Jain Group plans housing projects worth Rs.2,000 crore
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) The city-based Jain Group is planning to build affordable housing projects across four east Indian cities, covering five million square…
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Strike against media murders cripples Agartala
byAgartala, May 21 (IANS) A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition Congress Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees paralysed this capital…
India’s higher growth needs more economic opening: Powell
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell Tuesday called for greater economic opening and more foreign investments for India’s higher economic growth. “The…
High public debt raises fiscal crisis risk: IMF official
byWashington, May 21 (IANS) An official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here that high public debt would raise the possibility of fiscal…
Sensex trades nearly 0.30 percent down; auto stocks down
byMumbai, May 21 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading nearly 0.30 percent down in the pre-afternoon trade Tuesday owing…
CAG dates back more than 150 years (To go with: Vinod Rai made audit office a potent people’s watchdog)
byThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is a 153-year-old institution, dating back to 1860. Vinod Rai, who demits office Wednesday, is independent India’s 11th…
Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar
bySrinagar: A shutdown called by separatists affected life in Srinagar today, although the authorities did not impose any restrictions in the city. While shops, educational…
Weaker yen fuels economic optimism in Japan
byTokyo, May 21 (IANS/EFE) The Japanese government Monday revised upward its evaluation of the economy given the weakness of the yen, which is helping…
India, China trade imbalance to grow: Chinese experts
byBeijing, May 21 (IANS) The trade imbalance between India and China may keep growing, experts here said with one of them noting that “India…
Li’s India trip to enhance regional growth: Chinese daily
byBeijing, May 21 (IANS) Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India will contribute to regional economic development and integration, a Chinese daily said Tuesday. An…