Economy - general
Anti-Lokpal bill lawyers move SC; Hazare appeals to Sonia
18 Apr 2011
Hazare has asked UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to advise top Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Kapil Sibal "not to derail the process of drafting a Jan Lokpal Bill
Bhushans likely to move SC over ‘doctored’ CD
18 Apr 2011
Spectrographic analysis by two forensic laboratories, one in the US and the other in Hyderabad, has confirmed multiple electronic editing and gaps, says Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan
India, Kazakhstan in civil nuclear, oil exploration pacts
16 Apr 2011
Kazakhstan, already a major supplier of uranium to India, has one of the richest reserves of the nuclear fuel that India needs for its ambitious nuclear power programme
Lokpal controversy: Shanti Bhushan ‘heard’ saying judge can be bribed
16 Apr 2011
Shanti Bhushan, picked to co-chair the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, wants the police to probe about a CD purportedly in his voice talking about “fixing” a judge
Inflation rate up at 8.98 per cent in March
15 Apr 2011
The revised inflation rate for January was also higher at 9.35 per cent against 8.23 per cent reported earlier.
IMF pegs China growth at 9.6; India down to 8.2 per cent
13 Apr 2011
The IMF seemed to disagree with the rosy projections of India’s policy makers, saying that in 2012, it expects growth to further sink to 7.8 per cent from its earlier projection of 8 per cent
Structural changes in economy driving urban poverty: Plan panel
13 Apr 2011
Structural changes taking place in the economy, which make many people unemployable or hamper the location of the right jobs, are the main causes of urban poverty in India, says the Planning Commission
2008 note-for-vote scandal: SC admits Lyngdoh plea for probe
12 Apr 2011
Former chief election commissioner J M Lyngdoh wants an independent special investigation team to probe the cash-for-votes scam that rocked Parliament during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008
IOC, BHEL, HPCL win SCOPE awards
11 Apr 2011
IOC, BHEL, HPCL win SCOPE awards
11 Apr 2011
IOC, BHEL, HPCL win SCOPE awards
11 Apr 2011
Industrial growth slips again in February
11 Apr 2011
Industrial output has fluctuated since May 2010, when it registered a 12.2-per cent expansion.