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Feb 21 (IANS) Bollywood’s planned strike Feb 23 to protest against the imposition of a service tax on the film industry has been called off after a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, industry officials said Tuesday. “This strike has been...
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In a globalised world where major developed economies are going through turbulent times, growth cannot be taken for granted, Mukherjee said at the Assocham annual general meeting. However, the slowdown should be a temporary phenomenon, he said. "This...
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The finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, said that he expects current economic Economy would soon rebound to higher growth trajectory, Mukherjee said at the 91st annual session of Assocham here on Tuesday. India has to target near double-digit growth in...
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“A tight monetary policy has impacted investment and consumption through higher cost of credit.” However, he said that the policy measures would ease capital control and make additional resources available to the infrastructure sector. The slowdown...
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The government could look at providing greater tax concessions to banks for provisioning of their non-performing assets (NPA), which have steadily risen in the last one year. Loans to five sectors — telecom, textiles, power, aviation and the overall...
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A battery of ministers, who are in the GoM on corruption -- Pranab Mukherjee, Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid, besides the department of personnel -- vehemently denied that there was any proposal to rein in EC by giving statutory backing to the Model...
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He blamed the tight monetary policy measures by the country’s central bank and continuing uncertainties in the global economy for a slowdown in the Indian economic growth. Mr. Mukherjee has earlier said that that country might have to settle for GDP...
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A fresh controversy broke out today (Feb 21) over reports to curtail powers of the Election Commission, but it was dubbed as "totally mischievous" by the Government which also said this may be considered as part of electoral reforms if political...
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The central bank ran a 20-month interest rate tightening cycle until October to slow down inflation to 7 percent by March. Economists expect the RBI to cut its main policy rate by 100 basis points in 2012 from the current 8.5 percent. Finance Minister...
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Yet, India is better placed than many other countries to face any global turmoil such as the eurozone debt crisis, according to him, and the economy would rebound to a high growth trajectory. "Continuing global uncertainty is also affecting India. The...
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12,000 movie halls across the country will remain shut on February 23 to protest against the proposed service tax. President of Film Federation Of India (FFI) Vinod Lamba said that with the help of Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni a...
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According to the law minister, corruption largely has to do with government decisions and how can they be influenced and manipulated and where there should be clarity or objectivity. That is what the GoM on corruption is looking at, he said. Finance...
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“India has to target a double-digit or near double-digit growth in the not too distant future. We must learn to sustain high growth over extended period of time,” he said while addressing a conference of the industry chamber ASSOCHAM. The economic...
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Mukherjee said the government has for the first time allowed individual foreign investors other than institutional investors and foreign venture capital firms to invest directly in Indian capital markets. FDI inflows
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The federation claimed that as a result of the one-day strike, over 9,000 standalone movie theatres will remain shut. Multiplexes, however, will not be a part of the strike. The Film Federation of India (FFI) is taking the step after its meeting with...
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The federation claimed that as a result of the one-day strike, over 9,000 standalone movie theatres will remain shut. Multiplexes, however, will not be a part of the strike. The Film Federation of India (FFI) is taking the step after its meeting with...
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Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that a “tight monetary stance has impacted growth”. A slowdown in direct investments in India has also impacted the current account deficit, he noted, adding that the country needs to aim for double digit growth,...
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Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (Bengali: প্রনব কুমার মুখার্জী born December 11, 1935, West Bengal, India) is the Minister for External Affairs of India in the Manmohan Singh-led Government of India. A prominent leader of the Indian National Congress in the 14th Lok Sabha, he is known to be a competent party apparatchik, "a prominent Gandhi family... Full Article
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Indian Home Minister P.Chidambaram (R), Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L), and Minister of Foreign Affairs S.M. Krishna (C) sit during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmmohan Singh and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in New Delhi on October 12, 2011. Chidambaram and...
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