The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 10, 2008

GOVERNMENT

POLITICS: The new Finance Minister: economist or politician?
New Delhi, Dec. 9 The Capital was rife with speculation on Tuesday about who would be the next Finance Minister. At one point it was even thought that the swearing-in ceremony would be held today. The rumours picked up pace when the ...

POLITICS: PMO asks DoT to look into ‘undue favours’ to Swan
New Delhi, Dec. 9 The Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Department of Telecom to look into allegations of undue favour shown to Swan Telecom, one of the new companies to get telecom ...

STATES: Southern States want higher share in Central taxes
Chennai, Dec. 9 State Governments have come together to push for an increased share of Central taxes and are asking the Centre to bear the additional burden of implementing the Sixth Pay Commission, according to Mr Rajeev Ranjan, Tamil ...

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