11 Rail Budget cheers for aam aadmi and more

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Suresh Prabhu's 11 announcements to make common man happy From no fare hike to smart coaches and ticketing facilities for unreserved travel, Prabhu announced a slew of measures aimed at enhancing customer experience. read more Infosys raises Vishal Sikka's annual pay to $11 mn This marks the strongest show of faith till date by Infy's board in the former SAP exec's ability to restore its former standing as India's IT bellwether. Message from Economic Survey: Brace for hits from EMs The Survey breaks new ground in arguing for a very different approach to global trade negotiations, offering deep cuts in bound agri tariffs.

Editor's Pick Will RBI guv's move fix NPA mess in banks? Rajan's NPA move could push banks into a tipping point. The time may not be right given the weak economy. But in the long term, it could save our banks. How electric cars will cause next oil crisis A shift is under way that will lead to widespread adoption of EVs. These numbers & graph tell you why 2020s will be the decade of the electric car. PM's stamp evident in Prabhu's Rail Budget Modi was having regular meetings with Suresh Prabhu and his team that was working on the railway budget, sources at Rail Bhavan told ET. How CEO Cramer Ball got Jet flying back to profits Jet has made the stock markets reasonably happy too. Its share price has risen 27% in the last twelve months and 47% in the last six months.

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Story of The Week Railway Budget: Prabhu mixes populism and pragmatic economics A plan size of Rs 1.21 lakh cr in "challenging times" may appear optimistic but Railway Minister Prabhu was confident that he had finances under control. read more

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How are people investing in MFs? Find out Data shows that in the first eight months of 2015-16, some 35 lakh new investors put their money in mutual funds. Why FM Jaitley should lower TDS rates in his Budget Anomalous 10% TDS rate is much higher than the average tax rate on income. 10% TDS rule hurts seniors because their income is mostly from interest on deposits.

Stock Round Up Boost for Sensex, Nifty50 as markets give a big thumbs-up to Economic Survey Several good triggers lifted the market on Friday but the Economic Survey that sounded rather cautious on growth prospects, added some choppiness.

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