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  • Govt to reply on Army Chief's age row plea in SC today

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea from Army Chief General VK Singh to maintain his birth date as May 10, 1951, instead of 1950, and against the orders of the defence ministry rejection of his statutory complaint in this regard.....

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea from Army Chief General VK Singh to maintain his birth date as May 10, 1951, instead of 1950, and against the orders of the defence ministry rejection of his statutory complaint in this regard.....

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  • Tax relief slab may be raised to Rs 3 lakh

     NEW DELHI: Hiking the exemption slab for personal income tax  from Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, indexing rates to inflation and freeing assesses with up to Rs 5 lakh annual income from the burden of filing returns are among the recommendations being considered by Parliament's standing committee on finance......

     NEW DELHI: Hiking the exemption slab for personal income tax  from Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, indexing rates to inflation and freeing assesses with up to Rs 5 lakh annual income from the burden of filing returns are among the recommendations being considered by Parliament's standing committee on finance......

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  • Vilasrao Deshmukh’s doom in Maharashtra?

     MUMBAI: The Bombay high court's order criticizing Vilasrao Deshmukh for misusing his position as Maharashtra chief minister by entering into a land deal with Bollywood  producer Shubhash Gahi has sounded the death knell for the Union minister's political ambitions in the state.....

     MUMBAI: The Bombay high court's order criticizing Vilasrao Deshmukh for misusing his position as Maharashtra chief minister by entering into a land deal with Bollywood  producer Shubhash Gahi has sounded the death knell for the Union minister's political ambitions in the state.....

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  • PM seeks AG's opinion on 2G judgment

      NEW DELHI: Amid growing worries about the repercussions of the Supreme Court order cancelling 2G licences for business sentiment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for an analysis of the judgment. ...

      NEW DELHI: Amid growing worries about the repercussions of the Supreme Court order cancelling 2G licences for business sentiment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for an analysis of the judgment. ...

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  • Fresh petitions filed in Zakia Jaffery case

    AHMEDABAD: A magisterial court on Thursday issued notices to Supreme Court-appointed SIT after social activists Teesta Setalvad and Mukul Sinha filed two separate applications seeking the copies of the SIT report filed in the Zakia Jafri case.....

    AHMEDABAD: A magisterial court on Thursday issued notices to Supreme Court-appointed SIT after social activists Teesta Setalvad and Mukul Sinha filed two separate applications seeking the copies of the SIT report filed in the Zakia Jafri case.....

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  • India ministers in Karnataka banned over porn row

    Three ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka who resigned amid a row over watching pornography in the local assembly have been barred from it....

    Three ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka who resigned amid a row over watching pornography in the local assembly have been barred from it....

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  • Voting Begins For UP Polls Phase One

    Lucknow, Feb 8: Polling began today on a moderate to brisk note amid tight security for the first phase of the high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections that will decide the fate of two ministers, 31 MLAs and 15 former ministers....

    Lucknow, Feb 8: Polling began today on a moderate to brisk note amid tight security for the first phase of the high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections that will decide the fate of two ministers, 31 MLAs and 15 former ministers....

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  • Railways Extends Ticket Booking Period To 120 Days

    New Delhi: To cope with the demand for tickets, the Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period from 90 days to 120 days from March 10.....

    New Delhi: To cope with the demand for tickets, the Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period from 90 days to 120 days from March 10.....

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  • Three Ministers In Karnataka Quit In Porno Film Watching Case

    Bangalore, Feb 8: Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka today resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proceedings....

    Bangalore, Feb 8: Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka today resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proceedings....

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  • Bank employees call for strike on February 28

    Vadodara: A section of bank employees has decided to observe one-day nationwide strike on February 28 in support of their various demands. All-India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), which claims five lakh membership, has given the strike call.....

    Vadodara: A section of bank employees has decided to observe one-day nationwide strike on February 28 in support of their various demands. All-India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), which claims five lakh membership, has given the strike call.....

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