Economy - general
Govt deregulates diesel, retail price down Rs3.37 per litre
18 Oct 2014
While deregulation at a time when diesel sales have been bringing in profits for state-run oil marketing companies could be seen as a wise move, it could start hurting the government as prices could go up anytime and it would not be able to intervene to tame inflation
Black money: Swiss willing, but pact blocks disclosure: Jaitley
18 Oct 2014
The Swiss authorities will not act on leaked information that India posseses and even if the information is genuine, it would be further verified
PM asks armed forces to be ready to face new challenges
17 Oct 2014
Full scale wars may become rare, but force would remain an instrument of deterrence and influencing behaviour, the PM told the service chiefs
Black money case: Modi govt too refuses to disclose names of account holders
17 Oct 2014
The central government today filed an application in the Supreme Court saying it cannot disclose details of foreign accounts held by Indians in countries governed by bilateral double taxation avoidance treaties
Wholesale price inflation hits a near 5-year low of 2.38% in September
14 Oct 2014
Wholesale price index (WPI) eased to a near five-year low of 2.38 per cent in September, its slowest pace since October 2009, helped by a moderation in food and fuel price
India’s official consumer price index at its life’s low of 6.46% in September
13 Oct 2014
There is a catch as the fall in fuel prices, which also had a moderating effect on the CPI, could reverse if global crude prices move up again
Vizag lost in the storm; Andhra starts relief operations
13 Oct 2014
While milk was simply not available, ATMs were not functioning and power supply may take days to resume, long queues were seen in front of petrol bunks
New investments improve in Q3
10 Oct 2014
Cyclone threat looms over Andhra-Odisha coast
09 Oct 2014
Cyclone `Hudhud’ is moving in from the Bay of Bengal and is forecast to bring gales of up to 140 km per hour, heavy rains and storm surges when it hits the coast on Sunday afternoon
India to receive over 12% of global remittances in 2014: World Bank
08 Oct 2014
India with projected inflows of $71 billion, lead China that is expected to receive $64 billion in the global remittances rankings in 2014