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`High inflation may derail growth objectives'
04 Feb 2011
End octroi, local taxes to curb inflation: PM
04 Feb 2011
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Corruption hindering good governance: PM
04 Feb 2011
Expressing concern over the "menace" of corruption in the wake of a series of scams, the prime minister said it demeans and dents India's image
SIT report flays Modi for role in Gujarat riots
04 Feb 2011
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RBI survey puts India's FY'11 GDP growth at 8.7 per cent
03 Feb 2011
Forecasters now expect real GDP growth rate in 2010-11 to be 8.7 per cent against 8.5 per cent projected in the previous survey
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Food price inflation shoots up to 17.05%
03 Feb 2011
Food inflation spurted for the second week on rising prices of onions and petrol, swelling up the headline inflation numbers
SC again questions appointment of Thomas as CVC
03 Feb 2011
CVC defends his appointment in Supreme Court
01 Feb 2011
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Rising exports, declining imports fail to dent India's trade deficit
01 Feb 2011
India's exports rose 36.4 per cent year-on-year to $22.50 billion during December 2010 even as its imports grew by a negative 11.1 per cent to $28.25 billion during the month
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India's GDP grew at 8 per cent in 2009-10: CSO
31 Jan 2011
At current prices, India's per capita net national income is estimated to have crossed the $1,000 mark at Rs46,492 in the 2009-10 financial year.
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India's core sector growth gathers pace
31 Jan 2011
Core sector industrial production grew at 5.3 per cent (provisional) in December 2010 against 4.7 per cent during the corresponding period of the previous year and 2.3 per cent in November 2010.
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Protests over Sen verdict across India; world joins in
31 Jan 2011
A coalition of 55 civil society groups from the US, Britain and Canada are coming together to demand the immediate release of Sen, even as protest agitations were launched in cities across the country to demand the immediate release of medical practitioner and tribal rights activist Dr Binayak Sen
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