Economy - general

India to sign memorandum to set up Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank

24 Oct 2014

India will be the second-largest shareholder in what is being seen as a move by the Indian government to ensure that it has a say in running the new multilateral lending institution being created at China's behest

Congress lashes back at Jaitley’s ‘half-truths’ on black money

22 Oct 2014

Government working on one-day clearance for new ventures

22 Oct 2014

Black money list will embarrass Congress: Arun Jaitley

21 Oct 2014

India's double taxation avoidance agreement with Germany prevents the government from publicising the names but does not restrain it from disclosure in a court, he told news channel NDTV

India to become $2-trillion economy this year: IMF

20 Oct 2014

India is poised to become a $2-trillion economy this year, with its GDP crossing $3 trillion after five years in 2019, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook

Govt deregulates diesel, retail price down Rs3.37 per litre

18 Oct 2014

While deregulation at a time when diesel sales have been bringing in profits for state-run oil marketing companies could be seen as a wise move, it could start hurting the government as prices could go up anytime and it would not be able to intervene to tame inflation

Black money: Swiss willing, but pact blocks disclosure: Jaitley

18 Oct 2014

The Swiss authorities will not act on leaked information that India posseses and even if the information is genuine, it would be further verified

PM asks armed forces to be ready to face new challenges

17 Oct 2014

Full scale wars may become rare, but force would remain an instrument of deterrence and influencing behaviour, the PM told the service chiefs

Black money case: Modi govt too refuses to disclose names of account holders

17 Oct 2014

The central government today filed an application in the Supreme Court saying it cannot disclose details of foreign accounts held by Indians in countries governed by bilateral double taxation avoidance treaties

India's growing middle class, federalism to set tone for economic policies

16 Oct 2014

Switzerland keen to resolve tax issues with India, says envoy

15 Oct 2014

J&K flood relief: HC threatens to freeze accounts of lax insurance companies

15 Oct 2014

Petrol price cut ahead of polls, diesel price cut held back

15 Oct 2014

India’s indirect tax collection inches up 5.8% to Rs2,41,811 cr in April-September

14 Oct 2014

Andhra hikes compensation for cyclone-hit; PM announces Rs1,000 immediate aid to state

14 Oct 2014

Wholesale price inflation hits a near 5-year low of 2.38% in September

14 Oct 2014

Wholesale price index (WPI) eased to a near five-year low of 2.38 per cent in September, its slowest pace since October 2009, helped by a moderation in food and fuel price

India’s official consumer price index at its life’s low of 6.46% in September

13 Oct 2014

There is a catch as the fall in fuel prices, which also had a moderating effect on the CPI, could reverse if global crude prices move up again

Vizag lost in the storm; Andhra starts relief operations

13 Oct 2014

While milk was simply not available, ATMs were not functioning and power supply may take days to resume, long queues were seen in front of petrol bunks

India’s industrial production growth hit a 5-month low of 0.4% in August

10 Oct 2014

New investments improve in Q3

10 Oct 2014

Cyclone threat looms over Andhra-Odisha coast

09 Oct 2014

Cyclone `Hudhud’ is moving in from the Bay of Bengal and is forecast to bring gales of up to 140 km per hour, heavy rains and storm surges when it hits the coast on Sunday afternoon