Manmohan Singh

Citigroup downgrades India`s eco growth rate !

Citigroup downgrades India's eco growth rate New Delhi, Nov 17: Global financial major Citigroup has lowered India's economic growth rate projection to 6.8 per cent from 7.2 percent for this fiscal due to slowdown in...

PM reviews measures to ease liquidity crunch

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reviewed measures taken by the government to ease the liquidity crunch faced by India Inc arising out of the global financial crisis as well as discussed possible measures to help Indian...

Obama must say if he endorses G20 view on slowdown: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said India and other like-minded nations would like to know if the incoming Barack Obama administration in the US endorses the views expressed at the G20 Summit...

‘LIM system better than the one used in Delhi Metro’

Varanasi: The Linear Induction Motor (LIM) rail metro system developed by the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) can save over 100 crore per kilometre if adopted for the proposed metro project here in place of conventional metro...

Punjabi Durbar unaware of festival at Nankana Saheb

Amritsar, Nov. 18 (ANI): Radio Pakistan's latest installment of Punjabi Durbar programme was oblivious of the festival being celebrated at Nankana Saheb where pilgrims in their thousands visited the birthplace of Guru Nanak.

Rivers of filth

Thirty- one per cent of Indian rivers and water bodies contain an alarming level of bacterial contamination, according to an analysis of the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB), reports Chetan Chauhan.

Punish Indian police for torturing Muslims: rights group (AFP)

AFP/File – Indian Muslims offer prayers in Hyderabad in September, 2008. A leading human rights group on Tuesday … NEW DELHI (AFP) – A leading human rights group on Tuesday called for Indian police to be punished for torturing...

In last lap, UPA puts foreign relation exercise in top gear

In a new policy shift, the UPA government in its last leg is working hard at wooing and strengthening ties with countries of the West Asia and the Mediterranean. While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to visit Saudi Arabia...

Real Estate Prices should Drop More

Property prices in India need to decline further before demand picks up, said Adi Godrej, who heads the Godrej group of companies that has interests in property, consumer goods, and electrical and office equipment. There has...

Little to bring to the table

The world’s main bourses, out of indifference or disappointment, slipped a few points with the conclusion of the G-20 summit. However, the G-20’s lack of impact on the global financial crisis does not distract from its symbolic...