| Dream goes bust in boom time |
| P. Chidambaram does not dare to dream big these days. He had everything going for him — a booming ec.. | Read.. |
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| Out in the cold, snarl at doggy bag |
| The Union budget for 2007-08 has failed miserably in providing the necessary impetus for growth init.. | Read.. |
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| Trust CPM to find fault |
| Key government ally CPM today riddled the budget with criticism, despite a Congress assessment .. | Read.. |
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| Big purse, but forces worry |
| Finance minister P. Chidambaram today allocated Rs 96,000 crore for the armed forces, a hike of.. | Read.. |
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| Cong directs, PC acts |
| No hurrahs, no apologies. No celebrations, no lamentations... | Read.. |
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| Never-before science dole |
| The government has proposed a never-before 50 per cent increase in the outlay for the departmen.. | Read.. |
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| Heard in House: Pet pal’s served a BETA course |
| The immediate buzz raised by wags in the visitors’ galleries after Palaniappan Chidambaram.. | Read.. |
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| Diabetes out of polio shadow |
| Diabetes and stroke finally got their due by the side of HIV and polio as the Union budget toda.. | Read.. |
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| Cess hike to feed backward quota |
| The Union finance minister today levied an extra 1 per cent cess on all existing taxes, partly to.. | Read.. |
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| Tax taste for techies |
| This article summarises major direct tax proposals relevant to certain key sectors... | Read.. |
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| Medicine to motor: Scorecard |
| What the key industries wanted and what Chidambaram gave them in the budget.. | Read.. |
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| Just funds won’t do the trick for farms |
| The Union Budget for 2007-08 does not contain any surprises. Indeed, sensible budgets should not con.. | Read.. |
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| Pressure on debt funds set to mount |
| Last year, I thought that Budget 2006 was a ‘low-impact’ one as far as issues like savings.. | Read.. |
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| There’s nothing for the taxpayer |
| In spite of the fact that the country is facing a big inflation problem, it was expected from the fi.. | Read.. |
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| Infotech firms put on the MAT |
| The information technology sector was in for a rude shock with the government deciding to exten.. | Read.. |
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| Slew of steps to tame inflation |
| Reacting to the price spiral which has started to hurt it politically, the Congress-led governm.. | Read.. |
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| Study cess drives up car prices |
| Car manufacturers have decided to increase prices across the board as finance minister P. Chida.. | Read.. |
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| Steel players happy with ore export levy |
| Steel industry has been clamouring for it long. They received support from political heavyweigh.. | Read.. |
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| Realty is all smiles |
| The real estate sector is gung-ho on the budget, which it believes, will not only further drive dem.. | Read.. |
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| SEZ tax break only for new firms |
| If corporates were hoping to traipse into special economic zones and scoop up tax benefits, they wi.. | Read.. |
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| Cement firms in price hike threat |
| Finance minister P Chidambaram has tried to beat down cement prices – but cement makers aren’t.. | Read.. |
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| Lowdown: Reverse mortgage |
| Reverse mortgage is a loa against a home that the owner does not to pay back for as long as he/she l.. | Read.. |
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| Sops lavished on farmers |
| Union finance minister P. Chidambaram today rolled out a slew of measures for rural India which.. | Read.. |
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| Bank joy at mutuals’ sorrow |
| Even as banks were left disappointed with finance minister not announcing tax reliefs on deposits, .. | Read.. |
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| Fund frolic for plantation crops |
| With better price realisation in the plantation sector, commodities like coffee, rubber, spice,.. | Read.. |
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| Stock stalwarts shocked |
| While India Inc is looking for positive signals from Chidambaram’s budget.. | Read.. |
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| Bharat stretches out hand
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| If ploughmen keep their hands folded, even sages claiming renunciation cannot find salvation. Has Chidambaram, quoting Tiruval ... | Read.. |
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| They play hard, save harder |
| Cheers for aam aadmi: but with prices rocketing, dead-pan greeting for PC’s dead bat .. | Read.. |
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