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Rural banks told to double home loan limit for priority sector

The RBI has demanded all RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to double the limit for home loans to Rs 10 lakh from Rs 5 lakh for lending for the...

April 28, 2012

PM inaugurates “Guru Gobind Singh Refinery” in Bathinda

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurates the “Guru Gobind Singh Refinery” at Bathinda in Punjab. Guru Gobind Singh Refinery (GGSR) is a refinery owned by Hindustan Mittal Energy...

April 28, 2012

3 day India-Nepal crafts festival begins in Nepal

In Nepal, a 3-day India-Nepal crafts festival began in the capital Kathmandu. Inaugurating the festival, Nepal’s President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav held that such a common platform which...

April 28, 2012

IOC signs pact with Nepal oil body

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) inked an agreement on the supply of petroleum products for the next 5 years. As per the agreement, IOC...

April 28, 2012

Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan

Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan was the son of Bairam Khan. He was a minor when his father died in 1561. He rose high in Akbar’s service, became the Khan-I-Khanan...

April 28, 2012

A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Full name of A.P.J Abdul Kalam is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. Dr. Kalam is described as “200 percent Indian”and has done the country proud on many fronts....

April 28, 2012

Abdul Kadar of Badayun

Abdul Kadar of Badayun was a learned scholar who had been employed by Mughal emperor Akbar to make translations from Sanskrit to Persian. Akbar had employed him to...

April 28, 2012

Abdul Hamid Lahori

Abdul Hamid Lahori was the official historian of the time of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Abdul Hamid Lahori is best known for his work called Padshahnamah . Padshahnama...

April 28, 2012

Abdullah Barha Sayyid

Abdullah Barha Sayyid was the name of elder of the two sayyid brothers who controlled the administration of the Mughal Empire from 1713 when they put on the...

April 28, 2012

Ahamad Shah Abdali

Ahamad Shah Abdali or Ahamad Shah Durrani was an afghan chief belonging to the Durrani clan. He occupied the throne of Afghanistan in 1747 after the assassination of...

April 28, 2012

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