Conference of Secretaries of Administrative reforms todayAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms will be held here today. It will be inaugurated by Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Correction: Q&A on credit card reformsAugust 21st, 2009 Correction: Q&A on credit card reformsNEW YORK — In an Aug. 19 story about credit card reforms, The Associated Press erroneously reported that cardholders will face fewer surprises about credit limit changes under the new rules.
Conference of Secretaries of Administrative reforms tomorrowAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms will be held here tomorrow. It will be inaugurated by Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Report: African economic growth rate to halve amid global crisis; reforms to help reboundJuly 27th, 2009 African economic growth seen halving to 2.8 pctJOHANNESBURG — A new report says Africa has been "gravely affected" by the global economic downturn and that its growth rate will halve this year due to collapsing commodity prices and a decline in donor funding. The 2009 African Economic Outlook finds that after a decade of above 5 percent economic growth, the continent can expect only 2.8 percent in 2009.
Congress asked to undertake police reformsMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Thursday urged the Congress party, the largest party in the new government, to undertake police reforms in the first 100 days after taking office. 'In its first 100 days of office, CHRI urges Congress to take concrete steps to ensure full implementation of the Supreme Court directives on police reforms and strongly encourage the state governments to implement the directives at the state level,' CHRI director Maja Daruwala said in a statement here.
Indian stock market surges on decisive vote resultMay 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - India's main stock market is booming after the people gave a thumping mandate in favour of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the Lok Sabha polls, dispelling fears of a fractured mandate. The main stock market leapt by nearly 15 percent on Monday, triggering a temporary trading halt, after the ruling coalition sealed a decisive election victory that calmed fears of political uncertainty.
Clear mandate will help in tackling economic crisis: CongressMay 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The clear mandate won by the UPA in the Lok Sabha polls would help the new government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh continue its policies on various flagship programmes as well as tackle the economic crisis, the Congress said Sunday. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has won 262 seats in the new Lok Sabha, just 10 short of the halfway mark.
Upbeat Indian industry happy about election resultsMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian industry has applauded the people's mandate that brought the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government back to power. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) office bearers believe the reforms initiated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) can now continue without disruption.
Infosys' Nilekani terms poll verdict 'decisive'May 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies co-chairman Nandan M. Nilekani termed the verdict of the 15th Lok Sabha elections 'decisive' Saturday and said it was a signal from people to the government to go for 'bold reforms'.
Chandrababu Naidu loves to play kingmakerMay 15th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Once a poster boy of India's economic reforms, Nara Chandrababu Naidu is today a changed man as he gears up to play a key role in government formation in New Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. From his stand of 'no free lunches' during his nine-year rule (1995-2004) to the electoral promise of monthly cash doles of Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 for the poor, the transformation of the Telugu Desam party (TDP) president has been remarkable.
'Reforms will continue even under Third Front government'May 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - Economic reforms will continue unabated even if the Third Front forms the next government at the centre, a top industry official said here Monday. The Third front is an eight-party alliance in which the Left parties, which are generally opposed to the economic reforms, are main constituents.
Congress cannot form government on its own: YechuryMay 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Sunday said the Congress cannot form a government on its own after the general elections. 'After three phases of election, the Congress has realised that it cannot form the government this time at the centre on its own strength,' Yechury said here.
Judicial reforms a priority, says PMApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Judicial reform will be a 'priority' if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government comes to power, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday in response to the legal delays in convicting those responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. 'Well, I think the legal processes in our country are slow moving.
Left Front leaders assure credit for India being able to weather economic meltdownMarch 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Left Front' leaders have said that India averted economic meltdown as a result of the Communists applying brakes on the liberalization policies and reforms initiated by the Congress party-led ruling coalition. The impact of global recession was minimal on India as its economy remained largely shielded, 'Left Front' leaders said.
India must initiate structural reforms in education: PitrodaMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has to initiate 'structural reforms' in the educational system if it wants to reap the benefits of its 'demographic dividend', National Knowledge Commission (NKC) Chairman Sam Pitroda said here Thursday. The demographic dividend denotes a rise in economic growth due to an increasing share of working people in population.
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