ICICI Bank launches 15 Gramin branches in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh : ICICI Bank Limited, India’s largest private sector bank, today announced the launch of 15 new Gramin branches across Madhya Pradesh as part of its financial inclusion plan that aims at...
View ArticleSC refuses interim relief to BCCI, agrees to hear its plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim stay on Bombay High Court verdict declaring as illegal and unconstitutional the BCCI’s two-member probe panel set up to look into spot-fixing and...
View ArticleSensex down 68 points in volatile trade due to weak rupee
Sensex on Wednesday declined by over 68 points after a volatile session as the market reeled under selling pressure for the second day amid weakness in the rupee. The 30-share Sensex, which opened...
View ArticleGovernment hopeful of 5 per cent divestment in CIL
The Coal Ministry on Wednesday expressed hope of getting the go ahead for divestment of five per cent stake in Coal India Ltd that could raise Rs 10,000 crore for the exchequer, despite a section of...
View ArticleMontek sees 5.5% growth this fiscal
Pinning hopes on higher farm growth in view of good monsoon spell, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday said the economy is likely to grow at 5.5 percent this...
View ArticleRBI imposes Rs 5.6 lakh fine on SBI for violation of norms
The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it imposed a fine of about Rs 5.6 lakh on State Bank of India (SBI) for violation of currency chest norms. “The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs...
View ArticleWorld’s first lab-grown burger ready to be served!
The world’s first lab-grown burger, with an estimated cost of 215,000 pounds, will be unveiled and tasted for the first time at a news conference in London. Scientists said initial sampling suggests...
View Article10 B-schools awarded for Best Practices in Mgt Edn
New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr Shashi Tharoor awarded 10 Indian business schools for best practices in management education at 4th Indian Management Conclave held...
View ArticleTa Chong Bank in Taiwan to Issue JCB Cards
Tokyo : JCB International (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB, the only global payment brand based in Japan, is pleased to announce that Ta Chong Bank has signed a license agreement...
View ArticleCREDAI plans to move court against NGT sand mining ban
New Delhi : Describing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban in sand mining as arbitrary and anti growth , developer’s apex body CREDAI Chairman Mr. Lalit Kumar Jain, today indicated that the...
View ArticleThousands mark anniversary of Myanmar junta crackdown
Thousands thronged Yangon on Thursday marking the anniversary of a bloody crackdown on Myanmar rallies 25 years ago, in a historic commemoration urging further democratic reform. Some five thousand...
View ArticleSuicide attack on policeman’s funeral in Quetta kills 38
Thirty-eight people, including three top police officers, were killed and more than 50 injured when a suicide bomber targeted the funeral of a slain policeman in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on...
View ArticleCome clean or face punishment: FM to service tax defaulters
In a stern warning to service tax defaulters, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday asked them take advantage of the voluntary compliance scheme and come clean or face punishment. “Pay your...
View ArticleBig B, Salman Khan to raise funds for U’khand victims
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and other Bollywood celebrities would come together for an event to raise funds for Uttarakhand flood victims. Bachchan will be joined by music composers...
View ArticleDRDO developing chilli-spray for women’s self-defence
In view of increasing instances of physical attacks on women, the DRDO has developed a chilli-spray for protection using the world’s hottest chilli grown in Assam, Rajya Sabha was informed on...
View ArticleEC asks states to monitor cases of conviction of MPs, MLAs
The Election Commission has asked all states and Union Territories to implement the Supreme Court judgement on conviction of sitting MLAs and MPs and devise a fool-proof mechanism for tracking cases of...
View ArticleJupiter’s moon Europa could hold life: NASA
Europa – the sixth closest moon of Jupiter – is the most likely place in our solar system beyond Earth to have life, according to NASA. As NASA scientists continue to search for signs of past life on...
View ArticleCII Tourism Fest to make Seamless Travel across north a reality
“There is an urgent need to integrate the taxation regimes of various northern states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and J&K to make seamless travel across north a reality...
View ArticleNew ED of Bank of Maharashtra
Shri R. Athmaram takes over as Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra on 07th August 2013. Prior to joining Bank of Maharashtra he was working as General Manager, Andhra Bank at its Head Office,...
View ArticleTech Trailblazers Awards early-bird deadline Monday
London : The Tech Trailblazers Awards early bird rates closes just shy of midnight Pacific time next Monday, leaving enterprise tech startups with just a few days to make savings on their awards...
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