Telecom tariffs to rise 37 to 49 paise at Rs.1,400 crore reserve price: COAI
August 6th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Telecom tariffs would rise 37 to 49 paise per minute led by the cabinet's decision to fix the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction ... Read more...
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Chidambaram calls for dialogue on Bengal’s finances
July 6th, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) In the wake of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking financial aid for her cash-strapped state, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday called for ... Read more...
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Disclose contents of memorandum for centre, Left urges Mamata
June 30th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) With the West Bengal government proposing to send an all-party delegation to New Delhi to seek a three-year moratorium on interest payments on the state's ... Read more...
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Mamata moots all-party delegation for central assistance
June 29th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday proposed to send an all-party delegation to New Delhi to press for a three-year moratorium on payment of ... Read more...
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US Sikh body gives scholarships to Punjab students
June 8th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Washington-based Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has given scholarships totalling about $210,000 to 504 needy students pursuing higher education in 159 institutions in Punjab and other ... Read more...
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Mamata slams central government for non-cooperation
May 21st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Accusing the central government of "rigid non-cooperation", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that it could not shirk its responsibility in allowing the ... Read more...
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Rising ranks of women farmers need better deal: M S Swaminathan (Interview)
May 20th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Women farmers will determine India's agrarian and rural economy in the years to come and the government must have a centrally-sponsored development fund for them, ... Read more...
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Punjab moots pension for farmers
May 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Reeling under a cumulative debt burden of over Rs.35,000 crore, farmers of Punjab could soon benefit from a pension scheme.Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday ... Read more...
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S&P; cuts Spain rating
April 27th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Standard & Poor's Thursday reduced its long-term sovereign credit rating on Spain by two notches to BBB+ from A, expressing concern about the country's ... Read more...
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What do ratings, outlook downgrades mean?
April 25th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Wednesday cut its outlook on India to "negative" from "stable". What does it mean?Outlook indicates potential direction of ratings in ... Read more...
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Trinamool MPs to pressure government for tax monotatorium
April 23rd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) With West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee giving a 15-day ultimatum to the central government for accepting the state's demand for a three-year interest moratorium, ... Read more...
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Mamata gives 15 days for interest moratorium, Congress downplays ultimatum (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Reiterating her demand for an interest moratorium for the cash-strapped West Bengal government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday gave the central government 15 days ... Read more...
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Mamata gives Centre 15-day ultimatum on tax moratorium (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Reiterating her demand for an interest moratorium for the cash-strapped West Bengal government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday gave the central government a 15-day ... Read more...
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Key Canadian lending rate unchanged
April 18th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, April 18 (IANS) The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate at one percent, the bank has announced although it indicated that interest rates could rise ... Read more...
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Himachal legislators to get fat salary hike
April 5th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) Four bills were introduced in the Himachal Pradesh assembly Thursday to increase the legislators' salaries and allowances by around Rs.20,000 on grounds of inflation.A government spokesperson ... Read more...
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Bengal minister urges Pranab to bail out state
April 1st, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government Sunday once again raised its demand for settling its debts, with a minister of the cash-starved state urging union ... Read more...
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Himachal debt rises to Rs.25,313.70 crore
March 27th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 27 (IANS) The debt burden of Himachal Pradesh has increased to Rs.5,140.56 crore over the past four years, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday."The debt from ... Read more...
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Congress joins Left to slam Bengal budget
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The Congress, a constituent of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, Friday joined the opposition Left Front to criticise the state's budget proposals for 2012-13."The ... Read more...
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Bengal proposes 11.6 percent rise in plan outlay
March 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Giving emphasis on infrastructure, education, health and tourism, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra Friday proposed an 11.56 percent hike in plan expenditure for the financial ... Read more...
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Moody’s downgrades Greece to lowest rating (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
London/New York, March 3 (IANS) The rating agency Moody's has cut the sovereign credit rating of Greece to the lowest level, saying the country's default risk was high.Moody's Friday downgraded ... Read more...
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S&P; cuts Greek sovereign rating
February 28th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
London/Brussels, Feb 28 (IANS) Standard & Poor's Monday cut Greece's "CC" long-term and "C" short-term sovereign credit ratings to "selective default" (SD) after the debt-laden country launched a bond swap ... Read more...
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Godrej Properties to raise Rs.500-600 crore to reduce debt
February 10th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) Godrej Properties Ltd, the real estate arm of the Godrej Group, plans to raise Rs.500-600 crore through the institutional placement programme (IPP) soon to reduce its ... Read more...
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Not got a single paisa in relief from central government: Bengal
February 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Rejecting Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi's claim that the Mamata Banerjee-led dispensation has been given about Rs.8,000 crore aid in its first few months in ... Read more...
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Power situation to improve from June: Jayalalithaa
February 4th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday said the power shortage in the state would start easing from June this year.Replying to the debate on the ... Read more...
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Sensex gains further, banking, realty gains (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Indian equities markets Tuesday built on early trade gains, with a benchmark index ruling 216 points higher around noon. Gainers were led by banking and ... Read more...
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Mamata, governor differ on farm suicides (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid a political storm over farmers' suicides in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said only one peasant had taken his life during her ... Read more...
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Thwart farmers’ suicides: Bengal governor
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denied that farmers' suicides in the state were linked to farm debts, Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said ... Read more...
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Tough year for realty, no respite seen in short-run (2011 in Retrospect)
December 29th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The realty industry in India faced a negative sentiment in 2011, with developers, buyers and investors caught in a quagmire due to a host of ... Read more...
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Moody’s raises India’s local currency debt rating
December 21st, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Ratings agency Moody's Wednesday raised India's local currency debt rating by one notch to Baa3, matching it with the country's foreign currency bond grade.With the ... Read more...
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Centre returns Mayawati’s proposal to divide Uttar Pradesh
December 19th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The central government Monday returned the proposal for division of Uttar Pradesh into four states as passed by the state assembly last month and sought ... Read more...
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Rahul’s Bundelkhand package hits the bumpy road
December 11th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Concerned over the poor 11 percent fund utilisation of the Rahul Gandhi-driven Bundelkhand package worth Rs.7,000 crore, the central government will review its performance ... Read more...
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Rahul assures Bundelkhand people of central package
December 8th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, whose interventions have brought the backward Bundelkhand region into national focus, Thursday listened to the complaints of residents of ... Read more...
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Involve corporates to develop villages: Hazare (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Nov 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare Tuesday called for returning to the Gandhian principles of holistic development of villages and creating more 'model villages' with the help of ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu hikes bus fares, milk prices
November 17th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 17 (IANS) In a double blow to the residents of Tamil Nadu already reeling under double-digit inflation, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday announced a steep hike in bus ... Read more...
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GoM on Air India refers equity infusion to cabinet
October 28th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) A Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to vet the turnaround plan ... Read more...
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