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Parle-G is now India’s first homegrown Rs 5K crore FMCG brand

The1939 born Parle-G glucose biscuit brand of Parle Products has become the first Indian FMCG brand to cross the Rs 5,000-crore mark in retail sales in a year....

February 16, 2013

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty appointed as new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty , a 1970 batch retired IAS officer has been appointed as the new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi. The appointment was cleared by the President...

February 16, 2013

‘MyIndia Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme’ launched by Ministry of I & B

The Ministry of I&B (Information and Broadcasting) launched the ‘My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme’.   Objective: To disseminate the development messages across the Social Media platforms by...

February 16, 2013

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February 16, 2013

ITPA to be set up to address players’ concerns

A collective body of Indian tennis players named the Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) is being set up to address contemporary issues faced by the players in the...

February 15, 2013

Horacio Zeballos defeats Rafael Nadal to win VTR Open

Horacio Zeballos of Argentina defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain to win the VTR Open held in Chile.

February 15, 2013

Equity investment limit for Insurance companies raised to 15 %

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has raised the equity investment limit for the Insurance companies to 15% up from existing 10%. The move follows the Finance...

February 15, 2013

RBI directs Co-op banks to not grant loans for gold purchase

The RBI has directed State and Central co-operative banks not to give loans for purchase of gold in any form to curb the considerable increase in its import...

February 15, 2013

Banks to start loans recovery from Kingfisher

Troubled air carrier Kingfisher Airlines is at moribund point as its key lenders have decided to recall the loans given to the company. The consortium of 17 banks...

February 15, 2013

Fact Box: ‘Operation Three Star’

‘Operation Three Star’ was the code name of the top secret execution plan in which Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was sent to gallows in the high-security Tihar...

February 15, 2013

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