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Finance bill will sail through, says Sinha

Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday expressed confidence that the government would survive the current political crisis and added "We shall get the finance bill passed." .

Cong plays farmer card at AICC meet

The Congress on Saturday was back on the populist track by dumping its much trumpeted economic reforms and instead adopted a policy of appeasing the farmers and labourers.

Zee to pick up 26% in Tehelka firm

ZTL will acquire a 26% stake in Buffalo Networks, the holding company of tehelka.com. Tehelka.com is the portal which last week exposed the bribery scandal on a fictitious defence deal involving top politicians, bureaucrats and army officers.

Payment crisis at Calcutta exchange takes new turn

CSE payment drama took a new turn with kthe bankers to the defaulting brokers refusing to encash the brokers' bank guarantees without the exchange officially declaring them as defaulters.

Travel companies use lifestyle lures for Indian tourists

If you looked at the figures in tour operators' files, you would wonder if there were any Indians left in the country. Flippancy aside, the number of Indians travelling abroad is increasing hourly.