General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-08

2016 Rio Olympics: Coach says Indian women's team played most attractive hockey in long time
2016 Rio Olympics: Indian women's archery team go down in quarters
7,000 Indians get Malaysian citizenship
According to analysts, the move will allow Uber to focus more aggressively on the Indian market
Amazon's Great Indian Sale has started and here's a look at the top electronics deals on Apple MacBook Pro, Samsung Note 5.
Amazon's Great Indian Sale: Mobiles to TVs, the top deals to check out
Amazon: Amazon Great Indian Sale: Upto 40% Off on Electronics
An exciting collection of 96 works from some of the most eminent modern and contemporary Indian artists is being put up for sale in a no reserve auction by leading auction house Saffronart.
Asserting that there exists a 'healthy competition' among three openers for the opening two slots, Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan has said that they are least bothered about their selection and are enjoying each other's on-field success and company ...
Assocham said, It is disheartening that the Indian tobacco farmer today is subjected to the worst-ever discrimination
A week’s protest in Parliament and simmering unrest in Andhra Pradesh has fed on a sense of betrayal among a people who continue to feel aggrieved by the 2014 bifurcation of the state. The Indian Express explains the context and compulsions, facts and frustrations of the situation
Buoyed by the winning start against Ireland, the Indian hockey team will attempt to ride the momentum in its second match against champion Germany on Monday.India has failed to qualify for the only ti...
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that the students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Bhilai will help in improving the image of Chhattisgarh which has been perceived as an under-developed and Naxal-hit state.Singh, while ...
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday discussed joint venture railway projects in Telangana between the State government and Indian Railways.At their meeting...
Coach Neil Hawgood said the team felt good to be greeted by Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel after the match
Default of loans by Indian companies is making headlines every day, but there are many that have managed to remain below the radar despite taking thousands of crores of loans from banks. While Vijay Mallya has become the poster boy of India Inc ...
Dipa becomes 1st Indian to qualify for apparatus finals
Dipa Karmakar confident of an Indian gymnastic team in next Olympics
Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic finals at the Rio Olympic Centre here.
Dipa Karmakar is first Indian gymnast to enter vault finals
Dipa Karmakar on Sunday created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic final at the rio Olympic Centre here.
Dubai International Airport has returned to full capacity after an Emirates plane carrying 300 people, including 226 Indians, crash-landed and exploded on the runway, causing hundreds of flight cance...
Fitch: Masala Bonds to Facilitate Indian Funding Diversification
Five Indian inventions that you have probably never heard of
GST worries Indian industry
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round here.
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's parents in Tripura are overjoyed over their daughter making it to the Olympic final, the first Indian woman ever to do so, and are praying for her victory at the final.
His mother ailing, Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal keeps focus, enters quarters
India has a multi-dimensional healthcare crisis. Chief among them is public health. A recent national survey says more Indians have overwhelmingly opted for private hospital services that are expensive rather than the cheaper government-run centres. What's behind this imbalance?
Indian aeronautics and defence electronics market in India is estimated to be in the range between $70 billion and $72 billion in the next 10-12 years
Indian-American sweeps Washington open primary
Indian defence industry should create world-class cos that address not only India opportunities but also leverage global value chains of OEMs......
Indian equities have been witnessing positive inflow from foreign investors since March
Indian eves eke out fighting draw against Japan
Indian govt forms panel for electric & hybrid vehicle technology
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar remained in the hunt for a place in the Olympic vault finals after finishing 6th in the qualifiers on Sunday.
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round here.
Indian gymnast performed her trademark 'Produnova vault' to secure 14.850 points after two attempts
Indian journalists, who went to cover the SAARC Home Ministers' conference in Islamabad, not only denied accessed to the inaugural function but also barred them from standing at the entrance of the venue.
Indian-origin cancer expert warns of Brexit impact
Indian-origin girl named UK's 'Child Genius 2016'
Indian-origin lawyer among controversial UK peerages
Indian Railways to plug into National Power Grid
Indian School of Business (ISB) will soon start off-campus post graduate programme in management to cater to working professionals and entrepreneurs.
Indian shooters disappointing run at the Rio Olympics Games continued with Heena Sidhu crashing out of the 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification round here today.Heena was way behind the leaders in th...
