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Investment target for DFC revised to Rs 80,000 crore: Government

Government has revised investment target for Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) from Rs 27,000 crore to Rs 80,000 crore. As per the government, expenditure on land acquisition has multiplied...

July 25, 2014

Banks barred from trading in bonds for infrastructure lending: RBI

According to the Reserve Bank of India, banks will not be permitted to trade bonds issued by other lenders for infrastructure lending that would be exempted from mandatory...

July 25, 2014

20th edition of Commonwealth Games begin at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland

The 2014 Commonwealth Games kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony that witnessed some enchanting performances by singers Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle and violinist Nicola Benedetti at the...

July 25, 2014

India will not support trade facilitation agreement at the WTO

Upholding its earlier stance, India will not support a pact on Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) till its concerns related to subsidies given for...

July 25, 2014

Joko Widodo wins Indonesian presidential polls

Jakarta (Indonesia) Governor Joko Widodo has been declared the winner of the Indonesian presidential polls. He received around 53% of the total valid votes cast in the election....

July 25, 2014

TCS is first Indian firm to achieve market capitalization of Rs 5 lakh crore

India’s largest software services exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became the first Indian company to achieve a market capitalization of Rs 5 lakh crore. In terms of market...

July 25, 2014

Government sets up Suresh Prabhu Panel to review Gas Pricing Formula

Union government will appoint Suresh Prabhu Committee to review the gas pricing formula. Suresh Prabhu is a former Union Power Minister under National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by...

July 25, 2014

Union Cabinet gives nod to 49% FDI in insurance sector

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of increasing the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 49% from the existing 26%. The move is in...

July 25, 2014

Fuad Masum: New President of Iraq

The Council of Representatives of Iraq (Iraqi Parliament) in Baghdad elected Muhammad Fuad Masum of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party as the seventh President of Iraq. He...

July 24, 2014

K. N. Tripathi takes oath as Governor of West Bengal

Former Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and five-time MLA Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn-in as the Governor of West Bengal. Tripathi, was administered the oath of office by...

July 24, 2014

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