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SC refuses to stay Bombay HC order lifting meat ban
18 Sep 2015
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to lift a Bombay High Court order staying a ban on meat imposed in Mumbai during a Jain festival
Moody’s expects RBI rate cut amid falling prices
12 Sep 2015
Moody’s expects RBI rate cut amid falling prices
12 Sep 2015
Jaitley vows to cut corp tax by pruning exemptions list
09 Sep 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said the government will bring out a list of tax exemptions to be phased out in the next few days, as part of the exercise to reduce corporate tax rate to 25 per cent in four years
Take risks, invest more, PM tells Indian business
08 Sep 2015
The industry, however, continued to harp on the need for a deep cut in interest rates and new duties to stop dumping of cheap Chinese products
India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: WEF
07 Sep 2015
India ranks the lowest in terms of 'asset building and entrepreneurship', in particular the small business ownership, where it ranks at the bottom among its peers at 38th place
Russia’s pro-Assad moves in Syria worry US
05 Sep 2015
Monsoon begins pullout; leaves 13% rain deficit
05 Sep 2015
Govt announces "1-rank, 1-pay"; ex-servicemen dissatisfied
05 Sep 2015
Announcing the decision at a press conference in New Delhi in the afternoon, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said the OROP policy will cost the exchequer Rs10,000 crore a year
Scarcities loom as 40% of India sees rain deficit
04 Sep 2015
For Indian households already struggling with high food prices, there is more bad news – the deficient rainfall has raised the spectre of a drought over large parts of the country
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