Economic Survey calls for reforms, predicts 7% growth
The Economic survey suggested reforms in areas like foreign direct investment, divestment, taxation and the subsidy regime and says that India can achieve 7.75 percent growth this year despite the difficult global circumstances.
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Realistic Exports Proceeds in `09-10 Likely to dip 10 per cent : ASSOCHAMNew Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has forecast a minimum of 10% dip in export proceeds of India during fiscal 2009-10 in the backdrop of continued demand constriction in overseas market especially US, EU and UK.
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Pakistan confirms Swat ceasefireTaliban fighters and the Pakistani government have agreed to a “permanent ceasefire” in the Swat valley following a year of intense fighting in the troubled north-western area.
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Ceat, Apollo Tyres to reduce pricesNew Delhi: Two Indian tyremakers said they will reduce prices by 2%, passing on the excise duty cut announced by the finance minister on Tuesday
Technology
Sony and mSpot Sign Ringtone dealSony Music Entertainment and mSpot have entered into a ringtone distribution agreement that will add Sony’s catalog of artists to mSpot’s collection of over 400,000 song titles.
Entertainment
Bollywood actor Feroz Khan passes awayBollywood actor and producer Feroz Khan died on Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 69. Khan died at 1:30 am at his farmhouse in the southern city of Bangalore.