Indian shooters’ disappointing run at the Rio Olympics Games continued with Heena Sidhu crashing out of the 10m Air Pistol Women’s qualification round on Sunday. Heena was way behind the leaders i...
'Indians prone to cancer due to obesity, drinking'
Indian start-ups yet to adopt better privacy practices; experts concerned
Indian team puts up an inconsistent show to lose 23-25 in the shoot-off
Indian Women's Hockey team hold Japan to draw
Indian women archers team loses to Russia in the quarter finals; Indian eves draw hockey game with Japan, 2-2; Heena Sidhu shot out of the Games.
Indian women archers’ team loses to Russia in the quarters
Indian women archers team went down 4-5 to Russia in the quarterfinals of the recurve competition.
Indian women face tougher task after spirited draw
Indian women fight to hold Japan
Indian women's archery team crash out of quarter-finals
Indian women team played attractive hockey: Coach
India – The Indian Express
In Rio 2016, Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian to qualify for final of artistic Gymnastics
IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Saturday requested the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to partner with the State government on the proposed Research Innovation and Trade of Hyderabad when he ca...
Jitu Rai finishes eighth as medals continue to elude Indians
Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games
Law for bad debts recovery good for Indian banks: Moody's
Lone Indian gymnast at the 31st Olympic Games, Dipa Karmakar created history by advancing to the individual vault final in artistic gymnastics on Sunday.Karmakar became the first Indian gymnast to enter the final on her debut at the quadrennial ...
Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant
Mirabai Chanu triggered excitement in the Indian camp by lifting 82kg in snatch, which was the third best. But, she had ‘no lift’ in clean and jerk, and the Indian hopes of a weightlifting medal evap...
More than 64 per cent Indians listen to FM radio every day
Most popular Indian-origin actors in Hollywood
Nearly 7,000 Indians who were born in Malaya before its independence from Britain have at last obtained Malaysian citizenship.]]
NTPC, Indian Bank, Britannia Industries and Zensar Technologies are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on BSE today, 8 August 2016.
Parents of Dipa Karmakar are very happy as this morning at around 6.30 they came to know that their daughter, only a day before her 23rd birthday, has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to enter the final of the ...
Passage of the GST Bill signifies a Landmark Reform on Indirect Taxes for Indian Economy
Resolving issue of Indian workers in Saudi top priority, says MEA
Returning to the Olympics after a hiatus of 36 years, Indian women's hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit and came from two goals down to eke out a 2-2 draw....
Returning to the Olympics after a hiatus of 36 years, the Indian women’s hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit and came from two goals down to eke out a 2-2 draw against higher—ranked Japan i...
Russian-designed Sukhoi Su-30MKI (Flanker-H) multirole fighters integrated with Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missiles are expected to go into service of the Indian Air Force in the first four months of 2017, local media reported Monday.
Sachin Tendulkar spent time with the Indian athletes at the Olympic Village before heading over to watch Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare in the women's doubles.
'S African Indians must not abdicate role in democracy'
Shah is among few Indian entrepreneurs who have had the foresight to let go of their CEO positions to attract top talent to their companies.
Su-30MKI With BrahMos Missiles May Join Ranks of Indian Army in Early 2017
The all-cash acquisition is expected to be one of the largest transactions in India's burgeoning fin-tech startup space, and is a rare example of an large inbound acquisition of an Indian venture by a foreign entity
The Indian Army in association with Confederation of Indian Industry – Coimbatore (CII) and Young Indians (Yi) Coimbatore is organising ‘Know Your Army’ exhibition at PSG Institute of Management Groun...
The Indian gymnast has qualified for the finals of the vault event at the Olympics
The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched a weekend post-graduate programme in management for working professionals and entrepreneurs.This is the first time ISB is venturing off campus to offer...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch two new meteorological satellites next month.Speaking at the valedictory function of a Science Seminar in Dharwad on Sunday, ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said the launch would further ...
The Indian women's archery team crashed out of the Rio Olympics after going down to Russia in the quarter-finals at the Olympic shooting centre here on Sunday.
The joint Indo-Russian program will provide New Delhi with a high-flying nuclear deterrent ensuring the continued safety and security of the Indian people despite increased regional tension.
