Addressing the Plenary Session on "Securing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth in India" at the India Economic Summit here , Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry has stated that India’s reform process has allowed millions of poor people to cross the poverty threshold and added that there is still a lot of room for further reforms in key areas such as public private partnerships, financial sector, and taxation, among others. He said that much action remains on the agenda table for integrating further with the global economy and becoming a vital link

CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar charged Railway Minister Lalu Prasad with "digressing" from the main issue of fighting unitedly against divisive forces like the MNS, saying he had raised the bogey of resignations by all MPs and MLAs to gain "cheap popularity".

 Tata's next big dream is to make potable available in villages across the country.

"We are conducting research on ways to make brackish water potable for rural areas that are deprived of this basic facility," said Shri Ratan Tata, highlighting the fact that there was still a great deal of socio-economic disparity in the country.

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rebounded from its lows of the day, but still ended with a loss of 94 points, or 1 percent, at 9,291, on negative global cues, after another choppy day's trade, today. The Sensex had fallen as much as 429 points at the day's low, while at the day's high it had gained 50 points. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 11 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,800. In the broader market, the BSE Midcap index fell 2.6 percent, and the Smallcap index lost 2.8 percent.