When Finance Minister P Chidambaram stands up to present his government's annual Budget on February 28, the biggest quandary he will face is: "What can I say in the next two hours that will boost both the demand for credit and its supply?" ...
06:10 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram will present one of the most highly anticipated budgets of recent years on Thursday, a blueprint for austerity that forms the centrepiece of India's efforts to stave off a damaging credit ratings downgrade. ...
04:54 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is planning to cut the public spending target for fiscal 2013/14 by up to 10 per cent from this year's original target, in what would be the most austere budget unveiled in recent history as he tries to avert a sovereign credit downgrade. ...
04:34 AM, Feb 28, 2013
In the past decade, India has seen at least nine major fire tragedies and loss of lives and property. However, not a single individual so far has been held accountable. ...
11:57 PM, Feb 27, 2013
In the past decade, India has seen at least nine major fire tragedies and loss of lives and property. However, not a single individual so far has been held accountable. ...
10:45 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Arshad Warsi loves to entertain people with light-hearted films, but he is not game for sex comedies. ...
03:43 PM, Feb 27, 2013
The Indian economy is likely to grow between 6.1 per cent and 6.7 per cent while the revival is expected to be slow in the near future, according to the Economic Survey tabled by the government in Parliament on Wednesday, a day before Finance Minister P Chidambaram presents Union Budget 2013-14. ...
12:23 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Darren Bravo struck an unbeaten 72 as the West Indies cruised to a 3-0 clean sweep over Zimbabwe in the ODI series with a five-wicket victory. ...
03:37 AM, Feb 27, 2013
Darren Bravo hit a brilliant 72 runs to take West Indies to a comfortable victory after the upper order was toppled by Zimbabwe spinners. ...
07:05 PM, Feb 26, 2013
The experienced 32-year-old was recalled for the recent five-match ODI series in Australia but scored few runs including a series of ducks. ...
01:41 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Playing their first bilateral series in five months, Zimbabwe looked rusty in the first outing but in the second they showed potential and West Indies would be vary in the final ODI. ...
06:13 PM, Feb 25, 2013
All eyes will be on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on February 26 on whether he yields to pressure of hiking passenger fares yet again or looks at other measures to mobilise resources to offset the burden of the recent diesel price hike. Bansal had on January 22 hiked passenger fares across-the-board after the Railways faced a loss of about Rs 25,000 crore in the passenger segment. ...
04:56 PM, Feb 25, 2013
8,805 eunuchs living across the country were issued Aadhaar numbers in 2012 by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Only 96 Aadhaar numbers were issued to eunuchs in 2010. ...
04:41 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Dwayne Bravo took 6-43 and Sarwan struck an unbeaten 120 to lead West Indies to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second ODI. ...
03:50 AM, Feb 25, 2013
Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a ton to help West Indies win the second consecutive game against Zimbabwe. ...
07:19 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Middle-order batsman Darren Bravo says he is aiming for more big scores after recording his maiden century in one-day Internationals to help the West Indies trounce Zimbabwe. ...
01:00 PM, Feb 24, 2013
The former Windies captain says he requested a break from the three ODIs in Grenada to recharge his batteries ahead of a long cricket season. ...
12:37 PM, Feb 24, 2013
WICB release late Saturday says Pollard has since arrived and will be available for the second One-Dayer at the Grenada National Stadium. ...
12:37 PM, Feb 24, 2013