The key Indian equity indices on Monday morning opened in the green following firm global cues.
The recent issuance of the first offshore masala bonds (rupee-denominated bonds in overseas markets) by Indian companies could pave the way for a broader opening and development of the market, accord...
The Supreme Court appointed Justice Lodha panel today declined the request of the Indian cricket board to defer the scheduled meeting tomorrow on implementation of reforms within the next six months.
The Tirupur North police have commenced an inquiry into the complaint that the identity card belonging to Sakthi Kumar, who works with Indian Army, was missing.The complaint was given by his wife that...
The vehicle jatha, which started from Bengaluru, was welcomed by the leaders of Democratic Youth Federation of India, Students Federation of India, Centre of Indian Trade Unions and other progressive...
They say that age is no barrier to achieving one's dreams. Indian mathematician, physicist and writer Rattan Mann, 71, has proven the adage by directing a film titled "The Buddhist Monk", the script of which he wrote almost four decades go.
T.K.V. Desikachar, son of Indian yoga master T.Krishnamacharya , passed away in Chennai on Monday. He was 78. T.K.V. Desikachar is the son and student of T. Krishnamacharya, popularly known as “the f...
T.K.V Desikachar, son of Indian yoga master T.Krishnamacharya , passed away in Chennai on Monday. He was 78. TKV Desikachar is the son and student of T. Krishnamacharya, popularly known as “the fathe...
Trailblazer Karmakar first Indian to grab final spot
Twentyfour Indian monuments missing half from UP
Union Sports Minister Vijay Goyal with Indian Women Hockey players during the Rio Olympic 2016...
When Indian fans could not witness Dipa Karmakar’s leap into vault finals
Which Indian company is the first to get a nod to sell a follow-on biologic or subsequent entry biologic in a developed country?
Why is it that the deaths in Kashmir, and the blinding of more than 100 people are never referred to in the media or in drawing rooms as the death and injury of Indians?
World No.1 Sania Mirza put up a brilliant fight in partnership with rookie Prarthana Thombare against the formidable Chinese combination of Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai, but the Indian pair went down 7-...
10 best engineering colleges of India
2016 Olympics: India at Rio, Day 2
2016 Rio Olympics: Archer Deepika Kumari blames 'windy conditions' after India ouster
50-year-old woman competes for Ms Fitness India 2016
7.30p.m.: Germany vs. India men’s hockey match. 2.30a.m.: India vs Great Britain women...
7th India-Japan International conference on Science and Technology gets underway in Mysuru
A draw against Germany a realistic goal for India
After a remarkable fightback by the West Indies on the fifth and final day of the rain-hit second Test, India will aim to re-group and win the third and penultimate cricket Test match starting here on Tuesday.
After Starting Exports of Kwid and Duster to Sri Lanka From India, Renault Eyes Aftrica
A Gau Raksha Dal in Mysuru wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding complete ban on cow-slaughter in India.
Aimed to create a pool of Smart Network Professionals in India
Air India warns staff of action if found spitting 'guthka', 'paan' on premises
All the women employees in the State should take part in all-India strike on September 2 and send a message to the Union government and State government that anti-labour policies would not be tolerate...
A man rides a scooter through a flooded street during heavy rains in Jammu, India....
Amazon Great India Sale: Top 6 deals you may not want to miss
Apple India iPhone shipments down 35% annually in Q2: Strategy Analytics
Apple’s smartphone marketshare halved from 4.5% to just 2.4% in India during the past year.
Archers, shooters disappoint India on second day
As the wedding season approaches DLF Emporio, India's first and finest luxury destination re-launched its annual wedding show "The Treasury of Trousseau" as DLF Emporio Couture Weddings in association with Harper's Bazaar Bride on August 6th 2016 ...
A unique database of parasitic worms could become the key to helping doctors identify and diagnose food-borne infections in northeast India, besides aiding in drug formulation, its designers say.
Castrol India: In full throttle - Buy
‘Chak De India 2 Ride’ held at Gachibowli receives overwhelming response from people
Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Sunday said he would urge the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to provide intense training for the sportspersons from Puducherry to support them for participating in t...
Chinese technology company Xiaomi recently launched the successor to the Redmi 2 in India, the Redmi 3S and 3S Prime. We tell you what's new.]]
