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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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Asia shares lurch lower, China data darkens mood

Sensex edges lower, telecom stocks under pressure

Stock markets gave up early gains on some profit-taking after the recent gains. In the previous three sessions, the Sensex gained over 2 per cent. The Sensex was down 44 points at 21,244. At its... read more »

HCL Technologies hits record high; time to exit?

HCL Technologies hits record high; time to exit?

HCL Technologies is trading higher by over 3% at Rs 1,378, also its record high on BSE, after reporting a better-than-expected 5.7%... read more »

China grants GOLD import licenses to foreign banks for ...

Gold, silver prices rise on brisk buying, global cues

Singapore / Shanghai –  China has granted licenses to import gold to two foreign banks for the first time, sources said, as moves to open the... read more »

CNBC Asia India Corporate Responsibility 2013 Award for...

Mumbai –  Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. has received CNBC Asia India Corporate Responsibility 2013 Award for its outstanding contribution to society. The... read more »

Petrol prices may come down by Rs 2 a litre this week

Petrol prices may come down by Rs 2 a litre this week

Mumbai – After two consecutive hikes in petrol prices in many parts of the country on January 3 and January 5, which led to an increase of Rs 2.25 per... read more »

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Veena Malik launches second solo song ‘Rum Rum’

Veena Malik launches second solo song ‘Rum Rum’

New Delhi – Veena Malik has launched her second solo song ‘Rum Rum’, in Mumbai. The 29-year-old Pakistani actress said, “It feels amazing when you practically achieve something you have... read more »

Shah Rukh leads most attractive personality list, beats Salman Khan

Shah Rukh leads most attractive personality list, ...

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has topped a list of the most attractive personalities, beating the likes of Salman Khan and megastar... read more »

Don’t regret doing ‘Besharam’: Ranbir...

Don't regret doing 'Besharam': Ranbir Kapoor

Mumbai – Actor Ranbir Kapoor, whose last film “Besharam” was trashed by the critics and rejected by the audience, says he doesn’t... read more »

Rakesh Roshan aims at Rs.1,000 crore for ‘Krrish ...

'Krrish 3' success brings happy Diwali for Hrithik

New Delhi – At a time when Bollywood potboilers are minting Rs.100 crore, Rs.200 crore and more, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan hopes “Krrish 3”... read more »

Sonam prefers good directors over co-actors

Sonam prefers good directors over co-actors

Mumbai – Describing a film as a director’s medium, actress Sonam Kapoor said that her priority while accepting an offer is good directors and... read more »

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60 Transfers in 30 Years: Haryana Officer Who Challenged Chief Mi...

Chandigarh: Haryana IAS officer Pradeep Kasni, who has reportedly been transferred 60 times in 30 years, has been shunted out again, days after he took on the Haryana government by red-flagging... read more »

Meerut gang-rape: Two more arrested, situation sti...

Meerut: Two more people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged rape and forced religious conversion of a young woman in Meerut,... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire on second consecutive day

Pakistani troops reportedly violated the ceasefire again on Tuesday morning, in Shahpur District of Jammu and Kashmir. A local resident of the area, Shehzad... read more »

Uproar in LS as Congress seeks debate over rising commu...

New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday gave notice of an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over rising incidents of communal violence in the country. According to... read more »

Aspirants to continue stir till CSAT scrapped

Agitating Civil Services aspirants said on Monday night that they would continue protests as the government had only addressed a “miniscule issue” by doing... read more »

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Becks to make Hollywood debut in Guy Ritchie`s `The Man From U.N.C.L.E`

Becks to make Hollywood debut in Guy Ritchie`s `The Man From U.N....

London – David Beckham is set to make his Hollywood debut in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E’, it has been revealed. The 38-year-old former footballer was approached... read more »

Rooney was told to leave massage parlour to `save career` after phone was hacked

Rooney was told to leave massage parlour to `save ...

London – A massage parlour receptionist has told a jury how she ordered Manchester United star Wayne Rooney to leave before he destroyed his... read more »

Armstrong would need `miracle` to get lifetime ban `ove...

Armstrong would need `miracle` to get lifetime ban `overturned`, says WADA president

London – Disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong needs something close to a miracle for his lifetime suspension to be lifted, according to the president... read more »

Tyson used `fake willie` to fool drug-testers, fought b...

Apologetic` Tyson gives back `bitten ear` to Holyfield in `bizarre` TV ad

London – Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has made claims in his new book Undisputed Truth that he used a fake willie to fool... read more »

2014 Soccer World Cup tickets sold out in seven hours a...

Brazil gears up for World Cup 2014 with special courts, armed men, anti-aircraft guns

Johannesburg – Nearly 230,000 tickets in the second phase of sales for the 2014 Soccer World Cup were sold out within seven hours after FIFA’s... read more »

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Italian PM calls Modi for early resolution of marines issue

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday to resolve the issue of arrest of its two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. “We... read more »

9 killed in heavy rains in southwest China

At least nine people were killed and 11 others went missing after heavy rains lashed southwest China for the last two days. Nine deaths were reported... read more »

Experimental Ebola drug on its way to Liberia

The government of Liberia says that sample doses of the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp will be sent there to treat doctors who have contracted the deadly... read more »

Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide

According to police in Marin County, Calif., Williams was found “unconscious and not breathing” just before noon Monday inside his home in Tiburon,... read more »

Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide

According to police in Marin County, Calif., Williams was found “unconscious and not breathing” just before noon Monday inside his home in Tiburon,... 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 strategy

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... read more »

Yahoo buys social media site focused on shopping

Yahoo has once again gotten the urge to go shopping — and this time the internet company has acquired a social shopping site. Yahoo announced late on Friday that it had agreed to acquire... read more »

Pressure rising on RBI to cut rate Tuesday

NEW DELHI: Pressure is mounting on RBI to cut interest rate in its third monetary policy review of this fiscal on Tuesday while experts are divided over the issue, saying high retail inflation may... read more »