Economy - general
Passenger car sales dip 10 per cent in August
09 Sep 2011
Passenger car sales in India slid for the second consecutive month, declining 10.08 per cent in August.
Parliament to see land acquisition bill today
07 Sep 2011
Teesta, transit pacts on hold; India, Bangladesh agree on interim deals
06 Sep 2011
Manmohan Singh had to drop the Teesta water treaty from his Dhaka agenda following reservations expressed by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee
Moody’s sees stronger outlook for India than others
06 Sep 2011
The report is significant at a time when global research firms are toning down their optimism on India's growth prospects
Cabinet approves Land Acquisition Bill
05 Sep 2011
The bill proposes to ban acquisition of multi-cropped, irrigated land for public purposes even as the government will stop acquiring land for private companies for private purposes.
Pranab sees RBI easing monetary policy
05 Sep 2011
Why is the Reserve Bank spinning yarns about growth?
05 Sep 2011
The Indian economy is slowing down rapidly, which will continue and probably deepen in the next six months. The most extraordinary feature of this economic scene is the absolute refusal of the government to acknowledge that the Indian economy’s dream growth has ended, writes Prem Shankar Jha.
ULFA signs pact with government to end violence
03 Sep 2011
Rangarajan panel suggests recast of budget accounting
02 Sep 2011
The panel's recommendations, if implemented, would reduce the role of the Planning Commission and make finance ministry the nodal agency for formulating the budget.
India's food price inflation hits a five-month high of 10.05 per cent
02 Sep 2011
Inflation rate hit double-digit as almost all essential food items, including fruits, vegetables and pulses, once again turned more expensive.