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Russia to test drones to track wildlife, poachers

May 18, 2013 at 9:58 AM

Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a nature reserve on the country's Pacific coast this summer.

US consumer prices dip

May 17, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Washington, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The US consumer price index dropped 0.4 percent in April, bring the 12-month inflation rate down to 1.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.

US industrial production goes down

May 16, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Washington, May 16 (IANS) US industrial production, an indicator of the output of mines, factories and utilities, dropped 0.5 percent in April, US Federal Reserve reported.

RBI to issue inflation linked bonds to attract household savings

May 16, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Mumbai, May 16 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will launch inflation-linked bonds every month to attract household savings of up to Rs.15,000 crore in fiscal 2013-14, so as to discourage investments in gold.

RBI to issue inflation-linked bonds

May 15, 2013 at 5:34 PM

Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue inflation-linked bonds of Rs.12,000 crore to Rs.15,000 crore in the current financial year to protect the savings of the poor and middle classes from the general price rise and help curb gold imports.

Return of US dollar, end of gold run (Comment)

May 15, 2013 at 3:42 PM

Mark Twain once said that a gold miner is a liar standing next to a hole dug up in the ground. The time has come for financial market participants to stop looking at the world through the prism of a goldbug.

Sensex rallies 400 points on rate cut hopes

May 15, 2013 at 1:42 PM

Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets surged more than 400 points Wednesday led by strong buying support in interest rate-sensitive banking, realty and auto stocks on expectation of rate-cut after inflation fell to a three-year-plus low.

India's inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.89 percent

May 14, 2013 at 3:50 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's headline inflation fell below five percent in April, the lowest since November 2009 as prices of vegetables, milk, eggs, meat and fish eased, government data showed Tuesday.

Akshay Tritiya marks bullish sales of gold, jewellery

May 13, 2013 at 7:02 PM

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Jewellers across the country registered high sales this Akshay Tritiya Monday as customers emptied their wallets to buy the yellow metal that fell 1.2 percent in international market, holding near its weakest level in two weeks.

India's forex reserves down $2 billion

May 11, 2013 at 6:06 PM

Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $2.06 billion to $294.30 billion for the week ended May 3, according to data released by the central bank.

UNESCO chief visits two biosphere reserves in Nicaragua

May 10, 2013 at 11:26 AM

Managua, May 10 (IANS/EFE) UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova inspected two of the three biosphere reserves in Nicaragua to get a firsthand look at their condition, first lady Rosario Murillo said.

Water on Moon and Earth may have come from same meteorites

May 10, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): Researchers from Brown and Case Western Reserve universities and Carnegie Institution of Washington have found that the water found on the moon, like that on Earth, came from small meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites in the first 100 million years or so after the solar system formed.

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism increases by 7.5 % in April

May 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The foreign exchange earnings from tourism increased by 7.5 per cent in April as compared to the same period last year, even though there was no change in the number of foreign tourists.

Four policemen die in Jharkhand accident

May 8, 2013 at 7:04 PM

Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) Four Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) policemen were killed Wednesday in Jharkhand when their vehicle collided with a truck, police said.

US consumer credit goes up

May 8, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Washington, May 8 (IANS) US consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in March, less than half of the 8 percent pace in the previous month, the US Federal Reserve reported.

RBI tightens rules to curb gold imports

May 3, 2013 at 7:24 PM

Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday said it will tighten regulations for overseas purchase of gold by banks and restrict loan facilities to curb the import of the yellow metal.

Experts' views on RBI annual monetary policy

May 3, 2013 at 5:40 PM

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its annual monetary policy for the 2013-14 financial year, announced Friday, cut its key policy interest rate by 0.25 percent.

RBI cuts key rates by 25 bps

May 3, 2013 at 12:52 PM

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's master Friday cuts key rates by 25 basis points (bps) making long-term loans cheaper....................

