Wants to gear up for implementation of the proposed Food Security Act.
The Reserve Bank on Monday pitched for creation of a conducive environment for investment and faster clearances of projects to boost economic growth which slowed to a decade low of 5 per cent in the previous fiscal.
British energy firm Cairn Energy Plc has again struck oil in Rajasthan, its ninth discovery in the state in the last two years.
The Tamil Nadu government welcomed the decision, hailing it as a 'grand victory for the 'Amma (Jayalalithaa) government' and the state's farmers'.
Shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water.
The hearing in the extradition case of Senthil Kumar, Chief of the Dutch subsidiary of Indian software firm i-flex solutions Ltd, has been postponed to May 2.
Senthil Kumar, chief executive officer of the Netherlands subsidiary of i-flex solutions Ltd, who was arrested on alleged violation of Dutch visa rules, was on Wednesday granted bail by a London court.
The Indian Super League will be expanded to 10 teams this season with the organisers on Monday announcing two more franchises after a bidding process, with Bengaluru FC set to ply in the three-year-old ISL by leaving I-League.
.jpg)
The RBI said lead indicators point to continuing sluggishness in domestic economic activity in the first quarter of 2014-15.
The 28-year-old is believed to be linked to thwarted attacks on a high-speed train from Amsterdam bound for Paris in August, as well as a planned attack on a Parisian church.
'Does the country risk being enclosed in a geographical cocoon if it spurns a multi-continent project for which everyone else has signed up,' asks T N Ninan.
The US president's four-day tour will feature talks with British PM Theresa May, tea with the Queen, and mass protests including a giant Trump baby blimp being flown over Westminster.
Of all the pulses, tur appears to be the most desired.
'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.
Indian defence sources said the accident took place when the troops of both countries were coming back after the day's joint exercise being held from June 13-28.
Next week could see some respite from the heat.
The suburban location of Mumbai's Goregaon registered the biggest decline in average weighted basic sale price at 20 per cent.
Why are students being forced to go abroad to study?
The monetary authority said it was worried on three fronts with regard to inflation as well as the economy.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
The picture looks no better for Wednesday with the weather office forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall for Tamil Nadu.
The search for the missing Flight MH370 will now revert to an area hundreds of kilometers south of the first suspected crash site, an official said on Friday, as months of fruitless scouring in the Indian Ocean has failed to crack the unprecedented aviation mystery.
Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap dividend distribution tax to revive investment cycle and promote growth.
A six- year-old student of a prominent private school in South Delhi was found dead in a water tank under the school's amphitheatre on Saturday.
The report said South Asia is expected to be the fastest-growing region.
'Justice is done, I stand vindicated...' Yeddyurappa tweeted.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A 61-year-old cardiac patient Virender Rai, who was being flown to Delhi, has been rushed to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon immediately after the incident.
The search for the crashed Malaysian jetliner continued on Saturday with fresh objects spotted by planes scouring a new area of the southern Indian Ocean.
A woman TV news reporter and a cameraman conducting a live on-air interview were killed on the spot when a "disgruntled station employee" opened fire at a mall in US state of Virginia and fled, shocking viewers who saw the grisly drama on their TVs.
Anticipation of weak sales this festive season due to deficient monsoon, especially outside big cities.
A number of significant linkages between rainfall and economic outcomes have policy implications.
.jpg)
The South West District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum said that Tara Chand, a Delhi-based businessman, was entitled to three domestic trips instead of one as contended by Airtel since he had bought the connections in the names of three directors of his firm.
Khalid, who gave a miss to protests on Wednesday and the day before, joined the protesters at ITO in raising slogans of "ABVP se azaadi" and demanding registration of an FIR against them.
'Only when you see it, you will understand how bad the situation is.' 'The soil in the entire mountain range is soaked with water now and that uproots the trees.' 'It is frightening to see the way the soil drags down the trees with great force.'
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar journeys through villages and towns, districts and cities for a reality check.
Four other associates of Sajjad were killed in a two-day long operation after the army intercepted them while they were trying to sneak in.
Opposition Labour's Valerie Vaz also retained her Walsall South seat and Seema Malhotra won her south west London seat comfortably.
Venkatesh Kini, business unit president, Coca-Cola India and South West, shares his plans with Arnab Dutta.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances