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| Updated: Tuesday, 12.40 hrs (IST) |
| After a gap of three years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cut the short term lending rate by half a percentage point to 8 per cent, raising hopes of cheaper home, auto and corporate loans. ... | Read.. |
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| Updated: Tuesday, 18:14 hrs (IST) |
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The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to cut lending rate by half a percentage point will encourage investments, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said ... | Read.. |
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| Updated: Tuesday, 17.26 hrs (IST) |
| Vodafone has served a notice of dispute against the Indian government and is considering arbitration proceedings over new retrospective tax proposals that could reverse a key ... | Read.. |
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| All five members of a family were found dead inside their 1,600sqft flat in Moore Avenue in the dead of night after neighbours were woken by the .... | Read.. |
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| Updated: Tuesday, 14.43 hrs (IST) |
| The Maoists holding ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage since March 24 have asked the Odisha government to clearly spell out by 5 pm on Tuesday the steps be... | Read.. |
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Bengal’s criminal investigation department (CID) has written to Facebook in its efforts to track down those responsible for uploading four Internet pictures lampoon... | Read.. |
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Jayalalithaa, Narendra Modi and Naveen Patnaik huddled over tea at Tamil Nadu House this evening, activating what appeared to be Stage Two of the federalism offensive intende... | Read.. |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today iterated that Maoists remained the most formidable threat to internal security with home minister P. Chidambaram painting a dismal picture... | Read.. |
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Chief minister Arjun Munda today asked the Centre to share the state’s non-plan budget of Rs 2,400 crore that has been set aside for the police force. ... | Read.. |
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Amid the Northeast states’ usual clamour for central funding and “cooperation”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today advised them to reduce dependence on the... | Read.. |
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The Election Commission today directed opening of a 24x7 complaint cell and formation of flying squads to check use of money power as it initiated a fresh process for hol... | Read.. |
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People make my cartoons to which I have never objected
Lalu Prasad
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