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Slashed GDP growth estimates for Manmohan Singh years sparks row

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) had estimated that India's GDP grew by 8.5 per cent in the 2010-11 financial year, and not at 10.3 per cent as previously estimated.

Nov 29, 2018

Modi govt's U-turn on subsidies revs up hybrid car makers

Heavy industries department seeks incentives for buyers of at least 10,000 hybrid cars with lithium-ion batteries.

Nov 27, 2018

Delhi, Mumbai success spurs India plan to privatise six more airports

Experts expect a strong global response to the move as the aviation sector is poised for a major surge.

Nov 9, 2018

IBM to join hands with government bodies, public sector banks for agri solutions

The US-based company launched 'Watson decision platform for agriculture' globally Monday evening, eyeing the USD 2.4-trillion agriculture market.

Sep 25, 2018

India, US closing in on package deal to remove trade irritants

US President Donald Trump, who dislikes multilateral trade agreements, said earlier this month that India had approached the US to "start doing a trade deal."

Sep 18, 2018

Falling rupee, rising oil prices alarming; PM Modi likely to review state of economy

PM will discuss possible fiscal and monetary steps with top finance officials in the meeting.

Sep 13, 2018

Indian company to start operating strategic Chabahar port in Iran

The port gives India a road link to access markets in Afghanistan and other central Asia countries bypassing Pakistan, which has denied India the use of its port and land routes to connect with Afghanistan.

Sep 7, 2018

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'Raghuram Rajan's policies led to slump, not demonetisation'

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar says Rajan's policies on stressed assets resulted in a steep rise in non-performing assets in the banking sector. This led to a drastic shrinking of credit for the small scale sector, he adds.

Sep 3, 2018

Activists protest against the Muzaffarpur shelter home protest in Delhi

Independence Day 2018: 15 promises that free India failed to keep

As India enters its 72nd year of Independence from the British Raj, we take a look at the 15 promises that still remain unfulfilled on August 15, 2018.

Aug 15, 2018

Ambulance rescues one-month old girl child from garbage dump in Delhi

The baby was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital and will be put up for adoption once she completely recovers.

Aug 9, 2018

Haryana leads in sex determination tests in the country

Around 15 lakh female foetuses are aborted every year around the world and 5 per cent of all ultrasound tests are related to pregnancy.

Jul 23, 2018

Delhi goes green, city to get 1,000 e-buses

The Delhi cabinet has approved a plan to purchase e-buses at a cost of Rs 2,500 crore. The move was promised in the government's 2018-19 green budget.

Jul 11, 2018

Samajwadi Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi favour simultaneous elections

Modi government's plan for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections gathers steam with support from SP and TRS. Election Commission, Law Commission and NITI Ayog are all studying the feasibility of such a move.

Jul 9, 2018

One nation, one election is impractical, unconstitutional: Trinamool Congress

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says PM Narendra Modi's plan of a single election for both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is unconstitutional, says Centre is not above states.

Jul 7, 2018

Indian Railways bypasses recruitment board to open doors for contractual hiring

Railways will be hiring retired staff as part of a drive to fill the shortage in several key areas including heritage property preservation and stenographers.