New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Notwithstanding the global
financial crisis, India recorded a 45 percent growth in
Foreign Direct Investment by receiving USD 23.3 billion

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Terming the interim budget as a
reflection of ruling United Progressive alliance (UPA)
government's faith in "faster and more inclusive growth", Home

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) The following are the highlights
of the interim budget for 2009-10 presented in Parliament by
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday.

Washington, Feb 16 (PTI) State Department planners had
included India among the countries to be visited by Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton in her maiden trip to Asia, a

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Indian Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee Monday said the government cannot indulge in
"reckless borrowing" and did not have Parliamentary mandate to

Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) The Indian stock market tanked more
than 300 points depressed by the lack of any real stimulus in
the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Her sizzling run at the Pattaya
Open, where she made the title clash, has propelled Indian
star tennis player Sania Mirza back to the top 100 as she

Washington, Feb 16 (PTI) America's Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) has played a crucial role in India and Pakistan
sharing secret intelligence information on Mumbai terrorist

Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) The Indian rupee fell marginally by
5 paise against the US currency in early trade Monday in line

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will
brief the Conference of Rulers on the political situation in northern state of