Loans to get cheaper as RBI cuts key policy rates

May 3, 2013 at 12:04 PM

Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday cut key policy rates by 0.25 percent, a move that will make auto, housing and other loans cheaper and help accelerate economic growth.

RBI cuts key policy rate by 0.25 percent

May 3, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday cut a key policy rate by 0.25 percent. This will make auto, housing and other loans cheaper and help accelerate economic growth.

New target for personalized cancer therapy discovered

May 3, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Washington, May 3 (ANI): A number of new cancer drugs are targeting a common cancer pathway that causes tumor growth with promising results.

RBI cuts key policy rate by 0.25 percent

May 3, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday cut the key policy rate by 0.25 percent, making auto, housing and other loans cheaper.

'Very limited' room for monetary easing, says RBI

May 2, 2013 at 8:52 PM

Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Dashing expectations of an interest rate cut that have risen because of the recent softening in inflation, as well as decline in crude and gold prices, the Reserve Bank of India Thursday said there is "very limited" space for that in fiscal 2013-14 because of multiple global and domestic risks, notably inflation.

Government red flags over 250 suspicious banking transactions

April 29, 2013 at 9:56 AM

New Delhi, April 29 (ANI): The Finance Ministry has reportedly red-flagged over 250 suspicious banking transactions, most of them related to multi-level marketing schemes.

India's forex reserves down $485 mn

April 27, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $485.9 million to $294.76 billion for the week ended April 19, according to data released by the central bank.

Two rifles of security guards go 'missing' in Kashmir

April 26, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) Two service rifles of a former legislator's security guards were reported "missing" Friday in south Kashmir's Shopian district and the police here said a departmental inquiry would probe the incident.

Australian consumer price index rises

April 24, 2013 at 12:36 PM

Sydney, April 24 (IANS) The Australian consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in the March quarter 2013, compared with a rise of 0.2 percent in the December quarter 2012, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported Wednesday.

Economy bottomed out; to grow at 6.4 percent in 2013-14: PM panel

April 23, 2013 at 3:00 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Indian economy has "bottomed out" and is expected to grow at 6.4 percent in the current fiscal against the estimated 5 percent expansion registered in the previous year, the prime minister's economic advisory panel said Tuesday.

Inflation to remain at 6 percent in current fiscal: PM panel

April 23, 2013 at 2:04 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation is expected to be at around 6 percent in the current financial year, providing ample space to the Reserve Bank of India to ease monetary policy, the economic advisory panel to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday.

China's big quake scares its giant pandas

April 22, 2013 at 4:36 PM

Beijing, April 22 (IANS) A powerful earthquake that rocked China scared the giant pandas and they are now being provided psychological therapy.

CPI-M for central intervention, CBI probe in chit fund muddle

April 21, 2013 at 11:08 PM

Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Asim Dasgupta Sunday urged the central government to step in and launch a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the collapse of chit fund-funded company Saradha Group.

India's forex reserves up $1.40 billion

April 19, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $1.40 billion to $295.24 billion for the week ended April 12, according to data released by the country's central bank.

Aruna Bahuguna appointed Special DG CRPF

April 18, 2013 at 1:48 PM

New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Aruna Bahuguna, an IPS officer of the 1979 batch from the Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as Special Director General with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

New method devised to detect autism in children

April 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Toronto, April 18 (IANS) Scientists have come up with a new technique to detect autism in children based on their brain activity, says a study.

New method detects autism with 94pc accuracy

April 18, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Washington, April 18 (ANI): Neuroscientists have come out with an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children.

Tripura troopers for Karnataka polls

April 17, 2013 at 3:48 PM

Agartala, April 17 (IANS) Troopers of Tripura's elite counter-insurgency trained force, the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) will provide security during the upcoming assembly polls in Karnataka, an official said Wednesday.

Sensex rallies 387 points on rate cut hopes

April 16, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Benchmark indices of Indian stock markets surged more than two percent Tuesday, due to strong buying support in banking, auto and realty stocks on expectations of cut in interest rates as inflation eased to a three-year low.

