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June 3, 2011 9:31 PM

Govt committed to achieve budget targets in 2011-12: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says that Government is committed to achieve the budget targets in the current financial year and efforts to get the economy on a path of fiscal prudence are on track. Addressing the Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry in New Delhi, Mr Mukherjee said tha...

June 3, 2011 6:53 PM

Blast in Iraq Mosque kills 16 people

In Iraq, at least 16 people were killed and more than 50 wounded Friday morning in a bomb blast at a Sunni mosque in the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Investigators said the blast took place as worshippers were leaving the mosque in Tikrit city, north of Baghdad. The mosque is part...

June 3, 2011 6:49 PM

India extends duty-free market access to Afghanistan

India has extended duty-free market access to Afghanistan as part of its economic package for least developed countries (LDCs). Under the scheme, the import of most products from the neighbouring country will be allowed at zero duty. India's Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) scheme, launch...

June 3, 2011 6:48 PM

IRDA may allow banks to sell products of two insurance companies

The Insurance regulatory and development authority, IRDA is considering a proposal to allow banks to sell products of two insurance companies each in life and non-life categories. After inaugurating the grievance portal for customers in New Delhi on Friday, IRDA Chairman J Harinarayanan said that a ...

June 3, 2011 5:36 PM

Govt is committed to achieve budget targets in 2011-12

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says that Government is committed to achieve the budget targets in the current financial year and efforts to get the economy on a path of fiscal prudence are on track. Addressing the Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry in New Delhi, Mr Mukherjee said tha...

June 3, 2011 5:35 PM

Govt likely to decide on FDI in multi-brand retail trade soon

The Government is likely to take a final decision on allowing foreign investment in multi-brand retail trade within the next six months. This was revealed by Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu in an interview to a private news channel. Mr Basu said that the opening up of the retail trade to foreign...

June 3, 2011 5:26 PM

Gold falls Rs 150 per ten grams at Delhi's bullion market

Gold declined 150 rupees, to 22,670 rupees per ten grams at Delhi's bullion market, on Friday, on weak local demand, and negative global cues. Silver ready continued to slide for the third straight day, plunging 2,000 rupees, to 54,000 rupees per kilo. But silver coins surged 6,000 rupees, ...

June 3, 2011 5:22 PM

Sensex ends 118 pts lower

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange dropped 118 points, or 0.6 percent, to 18,376, amid weak Asian markets on Friday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 34 points, 0.6 percent, to 5,517. Stock markets in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea fell between 0.1 percent and 1.3 per...

June 3, 2011 1:58 PM

Foreign Exchange earnings from tourism grow by over 15 percent in May 2011

The Foreign Exchange earnings from tourism grew by over 15 percent in May 2011 compared to the same month last year. The number of foreign tourist arrivals in India registered an increase of seven percent in this period. According to an official release, the total foreign exchange earnings stood at ...

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