Communist Party of India leader D Raja said that the use of pellet guns should be stopped forthwith and AFPSA repealed
Contemporary technical issues pertaining to diabetes came up for discussion at the annual conference of the state chaptesr of Research Society of Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) that was hosted by ...
Cow vigilantism has spread across India
Deepika blames it on 'windy conditions' after India ouster
Dipa Karmakar (IND) of India competes on the floor exercise during the women's qualifications. REUTERS
Dipa lifts India on disappointing day
“During the Quit India Movement, freedom fighters were lodged here, as it was used as police outpost”
Familiarisation of children, especially the teens, with traditional food is the need of the hour, according to A. Shanmugiah, Programme Head, Nagercoil All India Radio Local Station.Addressing a semin...
Fatwa against Pokemon Go in India
Federal-Mogul Goetze (India) to hold AGM
Fitch: India GST Bill a Positive Reform Signal
For the remaining part of its share of $1 billion in the deal, Oil India may depend on its cash reserves of more than Rs 10,000 crore
FPIs stay bullish on India, pump in Rs 2,300 cr in a week
Goods and Services Tax Act will affect FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) distributor sector, opined experts at the National Convention of All India FMCG Foods, Telecom and Mobile Distributors held her...
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar turned out to be the standout performer as medals continued to elude India for the second successive day at the 31st Rio Olympics with shooter Heena Sidhu and the women's archery team failing to impress.
Here are some important reports from the biggest newspapers of India]]
Here's Why the Nissan GT-R Could Be the Game Changer for India
Hizbul's Syed Salahuddin threatens nuclear war against India
Hockey: India eye improved show vs Germany in Rio
HPCL rose 2.38% to Rs 1,287 at 10:44 IST on BSE after the Reserve Bank of India allowed foreign investors to enhance investment in the company from the existing 24% to 40%.
Incidents related to cow vigilantism in the past six months suggest this phenomenon is not restricted to north or central India
Indiabulls Wholesale Services to hold board meeting
India defying global slowdown, poised to seize opportunity: Finance Minister Jaitley
India eye improved show against Germany
India has got off to a very disappointing start as far as the Rio Games is concerned. Apart from Dattu Baban Bokhanal in the rowing event and the men’s hockey team, shooting, table tennis, weightlift...
India Inc moots less than 20% GST rate to tame inflation
India Inc's GST worries
India Inc wants GST rate below 20% to keep inflation in check
India is defying the trend of a global slowdown: Finance Minister
India Legal conclave highlights need for justice to be made a fundamental right
India looks to seal series against Windies in third Test
India look to seal series against West Indies in third Test
India look to seal series vs West Indies in third Test
India News, Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India: TOI
India’s PowerGrid beats global peers in high-voltage game
‘India should include millets in the public distribution system’.
India's implementation of CPI target to aid inflation fight - Moody's
India's inflation target is 'credit positive': Moody's
India's lone gymnast Dipa Karmakar creates history by vaulting into final
India’s meltdown at Rio
India's steel consumption declined for the second-straight month in July falling over 7 per cent to 6.3 million tonnes (MT) as compared to June.
India's tea production registered a growth of 3 per cent last year with small tea growers contributing about 34 per cent to the output, the government told the Lok Sabha today.
India's third largest telco Idea Cellular's net profit is estimated to slip 23.5 percent at Rs. 440 crore in April-June quarter from Rs. 575.6 crore in the quarter-ago period.According to a poll conducted by CNBC-TV18, the telecom provider's revenue ...
India 'still stuck' in 1962 war: Chinese media
India's Union Bank shares tumble after Q1 profit fall
India's wait for the first medal at Rio Olympics continues
India to attend SAARC young Parliamentarians conference in Islamabad
India to Buy Three Admiral Grigorovich Guided Missile Battleships from Russia
India to have 13.5% share in global smartphone market by 2019: Report
India to Test BrahMos Supersonic Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missiles from Su-30MKIs
India to Test BrahMos Supersonic Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missiles from Su-30s
India will face last edition's bronze medallists Great Britain in their second Pool B women's hockey match
India will take up the issue of international labour mobility particularly of professional workers, besides raising the topic of climate change at the G20 forum, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya said today.
