Painting a rosy picture of the economy, the mid-year review on Friday projected over 7.0 per cent economic growth this fiscal backed by over 8.0 per cent jump in farm output.
ICRA said on Monday that domestic car sales is likely to grow by eight per cent annually over the next three years to 838,000 units in 2006-07, which will be driven largely by the compact and mid-size segments.
Painting a rosy picture, the Asian Development Bank on Tuesday forecast that the Indian economy would grow by 6 % in 2003 and 6.3% in 2004, and said fiscal deficit of the Centre and states would start falling after the elections next year.
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI played between West Indies and India at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad on Sunday
facilities at Bangalore one understands the financial year end frenzy at these establishments and the slipshod slippages in timeframes, quality of overhaul, servicing and quality control across the board, for aircraft and equipment alike,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
'Their dharma propels them to pay their workers; otherwise, they know the boys would starve.' 'At the same time they will not allow their business to suffer,' observes Dr Sudhir Bisht.
It's the age of the proverbial wild child (well, as far as luscious mane is concerned) and we're loving it!
Names of a host of celebrities from the world of cricket and Bollywood, including Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, have been found in the list of beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Assurance scheme in Goa.
During police investigation, the role of the third woman, who is absconding, also came to light.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
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'If Romeo and Juliet had done the math, they might have gone their own ways without ending up dead in a family quarrel,' says Kishore Singh.
The success stems from Titan's betting hard on wedding jewellery over the last three years. It now contributes 20 per cent to revenue.
New Delhi says existing food stocks will be sufficient to contain any food price shock.
Superstar Rajinikanth's visit to Sri Lanka next month to inaugurate a housing scheme has met with opposition from pro-Tamil outfits in Chennai, who cautioned him from getting "involved" in the emotive ethnic issue.
Take out Maruti Suzuki and Honda, and the auto sector's prospects suddenly don't look all that rosy.
Bombay Velvet paints a pretty postcard but not the soul of its decade, feels Sukanya Verma.
There are around 6,500 diamond manufacturers of which Palanpuri Jains operate a mere 6 per cent, or around 400 companies. But they stand out for being highly interlinked through blood ties.
'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.' 'Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks, corrupt politicians and builder mafias and disastrous government policies,' says Sunil Sethi.
'Does the BJP opening up a new assault on Rajiv Gandhi indicate that the BJP's internal calculations are pointing to the election results not going as it hoped, and hence a sign of desperation?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Flipkart co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, who were ranked 86th last year dropped out of the list
South African captain Hashim Amla has singled out his horrible performance in the recently concluded Test series in India, especially the Delhi Test as one of lowest points of the year 2015.
The mother of the girl and another woman Rosy Ferros have also been arrested for selling the victim to the St Cruz lawmaker for Rs 50 lakh.
'Isn't it obvious that the BJP government in Jharkand and its police force care two hoots about the Supreme Court's orders?', asks Jyoti Punwani.
'As a remake of Sairat, Dhadak is a travesty.' 'As a standalone, Dhadak is standard Bollywood boy-meets-girl drivel.' As a showcase, Dhadak is a promise that will take some more effort to fully fulfil,' says Sukanya Verma.
Thousands observed a moment of silence and watched jets streak across the clear blue sky at a ceremony at Pearl Harbor marking the 75th anniversary of the attack that plunged the United States into World War II and left more than 2,400 service people dead.
Sheer gowns. Plunging necklines. Curve-hugging dresses. Long slits. These red carpet divas know how to look super-hot!
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Contrary to the picture of a mother looking fondly at the child in her arms, experts stress that many women go through severe anger, insomnia, self-loathing and even suicidal thoughts after giving birth.
Here's the round-up of this week's hottest stories from the glamour business! :-)
BJP is hiding behind a GDP number which is being challenged. People are not dazzled by it, but are asking 'where are the jobs?'
Celebs who became mommies after they were well past 40. Janet Jackson just gave birth to her first child at 50!
Bangistan is not the political satire it claims to be, says Nishi Tiwari.
A political party's manifesto is the first stage of building a compact with the voters in any governance plan. If that compact is dependent on a document that reeks of fiscal imprudence and lacks credibility, it is a serious setback to the country's democracy and governance, says A K Bhattacharya.
'The estimates of tax forgone on this item run into hundreds of billions.' 'And there is neither fairness nor rationality to support continuing with this tax holiday for just one class of investors, those who put their money in shares,' says T N Ninan.
The best red carpet looks from the British Fashion Awards 2015.
Fellow Serie A sides Atalanta and Lazio also won while Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes began their match against Salzburg with not a single European player in the team.
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