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Congress MP Deepa Das Munshi said Mamata should settle problems within her party first.

For a man who started off as a businessman, Dinesh Trivedi has clearly struck a clever business deal here.

The Trinamool Congress is set to move a motion in Parliament against the fare hike and suggest a replacement for Trivedi.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said if the proposals given by the Railway Minister are implemented, it will provide the elbow room to railways to build up capacity in various areas.

Dinesh Trivedi received criticism from his own party colleagues in Trinamool Congress for the fare hike.

Here is the full text of the speech made by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Minister on Railway Budget 2012-13.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 105.68 points or 0.59 per cent, to close at 17,919.30 after hitting an intraday high of 18,040.69.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the Union Budget in Parliament on March 16.

It may be difficult for Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to push through big ticket reforms.

Analysts said the RBI was unlikely to make a move on interest rates or cut the cash reserve ratio further before the government sets its borrowing plan for the next fiscal year.

Railways which has sought Rs 50,000 crore as GBS, has got only Rs 25,000 crore for the next fiscal from the central.

Safety on platforms is far from being sufficient. Even inside the trains safety is crucial concern for the passengers.

Ketan Dalal, Managing Director and CEO, of Price Waterhouse Coopers presents a few agendas the finance minister could work on given the current economic situation.

CNN-IBN has been travelling across the country and speaking to citizens about what they want from the finance minister this year.

Health services have become more expensive since the medical reimbursement limit of Rs 15,000 was set back in 2001.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee has further recommended higher income tax exemption for women.