The Indian Express

Wednesday, May 14 1997

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Chidambaram's charm floors BJP
Parliament yesterday completed the final phase of the budgetary process with the Rajya Sabha returning the Finance Bill to give effect to wide-ranging cuts in Income and Corporate Tax and Customs and Excise levies announced by Union finance minister P Chidambaram as part of his widely acclaimed budget.

HC to review all Haryana plot allotments since seventies
In compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, decided to examine the legality of plots made under the discretionary quota in Haryana from July 14, 1971. Barring some exceptions, the bench on April 21 last had cancelled allotment of discretionary quota plots made since 1989.

Jaya claims Rs 1 crore from Nakkeeran as damages
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK general secretary, J Jayalalitha, has moved the Madras High Court for a direction to Tamil weekly Nakkeeran to pay Rs 1 crore as damages for publishing a letter addressed to her political mentor, late MGR, which was purported to have been written by her.

The irrelevance of 46% vote bank of BJP

Clinton may appoint Celeste as his ambassador to New Delhi

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