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The price of compressed natural gas (CNG), a cleaner transport fuel, was revised upwards by 50 paise per kg from Saturday by the sole distributing agency, Indraprastha Gas Limited.
Your home loan, car loans and personal loans are going to get expensive. The good news is, not just yet.
The finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Friday formally announched the launch of a new life insurance company, IndiaFirst.
Around nine companies are in the fray for third generation (3G) spectrum auction to be held on April 9. The government is expects to raise Rs 35,000 crore from the auctions to bridge the fiscal deficit. Experts expect the auction price for pan-India spectrum may cross Rs 5,500 crore mark against the base price of Rs 3,500 crore.
The government on Friday cleared an investment of $2.2 billion by public sector oil companies in Venezuela. This is the single largest investment by Indian firms to acquire energy assets overseas.
The government’s mega plans for infrastructure don’t appear to take off smoothly. The reason: India does not have the required number of skilled manpower to keep projects going, which often lead to delays and cost overruns.

Bank of Baroda chairman M.D. Mallya (from left), finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, MoS for finance S.S. Palanimanickam and Andhra Bank chairman and managing director R.S. Reddy at the launch of IndiaFirst Life Insurance in New Delhi on Friday.
Google will close its business in China in April and may announce its plans in the coming days, Chinese media reported on Friday, after rows over censorship and hacking.

Despite the hype surrounding them, celebrity shows like National Bingo Nights and Lift Kara De fail to keep the audiences’ interest for long.

Angad Bedi who opted out of Prithviraj Chauhan four years ago in favour of films, is yet to have a single release.
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