Allies shift foot on Balco, advise caution
Three days after TDP vehemently attacked government on the Balco disinvesment in RS, the BJP ally did a sharp turnaround in the Lower House where the issue was discussed on Thursday under a motion that entails voting.



AGP rules out poll pact with BJP in Assam
Ruling Asom Gana Parishad ruled out any poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the ensuing assembly elections in Assam.



Tax exempt on VRS cash of State and Central workers
To facilitate the process of "right-sizing" the government departments, the Union Budget has proposed tax exemption to VRS amounts of state government employees from the next fiscal and a similar exemption for central government employees from April 2002.



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