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RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 7.50 per cent
16 Jun 2011
RBI expects a moderation in commodity prices and some deceleration in growth over the short term, which is `unavoidable'.
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India fourth-worst place to be a woman: survey
15 Jun 2011
If there was any doubt that women in India get a rotten deal, an authoritative new study confirms that India is the fourth-worst place in the world to be a woman
OECD, India to enhance tax cooperation
15 Jun 2011
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Bengal passes bill to help return Tatas’ Singur land
14 Jun 2011
The bill seeks to scrap the 997.17-acre land lease with Tata Motors, paving the way for returning land acquired from unwilling farmers for the Nano project
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India's wholesale price inflation climbs to 9.06 per cent in May
14 Jun 2011
'While food and primary inflation has moderated, core inflation continues to harden and this poses some concerns.'
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Maruti stir: 50,000 auto workers down tools in support
14 Jun 2011
Workers in around 65 factories in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt have been on a two-hour tool-down strike today in support of Maruti Suzuki workers at the Manesar plant
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Monsoon progressing smoothly: IMD
11 Jun 2011
The IMD said, in addition to covering the entire peninsular region, monsoon could advance over most parts of Central India as also large parts of the east and north-eastern region by 24 June
Tax evasion to be treated as criminal offence
10 Jun 2011
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Inflation in India seen touching 12.7 per cent next year
10 Jun 2011
RBI's Business Outlook Survey showed a marginal decline in the `Business Expectation Index' for the January-March and April-June quarters.
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh calls for transparency in disposal of surplus land by government
10 Jun 2011
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High level panel clears draft national manufacturing policy
10 Jun 2011
The policy aims to create 100 million jobs through mega investments to boost the share of industry in the GDP
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This is no Saint
09 Jun 2011
Two months ago Anna Hazare won the greatest battle for democracy that the country has seen. But Baba Ramdev seems to be throwing away all the concessions Hazare had wrested from the Indian state. By Prem Shankar Jha
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Costly fruits push India's food price inflation to a 2-month high of 9.01 per cent
09 Jun 2011
The volatility in food prices along with the underlying inflationary trend is expected to create more problems for the policymakers.
Bike, LCV sales still in high gear
09 Jun 2011
Car sales growth slumps to two-year low in May
09 Jun 2011
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