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Editorials Bold attempt The new direct tax code is a bold attempt at consolidating the entire corpus of law relating to direct taxes — income tax, dividend distribution tax, fringe benefit tax, and wealth tax. Now open for public discussion, the code will be ... Freer trade with ASEAN After six long years of tough bargaining, India and the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have clinched a Free Trade Agreement that will take effect on January 1, 2010. There has been a great deal of give and take and ... Leader Page Articles Drought of justice, flood of funds By P. Sainath Ask for expansion of the NREGS, universal access to the PDS, more spending on health and education — and there’s no money. But there’s enough to give away to the corporate world in concessions. News Analysis Why triage will not be enough By John Ashbourne The need for long-term planning on food prices. 
Taliban chiefs in poll ceasefire dealsBy Jon Boone Taliban ceasefires allowing voters to turn out in the Pashtun heartland will be a big boost to President Karzai’s re-election plans. Short sleepers have it in their genes By Tara Parker-Pope Researchers have found a genetic mutation in two people who need far less sleep than average, a discovery that might open the door to understanding human sleep patterns and lead to treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders. The ... Corrections and clarifications The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is Mr. G. Madhavan Nair, and not Mr. G. Madhavan Naidu as mentioned in the first paragraph of a report “Madhavan Nair’s lecture on Aug. 20” (Andhra Pradesh Edition ... Letters to the Editor Read Today's supplements: Metro Plus | Property Plus | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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