GDP
growth surges 8.4 per cent in Q2
New Delhi: The economy appears to be on the upswing,
with the gross domestic product having registered a growth
of 8.4 per cent in the second quarter (July-September)
of the current fiscal, against 5.2 per cent in the corresponding
quarter last fiscal, thanks to bumper agriculture production
coupled with improved performance by industry.
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Current
a/c turns surplus at $500 m
Mumbai: The country's current account registered
a surplus of $0.5 billion in the July-September quarter
as compared to a deficit of $1.2 billion in the previous
quarter.
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Petrol,
diesel prices go up
New Delhi: Consumers will have to shell out Re
1 to Rs 1.20 more per litre of petrol and diesel, as prices
across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai have been hiked
from midnight today.
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