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House votes for faster Credit Card rules

November 5th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt -
Washington DC, Nov 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The House voted on Wednesday in favor of imposing tough new rules for credit card companies after there were numerous complains of steep hike in interest ...

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Decision on wheat’s minimum support price next week: Pawar

October 24th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Friday said the central government would decide on giving bonus to farmers on the minimum support price of paddy next week and will ...

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Manmohan Singh woos farmers in poll-bound Haryana

Manmohan Singh woos farmers in poll-bound Haryana

October 7th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Ambala, Oct 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wooed Haryana farmers to cast their votes in the October 13 polls to the legislative assembly. He addressed a mass rally at Ambala ...

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Casinos to remain shut in Goa Wednesday

September 8th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Offshore and onshore casinos in Goa will shut down Wednesday in protest against the state government's decision to sharply hike the entry fee from Rs.200 to Rs.2,000 per ...

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Price rise forces Indians to cut pulse consumption

August 9th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Owing to "alarmingly" spiralling prices, Indian households reduced pulse consumption to less than 11 kg in the first half of 2009, according to a report by an ...

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Andhra panel proposes upper fee limit for private schools (Lead)

July 4th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is now mulling fixing an upper limit on the fees charged by private schools. A panel constituted by the state government has recommended that private schools ...

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Andhra Pradesh fixes upper fee limit for private schools

July 4th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) A panel constituted by the Andhra Pradesh government has recommended that private schools in urban areas should not charge more than Rs.24,000 per annum as tuition fee up ...

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Delhi Govt. to focus on transport, urban development and water-sanitation

June 22nd, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): Delhi Government on Monday revealed through its budget that it would primarily focus its attention on transport sector, urban development and water and sanitation in the year ...

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Cine workers’ wage hikes worry small, medium producers

October 24th, 2008 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Shooting is on in full swing in Bollywood now that cine workers have got a wage hike after three days of protests. But small time filmmakers as well ...

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Ramlilas on the wane in Moradabad

October 2nd, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI -
By Vibhav Porov Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct.2 (ANI): There was a time when Ramlilas, the street plays on Lord Ramas life, were a major draw for families ahead of Dussehra festival in ...

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‘Goa most expensive tourist destination in India’

October 2nd, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Goa, one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, is also becoming the most expensive destination in the country, say tour operators. Rising ...

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Gujarat Fertilisers wants subsidy in cash, not bonds

September 26th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Hit by a steep hike in raw material prices, the state-run Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd (GSFC) now wants the central government to reimburse fertiliser subsidy in ...

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Bollywood musicians hike prices; Pritam blames Akshay

June 28th, 2008 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS -
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) It looks like the slump in the music industry is over as music directors and other technicians have hiked their prices. Composer Pritam Chakraborty blames ...

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Inflation to touch 9.5 percent: Rangarajan (Second Lead)

June 19th, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS -
By Fakir Balaji Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The steep hike in fuel prices the government announced this month would push up the inflation rate to 9.5 percent this week and could even touch ...

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Inflation will shoot up to 9.5 percent: Rangarajan (Lead)

June 19th, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS -
By Fakir Balaji Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The steep hike in fuel prices the central government announced this month would push up the inflation rate to 9.5 percent this week and could even ...

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Inflation will shoot up to 9.5 percent: Rangarajan

June 19th, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The steep hike in fuel prices announced by the central government June 5 will mean that inflation will shoot up to 9.5 percent this week, Prime Minister's Economic ...

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India’s inflation at seven-year high of 8.75 percent (Lead)

India’s inflation at seven-year high of 8.75 percent (Lead)

June 13th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In what is more bad news for the hard-hit ordinary citizen, industry and policy makers alike, India's annual inflation rate shot up to a seven-year high of ...

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Some 900 projects in India hit by delays; nearly $10 bn lost

June 13th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS -
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Spiralling prices, funds crunch, poor equipment and slow environmental clearances have delayed some 900 major infrastructure and other projects in India, burdening the exchequer ...

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Some 900 projects in India hit by delays; extra cost Rs.368 bn

June 13th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS -
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Spiralling prices, funds crunch, poor equipment and slow environment clearances have delayed some 900 major projects in India, burdening the exchequer with extra cost ...

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India Inc worried as industrial growth remains slack (Roundup)

June 12th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) With India's industrial production growth slowing once again to seven percent for April against 11.3 percent for the like month last year, the corporate sector has expressed ...

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RBI hikes repo rate to tame rising prices

June 12th, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) In a bid to tame rising prices which have pushed the annual inflation rate beyond 8 percent, India's central bank of Wednesday raised the repo rate by 25 ...

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Iraqi oil could help ease pressure on global economy: India

June 12th, 2008 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) If Iraqi crude oil begins to flow into the market it can have a positive impact on the global economy that is already showing signs of retardation, ...

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Chouhan cycles to secretariat again

June 10th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, June 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tuesday once again cycled his way to the State Secretariat - to make a political point against fuel price rise and ...

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Shutdown in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand over hike in fuel prices

June 7th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI -
Chennai/Ranchi/ Etah/Patna, June 7 (ANI): A day-long shutdown called by Left parties in Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand against the hike in fuel prices began today. The steep hike in fuel prices continued ...

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Shutdown hits life in Andhra Pradesh (Lead)

June 6th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 6 (IANS) Normal life came to a standstill in parts of Andhra Pradesh as a day-long shutdown called by opposition parties to protest the steep hike in fuel prices evoked ...

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India’s inflation at 45-week high of 8.24 percent

India’s inflation at 45-week high of 8.24 percent

June 6th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation continued its upward climb and stood at its steepest level since August 2004 at 8.24 percent for the week ended May 27, ...

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Shutdown hits normal life in Andhra Pradesh

June 6th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 6 (IANS) The day-long shutdown in Andhra Pradesh called by opposition parties to protest the steep hike in fuel prices affected normal life Friday, with transport services being paralysed and ...

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Protests against price hike in Andhra, shutdown Friday

June 5th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) For the second consecutive day protests against the steep hike in petroleum prices continued across Andhra Pradesh even as the opposition parties called for a state-wide shutdown Friday. ...

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Petrol, diesel costliest in Bangalore

June 5th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS -
By Fakir Balaji Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) The steep hike in petrol and diesel prices has made the precious fuel dearer in India's IT hub, with retail prices being the costliest in the ...

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Spontaneous protests in Andhra Pradesh over price hike

June 4th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The steep hike in prices of petroleum products announced Wednesday evoked spontaneous protests across Andhra Pradesh as the opposition parties gave a call for shutdown Friday. Activists of ...

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