Inflation at 3-year low; rate cut hopes rise

April 15, 2013 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India's headline inflation fell below six percent for the first time in more than three years on the back of slower rise in the prices of manufactured and primary articles, boosting hopes for a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India next month, government data showed Monday.

Skin cells morphed into functional brain cells to treat multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy

April 15, 2013 at 11:40 AM

London, April 15 (ANI): Scientists at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a new technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders.

India's industrial growth still weak: Ahluwalia

April 12, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), April 12 (ANI): The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has once again emphasized that industrial output is still below expectations, and admitted that retail inflation is still in double digits.

Banks looted to finance terrorism: Security expert

April 11, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Bit coin and crypto currencies are becoming major avenues for money laundering and terror groups often rob banks for funding terrorist acts, a top security expert said.

Majority of Americans have 'fair amount' of trust in Obama's handling of economy

April 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): Majority of Americans have fair amount of trust in President Barack Obama to do the right thing for the economy placing him above both parties in Congress and the chairman of the Federal Reserve, according to a new poll.

Inflation likely to remain stable in advanced economies: IMF

April 10, 2013 at 12:36 PM

Washington, April 10 (IANS) Massive monetary stimulus taken by the major central banks is unlikely to ignite inflation as the inflation expectations have become more anchored than in the past and the response of inflation to changes in cyclical unemployment has become more muted, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

UFO-themed playground based on Westall spaceship landing to be installed in Oz

April 8, 2013 at 2:53 PM

Melbourne, Apr. 8 (ANI): The first time a UFO was seen in Clayton South, back in April 1966, it sparked mayhem, as dozens of screaming school pupils ran towards the pine grove where silvery saucer-shaped object descended from the sky.

RBI to ease monetary policy if inflation comes down

April 6, 2013 at 9:16 PM

Bangalore, April 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would further ease its monetary policy if inflation comes down, the central bank's governor D.Subbarao said Saturday.

India's forex reserves down $720 mn

April 6, 2013 at 6:29 PM

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $720.3 million to $292.64 billion for the week ended March 29, according to data released by the central bank.

US consumer credit jumps up

April 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Washington, April 6 (IANS) US consumer credit grew at an annual rate of 7.8 percent in February, indicating expanding consumer spending and ongoing economic recovery, the US Federal Reserve reported.

Man fires near RBI building in Mumbai

April 2, 2013 at 7:25 PM

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Mumbai Police Tuesday detained a man for firing from an airgun after he was refused entry into the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building here, police said.

BRICS summit promotes unity among emerging economies

March 31, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Beijing, March 31 (IANS) The fifth BRICS summit has promoted unity among major emerging economies and injected fresh impetus into the cooperation mechanism, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.

India's forex reserves up $1.05 bn

March 30, 2013 at 8:18 PM

Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $1.05 billion to $293.36 billion for the week ended March 22, according to data released by the central bank.

Brazilian president 'very satisfied' with BRICS summit

March 28, 2013 at 2:42 PM

Durban, March 28 (IANS) Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said she was "very satisfied" with agreements reached at the Fifth BRICS Summit that has just concluded here.

Feeding stations for migratory birds in China

March 27, 2013 at 2:34 PM

Beijing, March 27 (IANS) China has set up six feeding stations for migratory birds near a lake straddling the Sino-Russian border, officials said Wednesday.

India's forex reserves up $1.96 billion

March 24, 2013 at 4:58 PM

Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $1.96 billion to $292.31 billion for the week ended March 15, according to data released by the central bank.

Basel III norms for Indian banks from April 1: RBI

March 22, 2013 at 9:38 PM

Bangalore, March 22 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue a notification for the implementation of the Basel III capital regulations by Indian banks from April 1, central bank governor D. Subba Rao said Friday.

