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Koda aides fail to show up as I-T deadline ends
The deadline set by the Income Tax (I-T) Department to record the statements of at least six associates of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda today expired without them appearing.

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The markets staged a recovery after a steep correction during the first half of last week. The trading was characterised by bouts of sharp intra-day volatility, especially in the last three trading sessions. The BSE Sensex managed to cross the 16,000 level during the last sessions of the week. During the week, the Sensex rose 262 points or 1.65 per cent to 16,158, while Nifty rose 84 points or 1.79 per cent to 4,796. However, mid-caps outperformed the broader indices during the week, whereas small-caps underperformed. FIIs were net sellers initially, but started buying during the second half of the week.
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Govt to raise Rs 97,000 cr through T-bills

The government today said it will raise Rs 97,000 crore in the last quarter of the fiscal through treasury bills, which are short-term bonds. - Fiscal deficit rises by 73% till Nov - No sign of pension reforms in 2009 - Govt seeks public opinion on draft consumer policy - Telangana issue: Centre calls meeting on Jan 5 - Govt okays 9 FDI proposals worth Rs 524 cr - Jharkhand will have two deputy CMs again The government plans to sell the money market instruments worth Rs 33,000 crore in January, Rs 31,000 crore of T-bills in February and another lot of Rs 33,000 crore in March, it said in a statement today. Most of the T-bills planned for auctions during January to March are of 91-day duration, while others are of 182- and 364-day durations. T-bills are used to finance the short term requirements of the Indian government. Raising of money through short-term instruments assume importance since the Centre"s fiscal deficit is projected to be around 6.8 per cent of the GDP.


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