Economy

The healthcare service providers on Wednesday asked the government to roll back the proposed service tax on treatment in private hospitals and tests ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country’s services sector declined by 19.5 per cent to $2.85 billion (Rs 13,044 crore approx) during ...

The government may be forced to hike diesel and cooking fuel prices or shell out more on oil subsidy if global crude oil prices continue to rise, the ...

India and the bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday exuded confidence that their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), presently limited to ...

Forced to halt work on its 2,640-MW super-critical coal-fired power plant at Kakarapalli after violent protests by the local population, East Coast ...

Scattered light rain or snowfall has occurred over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as a causative western disturbance persisted ...

In a major relief for exporters, the Government has slashed the minimum export price (MEP) of onions by 25 per cent to $450 per tonne from $600.

The Indian agrochemicals industry is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent, to reach over $1.7 billion by 2012, driven by various factors including the ...

After keeping it on tenterhooks for months, the government looks set to clear London-listed mining group Vedanta Resources’ $9.6 billion acquisition ...

Seven out of every 10 engineering students in India prefer Bangalore as their ‘first job’ city, ahead of the capital Delhi, reveals a survey.

The Government has said that it is making all efforts to seek the release of six Indian hostages on board an Egyptian cargo ship which was hijacked by ...

Expressing concern over dipping budgetary allocation of state governments towards education, the Minister of State for HRD, Ms D. Purandeshwari, has ...

The US has a strong fund tracking system to make sure that Pakistan does not use any direct US money to strengthen its nuclear programme, a top ...

Despite criticism at home, Britain would continue to provide £280 million a year in aid to India over the next four years as the country’s poorest ...

With reports that the Gaddafi regime is using fighter jets to target protesters, a top Senator has introduced a resolution in the US Congress asking ...

Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in earthquake-hit Christchurch today, as officials defended the devastated city’s building standards. Gusts ...

If yarn exports are allowed, mills can operate to full capacity and buy cotton, thereby improving the fortunes of the farmer

For all the din over making healthcare affordable in the country, the Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has done precious little. You may ...

The widening current account deficit and the fall in the inflow of foreign direct investment are issues of concern the Budget has skirted.

Spot sugar prices on the Vashi wholesale market showed weak trend on Tuesday as resellers were active, though they sold at prices below those quoted ...

Physical rubber prices continued to regain strength on Tuesday. The market improved on fresh buying and short covering in tune with the domestic ...

The Budget proposal to drastically reduce customs duty on raw silk imports has raised the hackles of silk farming community in States such as ...

The Budget's oil subsidy projections of Rs 23,640 crore in 2011-12 could end up being over twice as much if crude hovers at $90 a barrel and diesel ...

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad is planning to set up a ‘Jaggery Park' with a budget of Rs 15 crore at Mudhol and efforts are being made ...