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Govt likely to implement Companies Act f...

Govt likely to implement Companies Act fully by March 2016

The Companies Act, 2013, is likely to be implemented fully by March 2016, says president of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Atul H Mehta. Addressing a press meet here, Mehta on Sunday said the Act is being implemented partially and the un-implemented sections of the National... read more »

Government Mulls Raising FDI Cap to 100 ...

Government Mulls Raising FDI Cap to 100 Percent for DTH, Cable Networks

Government is considering a proposal to raise FDI limits to 100 percent in broadcasting carriage and content services, including DTH and cable networks, aimed at attracting overseas investment and improve infrastructure. An inter-ministerial committee is considering FDI proposals, including hiking... read more »

Larsen & Toubro bags orders worth R...

Larsen & Toubro bags orders worth Rs 1,810 crore

Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said it has bagged orders worth Rs 1,810 crore across various verticals so far in this month. The company’s construction arm has secured these contracts in the buildings and factories, water, power and transportation infrastructure... read more »

Indian IT companies among world’s ...

Indian IT companies among world’s worst paymasters

NEW DELHI: Indian IT companies are among the 10 worst paymasters in the world, says a survey — a mid-level IT manager draws an average salary of $41,213 while his Swiss counterpart gets over four times more. According to recruitment platform MyHiringClub.com’s Worldwide IT Salary 2015... read more »

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Aurobindo Pharma to acquire Activis' ops in 7 Euro nations

Aurobindo Pharma to acquire Activis’ ops in 7 Euro nations

Generic drug maker Aurobindo Pharma has signed a binding offer agreement to acquire commercial operations of Dublin-based Actavis plc in seven Western European countries. Closing of the transaction... read more »

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd to halt production for u...

Country’s largest utility vehicle maker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd said it would halt production for up to three days this month at its... read more »

Wipro revenues up by 18 per cent

Wipro revenues up by 18 per cent

IT services major Wipro announced on Friday that it’s consolidated revenues in the third quarter ending December 31 amounted to Rs. 11,330 crores, an... read more »

Reliance Industries (RIL) results beat estimates, Q3 ne...

Reliance Industries (RIL) results beat estimates, Q3 net profit at Rs. 5,511 crore

Reliance Industries (RIL) posted a higher-than-estimated net profit of Rs. 5,511 crore in its third quarter, helped by stable margins in its main refining... read more »

Hindustan Zinc (HZL) Q3 net profit rises 7 pct to Rs 1,...

Higher revenue and better margins helped Hindustan Zinc’s (HZL) net profit to rise 7 per cent to Rs 1,723 crore in the third quarter of the current... read more »

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Priyanka doesn't work according to plan

Priyanka doesn’t work according to plan

Mumbai – Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has worked with Bollywood biggies like Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, has also recorded tracks with international singers like Pitbull and Will.i.am.... read more »

Raveena celebrates birthday with family

Raveena celebrates birthday with family

Actress Raveena Tandon, who turned 39 Saturday, started the day’s celebrations with her son over breakfast. “Ok so started my morning... read more »

No proposal to pardon Sanjay Dutt, says Maharashtra Hom...

No proposal to pardon Sanjay Dutt, says Maharashtra Home Minister

Mumbai: Quashing speculation, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil Friday asserted he has not received any communication from the central government on the issue... read more »

Shocked fans ask Miranda Kerr `why she split with hubby...

We cherish each other: Bloom on Kerr

New York – Just after Miranda Kerr and her actor hubby Orlando Bloom shocked the world with their split announcement, the Victoria’s Secret model posed... read more »

I am not a jealous person: Priyanka Chopra

Piggy Chops unveils GUESS’ 2013 holiday campaign in Mumbai

Mumbai – Actress Priyanka Chopra says she admires well dressed people and does not get jealous when somebody looks good. “I am not a jealous kind... read more »

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Govt says no politics behind Kamla Beniwal sacking; Congress dema...

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Narendra Modi government a day after Kamla Beniwal was sacked as governor of Mizoram, exactly a month after she was moved to the northeastern state... read more »

TCS techie jumps out of auto to escape kidnapping ...

