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Stalemate on Economic Bills depresses markets, BSE Sensex down 104 Points
Mumbai, Dec 9: Reduced chances of key economic legislation getting passed in the winter session of parliament, coupled with a slowdown in the Chinese economy and falling commodity prices led a barometer index to shed 104 points during…
India fourth biggest exporter of illicit capital: Report
Washington, Dec 9: With an average annual outflow of $51.03 billion, India is the fourth biggest exporter of illicit capital over a decade with such financial flows surging to $1.1 trillion in 2013, according to a new report.
China, with…
China’s November inflation grows 1.5 percent
Beijing, Dec 9: China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 1.5 percent year on year in November, up from a rise of 1.3 percent in October, official data showed on Wednesday.
The reading was slightly higher than a 1.4…
British economy growth pace increases: research
London, Dec 9: The British economy grew at a faster pace over the past three months ending in November than in the three-monthly period up to October, according to a research.
Research by the National Institute of Economic and Social…
Crude prices drop amid ample supplies
New York, Dec 9: Oil prices fell on Tuesday as market expected that global supplies will continue to exceed demand.
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last Friday decided to keep crude production pumping at the…
Adani seeks Australian legislation change to protect coal development
Sydney, Dec 9: A billionaire Indian businessman has reportedly met with Australia's prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, seeking new laws that prohibit court actions against controversial environmental approvals for major projects.
Gautum…
Karnataka to incubate 20,000 start-ups: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Dec 8: The tech-savy state of Karnataka will incubate about 20,000 start-ups by 2020 to create six lakh direct and 12 lakh indirect jobs, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday.
"We are setting up a start-up cell as a…
National Herald case is matter of serious corruption: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 8: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the National Herald case was a matter of serious corruption and the government had nothing to do with the matter.
He said the Congress should fight the case in court…
Twitter does amplify social movements: Study
New York, Dec 8: If you have ever stood up for a social cause, you must have turned to social media to garner more support.
Now a University of Pennsylvania study has said that ‘slactivists’, or those, ‘liking’ and ‘sharing’ your posts…
Facebook shuts down its Creative Labs division
New York, Dec 8: Social networking giant Facebook has decided to call it a day for its experimental division Creative Labs.
Founded two years ago as a start-up within the company, it built a series of experimental social apps designed to…