External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday chaired a meeting of India's top envoys from Gulf countries to discuss the situation in conflict-hit Iraq where the Indian government is in the process of facilitating departure of nearly 10,000 of its nationals from non-conflict zones.
Fuel accounts for as much as 35-40 per cent of the operational cost of an airline.
Approximately 70 percent of the population lacks access to adequate water supplies, while 80 percent does not have effective sanitation.
Monetary Policy- Easing expected to happen later this financial year.
The advance of the Al-Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and its allies towards Baghdad appears to have been "stalled" but the "grave" situation in Iraq needs to be dealt with militarily as well as politically, a top UN official has said.
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The implications aren't too significant, given the size of Ukraine and its role in the global economy.
With fewer passengers airlines bracing for a rise in operating costs due to a spike in crude prices
A day after it was set up, the Haryana government control room has so far got information about 45 persons from the state, stranded in strife-torn Iraq. Majority of those stranded in Iraq hail from the northern parts of Haryana
The rupee had revisited the near 2-month low of 60.55 per dollar earlier in the session.
The United States has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush to move into the Arabian Gulf to provide President Barack Obama with options for possible military action against militants in Iraq.
Brent hit a session high of $114.69 a barrel, its loftiest since September last year.
Coming to the oil situation, the developments in Iraq are worrying because the outcomes are completely unpredictable at this point.
Jaitley is widely expected to come out with reforms on subsidy front
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government would take bold decisions and pursue path of fiscal prudence to revive economy.
Opposition on Friday demanded a detailed response from the government in Rajya Sabha on the Iraq crisis ruing that there is no data on how many Indians were still stuck there.
The price of non-subsidised LPG, which customers buy after using up their quota of 12 subsidised cylinders, was raised by Rs 16.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder, the first hike in six months.
There are 42 countries where the fuels costs more than India.
The fact is that it will take two to three years to fix the economy, and it would be advisable to say as much and manage expectations.
Bangalore based IT major, Infosys Technologies Ltd, will maintain the $204 million to 207 million revenue guidance for the fourth quarter ending in March, despite business uncertainty emerging due to the Iraq crisis a top company executive said
Since 1975, the United States has welcomed more than 3 million refugees from all over the world.
There are about 50 Indians, including embassy staff, in Iraq, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said.
We will have to work on our own to stave off the danger. Nobody will come to our rescue, he was quoted as saying.
In an interview to New York Times, he said the "Indo-Pakistan and the whole subcontinent problem" was part of the "broader agenda" that the US plans to go back to after Iraq.
"The issue in Iraq is still an area of uncertainty.
The price of non-subsidised LPG, which customers buy after using up their quota of 12 subsidised cylinders, was raised to Rs 922.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi on July 1, the first hike in six months.
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Seeking to woo the fishermen community in Maharashtra's tribal region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said those seeking an account of his work in 60 days never bothered about fishermen rotting in Pakistani jails and it was his government which took up the matter.
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The government on Tuesday raised excise duty on petrol by Rs 2.25 per litre and by Re 1 a litre on diesel but retail pump rates will not be increased as oil firms decided to absorb the duty change for the time being.
In the Financial year 2013-14 there were encouraging signs on the foreign trade front as India's trade deficit recorded a sharp fall.
Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.
Michael Knights, a Boston-based Lafer Fellow of The Washington Institute who specialised in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Persian Gulf, spoke to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa about power of the ISIS and the reasons behind its growth
The government does not seem inclined, at least in the petroleum sector, to effect sudden and steep upward price revisions to tame its huge subsidy burden and rein in fiscal deficit.
The 10-year UPA rule came under sharp attack in the BJP's National Council meeting in on Saturday, which unveiled the new government's future plans and policy prescription in domestic and foreign affairs arena in a political resolution, which hailed the "strong and able" leadership of Narendra Modi.
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