Economy

India’s forex reserves rise by $1.45 bn

India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $1.45 billion to $283.57 billion for the week ended Nov 15, helped by…

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Manufacturing share in India’s GDP at lowest in 10 years: report

Share of manufacturing in India's gross domestic product (GDP) has declined to 15.1 percent this year, the lowest level in…

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‘Inclusive growth not possible without inclusive governance’

The biggest challenge before the Indian economy was ensuring inclusive growth but it cannot be attained without inclusive governance, President…

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RBI raises concern over banks’ bad loan, asset quality

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday voiced concern over the rising non-performing assets or bad loans of banks…

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PM calls for global cooperation of anti-monopoly regulators

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday called for greater global cooperation among anti-monopoly regulators, particularly of the BRICS nations, in…

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India taking steps to give greater confidence to investors: Chidambaram

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday made a strong pitch for investments from the diaspora saying the government was taking…

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Diesel prices to be deregulated in six months ‘“ M Veerappa Moily

Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Wednesday that diesel prices will be deregulated in six months with slow price…

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European Parliament approves seven-year EU budget

The European Parliament Tuesday formally approved a seven-year budget for the European Union (EU), paving the way for financial aid…

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Kerala shuts down, suffers Rs.900 crore loss

A dawn-to-dusk state-wide shutdown, called by the Left opposition to protest an order on implementation of the Kasturirangan panel report…

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India’s forex reserves rise by $819.5 million

India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $819.5 million to $282.11 billion for the week ended on Nov 8, helped…

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Cameron calls for progress on EU-India Free Trade Agreement

Britain Thursday hoped that India would continue to open up its economy and get rid of protectionist barriers, and called…

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Inflation soars to eight-month high of 7 percent

India's headline inflation based on wholesale prices jumped to 7 percent in October, the highest level in eight months, due…

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Consumer price-based inflation up 10.09 percent in October

Driven by high food prices, the consumer price-based inflation (CPI) rose to 10.09 percent in October from 9.84 percent in…

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Karnataka farmers seek sugarcane price hike

Thousands of sugarcane farmers in Karnataka Sunday sought a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of their crop, rejecting…

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S&P warns of India’s ratings downgrade post-2014 election

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Thursday maintained 'œnegative' outlook on India's sovereign ratings and warned of a…

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SBI hikes lending rates by 0.20 percent

The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said it has decided to raise lending rates by…

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Eurozone economy projected to grow 1.1 pc in 2014

The Eurozone economy's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 1.1 percent in 2014 and 1.7 percent in 2015, with imbalances…

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US federal government to borrow $531 bn in six months

The US treasury department on Monday announced that the federal government would borrow $531 billion from the market to fund…

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