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The TMC said that the Budget was tolerable. However, it added that more could have been done for agriculture.

The Finance Minster must follow the lead of Dinesh Trivedi. The RBI is keen to cut interest rates but wants Pranab Mukherjee to act first.

CII said concerted actions are required for fiscal consolidation and further policy reforms.

The PM says that Mamata Banerjee will be consulted before a final call on Dinesh Trivedi's resignation is taken.

In his Budget wishlist, Raheja Developers MD Navin Raheja wishes for certain tax benefits that would make housing cheaper.

CNN-IBN has been asking people across the country what their expectations from the Budget are.

Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi was forced to quit a day after presenting the Rail Budget, even before the House debated it.

The government is under tremendous pressure to keep the Trinamool Congress, its fiery ally satisfied.

Trinamool Congress leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said that the party will discuss the rail fare hike on Thursday and they are not taking this fare hike well.

Manmohan Singh has already agreed to Mamata Banerjee's demand to replace Dinesh Trivedi as the Railway Minister.

"Bhagat Singh lost his life, losing a chair is no big deal," said Dinesh Trivedi, who is facing opposition from his own party.

India's businesses worry that the finance ministry will ask them to shoulder a bigger tax burden in the budget.

Expectations are running high on Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi's big-ticket changes, one of which includes the much needed increase in passenger fares.

Railways incurs a loss of Rs 20,000 crore on passenger services. Rs 800 crore is given by way of concessions alone.

Pranab Mukherjee and C Rangarajan explain what IIP numbers mean for the country.

Allies have been giving the Prime Minister a tough time; now his office is now being stood up by the Railway Board.