Indian markets slump on political worries

March 20, 2013 at 2:01 PM

Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Indian stock markets witnessed heavy selling pressure for the second straight day Wednesday due to political uncertainties as the DMK, a key ally of the ruling UPA coalition, pulls out from the government.

US intelligence worker charged with revealing national secrets in Chinese 'honey-trap' spy scheme

March 20, 2013 at 12:57 PM

New York, Mar 20 (ANI): A United States intelligence worker has been charged with revealing national security secrets to a Chinese woman he had been dating, according to a recent criminal complaint.

Australian economy starts to respond to rate cuts

March 19, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Sydney, March 19 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said Tuesday that the most interest rate sensitive parts of Australian economy have started to respond to the recent cash rate cuts.

India's central bank cuts key rates, says little room for more

March 19, 2013 at 1:05 PM

Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) With inflation still a worry, India's central bank Tuesday cut its short-term lending and borrowing rates by just 25 basis points and left the reserve ratios that also control money available for auto, home or commercial loans unchanged.

India's central bank cuts interest rates marginally

March 19, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) India's central bank Tuesday cut its key short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points, but left unaltered the reserve ratios that can pump more money into the commercial lending system.

Chidambaram asks banks to take firm steps to recover loans

March 18, 2013 at 3:53 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Expressing concern over rising bad loans, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today asked banks to take firm steps to recover loans.

Wellington Test between NZ, Eng drawn after rain washes away final day's play

March 18, 2013 at 1:37 PM

Wellington, Mar 18 (ANI): The second Test match between England and New Zealand ended in a draw after the final day's play was washed out due to persistent rains and the three-test cricket series between thee two teams will go to a deciding match in Auckland, starting on Friday.

'Junkie' Russian bears getting high by sniffing aircraft fuel fumes

March 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM

London, Mar. 18 (ANI): Bears in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve in the far east of Russia, are getting high by sniffing fumes from discarded barrels of aircraft fuel.

RBI likely to cut policy rates by 0.25 percent

March 17, 2013 at 5:10 PM

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to cut key rates by 0.25 percent when it reviews the monetary policy Tuesday, in order to revive sluggish growth even as inflationary pressure continued, experts said.

Broad's six-wicket spell destroys Kiwis in Wellington Test

March 16, 2013 at 3:58 PM

Wellington, Mar 16 (ANI): England captain Alastair Cook enforced the follow-on after a six-wicket bag from Stuart Broad helped the tourists dismiss New Zealand for 254 in their first innings of the second Test match in Wellington, falling 11 runs short of avoiding follow on.

'Unselfish' Prior on course to enter pantheon of legendary England keepers

March 16, 2013 at 12:14 PM

London, Mar 16 (ANI): Although Matt Prior missed out on a seventh Test century in the first innings of the second Test match against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, the wicketkeeper is on course to top legends like Alan Knott, Alec Stewart and Les Ames in the pantheon of England glove men

Inflation creeps upward in US

March 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Washington, March 16 (IANS/EFE) Consumer prices in the US rose 0.7 percent in February, the sharpest monthly increase since June 2009, the Labor Department said.

Jharkhand police recover huge cache of arms, ammunition of Maoists

March 14, 2013 at 3:34 PM

Lalgarh (Jharkhand), Mar.14 (ANI): Security forces have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition belonging to Maoists from Jharkhand's Lalgarh District.

Vettori wants opportunity to prove form, fitness after recovering from injury

March 14, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Wellington, Mar. 14 (ANI): Former Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori is close to returning to action for the first time in six months after succumbing to a long-term nagging Achilles tendon injury.

Pakistan-made items found on killed terrorists: Shinde

March 14, 2013 at 1:26 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The two terrorists killed in Wednesday's attack in Srinagar seemed to be foreign fidayeen (suicide attackers) and items recovered from them appeared to be of Pakistani origin, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Thursday.

