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Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichae...

Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichael mine: Lawyer

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sue Higginson, Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW, who represents the community group, says the mine anyway requires dual nods- from the commonwealth government’s and the state within which the mine is going to operate consent and that is Queensland. She further adds... read more »

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Sate...

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’Press Trust of India, 5 August 2015 Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching nine nano/ micro satellites for United States during 2015-16 time-frame. This will be the first time that Isro will launch US... read more »

Nestle’s deemed safe by Goa in fir...

Nestle’s deemed safe by Goa in first ruling since recall

SA’s Maggi noodles comply with food safety standards, authorities in Goa said, in the first such ruling since the popular instant snack was pulled from stores after another state lab reported high lead content. Nestle was drawn into its worst crisis in India when food safety inspectors in... read more »

Adani’s Australia coal mine hits e...

Adani’s Australia coal mine hits environmental legal snag; court revo...

Sydney: An Australian court on Wednesday revoked the government’s environmental approval for one of the world’s biggest coal mines under construction in the Australian outback by Indian conglomerate Adani Mining. Environmentalists hailed the ruling against the controversial Carmichael... read more »

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Rupee continues to be firm, advances to 62.42 vs dollar

Rupee continues to be firm, advances to 62.42 vs dollar

Mumbai – The rupee continued to rule firm for the third day today by advancing 8 paise to 62.42 per dollar on persistent selling of the US currency by banks and exporters on the back of good... read more »

State Bank of India (SBI) executive in bribery probe put on leave

State Bank of India (SBI) executive in bribery pro...

State Bank of India (SBI) said it had asked a deputy managing director of the bank, Shyamal Acharya, who is under investigation by the CBI in an... read more »

Sensex down 66 points in early trade

Sensex down 36 points in early trade

Mumbai – The BSE benchmark sensex on Tuesday fell by over 66 points in early trade as investors booked profits after Monday’s strong rally amid a... read more »

Vijay Mallya : Diageo may have to part with Whyte &...

Kingfisher Airlines employees likely to go on hunger strike from today

Diageo, the world’s largest liquor company, may have to part with the 169-year-old scotch company Whyte & Mackay (W&M). W&M is part of United... read more »

Banks collect over $25 bn from special dollar swap wind...

Aadhaar is adequate to open a bank account: RBI

New Delhi – The Reserve Bank on Monday said about USD 25 billion has been received from special concessional swap windows for deposits by non-resident... read more »

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Narendra Modi takes charge as PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was sworn in on Monday, formally assumed charge of his office on Tuesday. He was greeted with bouquets of flowers as he reached South Block that houses the Prime... read more »

Narendra Modi takes oath as India’s 15th Pri...

Narendra Modi takes oath of office and secrecy as India’s 15th Prime Minister. He took the oath in in Hindi. English translation: I, Narendra... read more »

20 Feared Dead as Gorakhdham Express Rams Goods Train i...

yet.” Narendra Modi, who takes over as Prime Minister today, expressed condolences. “Spoke to the Cabinet Secretary. Asked him to take an overview... read more »

Modi swearing-in — All roads lead to Delhi

2.11 p.m.: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Cabinet colleagues are flying to Delhi by a chartered flight. 2.10 p.m.: BJP’s... read more »

Modi set to take oath as PM, Arun Jaitley likely to get...

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in New Delhi on Monday to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony as India’s 15th PM. Sources said... read more »

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Egypt’s Sisi sweeps to victory in presidential vote

CAIRO: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected leader, swept to victory in a presidential election, provisional results showed on Thursday, joining a long... read more »

U.S. Navy won’t dismiss ‘pings’ ...

A U.S. Navy spokesman on Thursday dismissed as “speculative and premature” an American expert’s reported comments that the acoustic... read more »

Violence across Iraq claims 54 lives on Wednesday

Violence across Iraq – including car bombings, suicide attacks, and assassinations – killed at least 54 people on Wednesday. The deaths focused mainly on... read more »

Snowden: ‘no relationship’ with Russian gov...

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told a U.S. television interviewer on Wednesday he was not under the control of Russia’s... read more »

UN chief welcomes talks between India-Pakistan leaders

United Nations welcoming the discussion held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in India, a spokesperson for U.N.... read more »

HC stays St Stephen prof’s arrest till Aug 17

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of St Stephen’s college professor Satish Kumar, who has been accused of molesting a PhD student, till August 17. Justice Indermeet... read more »

Nation ‘won’t tolerate negative politics’

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday backed former law minister Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj’s criticism of the Congress High Command and said that this has exposed the negative politics... read more »

Reliance Communications rallies after multiple block deals

Shares of Reliance Communications have moved higher by 8% to Rs 62.95, bouncing back 11% from intra-day low on the BSE after multiple block deals were executed in the counter. At 1208... read more »

Bajaj Finance hits lifetime high; surges 30% in one month

Shares of Bajaj Finance were trading higher by 3% at Rs 5,587, extending their month-long rally on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The stock of non-banking finance company touched a... read more »

Volvo launches S60 T6 in India at Rs 42 lakh

Volvo today announced the launch of S60 T6 petrol variant in India. The vehicle, priced at Rs 42 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), is powered by a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine that is good for 306 HP... read more »