A 24-year-old TCS employee is still critical and battling for her life in Jupiter Hospital near Mumbai. Swapnali Lad, suffered serious injuries, when... read more »

Want to live in India even if Bangladesh allows entry: ...

SC restrains UP Police from acting against Taslima

Hopeful of getting a resident permit in India, controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said that even if Bangladesh allows her to enter, she wants... read more »

Woman poisoned to death by in-laws

A 28-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her in-laws for dowry at Buara village under Khatoli Police Station in the district, police said today. Neha,... read more »

Tamil Nadu introduces bill to provide legal protection ...

Tamil Nadu increases milk procurement prices

CHENNAI: In what could provide a legal protection to the dhoti, the traditional attire in Tamil Nadu, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday introduced a... read more »

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Sachin Tendulkar’s Last 200th Test: India vs West Indies, Day 1

Sachin Tendulkar’s Last 200th Test Live Match: India vs West Indi...

INDIA OVERS: 15 II SCORE: 85/2 Gabriel is back. Facing him is Pujara. His first is short of length delivery and Pujara cuts it for four. He drives the third delivery through covers for his second... read more »

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Nicole Scherzinger says would love to get back wit...

London – Nicole Scherzinger has confessed that she would love to get back with her former beau, Lewis Hamilton. The 35-year-old singer made the... read more »

Sergio Perez announces departure from McLaren on Twitte...

Sergio Perez

Johannesburg – McLaren driver Sergio Perez has reportedly announced that he will be parting ways with the British Formula One side from the next season... read more »

Lunch Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, Day One, second...

Lunch Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, Day One, second Test

Mumbai – The scoreboard at lunch on day one of the second Test between India and the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium here Thursday. West Indies 1st... read more »

Tendulkar’s farewell Test: Sachin’s departu...

Tendulkar's farewell Test: Sachin's departure intense loss for cricketing world'

Washington – As Sachin Tendulkar plays his farewell Test match in Mumbai, two columnists in the New York Times have paid rich tributes to India’s... read more »

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Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 1,000

The World Health Organization says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000. The U.N. health agency said in a news release on Monday that 1,013 people have died in the... read more »

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over cross border fi...

Pakistan on Monday summoned a top Indian diplomat over recent cross-border firing which left one person dead, officials said. Paramilitary force... read more »

Hillary slams Obama’s West Asia policy

Hillary Clinton takes jibe at Joe Biden for opposing Osama raid

Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State and potential candidate in the 2016 presidential election, slammed President Barack Obama’s “Don’t do... read more »

Rob Ford says threatening email has given him 12 hours ...

A bomb-sniffing black lab named Ace scoured parts of Toronto City Hall on Monday after Rob Ford publicly reported that an email had been sent to the deputy... read more »

Actor Robin Williams Found Dead in Marin County Home

Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning actor and comedian whose performances careened from dazzling pop-culture riffs to intense dramatic roles, died Monday at... read more »

Parliamentary deadlock: Aggressive Sonia, Rahul may force BJP to dial back its offensive

On Tuesday , Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha didn’t enter Parliament. They instead stood outside and, led by party chief Sonia Gandhi, shouted slogans against the Prime Minister... read more »

MH370: Reunion islanders continue debris search

People in Reunion have been combing the beaches looking for further debris that could be linked to missing flight MH370. One woman has been talking about how she recently saw what she... read more »

Mumbai court likely to decide on non-bailable warrant against Lalit Modi

A special court here is likely to pass an order on Wednesday, regarding the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against former Indian Premier League (IPL) czar Lalit Modi for his role in a... read more »

Cricbuzz named title sponsor of India-Sri Lanka Test series

Cricbuzz, one of the leading cricket news and information destinations on web and mobile, was on Monday named as the title sponsor for the upcoming India-ri Lanka Test series. This... read more »

1st ODI : Virat Kohli's ton in vain as India lose to New Zealand by 24 runs

Virat Kohli bats for five-bowler attack in Sri Lanka as a winning...

Chennai: Indian Test captain Virat Kohli expressed his confidence in Ravichandran Ashwin’s batting abilities and said that there is no reason why the Tamil Nadu tweaker can’t be the... read more »