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  • India deserves rating upgrade: FM

    fe Bureau:  New Delhi, May 21, 2013 at 0109 hrs ISTFinance minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that India deserved an upgrade in credit ratings and sovereign outlook and that policymakers will do all they can to bring down gold imports even further.
  • MoF moves SC against pension scheme parity

    Indu Bhan: New Delhi, May 21, 2013 at 0058 hrs ISTThe Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order that asked it to bring parity between pension schemes of regional rural bank (RRB) employees and those of nationalised banks.
  • IMG approves NHPC disinvestment

    fe Bureau: New Delhi, May 21, 2013 at 0100 hrs ISTAn inter-ministerial group (IMG) on disinvestment has approved 11.36% stake sale in hydropower generation company NHPC, which could fetch the government around R2,400 crore
  • Siemens rushes to SC over DMRC contract

    Indu Bhan: New Delhi, May 21, 2013 at 0101 hrs ISTApprehending that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) could award a R3,500-crore contract to Hyundai ROTEM,
  • Bhushan Steel wrongly availed R24-cr duty credit: Finmin

    fe Bureau: New Delhi, May 21, 2013 at 0103 hrs ISTThe government said on Monday that a case of ‘fraudulent availment of Cenvat credit of R24 crore has been filed against Bhushan Steel,
  • New bank licence, anyone?

    Arun S: New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0115 hrs ISTThree months after the guidelines for new bank licences were released, Mint Road is still waiting for the first applicant even as the July 1 deadline draws near
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  • Trade gap to top Chinese premier Li’s India agenda

    Huma Siddiqui:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0118 hrs ISTA widening trade gap, border defence cooperation and infrastructure would be top on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's mind when he meets PM Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday.
  • Spot-fixing: BCCI sets up own probe team, will go by its report

    fe Bureau:  Chennai, May 20, 2013 at 0120 hrs ISTThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made it clear on Sunday it was not going to jump the gun in the IPL spot -fixing row and would take stringent action only when the charges against the three Rajasthan Royal players are proved.
  • BCCI should come under RTI: maken

    Press Trust of India:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0122 hrs ISTAgainst the backdrop of allegations of spot-fixing during IPL matches
  • Shinde to scout for tech at US security dialogue

    Jayati Ghose:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0124 hrs ISTHome minister Sushilkumar Shinde is expected to discuss technology access and sharing
  • China’s loss, UAE’s gain

    fe Bureau:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0128 hrs ISTChinese exports to India grew 55% in 2007-08 but declined (-5%) in 2009-10
  • ‘M&A tally at $1.66 bn for April; inbound deals rise’

    Press Trust of India:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0109 hrs ISTCorporate India announced merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worth $1.66 billion in April, with inbound deals being the flavour of the month as foreign firms continued to show interest in Indian businesses.
  • CRPF red flags home ministry on Mukesh Ambani VIP security

    Press Trust of India:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0111 hrs ISTThe CRPF, which recently took over the duties of guarding RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, has raised concerns in ensuring a 'fool-proof' Z category security to the business tycoon in the absence of local logistical support to its squad.
  • GoM to meet this week on revamp of central schemes

    Press Trust of India:  New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 0113 hrs ISTThe group of ministers, set up under the chairmanship of agriculture minister Sharad Pawar