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Sunday, December 29, 2002
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'Tax relief' for salaried class at every level NEW DELHI, DEC. 28. The proposed changes in income tax rates and slabs in the final report of the task force, headed by Vijay Kelkar, Adviser to the Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, show considerable benefits for all levels of ... Burden will be less for all: Kelkar NEW DELHI, DEC. 28. Dispelling misconceptions that the middle class would be hit by the Task Force recommendations on taxes, Vijay Kelkar, Advisor to the Finance Minister, today said that the tax incidence on various income groups would be ``much ... Taxing farm income impractical, says Ajit Singh NEW DELHI, DEC. 28. The Agriculture Minister, Ajit Singh, today opposed the Kelkar Committee recommendation for taxing the farm income, describing it ``most impractical and ill-thought proposal''. Sharply reacting to the final Kelkar report ... India studying Bangladesh, China defence pact NEW DELHI, DEC. 28. India is closely watching the December 24 "umbrella defence agreement'' signed between Bangladesh and China in Beijing during the recent visit of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, to China. Reporting the ... Jethmalani to take up case of Dec. 13 convicts NEW DELHI, DEC. 28. Ram Jethmalani and Shanti Bhushan, legal luminaries, will fight free of cost the cases of Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru and the Delhi University lecturer, S.A.R. Geelani, who have been awarded the death sentence for the ... Defence production goes private NEW DELHI, DEC. 28.The Defence Ministry has approved the production of lethal munitions such as missiles, torpedoes, guns and ammunition in the private sector and is framing safeguards to guard against them falling into rogue hands, according to ... 
Disappointed but not worried over debacle, says SoniaNEW DELHI, DEC. 28. The Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, today dismissed suggestions that she was worried over the party's debacle in the Assembly elections in Gujarat and said the organisation was ready to face future electoral challenges. ... Other Stories
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