Market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ordered freezing of bank accounts and attachment of properties of two Sahara group firms – Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd...
The head of Italian firm Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, has been arrested in Milan in connection with charges that bribes were paid to secure an Indian defence helicopter deal...
Mohan Parasaran has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India following the resignation of senior advocate Rohinton Nariman from the post. Mr Parasaran, who is currently...
Cabinet approves setting up of SPV for TAPI gas pipeline The Union Cabinet has given nod to set up the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the $9-billion...
Angelo Mathews has been selected as Sri Lanka’s Test and one-day international captain for the rest of 2013. He took the reins from Mahela Jayawardene, who recently nominated...
As per a recent study, life on Earth faces danger from a catastrophic “Supervolcano” which seismologists say is due to erupt in ‘200 million years’ time. How is...
Haryana lifts VAT on wheat given by AAY Haryana has exempted from Value Added Tax for wheat being given to beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) under the...
Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile named “Ghader”, which means Capable in Farsi, in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz. About “Ghader”: Surface-to-surface, ground-to-ship cruise missile Range...
Priority sector lending (PSL) by public sector banks to minorities to minorities surpassed 15% mark. Priority sector lending by public sector banks to minorities has increased from 10.6%...
Asteroid 2012 DA14 fly-by closest to Earth Newly discovered asteroid 2012 DA14 flew by closest to Earth. DA14 is the largest known object of its size which passed...
