Defeat in Delhi polls will not slow down economic reforms: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that BJP's defeat in the Delhi assembly election will not slow down the economic reforms in the country. Replying to a media query during the official briefing of 5th Indo-US Economic and Financial Partnership meeting, Mr Jaitley said the Centre is d...

Govt planning special policy to boost hydel power generation: Piyush Goyal

The Power ministry intends to revive a number of hydel power projects which have been stuck due to various reasons. Addressing the "Progressive Maharashtra" summit organized by FICCI in Mumbai today, Union Power Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal said the government is planning to formulate...

India must grow at 9-10% to create jobs: DIPP's Amitabh Kant

Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP), Amitabh Kant said that India must grow at the rate of 9 to 10 per cent annually to create jobs. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, marking the launch of National Productivity Week , Mr Kant said, in view of large population of y...

Oil prices rebound in Asia

Oil prices rebounded in Asia today following a sharp decline in the previous session, while investors await a weekly US stockpiles report later in the day. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery rose 74 cents to 50.76 dollars while Brent crude for March rose 42 cents to 56.85 ...

No amount of reserves may be enough to fight extreme volatility: RBI Dy Governor

Black money: Govt will probe new names revealed in foreign account holders' list, says Jaitley

Some new names have been revealed in the list of the people having account in the foreign Banks. This was stated by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while commenting on a news paper report which appeared today. It has revealed 1195 names including of businessmen and politicians. He said that ...

Black money: Govt will probe new names revealed in foreign account holders' list, says Jaitley

Some new names have been revealed in the list of the people having account in the foreign Banks. This was stated by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while commenting on a news paper report which appeared today. It has revealed 1195 names including of businessmen and politicians. He said that ...

India's GDP estimated to grow at 7.4% in 2014-15

Indian economy is estimated to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2014-15 against 6.9 per cent in previous year. The estimate is based on new formula. According to estimates released by Central Statistics Office today, economy grew at 7.5 per cent during the October - December 2014 quarter. The GDP growth for ...

Gulfood 2015 gets underway at Dubai World Trade Centre

Gulfood 2015, one of the largest annual food and hospitality trade show in the region got underway at Dubai World Trade Centre on Sunday. More than 4, 800 international companies from 120 countries including India are showcasing their products to explore and expand new markets in this region at the ...

Govt to infuse Rs. 6,990 crore in nine public sector banks

Government will infuse Rs. 6,990 crore in nine public sector banks including SBI, Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) for enhancing their capital and meeting global risk norms. This is the first tranche of capital infusion for which the government had allocated Rs. 11,200 crore in th...