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Ban Ki-moon Urges All Nations to Protect UN Personnel

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged all nations to join forces to protect the thousands of United Nations personnel who risk their lives to help people in need around the world. Mar 26, 2012

Karnataka: BJP Loses Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat to Congress

Giving a setback to the BJP party in Karnataka, Congress candidate, K Jayaprakash Hegde defeated BJP nominee V Sunil Kumar by a significant margin of over 40,000 votes in the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha by poll. The by poll result was announced on Wednesday. Mar 21, 2012
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BSE Sensex Falls for Third Straight Session

The BSE Sensex fell yet again on Monday as the country's financial sectors like banks have been hit. Earning worries also hit the technology stocks, leading to fall of stocks for a third straight session. Mar 19, 2012
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India Budget 2012-13: Luxuries Become Dearer

It might have appealed to the common man when Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget 2012-13 in the parliament Friday, announced the decision to raise tax exemption limit to Rs. 2 lakh. But, virtually, people are going to lose more money since service tax, excise tax and customs duty are going to be raised. The budget is the most discomforting to people who seek luxuries of life. Mar 17, 2012
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Manmohan Singh: 'Compulsions of Managing a Coalition'

In the midst of speculation whether Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee is on the United Progressive Front's board after her recent protest about price rise in the Union budget 2012-2013, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has maintained "these are compulsions of managing a coalition." Mar 17, 2012
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India Inc Welcomes Union Budget 2012-2013

Leading business bodies and industrialists in the country welcomed the Union Budget 2012-2013 presented by the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Friday. Mar 16, 2012
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Opposition Parties Call Union Budget Anti-Poor

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who presented Union Budget 2012-13 in the Parliament Friday, said his aim was to bring economy back on track. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described it as a budget that aims at a faster and sustainable economy. Mar 16, 2012