NATIONAL No proposal for raising rates on SDS: Government The Government today (Feb 20,2006) said it is not considering any proposal to increase the rate of interest on the Special Deposit Scheme, in which most of the Employees Provident Fund is parked.
Economy to grow by 7.7 percent in FY 2006: ICRA Credit rating agency ICRA today (Feb 20,2006) pegged upwards economic growth projection to 7.7 per cent for this fiscal, which is still lower than Government's estimate of 8.1 per cent.
Sensex falls sharply by 55 points during early trade Shares in the smallcap segment fall sharply during the early trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) here today (Feb 20,2006), pulling down the sensex further by 54.63 points.