FinMin warning yields results, Feb service tax mop up jumps 44%

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 12:13

The revenue department had collected only Rs 7,255 crore as service tax in January.

Inflation snaps 4-month losing trend; rises to 6.84% in February

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 12:31

After touching a three-year low in January, inflation increased marginally to 6.84 percent in February driven by costlier food items and petrol.

Railways registers marginal dip in freight loading in February

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 20:35

The railways has recorded a marginal dip in freight loading in February as compared to the same month last year.

Retail inflation rises to 10.91% in February

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 11:36

Retail inflation rose for the fifth month and remained in double digits at 10.91 percent in February, driven by higher prices of vegetables, edible oil, cereals and protein-based items.

Exports up 4.25% in Feb; Govt to announce sops in FTP

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 12:05

Growing for the second straight month, India's exports rose by 4.25 percent to USD 26.26 billion in February.

China's inflation rebounds to 10-month high

Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 14:19

Due to rising food prices during the Spring Festival season, China's annual consumer inflation rebounded to a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Saturday.