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Spain, Morocco to explore oil near Canary Islands

The Spanish and Moroccan governments are moving forward with plans to explore for oil near the Canary Islands despite opposition…

10 years ago

It’s a long and potholed road towards connecting India

The challenge is immediate grant of lingering highways, successful functioning of already awarded ones and expansion of high-speed corridors between…

10 years ago

Where are the coins missing?

While shop owners put the blame on dearth, banks retain that enough small denomination coins are being distributed as per…

10 years ago

Will Rajan-effect recover India from feeble growth and soaring inflation?

The Rajan effect may be short-term, but, as India's primary problems linger and he is restricted mainly to the dull…

10 years ago

India’s foreign exchange reserves rise by $544.7 mn

India's foreign exchange reserves increased by $544.7 million to $275.35 billion, led by healthy rise in core currency assets, the…

10 years ago

Rajan’s policy review divides economists and analysts

The unexpected rate hike and liquidity boost by Reserve Bank of India's new governor Raghuram Rajan created a wall among…

10 years ago

India soon to reopen gold imports but there’s no hurry

India will soon resume buying gold from overseas after a two-month gap as the government and banks have settled on…

10 years ago

Clean toilets are imperative for growth

Upgradation and construction of toilets will increase the market for products like toilets, drainpipes and soap and bring down mortality…

10 years ago

Blackberry to lay off 4,500 employees

Blackberry announced on Friday that it would cut 4,500 jobs, or 40 percent of its worldwide workforce, while stating that…

10 years ago

Lack of decent jobs behind Asia’s poverty: Report

Policymakers in developing Asia need to provide decent jobs if they want to end poverty by 2030, according to a…

10 years ago

Sensex loses 449 points after RBI policy statement

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets fell 449 points after RBI hiked its key policy interest rate

10 years ago

RBI hikes repo rate; cuts rupee support measures

In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday hiked its key policy interest rate by 0.25…

10 years ago

Indian rupee weakens to 62.19/dollar ahead of RBI policy meet

The rupee lost 38 paise declining to 62.15 against the US dollar in early morning trade ahead of the Reserve…

10 years ago

Tata Sons, Singapore Airlines to launch new airline

After waiting in the wings for nearly two decades, Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Thursday revived their joint venture to…

10 years ago

SBI hikes interest rates ahead of RBI policy review

The State Bank of India (SBI) Thursday hiked deposit and lending rates, a day ahead of the monetary policy announcement…

10 years ago

‘India must reform to woo American business’

American businesses will not make major moves into India's market despite its growing middle class unless India reforms three key…

10 years ago

Sensex gains; rupee as one-month high as US defers taper

Rupee and Indian stock market jumped sharply to more than one-month highs as the US Federal Reserve continues its monetary…

10 years ago

Ratan Tata joins Carnegie Board

Leading Indian industrialist Ratan N. Tata has joined the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an influential…

10 years ago