New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a bid to check proliferation of counterfeit currency notes and make bank notes last longer, India's central bank will introduce 100 crore polymer notes of Rs.10 ...

Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Two Non-Governmental Organisations-- Aadhar and Saral--are helping HIV--infected women prepare and sell nutritious and tasty food items in Ahmedabad. The purpose is to bring such women into ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 14.55 percent for the week ended Nov 7 from 13.68 percent the week before, official ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) As foreign fund inflows topped $15 billion this year and caused the rupee's value to appreciate, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India has systems to ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With inflows from foreign funds exceeding $15 billion this year and hardening of the rupee, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India has a system of ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Expecting a 14-15 million shortfall in paddy production and procurement this year, India may import rice to shore up its stocks, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said ...

New Delhi, Nov 17(ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday said that the country would be able to attract 50 billion dollars Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) annually from 2012. ...

New Delhi, Nov 16(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that there is a need to improve competition in the agricultural market to benefit farmers as well as the ...

London, Nov 16 (IANS) GE Capital Monday signed an agreement with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based subsidiary of India's Tata Motors, to provide a working capital facility of up to ...

Kathmandu, Nov 16 (IANS) A Briton was arrested Monday at Nepal's only international airport for carrying high-denomination Indian currency notes which are deemed contraband in India's northern neighbour, police said. Venkatraman Jagannathan was ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Orissa State Financial Corp (OSFC) has tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to strengthen credit flow into the small and medium enterprises sector ...

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Indian equities soared and pushed a key index above the 17,000-point mark Monday as sentiments were buoyed by the positive weekend numbers on industrial output and some ...

Mumbai, Nov 16 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark index Sensex today crossed the 17,000 mark in early trade, tracking firm Asian markets. It gathered more than 194 points to trade ...

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Equating Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray with Hitler, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Saturday said that "if this Hitler of linguistic parochialism is ...

Mumbai, Nov. 14 (ANI): Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has warned the State Bank of India (SBI) not to recruit any "outsiders" during Sunday's exams in which the bank will ...

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, rose sharply to 1.34 percent in October from 0.5 percent in the previous month, mainly on account ...

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, rose sharply to 1.34 percent in October from 0.5 percent in the previous month, mainly on account ...

Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Four employees of a nationalised bank were killed and a senior official critically injured by unidentified assailants inside a branch in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said Friday. ...

Mumbai, Nov 13 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today issued notice to the manager of Union Bank in connection with the Madhu Koda scam. The manager employed at Union Bank's Zaveri Bazaar branch ...

Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed 0.91 percent lower Thursday with realty, metal and banking stocks coming under selling pressure. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 13.68 percent for the week ended Oct 31 from 13.39 percent for the week before, as ...

Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets snapped its four-day rally Tuesday and shut shop 58 points lower than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) ...

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The telecom sector will witness a consolidation of tariffs in the next one to two years as the business models of many new operators were not ...

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the measures taken by his government helped India brave the financial crisis better than most countries, but it may "wind ...

Kolkata, Nov 8(ANI): In a bid to spread awareness about traffic discipline in Kolkata, hundreds of enthusiasts participate in a car rally organized here on Sunday. Organized by 'Kolkata on Wheels', a ...

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia Sunday said he expected vegetable prices to ease by January. "At the end of a bad monsoon, the big pressure is ...

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) The country's largest lender State Bank of India has lowered deposit rates by 25-50 basis points on amounts less than Rs.1 crore effective Nov 9. The new interest ...

Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi is facing heat on the state government's much-publicised land reforms and Thursday had to clarify that credit ...

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Buoyed by the government's decision to offload at least 10 percent stake in all profit-making state-run firms, a key index of Indian equities markets Thursday climbed up ...

New Delhi, Nov 5(ANI): The Government on Thursday agreed to frame new rules for payments for royalty, lump-sum fee for transfer of technology, payments for use of trademark/brand name on the automatic ...