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Indian population up by 181 million, but sharp dip in growth
31 Mar 2011
Latest Census figures peg India’s population at 1.21 billion, an increase of 181 million people since the last Census in 2001 but also reveal a sharp reduction in growth rate.
Government to set up JPC to probe 2G scam
22 Feb 2011
Making the announcement in Lok Sabha as it opened from the first working day of the session, Singh said a formal motion for constitution of the Joint Parliamentary Committee would be moved soon
India to ratify UN convention against corruption
21 Feb 2011
The government has set up a group of ministers to consider all measures, including legislative and administrative, to tackle corruption and improve transparency in governance
Former Kerala minister sentenced to one year RI
10 Feb 2011
NDA leaders to give undertaking on slush funds
02 Feb 2011
India-Mauritius tax pact has holes, says OECD
29 Jan 2011
Ready to help India on tax evaders: Swiss official
29 Jan 2011
After the revised double tax avoidance treaty with India is ratified during the year, Indian authorities could get information on tax evaders if they are able to produce evidence of tax evasion, says a Swiss official
Government runs out of alibis over Thomas
28 Jan 2011
SC asks Indian government to trace black money kept overseas
27 Jan 2011
The SC feels the government is using the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement as a ploy to withhold details of people who have stashed money in foreign banks
India world’s most over-regulated economy: survey
27 Jan 2011
India was rated worst in terms of over-regulation, scoring 9.16 points out of 10, followed by China with 9.04 points, Japan in third position with 3.28 points
You cannot sack me, Kalmadi tells Maken
25 Jan 2011
Governor Bhardwaj allows prosecution of Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa
21 Jan 2011
The state cabinet had passed a resolution which cast doubts on Bhardwaj being 'fair and judicious' in his decisions.
Be transparent on urban land, Reddy tells states
20 Dec 2010
Phone-tapping won't stop tax evasion: Bajaj
18 Dec 2010
Indian politicians corrupt, populist; bureaucracy lethargic: WikiLeaks
17 Dec 2010
In the cables, US diplomats complain of bureaucratic inertia, a lack of capacity, oversensitivity, corrupt or populist politicians and a bureaucracy stuck in the era of the cold war
New Radia exposes leave N K Singh, Tarun Das red-faced
14 Dec 2010
The latest tapes of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s tapped phone conversations have left Rajya Sabha member N K Singh former CII chief Tarun Das red-faced
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