Economy - general
GDP growth projected below 6 per cent next FY
12 Nov 2012
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Gujarat high court restricts EC search and seizure operations
10 Nov 2012
Election Commission counsel Percy Kavina requested stay on the order as the EC wanted to challenge it in higher forum, which was declined by the bench.
Government hopes for more divestment by December
08 Nov 2012
Rigid labour laws hindering growth: Basu
06 Nov 2012
PM dismisses jobs scare over FDI
05 Nov 2012
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Disastrous downpour continues in AP; 25 killed
05 Nov 2012
At least 25 persons have been killed since Sunday as torrential rains continue to batter coastal Andhra Pradesh in the wake of last week’s Cyclone Nilam
Chidambaram updates FIIs on economy
02 Nov 2012
LPG price hiked by Rs26.50 to Rs922 per cylinder
01 Nov 2012
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We must overcome constraints, PM tells ministers
01 Nov 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told his newly reconstituted council of ministers that constraints, particularly in improvement of infrastructure, would have to be overcome
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India’s debt not sustainable, says Chidambaram
31 Oct 2012
FDI is not an option, but an imperative, failing which we will have to rely on borrowings to meet the current account deficit, the minister said
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