The Centre's direct tax collection grew by just 3.27 per cent at Rs 73,990 crore in the first four months as higher refund outgo saw an increase of over 53 per cent.

Direct tax kitty up 3.27% in April-July

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In a move to allow private hospitals to treat swine flu patients, Maharashtra government today asked such hospitals in the city to inform by tomorrow evening whether they have isolation wards with appropriate infrastructure as per WHO norms for handling the cases.

Pvt hospitals with proper infra can treat H1N1 cases: Maha

With a surge in swine flu cases across the country, the government today decided to allow private labs to conduct tests of suspected cases in accordance with guidleines issued by it and stockpile another 2 crore tablets of Tamiflu to check spread of the disease.

Govt to allow pvt labs to conduct swine flu tests

Rating agency Crisil today said a deficient monsoon, which is the most critical determinant of agricultural production, is likely to affect India's GDP growth and inflation in the current fiscal.

Weak monsoon may impact GDP growth, inflation: Crisil

Swine flu vaccines would be procured from international companies to immunise medical and para-medical staff involved in treating and testing patients for the disease.

India to procure flu vaccine from abroad: Azad

The Centre will consult states next month and find ways to help distressed exporters battling the demand recession.

Govt to consult states next month to help exporters

The Supreme Court today sought reply from the Maharashtra government, the Grocery Markets and Shops Board of Maharashtra, and others on a petition filed by Pepsico (India) Holdings relating to a hiring matter.

Apex court seeks reply from Maha on Pepsico plea

The government will mop up funds through a new kind of instrument -- cash management bills -- to meet its temporary mismatches in cash requirements.

Govt to raise funds via new short term papers

In order to cope with the increasing number of people coming for swine flu tests, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today announced opening of six more screening centres for the purpose.

Swine flu: BMC opens six more screening centres in Mumbai

Swine flu deaths spread beyond the western region claiming the life of a four-year-old boy in Chennai and two more persons from Pune fell victims raising the toll to seven today, as a worried Centre roped in private hospitals to join the battle against the disease.

Swine flu deaths spread to TN, toll now 7

Crude prices slid further in Asian trade today as markets reacted to falling consumer confidence in the United States, analysts said.

Oil prices slide further in Asian trade

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Concerned over drought in many parts of the country and resultant price rise, the Congress Working Committee will meet here on August 19 to deliberate ways and means to deal with the situation.

CWC to meet on Aug 19 to discuss price rise

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded Rs 2000 crore to pay for the 10 hours of power supply in 58 drought-hit districts of the state.

Mayawati meets PM, demands Rs 2,000 crore for power supply

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on petitions filed by a Christian body and a disciple of Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev seeking stay of a Delhi High Court verdict legalising gay sex among consenting adults.

<b>SC notice to Centre on pleas challenging gay sex verdict</b>

As the disease continued to spread, 152 fresh cases were reported till yesterday. With this, the total number of positive cases has mounted to 1707 across the country, Health Ministry officials said in New Delhi.

Woman dies of flu in Pune, country toll rises to 28

Gold futures prices declined by 0.11 per cent on the Multi Commodity Exchange today as speculators indulged in reducing their positions in tandem with weak overseas trend.

Gold futures prices decline on weak global cues

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today claimed that the Centre's move to amend the jute packaging law would have an adverse impact on 40 lakh farmers of eastern states, including Bihar.

Jute packaging law change would affect 40 lakh farmers: Modi

The five-year Foreign Trade Policy, to be unveiled on August 27, is expected to give incentives to Indian exporters to widen their global markets beyond the US, the EU and Japan in the face of the economic crisis in these key destinations.

Govt to unveil Foreign Trade Policy on Aug 27

India and Canada are in the process of finalising a bilateral trade and investment related agreement that would further boost their growing trade ties.

Indo-Canada bilateral trade to touch $20 billion: diplomat

The government said today it would not cut its borrowing target scheduled for the first half of the current fiscal, scotching all speculations after a bond auction announcement was skipped last friday.

No slowing down on H1 borrowing plan: Finmin official

Clearing the last hurdle for beginning oil production from Cairn India's Rajasthan fields, the government today approved shifting the delivery point from where state refiners IOC, HPCL and MRPL will take oil when output starts this month.

Govt okays shifting of Cairn oil field delivery point

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