Economy - general
Government delays decision on diesel prices
21 Dec 2010
The delay translates to continued losses of Rs6.09 per litre of diesel, Rs17.72 per litre of kerosene and Rs272.19 per 14.2 kg on a domestic LPG cylinder to OMCs at the retail level
CPM’s Karat slams business-politico nexus
17 Dec 2010
RBI boosts banks' liquidity; leaves rates unchanged in mid-term review
16 Dec 2010
RBI expects a one percentage point reduction in banks' reserve requirements together with the open market purchase of bonds to inject Rs48,000 crore into the banking system
India's April-November indirect tax collections rise over 42 per cent to Rs2,07,756 crore
15 Dec 2010
Regupathi thanks SC’s Gokhale for backing him
15 Dec 2010
Petrol price to rise by Rs1 to Rs1.5 a litre
14 Dec 2010
SEBI cracks down on MF investments by politicos
14 Dec 2010
Cut corporate taxes, NRI exemptions: CAG
13 Dec 2010
Relations with China improving: Indian envoy
13 Dec 2010
Wen visit: Thorny issues to be swept under the carpet
13 Dec 2010
Bringing along a group of 400 businessmen, Wen is slated to oversee signing of over 45 business deals between Indian and Chinese companies, worth over $20 billion, and cutting across sectors from power to pharmaceuticals
Regulators must have financial autonomy: Bhave
11 Dec 2010
Securities and Exchange Board chairman C B Bhave on Friday made a strong pitch for safeguarding the financial autonomy of regulatory bodies
India's industrial production grows at 10.8 per cent in October
10 Dec 2010
Production gains across the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors show that the revival of economic growth that started a year back is continuing
SC throws out HC plea against ‘rotten’ remarks
10 Dec 2010
The Supreme Court today refused to expunge the stinging remarks it had made against judges in the Allahabad high court
Government not spending enough to ease liquidity: RBI
09 Dec 2010
Banks today sought to borrow over Rs83,500 crore from the RBI over and above the Rs1,27,000 crore they borrowed from it under the liquidity adjustment facility while the government is maintaining a cash balance of Rs92,000 crore.
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