Next government must balance budget by 2015, says CBI

NTPC sale to fetch 1.8 billion dollars: Disinvestment Secretary

By: AMITOO2_44

A five percent stake sale of the state-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) could fetch the government 1.8 billion dollars (81 billion rupees), Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Friday. Last week, the government mandated more sales of shares by state firms and changed the rules on how it can use the ...

13 days ago

Greece's Socialists win snap poll

By: genius-world

Greece's opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok) has won the country's snap general elections. Outgoing PM Costas Karamanlis has congratulated Pasok leader George Papandreou and resigned as leader of the conservative New Democracy party. With most ballots counted, the Socialists had more than 43% of the vote, to 35% for New Democracy....

about 1 month ago

Disinvestment Secretary: NTPC sale to fetch 1.8 billion dollars

By: munish25

A five percent stake sale of the state-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) could fetch the government 1.8 billion dollars (81 billion rupees), Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Friday. Last week, the government mandated more sales of shares by state firms and changed the rules on how it can use the ...

13 days ago

Merkel eyes new coalition after victory

By: dustgeer

 Angela Merkel swept back into office on Sunday in the German elections after defeating her foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). It was a disastrous night for the SPD who saw their vote fall ten percent, making it their worst election night since World War II. In a victory speech to members of her ...

2 months ago