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PSUs Serving No Purpose

Public sector enterprises in Bihar have become white elephants and a big drain on the exchequer, says a survey

15 March 2010

Ad Featuring Former Pak Air Chief Costs Govt Rs 11 lakh

An inquiry has been set up to look into the "inadvertent lapse" of printing the picture

15 March 2010

Nuclear Liability Bill Deferred In LS

The government move came in view of declaration by the Left parties and BJP that they would oppose the legislation

15 March 2010

Govt Allows Foreign Universities to Open Campuses

The proposal will now go to parliament for ratification

15 March 2010

Inflation Nears Double-Digit Mark

A faster-than-expected economic pickup may pressure RBI to raise key rates by at least 25 bp

13 March 2010

US 'Pleased' With Move To Proceed with N-Bill

The bill is expected to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday. It pegs the maximum amount of liability in case of each nuclear accident at Rs 300 crore

13 March 2010

Modified Transparency

Is Mahyco-Monsanto trying to push its products too fast in the market?

13 March 2010

Parse The Numbers

In January, the IIP grew 16.7 per cent; the growth story continues

13 March 2010

Affirm The Action

The Women’s Reservation Bill is making many male politicians nervous

12 March 2010

Return of Inflation In Food Business?

After a run to record highs in 2008, the worst economic slump in decades kept a lid on grain prices last year

12 March 2010

6 Imperatives For Financial Regulation: Summers

Summers said there were signs of improvement from a year ago but that much work remained to right the economy

12 March 2010

'Inflation Not Due to RBI's Monetary Expansion'

The finance minister said fiscal consolidation and high growth are not contradictory approaches

12 March 2010

Global Stocks Hit 7-Week Highs, Yen Pressured

Global stocks rose to seven week highs on Friday led by bank shares after talks on US banking reform collapsed

12 March 2010

Factory Output Growth Eases; May Slow More

RBI is expected to raise key lending rate by 50 bp in April to tame inflation

12 March 2010

FM Hopes Industrial Growth Momentum To Continue

India's industrial output rose 16.7 percent in January from a year earlier

11 March 2010

Urbanising China Long Way From Residence Reform

They build the skyscrapers and lay the highways, mind the city children, sew the clothes and tend the shops, but China's army of migrant labourers are still fundamentally aliens in the country's bustling urban centers


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Hilfiger To Be Sold
Tommy Hilfiger to remain in his role as principal designer and visionary for the namesake brand
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Ravi Venkatesan
BW’s Sunny Sen met Microsoft India Chairman Ravi Venkatesan at the company’s headquarters in Bangalore to ask how it is taking up the task.
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Reviews

Negotiating Troubled Waters
'River Water Sharing' is an important contribution in the field of river disputes studies as it takes a multi-disciplinary view and looks for alternatives to traditional large dam-centric mechanisms
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Tech Talk

Third World
Leading television manufacturers — Sony, Panasonic and Samsung has announced the launch of 3D television sometime this year.
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Lap Of Luxury
A pick of the best luxury resorts in India that offer unique and exceptional stays
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