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SBI chief is more right than Raghuram Ra...

SBI chief is more right than Raghuram Rajan on the threat from payment bank...

Are payment banks a threat to regular banks or are they allies in the business of financial inclusion? At an economic conclave yesterday (20 August), the Reserve Bank governor and the State Bank chairman disagreed on the issue. While Raghuram Rajan said payment banks could be allies to regular... read more »

Tata Communications Shares Jump 4% on Bu...

Tata Communications Shares Jump 4% on Buzz of Sale of Data Centre Business

Tata Communications shares advanced nearly 4 per cent to hit intraday high of Rs. 418 in a weak market after The Economic Times reported that Google and e-commerce giant Amazon are in talks with Tata Group to buy Tata Communications’ data centre business. The Economic Times report says that... read more »

No more hunting for LPG dealers; you can...

No more hunting for LPG dealers; you can soon apply for connection online

New Delhi: Getting an LPG connection will be hassle free as you will soon be able to book your new LPG connection online. As per a Times of India report, state-run fuel companies will launch a web-based booking system for LPG connections. The initiative is a part of PM Modi’s ‘Digital... read more »

SpiceJet to launch Chennai – Kolka...

SpiceJet to launch Chennai – Kolkata – Agartala flight

The Chennai-Kolkata- Agartala flight will depart daily at 2.50pm. SpiceJet will be the first airline to offer a connecting flight on the route. The service will also add a frequency on Chennai-Kolkata route which now has only one daily flight. The new flights are a part of SpiceJet’s... read more »

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Growth rate has more than doubled: PM

Growth rate has more than doubled: PM

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that the country’s growth rate had more than doubled to an annual average of over seven percent and the economy was on an upward... read more »

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Microsoft leads disruption of largest infected glo...

San Francisco – Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had disrupted the largest network of compromised personal computers, involving some 2... read more »

Sensex down over 26 points in early trade

Sensex down 36 points in early trade

The benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday fell by over 26 points in early trade due to profit-booking by funds and speculators after yesterday’s rally amid a weak... read more »

Rupee up 13 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee down 40 paise

Continuing its rising streak for the third straight day, the rupee on Friday appreciated by 13 paise to 61.62 against the dollar in early trade at the... read more »

Rupee rules at one-month high; up 30 paise vs Dollar

Rupee rules at one-month high; up 30 paise vs Dollar

The rupee continued to rule at a one-month high, firming up another 30 paise to 61.75 against the dollar on Thursday, after exit polls predicted a strong... read more »

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Two new faces in Mamata government

Mamata Threatens to Send Trinamool MPs to BJP-Ruled States

Kolkata – Irked by the BJP sending two teams of its central leaders to the state over the alleged incidents of violence against its workers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today... read more »

On Board INS Vikramaditya, PM Narendra Modi Witnes...

Panaji – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on India’s largest warship, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, in what is his first... read more »

US Supreme Court denies Rajat Gupta’s last bid to avoid...

India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta will have to report to jail next week to begin his two-year sentence on insider trading charges after the... read more »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi strikes conciliatory note

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Opposition on Wednesday, saying he sought their cooperation in turning development into a social movement. In a... read more »

Rajasthan Ambulance Scam: FIR Names Sachin Pilot, Ashok...

Jaipur – Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot have been named in an FIR filed in connection to an... read more »

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US Drones Over Baghdad as Iraq Battles for Tikrit

Kochi –  Armed American drones were flying over Baghdad to defend US military advisers and diplomats as Iraqi forces readied a massive operation Saturday to take back Saddam Hussein’s... read more »

Malaysia Airlines MH370: Passengers likely suffoca...

The passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on... read more »

North Korea hails missile test as ‘breakthrough&#...

North Korea’s official KCNA news agency announced on Friday that the test carried out one day earlier had been a success. KCNA reported that North Korean... read more »

Palestinians wounded by Israeli tanks

GAZA CITY: Five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were wounded Friday by Israeli tank shells fired in response to the detonation of a border bomb, Palestinian... read more »

North Korea affirms breakthrough missile test

NORTH Korea has claims a victorious test of a new high-precision, tactical guided missile, as its army threatened a overwhelm penalize against South Korea for... read more »

Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing at IGI airport

A Turkish Airlines flight, with 148 people on board, has made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. According to reports, the flight, which was plying... read more »

SC issues notice to political parties on petition that they be brought under RTI

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to political parties on a petition filed demanding all that parties be brought under the Right to Information Act. “Today the Supreme... read more »

Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar lays foundation for apparel & garment centre

Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar today laid the foundation stone for an apparel and garment making centre in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. “The centre will be the beginning of... read more »

Power Grid clears Rs 2,247 cr for Green Energy Corridor project

State-owned Power Grid CorporationBSE 0.04 % of India (PGCIL) today said its board has approved a Rs 2,247.37 crore investment plan for the third part of the inter-state electricity... read more »

IRDA slaps fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata AIA Life Insurance

Insurance regulator IRDA today imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata AIA Life Insurance for excess payment to corporate agents. Besides, the regulator has also levied a fine of Rs 5 lakh on... read more »