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Union Budget 2012-2013: Rationalization Measures in Indirect Taxes

Presenting the General Budget for 2012-2013 in Lok Sabha, Friday, the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has announced various rationalization measures, including excise duty rationalization for packaged cement.

Mar 16, 2012

Time for Congress to Break Ties with Mamata's Trinamool?

They are still holding on to each other but the crack is obvious. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has become sort of a pain in the neck for the Congress-led UPA government with the former openly going against some bold steps taken by the Congress.

Mar 16, 2012

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Union Budget 2012-13: Highlights

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday presented the budget for 2012-13 in the Parliament. Here are the highlights of the budget.

Mar 16, 2012

Battered Baby Falak Dies of Heart Attack

Battered baby Falak, who shocked the whole country with the brutality she received, died at AIIMS Hospital, Delhi, on Thursday evening after battling for life for two months. She died of heart attack.

Mar 16, 2012

Indian Economic Survey 2012-13: Summary

Indian economy is estimated to grow by 6.9% in 2011-12 mainly due to weakening industrial growth. This indicates a slowdown compared not just to the previous two years, when the economy grew by 8.4%, but also from 2003 to 2011, except 2008-9 economic downturn, when the growth rate was 6.7 percent.

Mar 15, 2012

Ravi Shankar Offers to Talk With Taliban to Bring Peace in Pakistan

Spiritual leader and founder of The Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, offered to talk to Taliban to bring peace in the war-torn country Pakistan.

Mar 15, 2012

Ibobi Singh Sworn-in as Manipur CM for Third Term

Okram Ibobi Singh was Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur for the third consecutive term.

Mar 15, 2012

Economic Survey 2011-12 Projects 5 Percent Industrial Growth in Current Financial Year

The Economic Survey 2011-12, tabled in the Lok Sabha Thursday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has projected the industrial-sector growth during the current financial year to be between 4 to 5%.

Mar 15, 2012

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Akhilesh Yadav Sworn in as UP's Youngest CM

Akhilesh Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by Governor B L Joshi Thursday.

Mar 15, 2012

Economic Survey 2012-13: Highlights

The Finance Ministry has tabled the Economic Survey in Parliament on Thursday. It is customary to present it in Parliament a day before the Union Budget, highlighting its view on the state of the economy. Here is the highlights of Economic Survey 2012-13 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Mar 15, 2012