Interested candidates have to apply online through ongcindia.com. The last date to apply is August 10, 2016.
It was mainly because of Laishram Bombayla Devi that India gave a stiff competition to the Russian girls
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Jute Corporation of India Chairman K V R Murthy today said the company has planned to procure four quintals of jute this year either through Minimum Support Price or commercial trade to increase its market share.
Jyotiraditya Scindia said Congress will support GST bill with the amendments which the ruling party has assured
Kailash Satyarthi: Changes to child labour law contradict government’s Make in India, Digital India and Smart Cities Mission
Kamat Hotels (India) reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.43 crore in the June 2016 quarter
KBS India to hold board meeting
Kilpest India reports consolidated net profit of Rs 0.04 crore in the June 2016 quarter
Kilpest India reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.24 crore in the June 2016 quarter
Lashing out at Syed Salahuddin for threatening nuclear attack on India, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said the Hizbul Mujahideen chief's assertion was aimed at gaining publicity and asked Pakistan to seriously ponder whether it was ...
LeEco, the Chinese internet and technology conglomerate on Friday announced that Le 2 will be available in grey variant colour in India.
London, Aug 7 (IANS) The British government has "abandoned and betrayed" six former soldiers jailed in India for carrying firearms while protecting boats from pirates, the sister of one of the ...
Lonely nights for India's "women left behind", unaware of Gulf migrant crisis
‘Make in India is an event management initiative’
Making GST work for India Inc
Malady Nation: Remedying India's public healthcare
Mangalam Cement, JK Cement, JK Lakshmi, OCL India, Sagar Cements, and Saurashtra Cement were up 2%-9% on the BSE
Many wealthy investors who have invested in DHFL's non-convertible debenture (NCD) issue are betting on a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Rs 1,000-crore issue opened only a week ahead of the RBI policy review and will list around 10 ...
Map of North South Transport Corridor route vs standard route from India
Meet 'Jim Carter', the 18-year-old from Kolkata who would have been a vandal but went on to be one of the poster boys of the Wikipedia movement in India.
Naqvi hits out at Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin for his anti-India remarks
Nepal's former PM Oli cautions India against unnatural meddling
Net 4 India to hold board meeting
Nutraplus India to hold board meeting
Oil India to raise $500-mn loan to finance Rosneft deal
Oli cautions India against unnatural meddling in Nepal
Outcome of board meeting of Danlaw Technologies India
Over 5,000 posts are lying vacant in 45 organisations, including Archaeological Survey of India, under the Ministry of Culture, leading to difficulties in security, conservation and preservation of historical monuments, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said .]]
Pak Govt. permits terror leader Syed Salahuddin to threaten nuke war against India
Photoquip India to hold board meeting
Playing with five specialist bowlers did not yield a win for India in the second Test but pacer Mohammad Shami has endorsed his captain Virat Kohli's theory, saying it makes the bowlers more productive.
Poor show by Deepika as Russia pip India in recurve shoot-off
President of Indias Message on the Eve of National Day of Singapore
Psychology, a field with critical shortage of experts in India as well as all over the world, offers numerous specialisations to choose from.
Qualcomm India, along with Bhumi, a non-profit organisation, recently inaugurated a housing project, as part of relief efforts for people affected by the Chennai floods late last year.
Rabies is 100 per cent fatal but 100 per cent preventable (‘Weekend Being’ page – “India’s avoidable rabies burden”, Aug. 7). I hope animal rights activists support moves to immunise and control the ...
Reliance Jio has introduced a new offer for HP India customers where they can buy a JioFi 2 hotspot device
Remedying India’s healthcare colossus
Remembering the Quit India movement in 5 photos
Renault to increase exports from India, eyes African market
Rio 2016: India Eye Improved Show Against Germany
Rio 2016: India's Search for Opening Medal Continues on Day 2
Rio 2016: India Still Empty-Handed but Dipa Karmakar Shines
Rio 2016: India Women's Hockey Team Face Tougher Task Against Britain
Rio 2016 Olympics: Vidya Balan Sends Her Wishes For India
Rio Olympics: Dipa lifts India on another disappointing day
'Scope for collaboration between India, Japan in science and technology'
Searching for an image from your area might soon cease to be a difficult task, thanks to hacks being worked on by an army of enthusiastic volunteers across India.
