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US lifts ban on most Myanmar imports

In order to boost reform in Myanmar US President Barack Obama has trashed a nearly decade-old ban on most imports from Myanmar. Thus, US economy will now open...

November 23, 2012

SEBI eases Mutual Fund exposure limit for HFCs

SEBI eased the the investment limit for HFCs (Housing Finance Companies) in debt mutual funds. An additional exposure not exceeding 10% of net assets of the scheme shall...

November 23, 2012

Justice Katju condemns girl's arrest for Facebook post

Markandey Katju, former Supreme Court judge and Press Council chairman  wrote 2 emails of protest to the Maharashtra CM Mr. Prithviraj Chavan strongly decrying the arrest of two...

November 23, 2012

TDSAT reserves order on Tata Teleservices-Vodafone dispute on SMS fee

Tata Tele took Vodafone to Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) against Vodafone’s notice threatening to disconnect termination of SMSes on its network over a dispute on...

November 23, 2012

Airtel Completes Largest Network Transformation in African Telecoms History

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s largest telecommunications operator has finished an end-to-end network transformation program across the 16 African countries in which it operates. This transformation programme by Airtel...

November 23, 2012

RBI inks MoU with State Bank of Vietnam

The RBI and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information b/w the two supervisors. 

November 23, 2012

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chosen for this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for being an "inspiration" to women and ensuring return of peace...

November 23, 2012

Yuvi- Book on Cricketer Yuvraj Singh

Yuvi: The book on Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh written by Makarand Waingankar.  The book illustrates the cricketing career of Yuvraj Singh and how tough he is, how he...

November 23, 2012

Anil Dev Singh new Chairperson of IOA

Anil Dev Singh, the former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court appointed as the new Chairperson of the Election Commission of The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after S.Y....

November 23, 2012

RBI advises banks not to grant loans for purchase of gold in any form

The RBI advised banks not to give loans for purchase of gold in any form, including primary gold, bullion and jewellery. Still, RBI held that banks can provide...

November 23, 2012

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