Economy - general
Indian economy showing signs of fatigue: OECD
11 Jun 2012
The assessments for India and China, based on composite leading indicators, currently point towards economic activity below long-term trend, OECD said
FIIs pulling funds out of India at rapid rate
11 Jun 2012
India’s record grain stock starts to rot
09 Jun 2012
Reports said foodgrains worth about Rs2 crore stacked in the open by the Food Corporation of India in Kota, and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan got drenched in rain water on Wednesday
How long can reforms wait, asks SEBI chief Sinha
09 Jun 2012
CBI to grill India Cements' chief in Jagan assets case
08 Jun 2012
The CBI says that India Cements invested in these companies in an illegitimate quid pro quo when Jagan’s late father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was the chief minister
Pension bill shelved despite Congress promises
07 Jun 2012
The government today once again deferred the pension reform bill, due to the opposition of the Trinamool Congress, a key coalition partner, to pension reforms
Economic situation not as grim as in 1991: Pranab
04 Jun 2012
Stung by the economic comparison with 1991, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said "there is no reason to believe that we are going back to the situation of 1991 because our fundamentals are very strong"
Monsoon to arrive in 48 hours: weather department
04 Jun 2012
The onset of the rains may meet the schedule of the Met department; but there are strong fears that the monsoon will be weak
Cut in RBI rates likely this month
04 Jun 2012
There is leeway to cut interest rates because of declining production and lower crude prices, the central bank’s deputy governor Subir Gokarn says
Cut in RBI rates likely this month
04 Jun 2012
There is leeway to cut interest rates because of declining production and lower crude prices, the central bank’s deputy governor Subir Gokarn says
CBI gains five-day window to grill Jagan
02 Jun 2012
Bihar emerges as India’s ‘tiger economy’
02 Jun 2012
Bihar, once written off as a basket case, has seen tremendous improvement both on the economic and law and order fronts since 2005
India starts fiscal with a $13.5-bn trade deficit in April
01 Jun 2012
Crude oil, which accounts for a major part of India’s imports, rose nearly 7 per cent to $13.91 billion in April 2012
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