Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN reiterated that he is not going to contest the next Lok Sabha elections.
On the reduction in the SLR ratio, he said it was a signal from the point of view of long-term reforms.
The government of India had budgeted to bring down fiscal deficit to 4.8 per cent of GDP in the current financial year, from 4.9 per cent in 2012-13.
The minister clarified that she had not favoured the former IPL chief and all such allegations were 'baseless'.
The cost of food has constantly been on the rise.
While headline and core WPI are stuck in a disinflationary phase, the retail measure is inching north.
Hitesh Harisinghani tells us how to give an interesting spin to the regular bottle gourd.
Even if the formation of a new state is announced, it is unlikely that the bill on it will be tabled in the monsoon session of Parliament, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The life of a chef in the kitchen, as late Anthony Bourdain saw it, had a glory to it. The kitchen gently moves forward in the culinary world, tightly packed, yes, but with leaders un-despotic.
'It is a national shame that the only country that enacted a food security act is now better known as the land of farmer suicides. Indian farming can change only if national irrigation policy is implemented in totality,' Dr M S Swaminathan tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com
Kerala has seen one of the worst floods in its history during this monsoon. From August 8 to 20, nearly 223 people have lost their lives, 33 are missing and around 1.2 million individuals from 3,02,441 families are in 3,941 relief camps. Initial losses are estimated to be around Rs 200 billion (Rs 20,000 crore). With the rescue measures in its last leg, the Kerala government is looking at raising funds to rebuild the state. In an interaction with Gireesh Babu and T E Narasimhan, Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac says he has a three-pronged strategy to raise funds. Edited Excerpts.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
The girl lending the helping hand won her hearts and accolades, with Hero Cyles taking special note.
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It was an unprecedented challenge that required meticulous planning, innovative solutions and quick action.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who undertook an aerial survey of rain ravaged areas of Idukki and Wayanad, said Kerala was in the midst of an unprecedented flood havoc and the calamity has caused "immeasurable misery and devastation."
A total of 37 deaths were reported since Thursday evening of which 14 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, nine from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,Tamil Nadu and Telengana and one from Karnataka, ministry data stated.
Though it is likely gross domestic capital formation increased in the quarter ended June, against declines in the previous two quarters, a significant revival in investment might take a few quarters more, economists say.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has set himself a target of lowering consumer inflation and is even ready to raise rates to achieve it, risking friction with the new government, if he is seen as overstepping.
The repo rate has been unchanged since January, when the RBI increased it by a quarter percentage point.
Rajan had overturned the majority opinion of the members and chose to hold the rates at the last monetary policy review in October.
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'Mumbai stands tall yet again.' Bollywood raves about the city's resilience.
The central bank has lowered its policy rate twice so far in 2015.
Most say a rate cut could come in RBI's June policy.
Pakistan's army on Thursday used helicopters and boats to rescue thousands of stranded people as the country grapples with the deadliest floods in its history that have killed over 260 people and affected over a million others in Punjab and PoK.
According to the global financial services major, the Consumer Price Index based inflation is peaking off and is expected to be around 7.5-8 per cent in September.
'There was no TV, no fridge, just illumination, so at least they could avoid the occasional snake, the frequent scorpions,' says Kishore Singh.
But it is likely that campaign spending resulted in some positive activity through this period.
The army and air force have been deployed for rescuing stranded citizens after torrential rains have left residents marooned.
Technology and prudent practices can ensure that crop output does not suffer in years of drought.
On growth, the Governor said the prospects in the last few months have improved.
This could be the reason why Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned tomato, onion, and potato as his government's 'TOP' priority, in an election rally on February 5 in poll-bound Karnataka.
India's rank was further amplified by the collapse of the South American and Russian economies.
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RBI on Wednesday surprised the markets by leaving key policy rates unchanged, notwithstanding persistent high inflationary pressure.
Rise in vegetable prices can reverse the benefits of low oil prices.
'In macroeconomic policy, timing is all, and by leaving things too late, Mr Modi may have made around 50 seats in the Lok Sabha highly vulnerable,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
Raghuram Rajan remains focused on a long-term inflation target of 4 percent.
'India's first and longest-serving prime minister created -- or at the very least imagined -- a modern, democratic nation-State of the 20th century,' says Sunil Sethi.
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