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  • banks to focus on top defaulters chidambaram

    Banks to focus on top defaulters: Chidambaram

    July 03, 2013 18:25 IST

    New Delhi, July 3: Concerned over rising bad loans, finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday asked banks to focus on top defaulters and take action against them."You focus on the top defaulters, as well as

  • rbi may cut crr postpone repo rate cut till rupee

    RBI may cut CRR, postpone repo rate cut till rupee stabilises: BofA

    July 02, 2013 17:53 IST

    New Delhi, July 2: The Reserve Bank of India may cut cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 0.25 percentage points in its review later this month to revive growth, a report by Bank of America Merrill

  • chidambaram vows to get manufacturing out of slide

    Chidambaram vows to get manufacturing out of slide

    July 02, 2013 14:33 IST

    New Delhi, July 2: Vowing to get manufacturing and economy out of the downturn, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said key infrastructure projects facing delays have been identified and will be cleared in the next

  • no ceiling on number of new bank licences chidambaram

    No ceiling on number of new bank licences: Chidambaram

    July 02, 2013 13:08 IST

    New Delhi, July 2: With 26 public and private sector companies applying for bank licences, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that there was no ceiling on the number of entities which can be permitted

  • deisel price hiked by 50 paise per litre

    Deisel price hiked by 50 paise per litre

    July 01, 2013 18:40 IST

    New Delhi, July 1: Deisel prices have been raised by 50 paise litre (excluding VAT) from Monday midnight.In a statement issued here, Indian Oil Corporation said that loss on sale of diesel has been steadily

  • billionaires now seeking license to open banks

    Billionaires now seeking license to open banks

    June 30, 2013 14:23 IST

    New Delhi, June 30: About three dozens entities, including billionaires like Aditya Birla Group, Tata Capital, Religare, Reliance Capital, are applying for bank licences, the deadline for which expires tomorrow. Entities which have taken board

  • consumer confidence level rises in june

    'Consumer confidence level rises in June'

    June 29, 2013 14:32 IST

    New Delhi, June 29: Indian consumers' confidence level rose in June on the back of easing inflation but concerns remained over job security, says a study by financial services provider BluFin.BluFin's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)

  • immigration bill to impact indian us companies tcs

    Immigration bill to impact Indian, US companies: TCS

    June 29, 2013 12:03 IST

    Mumbai, June 28: Software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has said the comprehensive immigration bill passed by the US Senate will have a bearing not only on domestic companies but would also impact the US

  • prices of important drugs may be halved as govt set to

    Prices of important drugs may be halved as govt set to notify rate caps

    June 29, 2013 11:52 IST

    New Delhi, June 29: Some important painkillers, antibiotics and cancer treatment drugs are likely to see their prices getting halved following the government price cap notification for 40 essential medicines which will come up on

  • petrol price hiked by rs 1.82 per litre up for 3rd time in

    Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.82 per litre; up for 3rd time in June

    June 29, 2013 10:32 IST

    New Delhi, June 29: Petrol price was today hiked by a steep Rs 1.82 a litre, the third increase in rates this month, as falling rupee made imports costlier.An increase in diesel rates is expected

  • gas price hike needed as domestic output down sharply

    Gas price hike needed as domestic output down sharply: Chidambaram

    June 28, 2013 11:38 IST

    New Delhi, June 28: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said a hike in gas prices was necessary because domestic production has declined sharply.The decline in domestic production has resulted in a rise in import of

  • gold snaps 3 day fall up by rs 120

    Gold snaps 3-day fall, up by Rs 120

    June 27, 2013 16:09 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 27:  Snapping a three-day falling trend, gold prices today recovered by Rs 120 to Rs 26,800 per 10 grams in the national capital on buying at existing lower levels amid a rebound

  • rupee sinks below 60 mark gold falls below 27k sensex down

    Rupee sinks below 60-mark, gold falls below 27K, Sensex down

    June 26, 2013 21:39 IST

    Mumbai/New Delhi, Jun 26: Stock markets on Wednesday mirrored the slide in rupee with Sensex surrendering gains in last hour of trade to end 77 points down at 18,552.12 as the currency breaching the 60-mark

  • black money india probing 1 704 money laundering terror

    Black money: India probing 1,704 money laundering, terror funding cases

    June 26, 2013 16:30 IST

    New Delhi, June 26: India has considerably stepped up its investigations into money laundering and terror funding with the number of cases under probe rising to 1,704, even though a low conviction level remains a

  • cng prices in delhi hiked by rs 2 per kg due to weak rupee

    CNG prices in Delhi hiked by Rs 2 per kg due to weak rupee

    June 25, 2013 10:23 IST

    New Delhi, June 25: CNG price in national capital was today hiked by Rs 2 per kg, the second increase in rates since January, due to rupee depreciation.Also, piped cooking gas (called PNG or piped

  • rupee hits new closing low of 59.68 against dollar

    Rupee hits new closing low of 59.68 against dollar

    June 24, 2013 21:40 IST

    Mumbai, June 24: The Indian rupee hit a new record closing low of 59.68 against a dollar on Monday as foreign investors pulled money from debt as well as equities markets.The partially convertible rupee remained

  • rbi can sell up to 30bn to support rupee

    RBI can sell up to $30bn to support rupee

    June 24, 2013 18:07 IST

    Mumbai, June 24: In order to arrest rupee depreciation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has a capacity to sell up to $30 billion from forex reserves and may go for a NRI bond issue

  • fiis put in bids worth rs 39 000 crore to buy government

    FIIs put in bids worth Rs 39,000 crore to buy government bonds

    June 21, 2013 15:19 IST

    New Delhi, June 21: Foreign investors put in bids worth over Rs 39,000 crore ($6.7 billion) to buy government bonds, with a 93 per cent subscription in the largest-ever Sebi-conducted auction for such securities. The

  • indian money in swiss banks dips to record low at rs. 9 000

    Indian money in Swiss banks dips to record low at Rs. 9,000 cr

    June 20, 2013 17:54 IST

    Zurich/New Delhi, June 20: Deposits by Indians in Swiss banks have fallen to a record low level of about Rs. 9,000 crore (1.42 billion Swiss francs) as a global clampdown against the famed secrecy wall

  • govt to take action to stem rupee fall as necessary

    Govt to take action to stem rupee fall as necessary: Raghuram Rajan

    June 20, 2013 12:08 IST

    New Delhi, June 20: Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan says the government will take appropriate action to tackle the fall of the rupee, after the rupee fell to a record low.Raghuram Rajan also said the

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