India should resolve 'bottlenecks' in power, infrastructure sectors for economic growth: IMF

March 14, 2013 at 1:02 PM

Washington, Mar. 14 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund has said India needs to address 'bottlenecks' in its power and infrastructure sectors which are mainly to be blamed for a dramatic slowdown in the country's economic growth over the past year or so.

Srinagar attackers weren't from Pakistan: Islamabad

March 14, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected an accusation that the two militants who stormed a paramilitary camp in Srinagar Wednesday were "probably from Pakistan".

Pak rejects Indian allegations of involvement in attack on CRPF, beheading of soldiers

March 14, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Islamabad, Mar. 14 (ANI): Pakistan has strongly rejected allegations by senior Indian officials about the country's involvement in an attack on members of India's Central Reserve Police Force and beheading of two Indian soldiers on the Line of Control.

CM informs J&K assembly of 'suicide attack'

March 13, 2013 at 1:10 PM

Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday informed the legislative assembly in Jammu that a suicide attack by terrorists on a camp of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the outskirts of Srinagar left five troopers and two guerrillas dead.

One trooper killed as militants strike Srinagar camp

March 13, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Militants struck at a camp of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force here Wednesday. Initial reports said one trooper was killed and three others were injured in the attack.

Cook worried over Pietersen's knee injury ahead of Wellington Test

March 11, 2013 at 2:11 PM

London, Mar 11 (ANI): England captain Alastair Cook has admitted star batsman Kevin Pietersen's knee is bit of concern ahead of their second Test match against New Zealand in Wellington.

World's leading lion researcher calls for 'Marshall Plan' for African wildlife

March 9, 2013 at 2:27 PM

Washington, Mar. 9 (ANI): African lions and villagers would benefit from fences to protect them from each other, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researcher Craig Packer.

US unemployment hits four-year low as 236,000 jobs created in Feb

March 9, 2013 at 10:35 AM

London, Mar. 9 (ANI): Unemployment rate in America has fallen to the lowest level in more than four years, according to a report.

Chidambaram hopes for RBI rate-cut taking cue from fiscal discipline

March 8, 2013 at 7:55 PM

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should ease policy rates taking cue from the fiscal consolidation path shown by the government.

'Tipsy' elephant gatecrashes Virgin boss Branson's son's wedding!

March 8, 2013 at 4:03 PM

London, Mar 8 (ANI): An elephant gatecrashed the wedding of the heir of Virgin group's founder-chairman Sir Richard Branson, and got drunk on a fruit of a tree under which the bride and the groom said their vows.

US economy grows slowly on consumer spending

March 7, 2013 at 12:59 PM

Washington, March 7 (IANS) US economic activity grew "at a modest to moderate pace" in recent months on further expansion in consumer spending, US Federal Reserve said.

Botulinum toxin may hold key for treatment of common skin diseases

March 4, 2013 at 9:47 AM

Washington, Mar. 4 (ANI): Botulinum toxin could have an enormous potential in treatment of inflammatory skin diseases like psoriasis and eczema, researchers have claimed.

India's growth story intact, economy to bounce back: RBI Governor

March 3, 2013 at 7:39 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 3 (ANI): India will recover from its current ailing economic health and revive its growth story, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Sunday.

Goa to sell state stock securities worth Rs.200 crore

March 1, 2013 at 10:43 PM

Panaji, Mar 1 (IANS) The Goa government has offered to sell Rs.200 crore worth of state stock securities, a statement issued by the state's department of information and technology said Friday.

Intelligence training school for CISF personnel

March 1, 2013 at 3:07 PM

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Friday opened it's first intelligence school to enhance the efficiency of its personnel.

Elephants fast vanishing from Congo's Okapi reserve

March 1, 2013 at 1:39 PM

Washington, Mar 1 (IANS) Elephants, a protected species, are fast vanishing from Congo's Okapi Faunal Reserve (OFR), recording an alarming 37 percent decline over the past five years, according to surveys carried out by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), an environmental protection organisation.

Russian media mogul nominates 15-month old son for airlines board!

