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Chidambaram's 10-point agenda to save the economy 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Replying to a debate in Parliament about the state of the Indian economy, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today listed out 10 points which he said the government should take in order to get the econom...
As rupee hits all-time low, Chidambaram reaches out 27 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Among the key result areas that he identified to keep the fiscal and current account deficit within control, were increasing manufacturing and resolving the impasse in the coal, iron ore and land acqu...
US and allies could hit Syria in days, envoys tell rebels 27 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
Western powers told the Syrian opposition to expect a strike against President Bashar al-Assad's forces within days, according to sources who attended a meeting between envoys and the Syrian National ...
Promiscuous culture or safe city? Pick one: Mumbai top cop's faux pas 27 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
After the horrific gang-rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist last week raised questions about the safety of women in Mumbai, the city's top cop has justified moral policing and controversially blamed...
Chidambaram says world economy challenged: highlights 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today spoke in the Parliamnet amidst concerns surrounding the free-falling rupee which breached 66 against the dollar on Tuesday.
Coal-Gate: seven files still missing, government tells Supreme Court 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Under attack for losing important documents that explain how coal fields were allocated to private firms, the government today told the Supreme Court that seven files remain missing and that it is try...
It's not just the rupee: other markets that are bleeding 27 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
Figures suggest that currencies and stock markets of other emerging economies too have been reeling under pressure since the Fed's announcement.
Yashwant Sinha likens Finance Minister Chidambaram to an 'incompetent doctor' 27 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
As the rupee breached 66 to a dollar and the Sensex tanked almost 600 points, former finance minister Yashwant Sinha of the BJP today called for early elections, ripping into the UPA government for "p...
A mob attacked me, my clothes were torn: a Mumbai photo-journalist recalls 27 Aug 2013 | 03:58 pm
For 15 years, Shriya Patil Shinde has been shooting Mumbai. As a freelance photographer, her assignments have taken her to the deepest recesses of the city, often at its darkest hours.
Rupee slides past 66 per dollar, Sensex falls 590 points 27 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
The crash in the rupee sent the stock markets sharply lower. The BSE Sensex closed 590 points or 3.2 per cent lower at 17,968, while the Nifty closed below the 5,300 levels, falling 189 points. ...
