Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy
If credit is not going to flow in response to a policy rate cut, while inflationary pressures, as well as expectations, may be stoked, a rate cut may not be appropriate at this point
With the marathon season around the corner, even couch potatoes can train for shorter runs at the Delhi Half Marathon in November
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Condusive climate across states is crucial for manufacturing growth.
Inflation moderates, but a rate cut is unlikely.
It's time to re-examine government's role as owner of banks,
Dividend payouts seem recession-proof.
As Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ruled out any possibility of a compromise, whispers were already being heard of a possible collapse of the talks.
The consumer price index has been in double digits for much of the past year, and was 9.8 per cent in September.
In January this year, with a view to cutting the subsidy on diesel, the government had decreed that all bulk users, such as the railways, state transport corporations, armed forces and all commercial establishments, would be charged the market price for diesel.
This is likely to put a brake on the fast pace at which Aadhaar cards have been issued so far to more than 400 million people.
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After a string of extremely low and even negative monthly numbers, the industrial sector grew by 2.6 per cent year on year, far exceeding expectations.
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The stock market responded to his speech by going up by over two per cent; the rupee also gained in strength, by about 1.45 per cent, against the dollar.
India Inc enables the US' frostiness to India.
Between 2000, when Steve Ballmer became the chief executive officer of Microsoft, and now, when he has announced his retirement, the company's earnings have more than doubled and its revenues have increased over three-fold.
While the motives of the Bill are of course laudable, there is every likelihood that the consequences of its passage will be dire.
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Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
After 2015, all re-structured assets will be treated on a par with non-performing assets, requiring the same level of provisioning.
A few states are already running their own schemes for providing free drugs from the government health centres.
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