Thursday, March 1, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Peanuts for Common Man
New Delhi, February 28
Devoid of the zing of previous years, union finance minister P.Chidambaram treaded the conservative path by proposing a negligible relief of Rs 1,000 to taxpayers and Rs 2,000 to senior citizens, leaving corporate income tax unchanged. In video (56k)

7,000 cr more for defence SNEAK LOOK AT BUDGET '07 Count your Taxes Editorial: Only a mouth-freshner Budget : 1% more education cess Budget : Farming: Mixed reaction Budget : CPM cut motion likely Business : India Inc despondent

ABC of PC: Finance minister Chidambaram makes a point during post-Budget briefing. — AFP photo

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

Inflation stick: Sops to raise farm output
New Delhi, February 28
In a move to give an impetus to the farm sector, experiencing sluggish growth and putting pressure on stable foods, finance minister P. Chidambaram today unveiled a slew of measures to increase productivity, which could control the inflationary trend in the economy.
Twin blow for Sensex

Budget will reduce inflation, says PM

Budget a betrayal of aam aadmi: Advani

our aim is to tame inflation: PM aDVANI, gURUDAS NOT IMPRESSED
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh	Senior BJP leader L K Advani	CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta

Budget: Environment
Panel on climate change promised

Budget: Courts
Allocation for judicial reforms up

Badal faces a stiff farm test
Chandigarh, February 28
Rain, they say, is a good omen, but it also brings it with a plethora of problems. While the inclement weather brought cheers to the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) alliance yesterday, it has also set an immediate agenda for the government-in-waiting.

KEY AGENDA Excise policy Vote on account Relief for farmers Punjab page: Badal to take oath tomorrow Poll-bender: Harsimrat Kaur, daughter-in-law of Parkash Singh Badal, touches his feet on arrival at his residence in Chandigarh from Badal village on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan