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Raghuram Rajan admits to low growth rate & higher inflation

Kolkata, Dec 13 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said that the growth rate of the economy was weaker but inflation was higher than desired. Rajan on Thursday, said that data showed a sharply higher food prices in the country. Rajan added the RBI would take all data into account and that the RBI was "very uncomfortable" with the current level of inflation. The RBI also warned regulators to be vigilant against ponzi schemes. Dec 13, 2013
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BSE closes points 290.02 up on Dec 9

New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 290.02 points up to stand at 21,286.55. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 104.00 points up to stand at 6,363.90. Oriental Bank and DLF were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 8.22% and 6.51% along with Bharti Infratel and Exide Industries Ltd. with an increase of 5.47% and 5.40% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Jindal Steel and Sobha Developers Ltd. with a decrease of 6.01% and 3.17% along with Eicher Motors and Max India with a decrease of 3.11% and 2.79% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 147.70 points at 12,445.11, while the banking sector is up 325.71 points at 13,689.45 and the realty sector is up 35.64 points at 1,401.24. The Indian currency is up 0.61% at Rs 61.04per dollar. Dec 9, 2013
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Hashim Ansari alleged Congress creating Modi fear among Muslims, BJP says Congress doing vote bank p

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Mohammad Hashim Ansari accused Congress of creating fear of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi among Muslims and that Modi needs the community's support to win the elections. A day after the allegation, BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that Congress is scared of Modi's popularity and is doing vote bank politics and nothing else. He said that Congress considers Muslims just as vote bank and not as 'suffering lot'. Javadekar also said that now people have understood the ruling party's politics and would not support the same. Dec 7, 2013
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Narendra Modi writes to CMs against anti-communal bill, BJP says centre encroaching on state subject

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): After BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday wrote letters to all CMs urging them to oppose the Centre's proposed Communal Violence Bill, BJP Spokesperson Siddharth Nath Singh said that these are subject to state list and centre is just encroaching upon the state subjects. He said that these comes keeping in view the upcoming 2014 general elections and for just vote bank. Further, talking about the popularity of BJP among the bookies, Singh said that BJP is synonymous to development and every other person wants and desires for development and progress. Dec 7, 2013
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BSE closes points 81.87 up on Dec 6

New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 81.87 points up to stand at 21,039.68. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 18.80 points up to stand at 6,259.90. Oriental Bank and Tata Power were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 8.01% and 6.35% along with Amara Raja and UCO Bank with an increase of 5.00% and 4.92% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. and Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. with a decrease of 2.39% and 2.11% along with Future Retail and Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. with a decrease of 2.09% and 1.84% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 50.23 points at 12,292.04, while the banking sector is up 133.56 points at 13,431.82 and the realty sector is up 4.22 points at 1,367.04. The Indian currency is up 0.22% at Rs 61.62 per dollar. Dec 6, 2013
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Police arrest 8 PLFI Maoists in Jharkhand

Palamu, Dec 06 (ANI): Eight Maoists of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested by police in Jharkhand. Police also recovered arms and ammunitions from their possession in the Palamu district. The arrested Maoists include Laxman Yadav, who is said to be the zonal commander of PLFI. Yadav is accused of abducting three bank officials in the state a few months ago. Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state, police said. Dec 6, 2013
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BSE closes points 240.08 up on Dec 5

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 240.08 points up to stand at 20948.79. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 76.45 points up to stand at 6237.40. IDFC and ICICI Bank were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 6.88% and 6.74% along with IRB Infra and Yes Bank with an increase of 6.41% and 6.04% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Strides Arco and Zee Entertainment Ltd. with a decrease of 14.60% and 3.29% along with Gitanjali Gems and Eicher Motors with a decrease of 3.01% and 2.86% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 45.92 points at 12,242.13, while the banking sector is up 558.75 points at 13,291.51 and the realty sector is up 18.09 at 1,361.01.The Indian currency is up 0.34% at Rs 61.84 per dollar. Dec 5, 2013
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BJP opposes communal violence bill

New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): Leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that they would oppose the amended Communal Violence Bill, in the parliament. The Party said that the timing of the move by the government is suspicious and the bill is driven by political considerations and vote bank politics. It also added that He said that if the Bill is implemented then it would fragment the society and increase violence. Dec 5, 2013
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Narendra Modi calls Communal Violence Bill 'recipe for disaster', Shiv Sena supports

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): Opposing the Communal violence bill, Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that his party will not let this bill get passed in the winter session of the Parliament which starts from Dec 05. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he said that bill is to gain vote bank. He also added that BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has full support of Shiv Sena who in a sharply worded letter to the Prime Minister has termed this bill as ill-conceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster. Dec 5, 2013