
The finance minister announced that service charge on booking rail tickets on the Indian Railways website IRCTC.com is now withdrawn.
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PM Narendra Modi's $59 Billion Push To Modernise Airports, Roads, Railways
India announced record spending of 3.96 trillion rupees ($59 billion) to build and modernize its railways, airports and roads as Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to upgrade the strained infrastructure in Asia's third-largest economy.
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Union Budget 2017: Full Text Of Arun Jaitley's Speech In Parliament
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for the 2017-18 financial year starting April 1. For the first time the general budget included the railways budget this year. Also in a first, the budget announcement date was advanced to February 1 in a move that would help streamline new schemes and spending. The budget comes just da...
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Railways Announces Facility To Clear Wait-Listed Passengers
In a passenger-friendly move, the railways on Thursday announced a facility of transfer of berths, which remain vacant at the train-originating station after preparation of second chart, to the next and subsequent stations to be alloted to wait-listed passengers there.
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Railway Budget, Presented For 92 Years, Merged With Union Budget
The separate Railway Budget, a 92-year-old tradition, has been scrapped by the centre. The Rail budget will be merged with the Union Budget starting next year in what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley described as "top priority" after the cabinet gave its approval to the move.
