The government on Wednesday said it would phase out Central Sales Tax by April 2007, a move that may lead Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states to reconsider their decision of not implementing value-added tax.
The IMA has called off its indefinite strike in view of the rescue.
The opposition has called for a Patna bandh on Wednesday to protest against the increase in abductions.
The much-awaited introduction of value added tax regime from April one this year will be delayed by a few days because of some "unavoidable procedural tangles".
The panel on value added tax has decided that items which have at least 50 per cent industrial use will attract 4 per cent tax rate for that particular use.
Gulab Singh Shaktawat has been accused of murder.
The RJD chief had said the abductors of Dr Chandra had close ties with Thakur.
Patnaik, won his his home turf Hinjili by over 60,000 votes, while he was leading from Bijepur till early on Friday morning.
Justice Lahoti succeeds Justice S Rajendra Babu, who retires on June 1.
A Jaipur had on Monday ordered the police to register a complaint by the victim's father and brother.
Dr Ramesh Chandra was abducted on Saturday night when he was returning from a conference of neurosurgeons.
The fire appears to have started from the Roof Mounted Packaged Unit (RMPU- the railway terminology for an air-conditioning unit in a coach).
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A man and an infant, uprooted from their native places after last year's riots, on Saturday died due to cold in Malakpur camp of Shamli district, where Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had paid a visit, taking death toll in a week to four.
Central Bureau of Investigation officers who probed cases like 2G, CWG scam and horse trading in Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections are among the 28 from the agency awarded with prestigious the president's police medal for distinguished service and police medal for meritorious service on Republic Day.
The complaint was filed by Gurgaon resident Paramvir Singh Narang alleging that he had booked a flat in Unitech Cascades at Greater Noida in 2006, which was to be handed over by April 2008 but the company failed to abide by its agreement.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
A decline in the real estate sector, rising debt and the company's alleged involvement in 2G scam caused damage to the business and its image.
The company had issued 2.66 million shares to its employees.
Bollywood wishes #HappyFather'sDay.
Names of CMs of Punjab and Karnataka along with a former CM found mention in the list.
As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.
The murders of journalists in 2015 underscore the rising power of regional language media, especially local-language newspapers, says Nilanjana S Roy
Over 250 passengers have been rescued, a railway official said.
'Live a healthy lifestyle. Like what our parents taught us. Like our parents' parents taught them.' 'We become obese. In obesity the chance of cancer increases.' 'Any new symptom? Please talk to your doctor. Some screening test might need to be done.'
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