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Taking the shine off
At least the Shiney Ahuja rape case has taken some pressure off Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s shoulders, a friend says on Twitter, and he’s right: it takes something very special for the captain of a World Cup-losing cricket team to be only the second most vilified public figure in the country.

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NPS annual fee may come down by Rs 70
The annual maintenance charges for subscribers of the New Pension System (NPS) may come down by Rs 70 from April. National Securities Depository (NSDL), the record-keeper for NPS, expects over one million people to join the scheme in the next six months, leading to a reduction in the account maintenance fees from Rs 350 to Rs 280.
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FDI jumps 60% to $1.74 bn in Nov

Foreign direct investment in the country surged by 60 per cent to $1.74 billion (around Rs 8,000 crore) in November, an official said today. - FII inflows hit record Rs 80,000 cr-mark in 2009 - Global crisis pinches FDI purse in 2009 - BEL"s radar joint venture push hits air-pocket - 2009: Organised retail feels recession pangs - India, other emerging economies to be on growth path: Report - Insurance, pension bills face delay The inflows were $1.08 billion foreign direct investment in the same month last year. However, during the April-November period, the inflows declined marginally to $19.38 billion (around Rs 90,000 crore) from $19.79 billion (around Rs 92,000 crore) a year ago due to impact of global credit squeeze felt in the earlier months of the fiscal, the official told PTI.


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