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A rejigging of the current three-tier income-tax apparatus, small tax concession for income up to Rs. 10 lakh, new tax slab for high-income group, selective tax on dividend income, introduction of inheritance tax, tax sop on savings, small changes in excise and customs levies, minor export concessions, further government stake sale in state undertakings (PSUs), simplification of rules for foreign direct investors (FDI), tightening of expenditure and strengthening of tax collection machinery are among the options Union Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram may consider for his 2013-14 budget proposals.

How is love faring in the time of Internet? And smartphones? Is it any different from the time when parents of the current Internet generation (‘iGen’?) had been courting? India then was technologically living in the times of Alexander Graham Bell. There used to be long queues for telephone lines. Even if one had a connection, reaching even the next-door neighbor used to be a problem, forget about long distance calls. The now forgotten postman used to be the link between two hearts. Can today’s generation even think of the tough time their parents had?

New Delhi: India and France are slated enter a new phase of cooperation in defence, space technology, nuclear power, science and technology and education.

New Delhi: India, concerned over the developments in Maldives, has said that it is in touch with the relevant Maldivian authorities to resolve the situation.