Bharti hopeful of 50:50 JV with Walmart for retail stores
Bharti Enterprises has started talks with Wal-Mart and is hoping to form a 50:50 joint venture to roll out retail outlets in India, a top company official has said.
The two companies have an eq
We will do what is good for the country: PM
Unfazed by the uproar over FDI in retail and other tough decisions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday indicated that the government may continue with the reforms process and expressed willingness to discuss issues with allies.
UPA endorses government's economic reform measures
After Congress, the UPA on Thursday endorsed government's recent tough economic decisions and discussed the need 'to do more reforms'.
At a meeting of constituents of the UPA, Prime Minister Ma
CWC to take stock of present scenario, chalk out strategy
With Mamata Banerjee walking out of UPA and the government facing opposition heat on economic reforms, Congress top brass will meet on Tuesday to take stock of the 'present situation' and chalk out
FDI in retail not a threat to kirana shops: Montek
Allying fears that opening up of the retail sector for FDI will hurt small kirana shops, plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday said modern retail is an expanding segment and i
The good & bad of retail unveiled
Though protest rages across the country against the move to allow FDI in the retail sector, experts say it will usher in change for the better and result in a better shopping experience for the consum
TMC to move resolution on FDI in Parliament
A day after pulling out from UPA-II government, Trinamool Congress on Saturday decided to move a resolution on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the upcoming session of the Parliament.
"We hav
PM meets President amid speculation on Cabinet reshuffle
Amid intense speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday met President Pranab Mukherjee during which the two discussed the political situation in the country.
Chidambaram promises more steps to boost investor sentiment
The government will take more steps to push reforms, boost investor sentiment and provide stable tax laws, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Saturday, while expressing satisfaction over the p
Trinamul ministers quit; UPA gets SP support
Six Union Cabinet ministers from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamul Congress (TMC) met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official, 7 Race Course Road residence here on Friday and submitted their resignations.