Ministry rules out mid-term fiscal correction
Senior finance ministry officials have ruled out the requirement for any mid-term fiscal correction immediately after the new government takes over in October.

TAC floats panel to look into RIL's insurance proposal
The Tariff Advisory Committee has set up a high-level panel to look into the proposal of Reliance Petrochemicals for a tailor-made insurance package for the group's petrochemicals projects.

Pawar rules out support to BJP, Sonia-led govts
Sharad Pawar says his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will not join hands with BJP after the elections, nor will it support a Congress government led by Sonia Gandhi.

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