November 19th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): United Kingdom''s Department for International Development (DFID) and India''s Planning Commission have decided to work together to strengthen impact evaluations in India.
Douglas Alexander, UK''s Secretary of ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Even as fears of large-scale job cuts grip all major economies around the world, a top government official said here Wednesday that the total number of jobs ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that inflation is not a problem in India currently.
Speaking at a seminar jointly organized ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Despite an uncertain economic outlook, India is expected to grow around 7.5 percent this fiscal, a top government official said here Tuesday."Though everything is uncertain, we should ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today left for Washington to attend the G-20 summit.
Dr. Singh was accompanied by the Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and the ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherji Monday approved a proposal to set up a unique identity authority (UIA) for all ...
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November 4th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi , Nov 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has constituted an Apex group under his chairmanship to coordinate the Governments response to points raised by Industry from time ...
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October 29th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday held a meeting at his North Block office with key regulators and policy makers, including Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A malfunctioning chair prompted an adjournment of the Rajya Sabha Thursday.It happened midway through zero hour as Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan sat down abruptly after rising ...
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October 21st, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Rejecting charges of inaction by the central government in the wake of attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra, Home Minister Shivraj Patil Tuesday said three advisories have ...
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October 20th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will chair a high-level meeting on the worsening power crisis in the country here today.
According to sources, the Federal Minister ...
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October 7th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Beijing , Oct 7 (ANI): At least nine people were killed and many injured in a powerful earthquake that jolted a county near Lhasa , the capital of southwest Tibet Autonomous ...
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October 1st, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 1 (ANI): Lancashire prison staff has been asked to call their inmates, including sex offenders and violent criminals "Mr" a move which is a part of their "decency agenda".
According ...
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September 27th, 2008 - 1:39 am ICT by ANI
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New York , Sept.26 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today met hisBritish counterpart Gordon Brown here, a day after a significant meeting with US President George W Bush in ...
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September 19th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Sept.19 (ANI): Pakistan today unveiled plans to acquire more nuclear plants and a satellite communications system.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced the setting up of a committee to work out ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will head the newly created National Biofuel Coordination Committee, it was announced here Thursday."The cabinet today gave its approval for implementation of a ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, unperturbed by India's 16-year high inflation of 12.63 percent for the week ended Aug 9, Monday said inflation will moderate ...
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August 16th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Aug 16 (IANS) India, along with Angola, the European Commission (EC) and China, were the top diamond trading partners for Dubai in the first six months of 2008, jointly accounting for ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, Aug 13 (IANS) The ethnic Indian mother of a 10-year-old boy has accused the police of torturing her son, slapping and choking him and scalding his leg while questioning him ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday approved an annual plan outlay of Rs.26,052.53 crore or over Rs.260 billion to implement development projects in Karnataka during 2008-09. The outlay was ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Tuesday said there was need to improve the industrial growth rate if the economy had to register around eight percent ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation overshot the 12-percent mark at 12.01 percent for the week ended July 26 amid a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's headline inflation would fall below the 10 percent mark by the end of this financial year, a leading economist and planning strategist said here Thursday. "Inflation ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on foodgrains will meet here today to review food prices and stock situation in the country.
The meeting is also likely ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): The fourth meeting of the Mission Steering Group (MSG) of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) will be held here today.
Apart from reviewing the progress ...
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August 3rd, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Pune, Aug 3 (IANS) IT sector continues to be the number one choice of engineering and management students, a latest survey carried out among the students in Pune has indicated. The survey ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Pune, Aug 2 (IANS) It was a feast of words and wisdom as economists, bureaucrats, educationists and lawyers got together to inaugurate the Symbiosis School of Economics here. Speaking on the occasion ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
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Pune, Aug 2(IANS) The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia Friday said the education sector needs some "vocal stake holders" to bring about liberalization. Speaking during the inauguration of ...
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August 1st, 2008 - 8:45 am ICT by ANI
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Pune, Aug 1 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and noted economist Montek Singh Ahuwalia will be awarded with Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar here today for his contribution to the countrys economic growth. ...
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July 27th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
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Pune, July 27 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and noted economist Montek Singh Ahuwalia will be awarded with Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar on August 1 for his contribution to the countrys economic ...
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