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Justice (Retd) Ms Usha Mehra Commission Submitted its Report

Justice (Retd) Ms Usha Mehra Commission submitted its report to the Government. The Commission was constituted on 26th December, 2012. Objective: To enquire into various aspects of the...

February 26, 2013

Hari Shankar Singhania, leading industrialist, passes away

Hari Shankar Singhania (79), one of India’s most distinguished industrialists, passed away. Singhania was president of JK Organization In 2003, he was awarded Padma Bhushan He was the...

February 26, 2013

Fact Box: Kishenganga Hydro-electric project (KHEP)

Court of Arbitration the Court permits India to go ahead with the construction of the Rs. 3600 crore KHEP In a key decision, the Court of Arbitration the...

February 26, 2013

E&Y lifetime award to Ratan Tata

Former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has been honored with ‘Ernst &  Young life time achievement award’ 2013 for ‘asserting a greater role for Indian entrepreneurs on the...

February 24, 2013

T.S. Vijayan is new IRDA chairman

Former chairman of Life Insurance Corporation, T.S. Vijayan took over as the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA).

February 24, 2013

SEWA founder Ela Bhatt conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA) founder Ela R Bhatt has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011. The...

February 21, 2013

“Kai Po Che” premieres in Mumbai

Bollywood movie Kai Po Che which has been directed by Abhishek Red. The movie based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel 3 Mistakes of My Life was premiered in Mumbai....

February 21, 2013

Chandrasekhar Committee meets set pathway to unify foreign investments norms

The K.M. Chandrashekhar committee formed to unify foreign investment norms met for the first time. Objective: To relax entry norms for a diverse category of foreign investors such...

February 20, 2013

Bhaskar Rao appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka

Former Chief Justice of Karnataka, Bhaskar Rao, has been appointed as the Lokayukta of Karnatka. The chair of the anti-corruption ombudsman was vacant after previous Lokayukta Justice Shivraj...

February 20, 2013

First corporate sponsorship for Padma Shri Girisha Hosanagara

High-jumper Padma Shri awardee Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda who bagged silver medal in London paralympics has become brand ambassador of nutrition company Herbalife.

February 20, 2013

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