Economy - general

Budget: "Rope in private sector to bring back growth’

05 Mar 2012

Harsh Pati Singhania, managing director of JK Paper Ltd and a former president of FICCI, expounds on his expectations from the upcoming union budget for 2012-13

States not averse to widening of service tax net

05 Mar 2012

Panel moots Rs3-lakh IT exemption

03 Mar 2012

If the proposals are accepted, an income of up to Rs6.2 lakh would escape the tax net if properly deployed in various instruments, including housing loans

Budget likely to increase excise rates, expand tax base

02 Mar 2012

Mumbai Congress ex-chief raided after SC rejects plea

02 Mar 2012

Papers burnt under cops’ noses at Mumbai Congress ex-chief's residence

02 Mar 2012

Customs duty levy on power equipment may figure in budget proposals

02 Mar 2012

Brahmaputra river dries up in Arunachal

01 Mar 2012

Government cuts subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers

01 Mar 2012

Government allows PSU share buy-back; ONGC stock auction disappoints

01 Mar 2012

Special oil bonds due for redemption on 7 and 23 March

29 Feb 2012

Indian economy has more leeway for easing monetary policy: Fitch

29 Feb 2012

Engineering exporters seek budget backing for technology upgradation

29 Feb 2012

Engineering exporters seek budget backing for technology upgradation

29 Feb 2012

Budget outlay on public health to go up to 2.5 per cent of GDP

29 Feb 2012

Economic growth slows to 6.1 per cent in Q3

29 Feb 2012

For the Indian economy to grow at 7 per cent or more, GDP in the fourth quarter should expand by over 7.3 per cent

India’s GDP figures likely to disappoint: analysts

28 Feb 2012

Core sector growth slows to 0.5 per cent in January

28 Feb 2012

Pulled down by a slackening output of crude oil, steel, natural gas and petroleum refinery products, core sector industrial production grew at 0.5 per cent

Mamata calls on people to foil strike

28 Feb 2012

Bandh hits Bengal, Kerala hardest; Mumbai unmoved

28 Feb 2012

The 24-hour countrywide strike called by 11 major trades unions, has had a mixed response, with West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura being the worst affected

CAG, US counterpart stress need for mutual cooperation

27 Feb 2012

Work on National Manufacturing Policy to get under way in August

25 Feb 2012

CBI conducts sweeping raids in NRHM scam

25 Feb 2012

Parliament panel backs Rs3 lakh I-T exemption limit

24 Feb 2012

The committee wants the government to raise the income tax exemption limit to give relief to fixed income groups in view of the near double-digit inflation