India’s rupee falls sharply, shares slump almost 3.5-pct
MUMBAI, September 3, 2013 (AFP) - India's currency fell sharply Tuesday and stocks tumbled nearly 3.5 percent in another major sell-off caused by uncertainty …
MUMBAI, September 3, 2013 (AFP) - India's currency fell sharply Tuesday and stocks tumbled nearly 3.5 percent in another major sell-off caused by uncertainty …
NEW DELHI, September 2, 2013 (AFP) - India is considering closing fuel pumps at night as one of a number of "austerity measures" aimed at cutting its …
NEW DELHI, September 1, 2013 (AFP) - India's biggest refiner, Indian Oil Corporation, increased petrol prices by more than 3.5 percent from Sunday, blaming the …
WASHINGTON, August 29, 2013 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund declined to comment Thursday on speculation that India, reeling under a currency crisis, …
MUMBAI, August 30, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee resumed its downward trend against the dollar on Friday, after strong gains in the previous session, as dealers …
NEW DELHI, August 29, 2013 (AFP) - Seventeen-year-old Indian student Appu Sharma was going to apply to a US university to study economics but with the rupee on …
MUMBAI, August 27, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee fell to a new low Tuesday on fears over the country's slowing economy and the impact of a new food programme for …
NEW DELHI, August 27, 2013 (AFP) - India's finance minister insisted Tuesday the government could afford a vast new food programme for the poor despite growing …
DHAKA, August 27, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh authorities have restricted imports of powdered milk mostly from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra following a …
COLOMBO, August 25, 2013 (AFP) - Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdullah died Sunday while undergoing treatment for kidney and heart disease in a …
TOKYO, August 23, 2013 (AFP) - The dollar's surge against the Indian rupee took a breather on Friday after hitting record highs for most of the week, although …
MALÉ, August 22, 2013 (AFP) - The Maldivian High Court has overturned a public flogging sentence for a 15-year-old rape victim whose conviction sparked …
MUMBAI, Aug 22, 2013 (AFP) - India's top vehicle maker Tata Motors says it plans to reposition the Nano as a "smart city car" after its marketing pitch as the …
NEW DELHI, August 22, 2013 (AFP) - India's finance minister said Thursday that intense selling pressure on the rupee was exaggerated and that the currency …
MUMBAI, August 21, 2013 (AFP) - India's shares opened higher and bond yields eased Wednesday but its currency remained under pressure after the central bank …
MUMBAI, August 20, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee hit a new all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday on continuing fears that recent measures to stabilise the …
NEW DELHI, August 18, 2013 (AFP) - Indian policymakers are looking increasingly panicky as they battle the worst currency crisis in more than two decades, and …
NEW DELHI, August 17, 2013 (AFP) - India's premier ruled out Saturday any suggestion the country could suffer a repeat of its 1991 balance-of-payments crisis …
MUMBAI, August 16, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee plunged to a fresh record low against the dollar on Friday over fears that the central bank's measures may not be …
NEW DELHI, August 14, 2013 (AFP) - India slapped new controls Wednesday on foreign exchange outflows as it struggled to narrow a record current account deficit …