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IT limit raised, mobiles dearer, cars cheaper Income between Rs 1.50 lakh and Rs 3 lakh will attract a 10 pc tax and incomes between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh 20 pc.

Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver package for farmers FM Chidambaram said that according to estimates, 3 crore marginal and small farmers would benefit from Govt's amnesty.

 India Inc OK with 'election Budget' FM shares a fiver with his boss, pats himself Aam admi gives thumbs-up to the Union Budget Education allocation makes a whopping jump to Rs 38,702 cr Full Text: Budget 2008/09 More Latest News

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Budget set to waive small, marginal farmer loans

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in his 2008-09 Budget, is set to announce a complete waiver of loans owed by small and marginal farmers...

'Considerable' progress, says IAEA in Vienna, draft now moves to Delhi

India and the IAEA have stopped short of firming up a safeguards agreement after some tough negotiations...

60-hr week to PSU sale: Reforms wishlist in black & white

For the first time, the Economic Survey has listed out 12 key ?policy reform options? needed to put the economy on a sustainable high-growth trajectory.

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Part six Andhra Pradesh

This station has weapons, Internet, mineral water, needs a few more cops
?I am giving you a constable. He will drop you off there and come back.? When Circle Inspector of Chennur police station...

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Economic survey admission of Govt?s failure, says BJP Survey: Many above poverty line, but still vulnerable BJP, JD(U) agree on 'no-poaching' pact Ministers in Azad entourage will have to get bags checked Rail Budget: CPI(M) MPs meet PM, want Bengal projects on track

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Dream, India
The identity of a country refers to the kind of country it is and wishes to be. Every country needs some conception of its identity in order to guide its choices and inspire its people to realise a particular vision.

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To sustain high growth, govt must cut interests Debt waiver alone can't solve farmers' woes Core industries do badly; Survey asks govt to incentivise funding Globally, agriculture will be much more important at least for a few years 'Govt should allow 100% FDI in branded retail chains'

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ICC must step in, it?s getting too 'obnoxious' Some of the cricket this summer in Australia has been riveting. Yet I would be very happy if the series is forgotten, put in a leaky time capsule and buried deep somewhere.

Welcome to the MatrixAt the nets, Sreesanth and Gautam Gambhir keep fighting over that imaginary fielder standing at point.
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The 8 % mantra

Will FM heed Economic Survey?s caution and avoid a big-spend budget?

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To the market, softly

The Economic Survey has almost 27 pages devoted to the happenings in the agriculture sector...

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