INTERNATIONAL ASEAN asked to advance 2010 free trade deadline Manila: South East Asian nations should advance their 2010 deadline for dismantling all tariff barriers to cope with rising competition for investments, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary-general Rodolfo Severino proposed on May 29.
NATIONAL No pressure on govt's borrowing programme: Sinha New Delhi: Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on May 29 there is no pressure on government's Rs 1,42,779 crore borrowing programme despite the higher Defence spending amid Indo-Pak tension.
Chhattisgarh-Balco MoU for Rs 6000 cr investment Chhattisgarh's State Industrial Development Corporation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Balco for a fresh investment of Rs 6000 crores to expand Balco's operations in Chhattisgarh.
India should bank on indigenous resources: Expert Chennai:Noted management expert C K Prahalad on May 29 said that, "India needs to aspire for a double digit economic growth capitalising on resources within, than pinning high hopes on Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).
Smart stents to be available in India from June 3 New Delhi: Smart stents, or stents coated with drugs which promise to change the scene of cardiovascular medicine and surgery, will now be commercially available in India from Jun 3.
Indo-Pak tensions takes toll on SENSEX Mumbai: Bearishness continued to prevail at the opening session on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on May 29, that noticed lacklustre activity following escalating tension between India and Pakistan.
