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August 9, 2011 9:07 AM

Govt plans to sell wheat at Rs 2, rice at Rs 3 per kg to BPL families

The government plans to sell wheat at 2 rupees a kg and rice at 3 rupees per kg to families below poverty line through ration shops. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, Food Minister KV Thomas said, the discussions are going on with the Agriculture and Finance Ministries to implement the pr...

August 8, 2011 9:19 PM

Sensex closes below 17K, Gold on all time high of 25,230 per 10 grams

Tracking falling global markets, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange dropped 316 points, or 1.8 percent, to close below the 17,000 mark, at 16,990, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 93 points, or 1.8 percent, to 5,119. The market fell on sustained selling by investors, followi...

August 8, 2011 9:09 PM

Asian markets slump again after downgrading of US credit rating

Asian markets slumped, again, today, after the historic downgrade of the US credit rating. So Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid 2.2%, each; China's Shanghai Composite index and South Korea's Kospi sank 3.8%, each; and Singapore's Straits Times index plu...

August 8, 2011 6:58 PM

‘Parliament to discuss Maken’s statement over CAG report on Tuesday

Government and opposition have reached an agreement to have a discussion in both the Houses of Parliament on the Sports Minister's statement on the CAG report on Commonwealth Games tomorrow. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said, that the discussion in the Lok Sabha and Rajya S...

August 8, 2011 6:55 PM

India in better position to handle global crisis: FM

Government today said, India is in a better position to handle the challeges arising out of the present debt crisis in the US and Eurozone. Talking to reporters in New Delhi Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said India's economic fundamentals are strong and the country can withstand any adverse...

August 8, 2011 6:51 PM

Parliament to discuss Maken’s statement over CAG report on Tuesday

Government and opposition have reached an agreement to have a discussion in both the Houses of Parliament on the Sports Minister's statement on the CAG report on Commonwealth Games tomorrow. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said, that the discussion in the Lok Sabha and Rajya S...

August 8, 2011 5:20 PM

‘Asian markets slump again after downgrading of US credit rating

Asian markets slumped, again, today, after the historic downgrade of the US credit rating. So Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid 2.2%, each; China's Shanghai Composite index and South Korea's Kospi sank 3.8%, each; and Singapore's Straits Times index plu...

August 8, 2011 5:19 PM

Asian markets slump again after historic downgrading of US credit rating

Asian markets slumped, again, today, after the historic downgrade of the US credit rating. So Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid 2.2%, each; China's Shanghai Composite index and South Korea's Kospi sank 3.8%, each; and Singapore's Straits Times index plu...

August 8, 2011 5:18 PM

Centre urges Opposition not to stall proceedings of Parliament

The government has urged the opposition parties not to stall the proceedings of the parliament so that important legislations could be passed. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi today, HRD minister Kapil Sibal said the government wants discussion on every important issue in the Parliament. Mr Sibal ...

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