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  Modi govt wants to sell off the country by bringing FDI: Mamata Banerjee

  National | July 08, 2014 18:27 IST

  Kolkata: Criticising the central government for "neglecting" West Bengal in the rail budget, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of "selling off the country" by introducing FDI in several sectors like

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  No hike in fares, Railways to attract FDI

  July 08, 2014 14:40 IST

  New Delhi: Sparing passengers of any further fare hike, Railway Budget for 2014-15 proposes to attract private domestic and FDI in infrastructure projects and pursuing private-public partnership to boost the finances of the cash-strapped railways.Having

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  Home Ministry red flags FDI in sensitive areas of Indian railways

  India | July 06, 2014 10:47 IST

  New Delhi: The Home Ministry has raised objections in allowing foreign direct investment in highly- sensitive areas of the Railways sector, saying such a move may compromise security of the country's largest transportation network.The objection

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  Realty space to get boost with rise in FDI: Report

  June 28, 2014 13:14 IST

  Mumbai: The formation of new government at the Centre has boosted investors' sentiment, especially in the real estate sector that has been going through a tough phase with drop in sales and debt pile-up, according

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  A K Antony criticises Modi government over FDI move in defence

  National | June 25, 2014 20:05 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader A K Antony today criticised the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for its move to allow 100 per cent foreign investment in defence sector and alleged it was

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  Government prefers FDI to boost growth rate to 8 per cent: Finance Secretary

  June 24, 2014 20:54 IST

  New Delhi: With two successive years of sub-5 per cent growth, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram on Tuesday said India would prefer foreign direct investment (FDI) over foreign institutional investor inflows if overseas resources need to

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  FDI in services sector drops 54% in 2013-14

  June 08, 2014 17:54 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign direct investment in the services sector declined by about 54 per cent year-on-year to $2.22 billion last fiscal, according to data from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The services sector, which

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  Government Should Not Permit FDI in E-Commerce Retail: CAIT

  June 05, 2014 17:17 IST

  New Delhi: The government should not allow FDI in e-commerce retail as it would grant back-door entry to foreign players in the multi-brand retail which the ruling BJP has been opposing, retailers body CAIT today

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  Jaitley underlines need to contain inflation, boost growth

  National | June 01, 2014 18:44 IST

  New Delhi: Attributing the present economic woes to a “decade of jobless growth”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today underlined the need to contain price rise and hasten economic reforms to boost low-cost manufacturing.  “Reviving the

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  CITU opposes move for 100% FDI in defence production

  May 31, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions today said it is against a government proposal to raise the FDI limit to 100% in the defence sector because that will be “totally detrimental” to indigenous

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  FDI hike in defence to boost production: HAL

  May 31, 2014 18:21 IST

  Bangalore: Prospects of an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector would enhance production and generate employment, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd chairman R.K. Tyagi said Saturday.“With the possibility of increase in FDI limit

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  FDI in retail may not be allowed, hints Nirmala

  May 27, 2014 21:09 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP-led government may not permit foreign retailers to open mega stores in the country as such a move may adversely impact small traders and farmers, new Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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  S'pore replaces Mauritius as top FDI source in India

  May 25, 2014 20:22 IST

  New Delhi: Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment into India, accounting for about 25 per cent of FDI inflows in 2013-14.During the last financial year, India attracted USD 5.98

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  FIPB to take final call on HDFC Bank's FDI proposal: Mayaram

  May 23, 2014 16:42 IST

  New Delhi: The final decision on HDFC Bank's proposal to raise foreign shareholding will be taken by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, the Finance Ministry said today. “It (ambiguities in HDFC Bank's proposal) will be cleared

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  Regressive FDI norms hurting defence industry: FICCI

  May 11, 2014 19:30 IST

  New Delhi: Regressive foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of the government has hurt Indian defence industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has said.In a communication addressed to the secretary of

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  Finance Ministry allays fears of US stimulus withdrawal impact on FDI

  May 04, 2014 17:01 IST

  New Delhi: Allaying fears that the withdrawal of fiscal stimulus programme in the US will impact foreign investments into India, a Finance Ministry report has said the country is an attractive destination on its own

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  FDI in India's services sector drops 54% during April-February

  May 04, 2014 16:03 IST

  New Delhi: India's services sector received foreign direct investment (FDI) of $2.18 billion during April-February period of financial year 2013-14, down 54 per cent compared with figures of the corresponding period a year ago. Services such

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  Will fight till end to stop gas price hike: Kejriwal

  India | April 27, 2014 21:53 IST

  Varanasi: Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal today appealed to the people to vote for his party candidates, promising to “fight till our last breath” to stop the gas price hike in Parliament.Addressing a rally

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  Amazon steps up US lobbying for Indian FDI; Walmart on halt

  April 27, 2014 19:07 IST

  Washington: After supermarket giant Walmart, it is online retail major Amazon which appears to be lobbying hard with U.S. lawmakers to seek their support for facilitating its “foreign direct investment in India”.According to the latest

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  At a glance: BJP's election manifesto for LS polls 2014

  National | April 08, 2014 7:36 IST

  New Delhi: Contentious issues like construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, abrogation of Art 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Uniform Civil Code have been included in the BJP's