Mamata wants Rs 100,000 cr to complete projects
NEW DELHI: The railway minister, Mamata Banerjee has demanded Rs 100,000 crore from the government fund for completing all the pending projects of the railways. Speaking at the Economic Editors’…
Govt to review export bans on cotton, sugar
NEW DELHI: The Union government is planning to review the bans imposed on cotton and sugar exports. On the issue of allowing foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the multi-brand retail…
India, Malaysia Sign comprehensive Economic pact
KUALUMPUR: (AMN) India and Malaysia on Wednesday signed an agreement towards implementing Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between two countries Minister for Commerce & Industry Anand Sharma, and the Malaysian…
India to tame Inflation, fiscal deficit soon
NEW DELHI: The finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that the price inflation in the country would stabilize at 6% on annualized basis towards the end of the year.…
SC vacates stay on Gujarat riots cases
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has vacated its stay on the pronouncement of judgement by the trial court in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases except on one case. The apex…
IT raids BJP MLAs houses in Bangalore
BANGALORE (AMN) Income Tax officials on Monday conducted raids at around 60 places in Karnataka, amidst allegations of horse-trading by both BJP and opposition. IT sources said, raids were targeted…
Terror camps still operating in Pakistan: Antony
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister A.K.Antony on Monday said that certain elements in the Pakistani secret agency ISI were training the infiltrators to sneak into India through Jammu and Kashmir LoC.…
India, Japan to speed up negotiations on N-deal
TOKYO: The Prime Ministers of India and Japan have asked their negotiators to arrive at a mutually satisfactory agreement for Civil Nuclear Cooperation at an early date. A joint statement…
PM arrives in Tokyo
TOKYO: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here this evening on the first leg of his three nation tour. Beside Japan he will also visit Malaysia and Vietnam. A…
53 pc voting in 2nd phase of Bihar polls
PATNA/ NEW DELHI: About 53 per cent voters on Sunday exercised their franchise in the second phase of Assembly elections in Bihar. Elections were held in 45 assembly constituencies in…