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Poet, freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passes away

Eminent Kannada poet and freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away at Badiyadkka in Kasaragod district of Kerala. He was 101. He was an author, poet, journalist and...

August 10, 2015

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notifies changes in I-T rules to comply with FATCA pact

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended income tax rules to provide reporting of information with regards to financial assets and accounts to comply with Foreign Account Tax Compliance...

August 10, 2015

India tops in Beef export: US-DoA

As per recently released data by US Department of Agriculture (DoA), India has emerged as world’s largest exporter of beef. India has retained its top spot as the...

August 10, 2015

Goa Tourism Minister D Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 award

Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has been conferred with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) and Safari India South Asia Travel Award 2015. He was bestowed with...

August 10, 2015

70th anniversary of Atomic bomb dropping on Nagasaki observed

70th anniversary of dropping of disastrous Atomic bomb on Nagasaki city of Japan was observed across the world. A solemn ceremony including ageing survivors, relatives of victims observed...

August 10, 2015

BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit at Vindhyachal STPS

On 7 August Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned a 500 MW thermal unit of NTPC’s Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Vindhyanagar, Singrauli district of Madhya...

August 8, 2015

DFCC to commission its first 56 km stretch in Bihar

The much-awaited ambitious Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project of government has announced to commission its first 56-kilometer stretch in Bihar. Out of total 3,300 km stretch the 56 kilometer...

August 8, 2015

Pramerica Mutual Fund has acquired Deutsche MF business in India

Mutual Fund sector witnessed fifth exit of foreign fund house in two years from India on 7 August, as Pramerica Mutual Fund (MF) a company affiliated to US...

August 8, 2015

Maharashtra Government inks MoU with Foxconn

Maharashtra government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tiawan-based Foxconn to set up its manufacturing facility in the state. The MoU was signed in presence...

August 8, 2015

Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev Vrat appointed as Governors of Bihar, HP

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Acharya Dev Vrat and Ram Nath Kovind as the governors of Himachal Pradesh and Bihar respectively. Their appointments will take into effect from...

August 8, 2015

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