Odisha intensifies crackdown on chit-fund scams
September 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on chit fund scams in Odisha, police Wednesday raided the offices of a private company and detained three of its senior officials for ... Read more...
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Anna discusses party formation
September 8th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Anna Hazare, in a meeting with his team members in Ralegan Siddhi Saturday, expressed concern over the selection of candidates for an independent political ... Read more...
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Aadhar to bring transparency in welfare schemes: PM
August 15th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government wanted to create a system through which money from central welfare schemes could be credited directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries and ... Read more...
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Government outlines measures to tackle black money
August 10th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Friday released details of its initiatives for unearthing and curbing black money, even as yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast to demand the government ... Read more...
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Four Odisha officials held in rural job scheme fraud
August 10th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) Four senior government officials in Odisha's Nuapada district have been arrested for embezzling funds sanctioned under the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme, an official said ... Read more...
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Essar Oil told to pay Rs.1,000 crore dues to Gujarat (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Essar Oil to pay by July 31 Rs.1,000 crore to the Gujarat government as its dues towards value added tax ... Read more...
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AFC provisionally suspends Bin Hammam
July 17th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 17 (IANS) The Asian football governing body has handed its former head Mohamed Bin Hammam a 30-day ban for alleged financial irregularities.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in ... Read more...
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Kingfisher pilots go on strike, 40 flights cancelled (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A section of debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines' pilots Saturday went on strike over non-payment of salaries and other dues for the past five months, leading to the ... Read more...
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Kingfisher pilots go on strike
July 14th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A section of debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines' pilots Saturday went on strike over non-payment of salaries and other dues for the past five months, leading to ... Read more...
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Assistant drug controller arrested for bribery
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant drug controller posted at the cargo complex of Mumbai international airport for accepting a bribe to ... Read more...
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Airtel to invest $25 million in Malawi
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Indian telephony major Bharti Airtel said Friday it will invest $25 million in Malawi to develop a 3G network and introduce a mobile commerce service, ... Read more...
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Compulsory disclosure of overseas assets irks taxpayers
June 7th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Filing of income tax returns has become more complicated from this year for those having bank accounts or any other assets overseas. The government has ... Read more...
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Kerala to pay pensions through banks
May 29th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Tuesday said all pensions payable in the social sector would be given only through banks from the next financial year and the state government ... Read more...
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Court dismisses CBI petition for attachment of Jagan firms
May 21st, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) A city court Monday dismissed the petitions by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking orders to attach the properties of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. ... Read more...
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Denial of ads to Sakshi: Court suspends order
May 17th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday suspended the government order which stopped official advertisements to Telugu daily and television channel Sakshi owned by YSR Congress party ... Read more...
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Indian couple jailed in British immigration scam
May 17th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) An Indian couple has been jailed in Britain for involvement in an immigration scam and to assist people in their illegal overstay in the country, ... Read more...
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Six kids missing from Rohtak shelter home traced
May 16th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 16 (IANS) Haryana Police here have located the six children who went "missing" from a controversial shelter home in this town, 70 km from New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Andhra seeks safe return of workers from Angola
May 15th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has urged the central government to ensure the safe return of 300 workers from the state currently stranded in Angola.Chief Minister N. ... Read more...
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Rupee falls on IIP figures, impact of RBI action muted
May 11th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Bangalore, May 11 (IANS) The rupee fell again Friday closing at 53.63 to the dollar after data showed a fall in factory output for March.The rupee had ended at 53.44 ... Read more...
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INS flays CBI move against Sakshi
May 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Ashish Bagga, president of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS), Wednesday condemned the freezing of bank accounts of Sakshi group of publications in Andhra Pradesh.He said ... Read more...
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No role in CBI action against Sakshi group: Chief minister
May 9th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Wednesday said his government had no role in the freezing of bank accounts by the CBI of Sakshi ... Read more...
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Kingfisher negotiates with striking employees (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines said it is negotiating with the agitating employees who went on a flash strike Saturday over non-payment of salaries and hopes to resolve ... Read more...
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Kingfisher employees on strike, operations not affected
April 21st, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A section of Kingfisher Airlines employees Saturday went on a flash strike protesting non-payment of salaries, heaping more trouble on the financially-stressed private carrier.
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Ronaldinho’s brother jailed for money laundering
April 18th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 18 (IANS) The brother of former Barcelona and AC Milan star Ronaldinho has been sentenced to five and a half years in jail after being ... Read more...
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Bihar procures record paddy but farmers’ cheques bounce
April 7th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 7 (IANS) Ashok Pandey, a farmer in Bihar, is worried after a Rs.143,000 cheque given by a state agency for his paddy crop bounced twice last one month. ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines scrip rises as strike called off
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The shares of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines rose almost 10 percent Tuesday on reports of a thaw in negotiations between a group of employees and the ... Read more...
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Mallya promises to pay employees
April 2nd, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) In a bid to avert unrest over delayed salaries, Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya has wtold his staff that their dues will be paid in ... Read more...
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Hi-tech gang of ATM robbers busted
March 29th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday busted an inter-state gang of robbers who used to swindle money by swiping ATM cards ... Read more...
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Centre will bring Lokpal bill: Farooq Abdullah
March 24th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that while the central government is keen to bring the Lokpal ... Read more...
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IATA suspends Kingfisher from two more inter-airline transaction systems (Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) After suspending cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines from its inter-airline transaction body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Friday barred the carrier from the billing and cargo ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines makes alternate booking arrangements
March 9th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines Friday said that it has made alternate arrangements for selling its tickets after it was suspended from inter-airline transaction body International ... Read more...
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CBI arrests senior Revenue Intelligence official for graft
March 7th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday arrested Additional Director General of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) C. Rajan for demanding and accepting a bribe ... Read more...
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IATA suspends Kingfisher from inter-airline transaction system (Third Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) In yet another big blow to Kingfisher Airlines, a leading international association Wednesday suspended the carrier from its inter-airline transaction body for failure in settling ... Read more...
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Travel agents barred from ticketing for Kingfisher (Second Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) In yet another big blow to Kingfisher Airlines, travel agents were asked by a leading international association Wednesday to immediately stop booking tickets on the ... Read more...
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Two foreigners arrested for hacking bank passwords
March 6th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Two foreign nationals allegedly involved in hacking internet password of bank accounts have been arrested in south Delhi, police said Monday."Evans Ukah Mendi, 34, a ... Read more...
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