Economy - general
Deadline for e-filing of tax returns extended
01 Aug 2012
Drought likely to delay fuel price hike: Montek
31 Jul 2012
Nasscom welcomes review of IT sector tax laws
31 Jul 2012
World's biggest power outage hits 20 states
31 Jul 2012
The collapse has left over half of the country or 600 million people without power, in one of the biggest-ever blackouts in the world
Protests end four SEZ projects in Maharashtra
31 Jul 2012
RBI leaves key rates untouched amid inflation woes
31 Jul 2012
The RBI today left key policy rates unchanged for the second consecutive time, retaining the repo rate at 8 per cent and the cash reserve ratio at 4.5 per cent as inflation continues at worrying levels
North India hit by worst blackout in 10 years
30 Jul 2012
RBI cuts India’s FY’13 GDP growth to 6.5 per cent
30 Jul 2012
The outlook on inflation continues to be marked by a number of upside risks in the near term, despite the significant slowdown in growth, RBI said
PM sets up panel to review taxation of development centres and IT sector
30 Jul 2012
The committee, which is in addition to the GAAR panel, headed by Dr Parthasarathy Shome, will also address concerns on GAAR provisions
Deficient rains cause for serious concern: Pawar
30 Jul 2012
Demand for central intervention in Assam
27 Jul 2012
Government admits monsoons below normal
24 Jul 2012
Food minister KV Thomas admitted today that the situation was a cause for worry and the government will have to initiate measures to check hoarding as deficient rainfall would lead to crop failure.
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