India: EU's decision to ban import of vegetables & mangoes is pre-mature

India today said the European Union's decision to ban import of vegetables and mangoes was pre-mature and shocking and asked the 28-nation bloc to lift the restrictions. The ban on the import of Indian mangoes came into force today. Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said in New Delhi that EU&a...

India: EU's decision to ban import of vegetables & mangoes is pre-mature

India today said the European Union's decision to ban import of vegetables and mangoes was pre-mature and shocking and asked the 28-nation bloc to lift the restrictions. Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said in New Delhi that EU's action of banning vegetables and mangoes in our view ...

FM accuses MP & Gujarat govts of stalling progress on GST

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has accused Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat governments of stalling progress on the Goods and Services Tax, GST. He was reacting to BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's interview to a newspaper in which he had said that the UPA government did not do their homework on the GS...

Country has witnessed manifold growth since 2004: Chidambaram

The Congress has claimed that the country witnessed a manifold growth in various sectors since 2004. Addressing the media in New Delhi today senior Party leader and Union Minister P. Chidambaram expressed hope that country's economic growth will be around six percent in 2014-15. Mr. Chidamb...

Saradha Chit Fund scam: ED searches Delhi flat of wife of accused

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at a south Delhi flat allegedly belonging to Piyali Sen, wife of Saradha scam accused Sudipta Sen.Official sources said a team from the agency searched the flat yesterday in connection with their money laundering probe in the multi-crore chitfund sc...

Saradha Chit Fund scam: ED searches Delhi flat of wife of accused

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at a south Delhi flat allegedly belonging to Piyali Sen, wife of Saradha scam accused Sudipta Sen.Official sources said a team from the agency searched the flat yesterday in connection with their money laundering probe in the multi-crore chitfund sc...

Indo-Nepal Customs meet agrees on steps to aid trade

IMF nod for $17bn aid to Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has approved a 17 billion dollars aid deal for Ukraine, even asKiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow separatists from hiving off another chunk of the country.The IMF executive board's green light yesterday opens the way for an immediate deployment of 3.2 billion ...

More flights and to more Indian cities: Sri Lankan Airlines CEO

IMF nod for Ukraine bailout to aid beleagured economy

The International Monetary Fund has approved a 17.1 billion dollars bailout for Ukraine, to help the country's beleaguered economy. The money will be released over two years, with the first instalment of 3.2 billion dollars immediately available.The loan, pledged in March, is dependent on s...