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Government has proposed a 5-year holiday from income tax keeping to raise 20,000 hotel rooms for the Commonwealth Games.

The Budget is going to impact you in a variety of ways: computers will become cheaper, cigarette

The survey projects annual population growth to gradually decelerate from 1.6 per cent in the five years ending in 2006 to 0.9 per cent in the five years ending in 2026.

Lalu said passengers traveling in sleeper class and 3-tier air-conditioned class will start enjoying lower fares.

As part of the Railway Budget, Lalu announced introduction of 40 new trains, including eight Garib Raths.

The forthcoming budget is likely to focus on the rural sector this time, with The National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme set to become a little more real on the ground.

US energy major Chevron Corp may increase its stake in Reliance Petroleum Ltd to 29 per cent.

The Centre will invest Rs 50,000 crore for the development of transport infrastructure in the Northeast under the 11th five year plan.

TCS announced securing a major contract with China Foreign Exchange Trade System under the Chinese central bank.

The race to acquire Hutch's stake in Hutch-Essar is hotting up as another player emerges for the bid battle.

Lalu Prasad is all set to achieve the declared target of Rs 20,000-crore surplus revenue by March 31.

The Congress has confirmed that Sonia Gandhi has intervened on foreign direct investment in retail.

Inflation declined to 5.95 per cent during the week ended January 13 from a two-year high of 6.12 per cent.

Manmohan Singh pushed for pension reform, urging chief ministers to allow a part of the funds to be parked in shares.

In a lackluster day BSE IT, healthcare, capital goods, metal and auto stocks witnessed selling pressure.

Maruti has stopped making Baleno since last month and plans to launch a more expensive replacement by April.