The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 05, 2007

FOREIGN RELATIONS
Secure energy sources vital for economic growth: Pranab
`Recent upsurge in Indo-US relations has caught everybody's attention' More

`India, Pak must promote SAFTA'
Pakistan and India have a responsibility to promote the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) for the development of the region, said Mr Shahid Malik, Pakistan High Commissioner to India. While addressing the members of the PHD Chamber of ... More

India, Pak for reciprocal banking services
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have reached an understanding on granting permission for opening two branches of banks from India and Pakistan in each other's country on a reciprocal basis. The specific ... More

POLICY
Vodafone-Hutch deal gets Finance Minister's nod
Vodafone likely to start India operations by next quarter More

`Steps to beat inflation bearing fruit'
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said on Friday that the fiscal and monetary steps taken by the Government and the RBI were having a dampening effect on inflation. The demand and credit growth were moderating, he said in the Lok ... More

Bill to hike compensation for air accidents introduced
A new Bill has been introduced in Parliament that seeks to enhance more than three-fold the compensation that an air traveller would be entitled to in case of death or injury while on an international flight from here. Moving the Carriage by ... More

Bill on DVC management recast
In an effort to broad base the Damodar Valley Corporation management, a legislation providing for inclusion of professionals and experts in the company was moved in the Lok Sabha today. The Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) ... More

India joins Hague Conference
India's membership to the Hague Conference on Private International Law was given Cabinet approval on Thursday. The inter-Governmental organisational works towards the unification of rules of private international law, by finding ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
HC ruling on TNEB fixing different scales
The only point urged by petitioners was that there should be equal pay for equal work. More

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