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Diesel price hike will fuel inflation: Rangarajan
28 Dec 2010
Any increase in the price of diesel will fuel inflation, the chairman of the prime minister’s economic advisory council C Rangarajan warns
Excellent monsoon helps reduce India’s coal imports
28 Dec 2010
India’s coal imports for power generation may be 24 per cent less than estimated by the country’s Planning Commission after plentiful rainfall boosted hydroelectricity generation, reducing coal-based demand.
Economic War: NMDC halts ore shipments as Maoists damage tracks
27 Dec 2010
Maoists derailed iron ore shipments by NMDC Ltd on Monday after blowing up railway tracks 25 km away from the company’s mines in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh.
No relief from pesky calls for mobile users
27 Dec 2010
Skype to compensate users for service outage
25 Dec 2010
CBI begins grilling Raja for second day on Saturday
25 Dec 2010
Raja, who had flown in to Delhi from Chennai on Wednesday, appeared before the agency for the second day today after he was summoned under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code
After raids, Cong throws Kalmadi to the wolves
25 Dec 2010
Crude oil futures hit a 2-year high of $94.74 a barrel
24 Dec 2010
Crude oil prices hit a two-year high of $94.74 a barrel in futures trading in London today as commodity prices continued to boil the world over
NYK to triple Capesize fleet for India on heightened coal, ore demand
24 Dec 2010
NYK, Japan’s second- largest operator of dry-bulk ships, plans to more than triple its fleet of Capesizes serving India because of galloping demand for coal and iron ore in what is now the world’s fastest-growing major steel market.
Government begins discussions on retail FDI
24 Dec 2010
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