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In their sights

Desperate for revenue to pay for vast spending plans, America is targeting a group that it, alone among developed countries,…

Pranab pegs growth at 6.7%

A day after the Reserve Bank of India pegged economic growth at 6% for 2009-10, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on…

A reluctant patient

One of the hardest tasks doctors face is convincing an outwardly well patient that he needs drastic treatment. So too…

Giving ports a facelift

To give a push to the much-needed infrastructure expansion at the 12 major ports, which handle about 75% of the…

Nabard raps co-op banks for audit delay

National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development, in a hard-hitting communication to all state cooperative banks and district central cooperative…

NHPC to float IPO on Aug 7

Public sector power major NHPC is ready to launch its initial public offer on August 7, nearly nine months after…

Pvt airlines owe Rs 250-cr to AAI

Civil aviation minister Praful Patel Major informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that private airlines owe around Rs 250 crore…