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Kisan Vikas Patra Vs Bank FD: What You S...

Kisan Vikas Patra Vs Bank FD: What You Should Know

The government recently relaunched erstwhile popular small savings scheme Kisan Vikas Patra to provide more investment options with the aim to raise the savings rate in the country. But financial planners say the Kisan Vikas Patra can be a good investment option for people who don’t have... read more »

State Bank of India (SBI) executive in bribery probe put on leave
SBI’s $1 bn promise to Adani group: The ...

SBI’s $1 bn promise to Adani group: The public bank has a lot of explaining...

The Rs 6,200 crore loan agreement the State Bank of India (SBI) signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Australian visit to fund Gautam Adani’s Carmichael coal project in Queensland has been questioned on the basis of its merits, with the proposal evoking sharp criticism from Congress... read more »

‘Govt planning to auction more tha...

‘Govt planning to auction more than 74 coal mines in 1st lot’

The auction will help meet the growing demand for the fuel, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said in Mumbai on Friday, Nov 21. Of the 214 captive coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court on September 25, auction of the first lot will begin on February 11 and will be completed by March 15, he added. The... read more »

Future Group acquires supermarket chain ...

Future Group acquires supermarket chain Nilgiris for Rs 300 crore

Future Consumer Enterprises (FCEL), the food and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) arm of the Kishore Biyani-led Future Group, has acquired Nilgiris, which runs a chain of convenience stores in South India, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The Future Group acquired a 98 per cent stake... read more »

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Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation

Kudankulam n-power plant generates 188 MW

Chennai – For the second day in succession, the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Sunday generated 188 MW power and increased its average out put as compared to the previous... read more »

2G Case: CMM begins recording of Dayalu Ammal statement

2G Case: CMM begins recording of Dayalu Ammal stat...

Chennai – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Monday commenced the process of recording the statement of Dayalu Ammal, wife of DMK supremo... read more »

Patna blasts: IM’s Ainul, Akhtar and Kaleem mastermind,...

Patna blasts: IM’s Ainul, Akhtar and Kaleem mastermind, 13 other suspects arrested .

The probe into the Patna serial blasts gained pace on Monday as the police have recovered Jihadi literature, pressure cooker bombs, detonators from the Ranchi... read more »

5 Killed in six serial bomb blasts Near Modi`s Patna ra...

5 Killed in six serial bomb blasts Near Modi`s Patna rally

Patna – Five people were killed and 66 injured in six serial bomb blasts near the venue of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in... read more »

CBI freezes into silence on action against PM: Modi

CBI freezes into silence on action against PM: Modi

Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the CBI of inaction in the coal block allocation case in which former Coal Secretary has sought to drag the Prime Minister,... read more »

Taliban Suicide Bombers Kill Seven, Injure 19 People in Kabul

KABUL—Taliban suicide bombers struck in Kabul on Wednesday, killing seven people and injuring 19, a day after Afghanistan’s new government agreed to allow U.S. and allied troops to... read more »

Tony Abbott shows support for burqa ban in parliament

The Australian prime minister has said the burqa is “confronting” and he wishes Muslim women did not wear it as he flagged support for a controversial call to ban the attire inside... read more »

Mount Ontake tragedy: Japan volcano death toll likely to rise to 46

The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit, media said on... read more »

2 suicide bomber attacks in Kabul kill 7, wound 21

KABUL: Afghan police say two suicide bombers in the capital have targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops, killing seven and wounding 21 people. Kabul criminal investigation police... read more »

Told to End Protests, Organizers in Hong Kong Vow to Expand Them

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday called for the pro-democracy demonstrators who have blocked major roads in the city to return home immediately, but protest leaders responded with... read more »