Finance Bill passed, FM concedes sops to consumers
While giving a whole host of sops to consumers across the country, Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha yesterday ripped into former finance minister P Chidambaram, arguing that it was the previous government which was responsible for the economic mess the country was in. Sinha withdrew most of his budget proposals which affected the common man and had come in for a great deal of flak earlier.

Karnataka MPs to meet Vajpayee over Cauvery row
Following All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J Jayalalitha's bid to raise the pitch on the Cauvery issue, MPs belonging to all parties from Karnataka are meeting the Prime Minister on Monday to appeal to him to safeguard the interests of their State.

Government to review export credit
Concerned over the poor export performance last year, the Centre will take a decision in the next few days over the interest rates on export credit. It is learnt that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to change its rules governing cheap credit to exporters following complaints from trading houses.

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