The bench noted that the Congress leader had filed an affidavit in the Bombay high court while seeking quashing of the defamation complaint against him stating that, at an election rally, he had not blamed the RSS as an institution for the assassination of Gandhi but a person associated with it.
India's manufacturing PMI rose to 54.5 in December, 2014, while in the corresponding period a year ago it stood at 50.7, just above the crucial 50 mark which separates growth from contraction.
January inflation may undershoot RBI's 6% target.
In an encouraging development for the Indian women's hockey team, all the squad members are set to be included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) when the review committee will identify a core group for the government-funded programme, next month.
Food prices, which have contributed to a large part of inflation over recent years, have remained benign, despite unseasonal rain.
Indian economy is set for a 'goldilocks' period -- used to describe a timeframe of high growth and low inflation -- while it can become Asia's fastest growing economy in 2016, Japanese financial major Nomura said.
RBI projects GDP growth in FY16 at 7.8 per cent, 30 bps higher than FY15. However, this comes with a downward bias.
The change from wholesale to retail inflation as an anchor means that the weightage of diesel in inflation has decreased
Lower fuel subsidy payouts might restrict gross fiscal deficit in FY15.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
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Bank has cited trend of global easing and weak growth
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Experts feel oil prices will remain volatile with an upward bias.
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Exports to Europe shrank by near 2 per cent in the 11 months.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 556 points at 27,886 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 158 points at 8,444.
HSBC on Monday lowered India's GDP forecast for the current financial year to 4 per cent from 5.5 per cent earlier saying economic uncertainty is likely to weigh on the growth forecast in the coming months.
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Senior bureaucrats say the government has planned a 'feel-good' Budget after the 'pain' of demonetisation.
After fighting inflation for more than two years, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao finally managed to bring it below the five per cent level - the tolerance level of the central bank - in FY14.
The fuel reforms are a very important signal of the government's commitment to tough economic reforms.
"I will never take my words back. I stood by it yesterday, I stand by it today and I will stand by it in future. I am ready to go to trial," said the Congress vice president.
'We will get our rights as normal citizens of India and enjoy those rights as openly and fearlessly as you and others do.'
The bench questioned the speech made by Rahul and wondered "why he made a speech quoting wrong historical fact".
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