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Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said India has emerged from the perception of being in crisis and has placed itself as a better place to remain invested.

"I keep telling the international fora that India is not a problem any more. I think there was a perception problem (last year), but I think on Tuesday that perception also doesn't exist," Rajan said during the customary post-policy interaction with mediapersons at RBI headquarters here.

The central bank chose to keep all the key policy rates unchanged, except cutting SLR by 50 basis points to infuse liquidity.

Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated for the second straight session and ended nine paise higher at 60.84 against the US dollar on Tuesday on the back of rising local stock market and sustained dollar selling by exporters.

A firm dollar overseas ahead of service-sector and factory-order data restricted the rise to some extent, a forex dealer said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday maintained its key rate as it is but slashed statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by 0.5 percent to 22 percent to release about Rs 40,000 crore into the financial system.

Washington: A group of retired military generals has asked US President Barack Obama to declassify a Senate report on CIA interrogations expected to be released this week.

"The CIA's programme prompted a public discussion about whether these enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs) produced reliable information," a group of 15 interrogators, interviewers and intelligence officials said in a letter to Obama.

New Delhi, Aug 5 : The manufacturer of the world's pinnacle super luxury automobiles, today confirmed the development program for a new Rolls-Royce. The new car will reach the market by mid-2016.

The car will build on the success of Phantom, Ghost and Wraith by continuing to boldly shape the future of the marque with contemporary, graceful and sensuous styling. It will deliver effortless, open-top touring through the perfect marriage of modern Rolls-Royce luxury, style and elegance with an engaging and exhilarating driving experience.

New Delhi: Honda Cars India is temporarily suspending production of its flagship sedan City this month as it shifts manufacturing of the car to its Tapukara facility.

The company said it will resume production of the car that is being rolled out from its Greater Noida plant in the first week of next month.

"There will be no production of the Honda City in the month of August and the manufacturing of the car will resume in first week of September," Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said in a statement.

New Delhi: Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday sought to rake up an rake up issue accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not greeting Muslims on the occasion of Eid while noting that he had offered prayers in Nepal's famed centuries-old Pashupatinath Temple yesterday.

Raising the issue during zero hour, Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandhopadhyay recalled the Prime Minister's visit to the Pashupatinath Temple yesterday and his donation of ghee and 2500 kg of sandalwood.