February 28, 2013 at 11:33 AM

Washington, Feb. 28 (ANI): Russian banking and media mogul Alexander Lebedev has dropped opposition firebrand Alexei Navalny from a list of nominees for the board of Russia's flagship air carrier, Aeroflot, and instead recommended his own 15-month-old son, Yegor, for the job.

Economic survey reveals government is likely to meet fiscal deficit of 5.3 percent

February 27, 2013 at 9:15 PM

New Delhi, Feb. 27 (ANI): The economic survey released by the government on Wednesday, a day prior to the announcement of General Budget proposal for the fiscal year 2013-14 reveals that government is likely to meet fiscal deficit of 5.3 percent despite a significant shortfall in revenue.

RBI releases final guidelines for opening new banks

February 23, 2013 at 7:19 PM

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - India's master bank - Friday released the final guidelines for issuing new bank licences, paving the way for corporate firms to enter the sector.........................

RBI releases guidelines for new bank licences

February 22, 2013 at 8:18 PM

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday released the final guidelines for issuing new bank licences, paving the way for corporate firms to enter the sector.

RBI releases guidelines for new bank licences

February 22, 2013 at 7:46 PM

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday released the final guidelines for issuing new bank licences, paving the way for corporate firms to enter the sector.

Kate Upton's journey from horse rider to 'coveted' model

February 19, 2013 at 2:01 PM

London, Feb. 19 (ANI): Kate Upton, who once made a very low-key appearance on the pages of a magazine - as a shiny faced teenager posing with her horse - has now become one of the most sought after models in the world.

Australian economy starts to respond to rate cuts

February 19, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Sydney, Feb 19 (IANS) Recent interest rate cuts have started to boost under-performing sectors of the Australian economy, according to the minutes of the February Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meeting released Tuesday.

ICC Women's World Cup Final: Australia coreboard

February 17, 2013 at 6:02 PM

Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The following is the Australian scoreboard against the West Indies in the ICC Women's World Cup final being played here at the Brabourne Stadium Sunday:

Remove injustices like income disparity, Amartya Sen tells unions

February 16, 2013 at 8:50 PM

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Calling it an "injustice" that wages in India had not gone up enough compared to the growth rate in per capita national income, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Saturday urged labour unions to remove that disparity to bring "some justice" in income distribution.

'Loans to MFIs not to be priority-sector if margin cap goes'

February 16, 2013 at 4:25 PM

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Virtually turning down the demand by micro-finance institutions (MFIs) for removing the stipulated cap on their margins, the RBI Saturday said if it does away with the cap then bank loans to the sector may not be treated as priority-sector lending.

Inflation falls to 6.62 percent, lowest in over three years

February 14, 2013 at 3:05 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price based inflation fell to 6.62 percent in January, its lowest level in over three years, helped by slower rise in prices of fuel and manufactured items, government data showed Thursday.

Widening trade deficit is worrying aspect, says Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao

February 13, 2013 at 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the huge surge in the import of petroleum and crude oil, Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao on Wednesday said that the widening trade deficit is a worrying aspect for the Indian economy.

Indian economy may grow at 7 percent next fiscal: Rangarajan

February 12, 2013 at 7:31 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India's economic growth is likely to rebound to 6.5-7 percent in the financial year beginning April 1, 2013 and over 8 percent in the subsequent years, chairman of the Prime Minister's economic advisory council C. Rangarajan said Tuesday.

New method to cut depression in young adults

February 12, 2013 at 3:23 PM

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Computerised avatars can help young adults who are reluctant to seek therapy for mental health problems because of the stigma and inadequate insurance coverage.

Interacting with healthcare avatars may reduce depressive symptoms in youngsters

February 12, 2013 at 2:35 PM

Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18 to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars-virtual 3D images of a healthcare provider like a nurse practitioner or physician -as a way to rehearse office visits ahead of time and learn self-management skills, a news study has revealed.