PMO calls meeting to discuss raising oil imports from Iran

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 18:17

With the rising oil import bill casting a shadow on attempts to rein in a record current account deficit, the Prime Minister's Office has called a meeting to discuss raising crude imports from Iran to curtail dollar payouts.

PM ignored tax issues, ease of doing biz in India poor: Godrej

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 20:59

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "overlooked" key concerns like the ease of doing business in India arising out of retrospective tax amendments in his address to Parliament, Chairman of Godrej Group Adi Godrej today said.

UK asks India to further open financial sector

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 19:25

The UK on Tuesday asked India to further open the financial sector services like banking and insurance to boost investments between the two countries.

PMO protests; Washington Post publishes correction

Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 13:03

Washington Post on Thursday admitted certain parts of its controversial article on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were taken from one-year-old edition of an Indian magazine

Ramdev favours a person to become PM who can deliver justice

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 23:43

Baba Ramdev said that he favours a person of any ideological or religious believe to become the Prime Minister of the country.

Japan's Noda heads to India on economic mission

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 21:48

Japan is trying to widen and deepen its trade and financial partnerships as it looks to catch up with export rival South Korea.

India can have third largest GDP by 2025: PM

Last Updated: Monday, August 22, 2011, 13:55

India could have the world's third largest GDP by 2025 if the country maintained its present growth rate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday while conceding that the target of nine percent growth for the next five years was "very ambitious" given the current state of the global economy.

Sanjay Gandhi to get a celluloid tribute

Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 18:16

If all goes well, a celluloid version of the life and times of Indira Gandhi’s younger son Sanjay Gandhi will be seen hitting the silver screen very soon. Considering the eventful life led by Sanjay, a biopic on him was long awaited.

Canadian PM confident of civil nuke deal with India

Last Updated: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10:46

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has expressed confidence about concluding a civil nuclear deal with India within weeks, asserting that prejudices of the past would not be allowed to come in the way.