Economy - general
Over 200 new rail routes on the anvil: Mamata
25 Feb 2011
Stocks of railway-dependent companies down
25 Feb 2011
Mamata's rail budget envisages Rs576-bn outlay
25 Feb 2011
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has outlined an annual plan outlay of Rs57,630 crore for the next fiscal while presenting her budget for 2011
India's food price inflation rises again; climbs to 11.49 per cent
24 Feb 2011
The overall inflation rate has also been pushed higher by a 31.58 per cent increase in the prices of other agricultural products that form the 'non-food articles' group
Indian economy expected to grow at 9 per cent in 2011-12
21 Feb 2011
The consolidated fiscal deficit of the central and state governments is expected to rise to 7.5-8 per cent of the country's GDP in 2010-11
Assam activist Gogoi ‘nails’ ministers thru RTI
21 Feb 2011
India to ratify UN convention against corruption
21 Feb 2011
The government has set up a group of ministers to consider all measures, including legislative and administrative, to tackle corruption and improve transparency in governance
‘Hawala kingpin’ Hasan Ali may go to jail
21 Feb 2011
India seeks G-20 consensus on financial policy initiatives
19 Feb 2011
'There is no policy mould that could be used to shape country-specific policies in a manner that one size would fit all'
Transparency, not capital controls needed: Pranab
18 Feb 2011
India is in a peculiar situation where the economy needs foreign capital to bridge its widening current account deficit while unaccounted money continues to flow out of the country
India set to open up retail sector as US pressure mounts
18 Feb 2011
India, which has been holding back on opening up multi-brand retail sector to foreign investors, is now under increased pressure from the US to be allowed into the $450-billion sector
CWG scam: CBI raids premises of five more officials
18 Feb 2011
Nearly Rs600 crore of contracts relating to the overlays project are under the scanner of the agency, the income tax department and the Enforcement Directorate
Reddy rules out hike in oil prices
17 Feb 2011
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