Economy - general
Return of Iraq stranded gathers pace; 2,200 await evacuation
07 Jul 2014
About 2,200 Indians in a conflict-free zone in southern Iraq have expressed a desire to return home, and they will be in India in the next 36 to 48 hours
Nearly 30% of Indians lived in poverty in 2011-12: Rangarajan panel
07 Jul 2014
The Rangarajan Committee was set up to clear the ambiguity over the number of poor in the country
Oil ministry says no move to hike LPG, kerosene prices
05 Jul 2014
The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has refuted reports that it is planning to raise the price of kerosene and domestic LPG
Assocham seeks tax sops, infra status for port projects
05 Jul 2014
Assocham has sought tax incentives, market-linked tariff rates and grant of infrastructure status to the port industry in the upcoming budge
ISIS militants free all Indian nurses
04 Jul 2014
These nurses who are now with Indian consulate officials will be taken to the Erbil airport from where they will be flown back to India
Onion, potato brought under the purview Essential Commodities Act
02 Jul 2014
This is the first time that vegetables have been brought under stock holding limit under the Essential Commodities Act
Govt hikes onion MEP to $500 per tonne
02 Jul 2014
Non-subsidised LPG to cost Rs16.50 more per cylinder; ATF prices up 0.6%
02 Jul 2014
The increase in rates of non-subsidised LPG and ATF accompanies the Rs1.69 a litre hike in petrol and Rs0.50 a litre hike in diesel announced yesterday