India’s exports rise by 3.2 percent in April year-on-year
May 10th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India's exports grew by a sluggish 3.2 percent to $24.50 billion in the first month of the current financial year, after recording nearly 21 percent ... Read more...
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India surpasses $300 billion exports target
April 19th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India's exports surpassed the $300 billion target in 2011-12 despite a slowdown in demand in major markets like the United States and Europe, Commerce Secretary ... Read more...
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Baby girl tortured by father, this time in Bangalore (Second Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) She has a severe head injury, bite marks all over her body and is on life support in a Bangalore hospital. The shocking case of ... Read more...
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Bangladesh receives over $8 bn in remittances
March 4th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 4 (IANS) Bangladesh's remittances surged to over $8 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July 2011-June 2012), posting 12.15 percent growth year-on-year, a ... Read more...
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Spanish banks’ bad loans ratio highest since 1994
February 18th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) Spanish banks' ratio of non-performing loans to total loans came in at 7.61 percent last year, the highest percentage since 1994.According to provisional data published Friday ... Read more...
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Food bill burden won’t be big: Thomas
February 12th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) will not entail "large" financial implications for the government, Minister of State for Food, Public Distribution and ... Read more...
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India’s exports up 10.1 percent to $25.4 bn in January
February 9th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India's exports grew by 10.1 percent to $25.4 billion in January, while imports surged 20.3 percent to $40.1 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $14.7 ... Read more...
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India revises 2010-11 economic growth down to 8.4 percent
January 31st, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday revised economic growth for 2010-11 down to 8.4 percent from the earlier estimate of 8.5 percent.
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India’s per capita income rises to Rs.53,000
January 31st, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India's per capita income grew by 15.6 percent to Rs.53,331 in 2010-11 as compared to Rs.46,117 in the previous year on the back of 8.4 ... Read more...
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India revises down economic growth to 8.4 percent for 2010-11
January 31st, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India's economic growth has been revised down to 8.4 percent for 2010-11 from the earlier estimate of 8.5 percent, official data showed Tuesday."The Gross Domestic ... Read more...
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Greece needs structural reforms to rebuild economy: Merkel
January 16th, 2012 - 7:14 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 16 (IANS) Greece needs structural reforms in addition to austerity measures to rebuild its economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.Structural reforms, though slow to show results, ... Read more...
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Mizoram government teachers not getting salaries
December 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 20 (IANS) Over 4,835 government teachers from 541 schools in Mizoram have not been paid their salaries since October due to lack of funds, state Education Minister ... Read more...
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US birth rates decline amid recession
October 14th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) A sharp drop in birth rates in the US in the past few years reflects economic recession in the country that started in 2008, said a ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s central bank keeps monetary policy unchanged
October 11th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 11 (IANS) Citing strong economic growth, Sri Lanka's Central Bank has decided to leave its monetary policy and repo rates for October unchanged, the bank said in a ... Read more...
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Exports up 44.2 percent in August; deficit widens to $14.1 bn
September 9th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India's exports increased by 44.2 percent to $24.3 billion in August, while imports rose 41.8 percent to $38.4 billion, leading to a trade deficit of ... Read more...
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Women to rule over one-third of Indian population
May 13th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) With the results of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu assembly elections Friday throwing up two women chief ministers, almost one-third of India's over 1.2 ... Read more...
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Declining sex ratio means we’ll all become gays: Farooq
April 13th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Concerned over the latest census figures showing a decline in sex ratio, cabinet minister Farooq Abdullah says that the day is not far when there ... Read more...
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More literacy, but improve education quality too: Experts
April 10th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Educationists have lauded the nearly 10 percent rise in India's literacy rate, which is around 75 percent now, but they say the quality of school ... Read more...
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Punjab sees overall increase in sex ratio
April 8th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 8 (IANS) Punjab, which is known for its skewed sex ratio, has registered an increase in the number of girls per 1,000 boys as per the provisional population ... Read more...
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Haryana records marginal rise in child sex ratio
April 5th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 5 (IANS) Haryana recorded child sex ratio of 830 girls for 1,000 boys in the 0-6 age group, according to the provisional population count released by the census ... Read more...
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Mizoram, Tripura beat terror past to become literacy front-runners
April 4th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, April 4 (IANS) Tripura and Mizoram -- the two northeastern states once ravaged by terrorism -- have successfully become front-runners in India's literacy movement.According to provisional data for the ... Read more...
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Civil society calls for attention to declining sex ratio
April 1st, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Concerned over the nation's child sex ratio declining to 914 females per 1,000 males, experts from civil society here Friday called for a countrywide response ... Read more...
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Himachal tribal district has best child sex ratio
April 1st, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) While the overall child sex ratio has declined in India, Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district has set an example with 1,013 females per 1,000 males ... Read more...
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Declining child sex ratio matter of concern: Tirath
March 31st, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Concerned at India's child sex ratio declining to 914 females per 1,000 males, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Thursday said she would take ... Read more...
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Literacy rises by 9.2 percent, now 74.04 percent
March 31st, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India's effective literacy rate has recorded a 9.2 percent rise to reach 74.04 percent, according to provisional data of the 2011 census released Thursday.Effective literacy ... Read more...
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Pak’s annual defence expenditure expected to exceed budgetary allocation
November 27th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 27 (ANI): A senior Pakistani official has claimed that the country's defence spending exceeded the first quarter's (July-September 2010) budgetary limits by about Rs28 billion, and that the continuation of ... Read more...
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Textile production down due to slowdown
July 22nd, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India's textile industry was hit hard by the global slowdown last year, with the handloom and powerloom production declining 3.8 and 3.2 percent respectively, a union minister ... Read more...
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India’s inflation rate inches up to 0.7 percent (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation inched up to 0.7 percent for the week ended April 25 from 0.57 percent the week before, official data showed Friday.
Among the ... Read more...
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India’s inflation rate rises marginally to 0.7 percent (Lead)
May 8th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.7 percent for the week ended April 25 from 0.57 percent the week before, official data showed Friday.
Among the ... Read more...
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India’s inflation rate marginally up at 0.7 percent
May 8th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.7 percent for the week ended April 25 from 0.57 percent the week before, official data showed Friday.
Among the ... Read more...
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India’s inflation rate marginally up at 0.57 percent (Lead)
April 30th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation inched up to 0.57 percent for the week ended April 18 from 0.26 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday.
Among the ... Read more...
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India’s inflation rate marginally up at 0.57 percent
April 30th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.57 percent for the week ended April 18 from 0.26 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday.
Among ... Read more...
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Inflation rate up to 0.26 percent
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
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India’s inflation rate marginally up at 0.26 percent (Lead)
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.26 percent for the week ended April 11, from 0.18 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday.
The inflation ... Read more...
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India’s inflation rate marginally up at 0.26 percent
April 23rd, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.26 percent for the week ended April 11, from 0.18 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday.
The inflation ... Read more...
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