31 August 2013

NEW DELHI: Economists and consultants are not upbeat over the revival of the Indian economy in the near future. Economic growth in April-June would have been lower than 4.4%, but for the government spending, credit rating agency Crisil said. But, given the present economic condition, government spending can not be sustained in the coming quarters. Despite good monsoon, Crisil said, "We now see downside to our GDP growth forecast of 5.5% for 2013-14." 

30 August 2013

MUMBAI,   The Reserve Bank today permitted premature encashment of 8 per cent Savings (Taxable) Bonds for individual investors who are 60 years and above.

30 August 2013

MUMBAI,   The Reserve Bank today permitted premature encashment of 8 per cent Savings (Taxable) Bonds for individual investors who are 60 years and above.

29 August 2013

NEW DELHI: The path-breaking Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to provide just and fair compensation to farmers while ensuring that no land can be aquired forcibly, was passed by the Lok Sabha with overwhelming majority today.

29 August 2013

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of growing Chinese assertion in South China Sea, India today said it was opposed to the use of threat and force to resolve the disputes and urged the countries concerned to resolve the issues peacefully in accordance with international conventions.

29 August 2013

NEW DELHI: After a gap of 22 years,Australia got a direct connection from India with Air India launching its daily direct flight toSydney and Melbourne from today. 

29 August 2013

PARIS: Scientists said on Wednesday they had used stem cells to grow primitive human braintissue for use in studying disorders and early development of this most complex of organs.

28 August 2013

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday cleared 36 infrastructure projects worth Rs 1.83 lakhcrore that were stalled because of regulatory reasons in a bid to revive investments and perk up sentiment.

28 August 2013

NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a significantly different structural feature in Uttarakhand hills which may lead to a major earthquake. 

28 August 2013

The Apollo Hospitals Group on Tuesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC), New York, USA, for academic collaboration and patient care.

28 August 2013

The inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace has been awarded to former South African President Nelson Mandela current South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday accepted the award on behalf of Mandela, who is in a critical condition in a hospital in Pretoria.

27 August 2013

NEW DELHI: Indian Weightlifting Federation president Birendra Prasad Baishya has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation in the executive board meeting of the world body in Beijing.

27 August 2013

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank today pitched for "stringent" entry norms for new players while suggesting four- tier structure for the domestic banking industry.

27 August 2013

HYDERABAD: City-based vaccine major Bharat Biotech on Monday launched what it claimed was the world's first clinically proven typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar - TCV, for infants above six-months as well as adults.

26 August 2013

The Indian trio of Laishram Bombayla Devi, Rimil Buriuly and Deepika Kumari, won the second successive gold medal on Sunday defeating former world champion Korea by 219 points to 215 in the final of the recurve team event of the World Cup archery stage 4 at Wraclow in Poland.