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Rs 7,600 cr FII outflows form Indian debt market in a week

Over the past week, Indian debt market has witnessed as sharp pull out of Foreign Institutional Investments  (FIIs) of more than Rs 7,600 crore ($1.35 billion). What is...

June 11, 2013

Banks to audit documents of credits of Rs 5 Crore and above periodically: RBI

As per the directions made by RBI, Banks will have to do periodical audits and re-verification of the documents of all credits of and above Rs 5 crore,...

June 11, 2013

200 Indians victim of cheating stranded in Saudi Arabia

Around 200 skilled and unskilled laborers from different states of India are stranded in Saudi Arabia after their Bangladeshi employer cheated them. The worker were promised jobs in a plastic factory, but were...

June 11, 2013

Rs 10 crore transferred through DBT of LPG

The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of LPG which was launched in 18 districts of the country has successfully disbursed a subsidy of Rs 435 to each of 250,000 households within...

June 11, 2013

BJP appoints Narendra Modi as Chairman of its Campaign Committee for 2014 polls

All the uncertainties about who will head the major opposition party- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were brought to an end as party President Rajnath Singh announced Narendra Modi as the Chairman of the party’s...

June 11, 2013

Indian firm proposes to set up power plants to Pakistan

Delhi-based Desein Private Ltd, a power consultancy firm, has submitted proposals for offered its services to the Pakistan government for the production of cheap electricity. Pakistan is currently going through...

June 11, 2013

RBI will intervene in forex market to prevent instability

RBI has said that it doesn’t target any exchange rate but it will intervene in the Forex market to only to curb volatility and prevent disruption of macroeconomic...

June 11, 2013

Vesnina, Makarova clinch French Open women’s doubles title 2013

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title together by defeating defending champions Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy in the women’s...

June 11, 2013

Government to start National Higher Education Campaign (Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan)

The Union Government has decided to launch National Higher Education Campaign (Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan), to focus on equity based development, improvement in teaching-learning quality and research. Under this programme, funds will...

June 10, 2013

HC directs ESPN to provide add free live signal of ICC Champions Trophy to DD

A bench of justices which is hearing a petition filed by ESPN TV channel which sought a direction to Prasar Bharati not to insist on the live signal...

June 10, 2013

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