
Washington: US President Barack Obama indicated raising taxes on the rich and on energy firms to fund his $ 447 billion jobs stimulus bill, asking lawmakers to pass the law without "delays" and "politics", a proposal that immediately drew sharp reactions from the Republicans. Obama sent to the US Congress, the jobs bill that he intends to pay for by ending tax incentives for oil and gas firms and individuals...

11:57 AM, Sep 13, 2011

Capital goods rose 44.4 pc on year, while consumer durable goods output grew by an annual 29.9 pc. ...

12:16 PM, Apr 12, 2010

The last two years were bad for exports, IT and real estate sectors. ...

09:30 AM, Feb 26, 2010

Economic Survey 2009-10 favoured the gradual rollback of stimulus measures. ...

08:16 AM, Feb 26, 2010

Both fiscal and non-fiscal measures for the sector would be important. ...

03:41 PM, Feb 24, 2010

After 13-month contraction, exports picked up in November. ...

03:59 PM, Feb 15, 2010

Growth driven by a robust performance by the manufacturing sector. ...

01:03 PM, Feb 12, 2010

RBI Governor says it is important for government to withdraw the stimulus ...

08:45 AM, Feb 02, 2010

Economists says the stimulus will not provide a significant lift to an economy. ...

04:07 PM, Dec 08, 2009

There are now 30 million people in America who are unemployed. ...

02:14 PM, Oct 29, 2009

The stimulus package was to protect Indian economy from global recession. ...

06:14 PM, Sep 19, 2009

Growth has fallen sharply to 6.7 from 9 pc a year ago due to global crisis. ...

12:36 PM, Aug 25, 2009

This includes a 10 pc increase in Govt advertisement rates. ...

02:13 PM, Jul 06, 2009

Air India top bosses are living life maharaja style. ...

12:38 AM, Jul 04, 2009

The meet was to take stock of the stimulus package passed in February. ...

01:13 PM, Jun 09, 2009