The Finance Ministry on Thursday said interest rates, now on an upswing, are not prohibitively high to kill growth but felt moderate rates are crucial to spur economic activity.
India's Anirban Lahiri is tied sixth at the end of the first round in the men's golf competition at the 15th Asian Games.
India's report card on the ninth day of the 2016 Olympics.
The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for states.
The actress-turned-politician has sung eight bhajans for the album, and even sang live at its laungh.
Reserve Bank has expressed dissent at the finance ministry panel's suggestion on allowing foreign institutional investors to issue Participatory Notes and allowing them to take exposure in India's debt instruments.
The government said on Tuesday it is keeping a close watch on the price movements in a bid to keep inflation around five per cent.
The actress makes an appearance at the Toronto film festival.
India is only on the starting block.
Hailing the Supreme Court verdict on tax exemption to Mauritius-based companies, the finance ministry said on Wednesday that it would help in higher inflow from foreign institutional investors.
Woods, who has three Open wins in his 14 Majors, will be a big contender on Sunday as Carnoustie Golf Links was benign and amiable with no wind and perfect weather.
Skipper Manoj Tiwary continued his blazing form in domestic competitions with a magnificent 151 that powered East Zone to a comfortable 52-run win over North in the Deodhar Trophy semi-final in Mumbai.
The finance ministry on Thursday exuded confidence of a high growth prospect and lower fiscal deficit during 2005-06 but indicated that there was no reason to be complacent on the price front.
The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank are keeping a close watch on price movements in a bid to ensure that inflation remains moderate amid volatile global oil prices.
Sourashis Lahiri turned out to be the wrecker-in-chief with his five-wicket haul in the Ranji Trophy Elite Goup 'A' match.
They remained in joint lead with 6.5 points each after the seventh round of the Parsvanath International Chess tournament.
Their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match against Maharashtra ended in a tame draw.
Shiv Kapur failed to nail any of the birdie putts that came his way but the Indian golfer still managed to turn in an even par 72 that saw him finish tied 16th at the US$ 7 million CIMB Classic, an event jointly sanctioned by Asian and PGA Tours, in Kuala Lumpur.
Government will continue to pursue policies to ensure double-digit growth in the coming years while inflation is likely to remain below 5.0 per cent till March end
The finance ministry is not revising its inflation target of 5 to 5.5 per cent for 2005-06 even after the fuel price hike.
The Ashok Lahiri committee on tariff structure for crude oil and petroleum products is likely to submit its report by December 31 this year, Minister of State for Finance S S Palanimanickam said on Monday.
The finance ministry on Thursday said the economy was poised to grow by 7 per cent this fiscal despite the delay in monsoon, but admitted that high global oil prices were a matter of concern.
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