Economy - general
India has 54 of the world's top 2,000 public companies: Forbes
09 May 2014
Fifty-four of the 2,000 largest and most powerful public companies in the world are in India, though Chinese companies occupy the top three spots in the Forbes 'Global 2000'
Core sector output growth falls to 2.5% in March
30 Apr 2014
RBI monetary policy panel sees muted GDP growth
26 Apr 2014
Indian business confidence high amid hope of stable govt
26 Apr 2014
Indian business optimism has climbed to its highest since 2010, as a significant majority of businessmen expects revenues to rise and profitability to get a boost in the next 12 months
Met forecasts below-normal rains during 2014 southwest monsoon
24 Apr 2014
The 2014 June to September monsoons over the country as a whole is expected to be 88 per cent (± 5 per cent) of the normal long period average
Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural labourers up at 8.38% and 8.51% in March
21 Apr 2014
New govt likely to push growth policies: Ahluwalia
21 Apr 2014
Planning Commission head Montek Singh Ahluwalia told an audience in the US that 7-8 per cent GDP growth in India would be possible if pending policies are implemented by the new government
India's forex reserves up $2.79 bn at $309.44 bn
19 Apr 2014
Bonds rally as RBI raises record Rs20,000 crore
17 Apr 2014
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