General insurers, with value twice of equity base, can tap public: IRDA
September 19th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) Ten years in business with an embedded value of at least twice the paid capital and maintaining a solvency margin are some of the terms that ... Read more...
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Reliance Power refutes auditor on excess coal benefit (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The permission to Reliance Power to use excess coal from three blocks allocated to Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project resulted in an undue benefit, says ... Read more...
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Undue benefit to Reliance Power on coal allocation
August 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 17 (IANS) The permission to Reliance Power to use excess coal from three blocks allocated to Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project resulted in an undue benefit to ... Read more...
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Punjab warns Thapar University over quota withdrawal
July 24th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday asked the management of Thapar University in Patiala to continue with the existing norm to provide 50 percent quota ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa, Kumaraswamy now fight over fast venue
July 4th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday said his predecessor H.D. Kumaraswamy will not be allowed to undertake his 'fast-unto-death' protest in front of Vidhana Soudha ... Read more...
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India’s illicit financial flow is $462 billion: Book
April 20th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Tax evasion, crime and corruption have combined to remove a staggering $462 billion from India, says a new book based partly on scholarly studies."From 1948 ... Read more...
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Supreme Court panel vetoes mining by Reddy brothers
January 7th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) Friday recommended the cancellation of the mining leases of Reddy brothers in the Bellary reserved forest area, saying they ... Read more...
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Samsung urged to invest in photo-voltaic cell facility in Tamil Nadu
November 27th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has invited South Korean electronics giant Samsung to invest in a facility to produce solar photo-voltaic (PV) cells in the state.Inaugurating ... Read more...
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School manager shot dead over property dispute
August 7th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 7 (IANS) A school manager was shot dead over a property dispute in the Loni area of Uttar Pradesh' Ghaziabad district, police said Saturday. Five people have been arrested.
According ... Read more...
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‘Toothless’ Pak poll body can’t scrutinise MPs’ assets
March 8th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 8(ANI): The declaration of assets made by Pakistani MPs have proved to be a futile exercise, as faulty provisions fails to empower the Election Commission (EC) to examine the written ... Read more...
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Qatar sheikhs may launch Man U buy-out bid
January 17th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.17 (ANI): Manchester United could be taken over by sheikhs in Qatar for 1.2 billion pounds.Sunday Express Sport can reveal that while Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson took advantage ... Read more...
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Government riders hampering road projects in Himanchal: Minister
December 19th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 19 (IANS) The central government's direcctive on depositing the net present value (NPV) of forest land that is diverted is hampering 194 road projects under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak ... Read more...
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HDFC Standard Life to cut costs before public offer
November 18th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Mumbai-based insurer HDFC Standard Life Insurance has said it wants to rationalise expenses and enhance business before it hits the capital market in 2010-11.
"We are now ... Read more...
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Government targets 100,000 carats of diamonds from Panna mines
August 26th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) State-run National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) plans to produce close to 100,000 carats of diamonds from the Panna diamond mines in Madhya Pradesh by 2010-11, Steel ... Read more...
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ONGC will invest $730 mn in Cairn’s Rajasthan block
July 14th, 2009 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd will invest $730 million in a Cairn India block in Rajasthan, despite expecting negative returns, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora ... Read more...
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New takeover norms for special cases like Satyam
February 13th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) With a view to helping companies like fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, India's markets watchdog Friday relaxed takeover norms, giving their reconstituted boards the power to lower the target ... Read more...
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Racial prejudice costs black workers nearly $115,000 over their lifetime
December 18th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new study has found that racial prejudice can cost black workers nearly 115,000 dollars over the lifetime.
Lead researchers Kerwin Kofi Charles from the Harris School of ... Read more...
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158-year-old college in Agra facing closure
March 12th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by admin
Agra, March 12 (IANS) The 158-year-old St. John's College here is facing closure as it owes Rs.190 million to the district administration. The prestigious college was built on leased government land in ... Read more...
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