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According to government date released on Thursday, the food and fuel price indexes climbed by 9.01 percent and 15.49 percent in the current year to Nov. 12.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday raised the interest rate ceiling on the non-resident external (NRE) rupee deposits and the foreign currency non-resident banks (FCNRB) deposits citing prevailing market conditions.

The Austrian banking system is on fire: getting singed not only by the heat of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, but also by the immolation of an Eastern European asset bubble the banks had been underwriting for a decade. Stumbling, contradictory guidance from the management of several banks has not helped either. And a stalling Austrian economy is only likely to make things worse

The Reserve Bank of India has eased overseas borrowing rules for local corporate by raising the ceiling for the interest that firms can pay for borrowing abroad.

Monetary action may still be warranted from the Reserve Bank of India, RBI, to anchor inflation expectations in face of sustained high food inflation.

Seattle Mariners outfielder, Greg Halman, was stabbed to death at Rotterdam in the Netherlands Monday. Halman's brother has been arrested in connection with the murder, police said.

Over-optimistic forecasts by policymakers predicting when India's stubbornly high inflation would ease have hurt the government's credibility, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

India may allow supermarket chains such as the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc to operate in the country.

The next parliament session will focus on passing the controversial Lokpal Bill, overshadowing calls for a renewed push on economic reforms

The Reserve Bank of India's chief Duvvuri Subbarao pushed ahead with a rate hike at the October monetary policy meeting, overruling a majority of external members of advisory panel.

India's headline inflation was unchanged in October, worse than forecast and above the 9 percent mark for the eleventh straight month.

India's economy is expected to grow at around 7.5 to 7.6 percent in the current fiscal year that ends in March, said Deputy Governor of the RBI Subir Gokarn on Friday.

India's industrial output growth probably slowed to an annual rate of 3.5 percent in September, weighed down by slower growth in infrastructure output and higher domestic borrowing costs.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will stick to its exchange rate policy and the guidance provided on monetary policy would hold until further notice.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may consider reversing its tight monetary stance as inflationary woes begin to ebb next month, a top policy adviser said.

State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, expects its average funding cost for savings bank accounts to rise 100-125 basis points.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates on Tuesday for the 13th and possibly final time in a tightening cycle that began in early 2010, on expectations that persistently high inflation will finally begin to ease starting in December.

India's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the 13th time since early 2010 but said it was likely to hold off on further increases as it expects high inflation to ease beginning in December.

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The BSE Sensex rose as much as 1.9 percent on Monday, with index heavyweight Reliance Industries and banking stocks leading the gains, as investors grew optimistic about renewed efforts by European leaders to limit the region's debt crisis.

Ratings for Game 1 of the 2011 World Series were down from last year, when the average viewership for the series tied a record low.

The BSE Sensex fell more than 1.5 percent on Tuesday, dragged down by IT stocks after Tata Consultancy Services reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and said the outlook for pricing was tough.

Gold demand in India, the world's largest bullion buyer, will be strong in the October-December quarter, a traditional time for festivals and weddings, despite high inflation that eats into savings and multiple growth-choking central bank rates hikes.

The BSE Sensex pulled higher on Friday after a sluggish start as investors awaited monthly inflation, which would set the tone for the RBI's monetary stance.

David Ortiz caused a bit of a stir in the New York and Boston media Thursday after his comments made in an interview with ESPN.

Shares were trading down on Thursday after an early rise met with resistance, a day after the BSE Sensex had climbed to its highest close in more than three weeks.

The economy will achieve near 8 percent growth in the current financial year despite the global slowdown, while lowering inflation remains a challenge in the short term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a statement on Tuesday.

India's wholesale price index probably rose 9.70 percent in September from a year earlier, easing slightly from 9.78 percent in August, a Reuters poll showed.Forecasts from 25 economists ranged from 9.2 to 9.9 percent.

The Milwaukee Brewers flexed their power-hitting muscles to claim a 9-6 comeback victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in the opener of the National League Championship Series.