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Friday, March 01, 2002
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Sensex dives 143 points The stock market in Mumbai reacted negatively and dipped by 143 points as the `feel good factor' is missing from the Union Budget 2002-03. While the market obviously perceives it as a `disappointing budget', incidents of violence in Gujarat have ... Testing time for the rupee The rupee may slide by another 4 per cent by the end of next fiscal year. The Indian economy went through a testing year in 2001-02 as it had to confront the adverse impacts of the Gujarat earthquake and the September 11 terrorist attacks in the ... Disappointment for the middle class Hardly anyone from the middle income group will have reason to cheer the latest budget proposals. That there is no increase in the personal income tax slabs is a small consolation. The Finance Minister has reintroduced the tax on dividend income ... Oil prices shift with APM dismantling The Government today announced cuts in prices of petrol and diesel and hikes in prices of kerosene and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) following the decision to dismantle the administered pricing mechanism (APM) for the oil sector by April 1. ... Other Stories
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