India welcomes grey-listing of Pakistan by FATF

India welcomes grey-listing of Pakistan by FATF

🕔17:46, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30  India on Saturday welcomed Pakistan being put on the “grey list” by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body which combats money laundering and terror financing among other things, for failing to curb terror

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S. Ramesh takes over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

S. Ramesh takes over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

🕔17:46, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30  S. Ramesh has taken over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC),on superannuation of Vanaja N. Sarna on Saturday, June 30, an official statement said here. Prior to his elevation, he was Member

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Tata Steel, Thyssenkrupp AG ink pacts to combine businesses in JV

Tata Steel, Thyssenkrupp AG ink pacts to combine businesses in JV

🕔17:45, 30.Jun 2018

Mumbai, June 30 Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp AG on Saturday signed definitive agreements to combine their European steel businesses in a 50:50 joint venture (JV) in a new company. The proposed new firm, to be named Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel BV, will

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RIL acquires Radisys Corporation for $74 mn

RIL acquires Radisys Corporation for $74 mn

🕔17:43, 30.Jun 2018

Mumbai, June 30  Radisys Corporation, an open telecom solutions provider, and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have entered into a definitive agreement under which RIL will acquire Radisys for $1.72 per share in cash, a joint-statement said here on Saturday. According

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Social media has democratised discourse, says Modi

Social media has democratised discourse, says Modi

🕔17:39, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people on the occasion of World Social Media Day, saying the new medium has played a key role in democratising discourse, and helped people express their views and

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July 1 to be commemorated as the GST Day

July 1 to be commemorated as the GST Day

🕔17:37, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30 The central government on Saturday said that July 1 will be celebrated as the “GST Day” to commemorate the first year of the “unprecedented reform of Indian taxation” system. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was launched

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SBI’s MD Sriram takes voluntary retirement

SBI’s MD Sriram takes voluntary retirement

🕔17:36, 30.Jun 2018

Mumbai, June 30 Lending major State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday said that the central government has permitted its Managing Director B.Sriram to take voluntary retirement. The development assumes significance as Sriram was recently appointed the chief of financially troubled

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Putin, Trump to discuss ‘complex’ issues, including Syria

Putin, Trump to discuss ‘complex’ issues, including Syria

🕔11:09, 30.Jun 2018

Moscow, June 30  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are set to discuss a number of “very complex” issues, including the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said on Friday. “A rather detailed discussion on Syria is

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India will be centre of ISA’s ‘sunshine’ countries: Prabhu

India will be centre of ISA’s ‘sunshine’ countries: Prabhu

🕔11:07, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30  India will be at the centre of the “sunshine” countries of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) promoted jointly by it and France, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. Addressing the Renewable Energy Dialogue here, he

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After arrest, Bank Of Maharashtra CEO-MD, ED removed

After arrest, Bank Of Maharashtra CEO-MD, ED removed

🕔11:06, 30.Jun 2018

Mumbai, June 30 In an abrupt move, the Board of Directors of the Bank of Maharashtra on Friday resolved to remove arrested CEO and Managing Director Ravindra P. Marathe and Executive Director Rajendra K. Gupta, from all functional responsibilities with immediate

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IndiGo flight to Surat from August

IndiGo flight to Surat from August

🕔11:04, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30  Budget passenger carrier IndiGo on Friday said that it will commence flight services to Gujarat’s Surat from August. According to the airline, it will operate new flights to and from Surat connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,

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PNB sells stake in ICRA for over Rs 108 cr

PNB sells stake in ICRA for over Rs 108 cr

🕔11:03, 30.Jun 2018

Mumbai, June 30  State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday said that it has sold its entire stake in credit ratings agency ICRA for Rs 108.60 core. According to a BSE filing, the bank sold its entire stake of 330,000

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Naidu releases commemorative coin on Mahalanobis

Naidu releases commemorative coin on Mahalanobis

🕔11:00, 30.Jun 2018

Kolkata, June 30  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday released a commemorative coin of Rs 125 denomination to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of scientist Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis and 12th Statistics Day. Describing Mahalanobis as the architect of the

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Cloudy sky in Delhi, rains likely

Cloudy sky in Delhi, rains likely

🕔10:56, 30.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 30 It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain cloudy throughout the day with chances of

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GOVERNOR OF TAMIL NADU, INAUGURATES ‘ NEYVELI BOOK FAIR -2018’

GOVERNOR OF TAMIL NADU, INAUGURATES ‘ NEYVELI BOOK FAIR -2018’

🕔19:36, 29.Jun 2018

The 21st Neyveli Book Fair, organized by NLC India Ltd. commenced in the Book Fair Grounds Neyveli on 29th June 2018 and Shri Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the Fair. In his Inaugural address, Hon’ble Governor said “A

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India’s external debt rises over $529 bn

India’s external debt rises over $529 bn

🕔19:18, 29.Jun 2018

Mumbai, June 29  India’s total external debt for the quarter ended March 2018 rose on a year-on-year basis by over 12 per cent to $529.7 billion, official data showed on Friday. According to the RBI, external debt rose to $529.7

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Steps on rupee fall after considering global situation: Goyal

Steps on rupee fall after considering global situation: Goyal

🕔19:16, 29.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 29  Noting that the earlier fall of the rupee to a record low in 2013 had prompted extraordinary measures from the RBI, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday sought to play down any alarm on this

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Government transforming health infra for New India: Modi

Government transforming health infra for New India: Modi

🕔19:15, 29.Jun 2018

New Delhi, June 29  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government is transforming the country’s health infrastructure that is fit for “New India”. Speaking after inaugurating five projects worth Rs 1,700 crore at All India Institute of Medical

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Eight civilians injured in clashes during ongoing J&K gunfight

Eight civilians injured in clashes during ongoing J&K gunfight

🕔19:14, 29.Jun 2018

Srinagar, June 29 Eight civilian protesters were injured on Friday in clashes with the security forces during an ongoing gunfight between holed-up militants and the security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. A mob of stone-pelting protesters clashed

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SAIL – DSP substitutes import, despatches 1st consignment of Wheels for Kolkata Metro

SAIL – DSP substitutes import, despatches 1st consignment of Wheels for Kolkata Metro

🕔19:11, 29.Jun 2018

New Delhi / Durgapur, June 29, 2018: Adding another feather to its cap in its endeavor to contribute and actively participate in ‘Make in India’, Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s (SAIL) Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) despatched the first consignment of

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