Indian budget faces tough balancing act: economists
MUMBAI, July 5, 2009 (AFP) - India's new Congress-led government will have to balance conflicting objectives of spurring growth and reining in a soaring fiscal …
MUMBAI, July 5, 2009 (AFP) - India's new Congress-led government will have to balance conflicting objectives of spurring growth and reining in a soaring fiscal …
MUMBAI, June 29, 2009 (AFP) - India's Mahindra Holidays and Resorts Monday said it hoped to raise almost 60 million dollars when it becomes the first firm to …
MUMBAI, June 28, 2009 (AFP) - When Ratan Tata, the head of India's Tata Motors, said the company was planning to build the world's cheapest car, he could have …
June 26, 2009 (LBO) – The Indian Ocean archipelago of Maldive Islands is planning a 150 million US dollar crude and bunker facility that can store six …
NEW DELHI, June 26, 2009 (AFP) - Indian soldiers will hurl hand grenades containing red chilli powder to dispel rioters instead of the potentially lethal …
June 20, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations said on Sunday that two of its employees working among tens of thousands of war-displaced civilians had been arrested …
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2009 (AFP) - India on Thursday called on the United States, China and other powers to return to talks immediately to frame a world trade …
NEW DELHI, June 18, 2009 (AFP) - French tyre giant Michelin, which has announced plans to shed nearly 1,100 jobs in France, may invest more than one billion …
LAHORE, June 17, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistani police said Wednesday they had arrested one of seven men from a shadowy Taliban-linked group accused of plotting the …
NEW DELHI, June 18, 2009 (AFP) - India's annual inflation rate slipped into negative territory, official data showed Thursday, with the country's slowing …
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 (AFP) - US and Indian business leaders meet Wednesday in a bid to put a new focus on the South Asian power, whose warming US ties …
MUMBAI, June 16, 2009 (AFP) - A Bollywood director said Tuesday he wants to make a film based on alleged racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, …
June 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have unearthed the largest haul of weapons and ammunition discovered since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels last month, …
LONDON, June 12, 2009 (AFP) - A British Tamil leader convicted of supplying bomb-making equipment to Tamil Tiger rebels was jailed for two years by a court in …
NEW DELHI, June 11, 2009 (AFP) - The Indian government is to ban fishing near sensitive facilities as part of an ongoing major security upgrade spurred by last …
MUMBAI, June 7, 2009 (AFP) - Indian shares trading near 10-month highs are on a roll and could see more gains as investors pour money back into the South Asian …
NEW DELHI, June 4, 2009 (AFP) - India's new Congress-led government promised Thursday to focus on spurring economic growth in its bid to meet a recent election …
June 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has identified six foreign nationals among tens of thousands of war displaced civilians held in state-run camps in the island's …
NEW DELHI, June 2, 2009 (AFP) - The number of mobile subscribers in India crossed the 400 million mark in April, official data showed Tuesday, putting the …
NEW DELHI, June 1, 2009 (AFP) - India's exports of jewelry, garments and other goods slid 33 percent in April, shrinking for the seventh straight month, hit by …