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FM P Chidambaram has dropped enough hints that the days of low taxes and subsidies are over for the infotech sector.

Chidambaram began the Budget speech with a series of sops to boost agriculture and social sectors. The defence allotment, too, has gone up by Rs 6,000 crore and now stands at a record Rs 89,000 crore.

The Assam government has decided to change the name of the state to 'Asom', Minister of Planning and Development Himanta Biswa Sarmah said.

Observing that the talks on the nuclear deal were 'complicated', the US has said 'every effort' is being made to conclude the deal.

Cheap plastic surgery coupled with Ayurveda and easy accessibility to the doctor makes India the preferred beauty destination.

Farmers from Pune want their area to be declared flu-affected as they feel the need for compensation since chicken is not selling.

Women working in different fields give their thoughts on the possible improvements to be brought through in the Union Budget.

Talks between Sri Lanka's warring parties were off to a rocky start with The LTTE immediately rejecting a government demand for amending the present ceasefire agreement.

Taiwan's plan to scrap a national unification council could revive fears in China that it is pushing for independence.

Iraqi PM Ibrahim al-Jaafari has dismissed US warnings to shun sectarianism. He snubbed the Americans, saying Iraqis did not need another country to tell them what they already know.

Arcelor, the world's second-biggest steelmaker, bought 88.38 per cent of Canada's Dofasco and extended its $4.8 billion takeover offer for the remaining stock.

The occasion was the debate in Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President's address, which was also taken up in Rajya Sabha.

Over 500 chickens have died in the Hooghly district of West Bengal. The government says it's the Ranikhet virus.

The go-getters of Mumbai are now raising their voice and at least 10 to 15 fresh PILs are filed every week.

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