Reforms
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Reform process slow in India, will upgrade rating in 2 years if reforms ‘tangible’: Moody's
Sep 20, 2016, 06:17 PM ISTMoody's on Tuesday indicated that it is unlikely to upgrade India’s sovereign rating and will only do so in 1-2 years if it is convinced that economic reforms are tangible.
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Government to continue reforms with single minded focus: Arun Jaitley
National | Jan 10, 2016, 11:41 PM ISTVisakhapatnam: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government would continue with the economic reforms with single-minded focus.Addressing the CII partnership summit in this coastal city in Andhra Pradesh, he said
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Govt to take another shot at passage of GST, real estate bills
National | Dec 12, 2015, 11:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: With just over a week left for the Winter Session of Parliament to conclude, the government is set to make a fresh attempt to ensure passage of the crucial GST and real estate bills,
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Modi reforms to help India grow 5.5% this fiscal: ADB
Dec 18, 2014, 09:29 AM ISTManila: Reforms brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help India grow 5.5 per cent this fiscal and, if extended, should lift growth to 6.3 percent next year, a top official in the Asian Development
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Vladimir Putin speech offers few reforms for economic woes
World | Dec 04, 2014, 11:15 PM ISTMoscow: Russia will defend its geopolitical interests, President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday as he promised economic reforms to pull his country back from the brink of recession. But Putin's patriotic bluster and vague promises did
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India to see stable growth; prospects depends on reforms: OECD
Nov 14, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTNay Pyi Taw: The Indian economy is expected to see an average annual growth of 6.7 per cent over the 2015-19 period and a further boost would depend on reform plans of the government, says
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UBS pegs rupee at 55 on reforms boost by new government
Jun 01, 2014, 06:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The rupee is expected to rally to the 55 level against the US dollar on expectation that the Narendra Modi government will push ahead with major reforms, Swiss brokerage UBS said.“The unprecedented mandate
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Bank strike over reforms hits services across India
India | Feb 10, 2014, 09:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Banking operations across India were hit Monday as members of an umbrella trade union of 47 banks began a two-day strike, opposing the proposed banking sector reforms and demanding immediate revision in wages.Over
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BCCI backs ICC working groups proposal on reforms
Cricket | Jan 23, 2014, 04:33 PM ISTChennai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Thursday approved the reforms proposed by the Commercial Rights Working Group of the International Cricket Council (ICC) that aim at reforming the power structure in
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India needs out of the box reforms in healthcare sector: Mukherjee
National | Jan 17, 2013, 08:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 17: Asserting that universal healthcare was a “matter of faith” for the government, President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday said that the country needed “out of the box” reforms to take medical services closer
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More reforms on way; no serious threat of downgrade: Chidambaram
Oct 11, 2012, 05:34 PM ISTTokyo, Oct 11: Promising more reforms initiatives in the next two years, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said there was no serious threat of downgrade of the country's credit rating by Standard and Poor's. "I don't
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Absence of reforms will slow growth Chidambaram
India | Oct 08, 2012, 03:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 8: Cautioning that absence of economic reforms will slow down growth, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said political parties may oppose but should not obstruct decision making.“Every government is entitled to lay
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PMO uses Twitter to highlight benefits due to reforms in last decade
National | Sep 16, 2012, 07:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 16: With the government facing attack over pushing FDI in multi-brand retail, the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday highlighted the benefits accrued to people because of reforms over last ten years in
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PMO highlights benefits due to reforms in last decade
Sep 16, 2012, 06:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 16: With the government facing attack over pushing FDI in multi-brand retail, the Prime Minister's Office today highlighted the benefits accrued to people because of reforms over last ten years in various
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Big, bold reforms: 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, 49% in aviation, disinvestment in PSUs
Sep 14, 2012, 07:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 14: The cabinet on Friday decided to operationalise 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail but left it to the state governments to allow setting up of such stores.The Cabinet headed by
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Be Cautious In Bringing About Reforms, Says President Patil
India | Jan 25, 2012, 09:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 25: In an apparent reference to the civil society movement for a strong Lokpal bill, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said one has to be cautious in bringing about reforms so that
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Priority No 1 Is To Push Reforms, Says PM
Aug 20, 2011, 06:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the foremost priority of his government would be to push forward the reforms programme even as it keeps open the possibility of raising the growth