600 British teenage girls have breast reduction surgery

Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 12:45

A total of 647 British girls aged 15 to 18 have undergone state-funded breast reduction surgery in the past five years.

Plan panel mulls 10% reduction in poverty during 12th Plan

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 15:52

The Planning Commission is proposing a target of reducing poverty by 10 percent to less than 20 percent of the population by 2017 -- the terminal year of the 12th Five-Year Plan.

US, Russia close to cyber conflict preventing agreement

Last Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 09:45

The US and Russia are finalising an agreement to use their secure nuclear communication system for preventing possible misperceptions in cyberspace to escalate into full hostilities, a US daily has reported.

Bankers say they will cut rates; EMIs to come down

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 17:27

Leading banks, including SBI and ICICI Bank, on Tuesday said lending rates will fall after the Reserve Bank cut repo rate by 0.50 percent.

India Inc urges govt to cut repo rate by up to 1% point

Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 23:09

India Inc on Friday urged the Reserve Bank to cut its short-term lending rate, repo, by up to 1 percentage point in the forthcoming monetary policy review.

Pleasantly surprised bankers say no cut in lending rates soon

Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 22:41

Bankers on Friday said RBI's more-than expected 0.75-percentage point cut in cash reserve ratio (CRR) will ease the liquidity strain, but ruled out any immediate reduction in lending rates.

Developers hail CRR cut; hope banks to fund realty projects

Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 19:38

Terming RBI's decision to reduce cash reserve ratio (CRR) as a "positive step", the realty body CREDAI Friday said the move would enable financial institutions to fund real estate projects.

RBI cuts Cash Reserve Ratio by 0.75%

Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 18:00

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 0.75 percent to 4.75 percent to be effective from March 10.

RBI hints at another CRR cut; rules out SLR reduction

Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 15:30

The Reserve Bank on hinted at another reduction in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of banks to ease the severe liquidity in the system but ruled out a cut in the statutory liquidity ratio or SLR.

Poverty reduced in Asia-Pacific; hunger level high: Report

Last Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 18:07

The Asia-Pacific region has taken big strides in reducing poverty and is moving fast towards achieving other development goals, but still has high levels of hunger as well as child and maternal mortality, says a new report published by the UN.

Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 10:46

The symbolic Doomsday Clock calculated by a group of scientists was moved a minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, with the group citing inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and climate change.