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First woman SGPC chief
AMRITSAR:The SGPC general house on Tuesday passed a no-confidence motion against its president, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, despite his pre-emptive resignation on Monday and for the first time elected a woman Bibi Jagir Kaur 8212; to head the religious body.
Dow hits 10,000
WASHINGTON:The Dow Jones Industrial Average touched a landmark 10,000 points on Tuesday amid a bull fever which experts say is an affirmation of the age of technology.
Tata ruling
MUMBAI:The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai has ruled in favour of Tata Chemicals Limited in their appeal against the Income Tax department which had disallowed a deduction of Rs 86.42 crore claimed by way of interest.
Hiten gets 7 yrs
MUMBAI:Stock broker Hiten Dalal, chief dealer of Canfina Ashok Kumar and seven others were sentenced to seven years8217; rigorous imprisonment by a special court here.
Insurance Bill
NEW DELHI: The last obstacle to opening up of insurance has been removed withthe Union Cabinet clearing a proposal to allow 26 per cent foreign equity in new Indian insurance companies.
PPIL deal
MUMBAI:The MSEB has withdrawn the letter of intent granted to Powerplant Performance Improvement Ltd PPIL in the contentious retrofitting8217; contract issue that has plagued it since 1997.
