Budget a difficult balancing act: Rangarajan

September 17th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Indian economy will see "definite signs of recovery" in the second half of the current financial year and will grow between 6 and 6.5 percent in the fiscal, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council chairman C. Rangarajan said here Thursday.

September 17th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Interests rates may marginally increase towards the end of the current fiscal as the economic situation is improving and demand is picking up, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C. Rangarajan said here Thursday.

September 13th, 2009 Ariz. refinancing state property to balance budgetPHOENIX — Faced with a state budget crisis that won't quit, Arizona lawmakers are offering to sell legislative buildings, prisons and other facilities that the state would then lease back, effectively taking out a mortgage on paid-for state property. The plan signed by Gov.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - C. Rangarajan, the chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, has asked the government to raise additional resources to provide relief to drought-hit people.

July 25th, 2009 Calif. officials concerned about new budget woesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials are warily awaiting the next round of state revenue figures, concerned that their latest budget-balancing efforts may not be enough to end a seemingly endless stream of deficits.

July 24th, 2009 Calif lawmakers struggle to close state deficitSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The optimism that began the week when a deal was announced to close California's $26 billion budget deficit gave way Friday to the workaday reality of pushing its many parts through a highly partisan legislature.

July 23rd, 2009 Student confronts Calif. lawmaker over school cutsSACRAMENTO, Calif.

July 16th, 2009 Assembly speaker: Sides closer in budget talksSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass says lawmakers and the governor are just several hundred million dollars apart on finalizing a $90 billion-plus state spending plan.

July 15th, 2009 Schwarzenegger: Deal could be near on $26.3B gapSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday he and top lawmakers could have a deal by the end of the day to close California's $26.3 billion budget shortfall.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the first general budget at 11am today in Lok Sabha. This is the first general budget of the UPA government after coming to power for second term.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in parliament house Friday morning to present her ministry's budget for this fiscal, promising to address the demands of the average passenger. "My budget will be of the people, by the people and for the people," Banerjee told reporters before leaving for parliament house to present the railway budget in Lok Sabha, the lower house.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the railway budget would be a "pro-people" budget. "It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people's budget," Banerjee said after an all-party meeting here.

June 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - State-run Allahabad Bank is unlikely to cut either interest rates or deposit rates soon, a top bank official said here Wednesday. There is a demand that interest rates should be made affordable but there are other factors that need to be taken into account, the bank's chairman and managing director K.R.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday praised the interim budget tabled in parliament, saying Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee had done a commendable job given the difficult times facing the Indian economy.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday hailed the interim budget as a 'fine balancing act', and said it will stimulate growth for the country in these difficult times. 'I have no doubt that the continued stimulus for the various flagship programmes of the government will provide relief to all sections - specially the 'aam aadmi' (common man),' the prime minister said in a statement.