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Thirty Software companies detach from NASSCOM to form “iSpirt”

30 Indian software product companies have decided to form a new association called the Indian Software Product Industry Round Table, or “iSpirt”. Why this separation? Software companies involved...

February 9, 2013

Corporation Bank launches new variants of savings bank accounts

Corporation Bank has rolled out two new types of savings accounts namely SB Super and SB Signature. A customer should maintain a minimum Quarterly Average Balance (QAB) of...

February 8, 2013

PNB buys 30% stake in MetLife India

Punjab National Bank which is India’s second-largest bank has acquired a 30% stake in the Indian subsidiary of the biggest US life insurer MetLife at an unrevealed amount.

February 8, 2013

Jackie Chan, Mo Yan selected as members of Chinese parliament

Movie star Jackie Chan and the 2012 winner of Nobel prize for literature Mo Yan has been selected as members of one of the houses of Chinese parliament,...

February 8, 2013

Famous Bengali Painter Shanu Lahiri passed away

Famous painter of Bengal School, Shanu Lahiri (85) passed away. She was the winner of President’s Gold Medal.

February 8, 2013

Rohinton Nariman submits resignation from Solicitor General of India

The Solicitor General of India, senior advocate Rohinton F Nariman has resigned from the post amid speculation that the decision came over his differences with the Law ministry....

February 8, 2013

Naseer Ahmed is the new Director of Syndicate Bank

C R Naseer Ahmed has been appointed as the Director of Syndicate Bank. The Government of India has nominated Ahmed as part-time non-official director on the Board of...

February 8, 2013

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February 8, 2013

South Africa tops ICC Rankings for Test Cricket

South Africa was declared as the world number one team in the ICC Test Cricket Rankings. It is followed by England, Australia, Pakistan and India. India was at...

February 7, 2013

McGrath and Turner enter Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Renowned pace bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner have been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Charlie Turner took 6-15 on test debut at Sydney in...

February 7, 2013

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