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February 28, 2013

Top Headlines

Budget: FM offers minor sops to low I-T payers, taxes super-rich
FM gave a benefit of Rs 2,000 to individual tax payers with taxable income of up to Rs 5 lakh but made no change in either slabs or rates of personal income tax.

SUVs, imported cars, high-end mobiles, eating out to cost more
Branded apparels will become cheaper as there will be zero excise duty.. Carpets and other textile floor coverings of coir or jute will also become less expensive.

SP, BSP slam Union Budget; Mulayam vows to oppose it in Parliament
Slamming the Budget as anti-poor, anti-farmer, Mulayam Singh Yadav has vowed to oppose it in Parliament.

Cities

Delhi gang-rape case: Minor accused charged with rape, murder
Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday framed rape and murder charges against minor accused in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case.

8 govt doctors to be arrested for negligence in Patna
Police have ordered the arrest of eight government doctors for negligence during the 2008 floods in Bihar.

Business

Gold falls on profit-selling, global cues
While gold fell by Rs 180 to Rs 30,150 per ten grams, silver lost Rs 335 at Rs 55,265 per kg on reduced offtake by jewellers and industrial units.

Mahindra, Tata Motors shares fall on SUV duty hike proposal
Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra fell as much as 1.4 percent on Thursday after finance minister proposed increasing excise duty on sports utility vehicles (SUVs).

Sports

India need to be cautious against Australia
India had taken 1-0 lead against England with a win in the Ahmedabad Test earlier in the season but still lost the four-match series 1-2.

I missed bowling during the first Test: Shane Watson
Shane Watson had commitment to playing only as a batsman on his comeback during the four-Test series.

Entertainment

Women use sex as a weapon in my film: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Unlike most sequels, 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' has not been made to cash in on the success of the original, says director Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Salman Khan offers injured Sonu Sood a film to save his dates
Sonu Sood, who suffered multiple fractures in his right leg earlier this week, is believed to have expressed more concern for his filmmakers.

Infotech

Budget 2013: Smartphones to cost 4-5% more
The segment will attract 6% custom duty for all phones above Rs 2,000 compared with 1% in the current financial.

Apple CEO's promise to investors: Geat stuff coming
There has been speculation that Apple is working on an Internet-connected watch or TV that will be introduced later this year.

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