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March 22, 2011

Top Headlines

Pranab withdraws proposal to levy service tax on healthcare
Pranab Mukherjee announced withdrawal of the proposed 5% service tax on airconditioned hospitals with more than 25 beds and on diagonistic services.

Cabinet approves 6% DA hike for central govt employees
Nearly 50 lakh central govt employees and 38 lakh pensioners got a 6% increase in their dearness allowance with the Cabinet approving the proposal.

Russia, China call for immediate ceasefire in Libya
China and Russia have called for a ceasefire expressing concern over civilian casualties in the military strikes by allied forces in areas controlled by Gaddafi.

Cities

Stalin calls on superstar Rajnikanth in Chennai
DMK leaders said that Stalin had called on the actor at his Poes Garden residence merely "to get his best wishes" before he kicked off his party's campaign.

Bicycles, kerosene stoves to be cheaper, sweets costlier in Delhi
Bicycles, kerosene stoves, lanterns will become cheaper while bidis, furnishings and suitings and sweetmeats will become costlier under new tax proposals.

Business

Sensex up 149 points on firm global cues
Sensex today gained about 149 points to close over 17,988 on buying in fundamentally strong stocks at lower levels amid firm global cues, despite rising oil prices.

I-T dept issues Rs 616.53cr tax notice to Mahindra Satyam
The Income Tax department insisted that the income declared by the company during former chief Ramalinga Raju's time was real income.

Sports

Australia have enough firepower to beat India: Hussey
The two sides meet in a high-voltage quarterfinal clash at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera on Thursday.

Did Dawood men fix Australia-Zimbabwe World Cup match?
The three D-company men stayed with the Aussie team in a five-star hotel in Satellite area where the deal was struck for spot fixing.

Entertainment

Bollywood bigwigs on Kangna's b'day
Kangna Ranaut is all geared up for her 24th birthday a star-studded even. She is calling her guests over to her Bandra residence.

Big B books tickets for WC Final
Amitabh Bachchan has already booked his tickets! The superstar said, "I am definitely going to be at the Wankhede. I have booked my tickets already."

Infotech

Is Apple missing out on India opportunity?
The original iPad arrived in India a full nine months after it was available in US, and iPad 2 has no scheduled release date in the country of 1.18 billion people.

Lawyers to question Steve Jobs over iTunes
A federal judge has ordered Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs to answer questions relating to an antitrust lawsuit over iTunes.

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