GDP growth dips to 9.1% Chidambaram attributed the slower economic growth in second quarter to sluggishness in manufacturing sector.
Inflation climbs to 3.21 pc Higher prices of food products and some manufactured items pushed up inflation to 3.21 per cent for the week ended November 17, against 3.01 per cent a week ago.
Bank to raise Rs 10,000 crore through rights issue
SBI fund tap gets Centres nod The Centre, on Friday, accorded its approval to the much awaited proposal of state-owned State Bank of India to enhance its equity by Rs 10,000 crore.
FDI hike in aviation on cards The Union Cabinet will take up soon a proposal to raise FDI limit in non-scheduled airlines and ground handling services and allowing 100 per cent foreign investment in titanium mining.
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (L) shakes hands with Finance Minister P.Chidambaram as they exchange documents during an agreement signing ceremony after India-EUsummit talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Friday. AP
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
