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RBI to hike in interest rates soon, warn economists

Reserve Bank of IndiaNew Delhi, April 15: The Reserve Bank of India will soon hike its in

Priyanka Gandhi confirms meeting her father's assassin in Vellore jail

New Delhi, Apr 15:Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the daughter of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi today confirmed that she had met one of the persons involved in her father's assassination at the Vellore Prison on March 19.

According to media reports, a Chennai lawyer, D. Raj Kumar had filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, seeking clarifications about the meeting between Priyanka and Nalini.

Parliament adjourns over price rise issue protests

New Delhi, Apr 15: The opening day of the post-recess Budget Session of the Lok Sabha in Parliament was adjourned for the day on Tuesday, following noisy opposition protests over the price rise iss

Supreme Court fixes April 29 for Sethusamudram project hearing

Supreme CourtNew Delhi, Apr 15: The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed April 29 as the next dat

India to discuss issue of Indira’s assassin’s glorification with Canadian government

New Delhi, Apr 15: Former Indian Prime Minister, Indira GandhiIndia is likely to take up with the Canadian government the controversial Baisakhi parade in Vancouver during which Indo-Canadian community glorified Indira’s Gandhi’s killers, sources told a TV channel.

The organisers of the parade had put up pictures of those who they call ‘martyrs’. The posters included Satwant and Beant Singh who assassinated Former Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.

Cabinet to discuss measures to rein in rising steel prices

New Delhi, Apr 15: The Cabinet Committee on Prices (CCP) is expected to meet today to discuss measures to rein in rising steel prices.

Earlier on April 11, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath had said, “The Government is looking at ways to check soaring steel and cement prices by withdrawing incentives for exports of steel. Any ban on the export of iron ore would not impact domestic steel prices, which have been rising strongly.”

Nath had requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention in reducing steel prices without hurting the export of iron-ore and not to go ahead with the proposal of imposing export duty on iron-ore.

The measure was being contemplated to discourage exports of steel and control domestic prices.

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