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Maintain status quo on INS Vikrant: Supreme Court

The Supreme court has ordered maintenance of status quo on India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, which is on the brink of being converted into scrap. The court has...

May 8, 2014

RBI allows minors over 10 years to operate bank accounts

As per the guidelines issued by the RBI, minors above 10 years of age have been allowed to open and operate independently savings bank account and use other...

May 8, 2014

Don’t levy penalty if minimum balance is not maintained in bank account: RBI to banks

The RBI has asked banks not to impose penalties on customers who don’t maintain a minimum balance in any dormant account as part of a consumer protection initiative. A...

May 8, 2014

Rising NPAs is making public sector banks unfit for private Provident Fund deposits

Surging Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) have rendered public sector banks such as State of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Canara Bank unfit to take deposits from non-government...

May 8, 2014

Govt's nod not required to investigate corruption charges on senior bureaucrats: Supreme Court

As per the Supreme Court, the legal provision which makes approval of competent authority mandatory for CBI to investigate a corruption case against an officer of joint secretary-rank...

May 8, 2014

Excavation suspended at Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Excavation activities which were being conducted by the Kerala Archeology Department to study the underground granite pavements, paths and artifacts at the Vadakke Nada (north entrance) of the...

May 6, 2014

Finance Ministry: Withdrawal of fiscal stimulus programme in US will not affect much the foreign investments into India

The Finance Ministry has tried to lessen fears that the withdrawal of fiscal stimulus programme in the US will affect foreign investments into India. A report by the Finance...

May 6, 2014

Gary Becker, economist and winner of Nobel Prize passed away

Gary Becker (83), a professor in University of Chicago who was conferred the Nobel Prize in economic sciences in 1992, passed away. He is credited for his path-breaking...

May 6, 2014

“Sarvada Vijay”: Indian Army’s desert exercise conducted to tests its fighting skills

Indian Army conducted “Sarvada Vijay” combat drill in West Rajasthan as part of regular training aimed at honing war-fighting skills in temperatures as high as 45 degree Celsius....

May 6, 2014

NASA to grow plants on International Space Station (ISS)

The US space agency NASA plans to grow plants on the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of year 2014. Astronauts on board will be able to...

May 6, 2014

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