StatsGuru: India's economic indicators suggest a mixed picture
STC Group a corporate focused skill-development company with close to 14 years of experience in training and technology, has now becomes the funded training partner of National Skill Development Corporation of India.The association aims at offering ...
Sterlite Technologies, which designs, builds and manages data networks for telecoms globally, on Monday launched the Sterlite Tech Academy to create a talented pool of network professionals who can handle smart data networks for 'Digital India', ...
Store One Retail India to hold board meeting
Stung by a remarkable fightback from West Indies on the final day of the rain-hit second Test, India will have to look at their bowling combinations and get back to winning ways when the third cricket Test begins here tomorrow.
Taking a jibe at Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for offering medical aid to injured Kashmiri people during clashes with security forces, Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande said India is quite capable of providing treatment to its injured ...
Tata Trusts, Gilead sign MoU on viral hepatitis in India
The Centre should withdraw the draft New Education Policy as it would pave way for privatisation of higher education in the country, said All India Students’ Federation General Secretary Viswajeeth Ku...
The China Factor in India’s Strategic Discourse
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has come down on the Mumbai Metropolitan Development Authority (MMRDA) for spending Rs. 5 crore unnecessarily crore in the construction of the Metro-...
The first ever conclave of India Legal on Access to Justice held in Ranchi this fortnight was a resounding success, as it was attended by Droupadi Murmu, the Governor of Jharkhand, Justice Virender Singh, the Chief Justice of the High Court of ...
The government today said it has framed the model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to minimise Cairn Energy type of dispute which has resulted in demand for compensation of USD 5.6 billion from India.
The International North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC), a multi-model route to link India and the Middle East to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe, is being nurtured for significantly reducing ...
The Make in India initiative will get a significant boost as companies would be able to create manufacturing and industrial hubs across the country
The move is aimed at feeding into the 'Make in India' programme and put more green vehicles on the roads at a time when the country is struggling to cut down on pollution
The Pakistan Government has again encouraged terror leader Syed Salahuddin, the head of the Hizbul Mujahideen, to threaten war against India over the Kashmir issue, and this time, Salahuddin has threatened a nuclear attack on India.Speaking to ...
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move to make new bank licences available on tap will encourage non-bank lenders to apply for access to cheaper public deposits, and the increased competition may den...
The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 66.7407 against the US dollar and 74.0622 for the euro.
There were media reports here which blamed India for toppling Oli-led coalition government last week, which India has outrightly rejected
The stock of Union Bank of India fell about 6 per cent on Monday, reacting to its June quarter results announced on Saturday.Weak core performance and rise in bad loans impacted the bank’s earnings du...
The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in a group photograph with the women Secretary of Government of India, in New Delhi on August 08, 2016.
Thousands of Indo-Canadians joined in advance celebrations of India's Independence Day here on Monday as Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra led the community parade in the heart of the biggest city of Canada.
Time to rethink India’s rice policy
To carry forward the ambition 'Swachh Bharat' mission, the Air India has issued an advisory warning its staff of "appropriate action" if they were found spitting 'guthka' and 'pan' (betel leaf) on its premises at Safdarjung airport and Airline ...
Today is the 74th anniversary of Quit India Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi
Torrent was most popular search destination, with traffic from India accounting for nearly 30% of its global traffic
Tricom India to hold board meeting
U'khand emerges numero uno clocking highest growth in industry & services sectors across India: ASSOCHAM study
UK has abandoned betrayed 6 ex-soldiers jailed in India
U.K. woman seeks May’s intervention for brother’s release in India
Union Bank of India falls on asset quality concerns
Union Bank of India lost 5.03% to Rs 130.25 at 10:50 IST on BSE after net profit fell 67.9% to Rs 166.32 crore on 1.4% decline in total income to Rs 8916.51 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q1 June 2015.
Union Bank of India shares tumble after Q1 profit fall
Union Bank of India tumbles after weak Q1 numbers
Veritas (India) to hold board meeting
Vesuvius India hits record high after robust Q2 outcome
Vesuvius India was up 15.69% to Rs 1,018.70 at 13:55 IST on BSE after net profit rose 23.49% to Rs 23.81 crore on 23.47% growth in total income from operations to Rs 208.05 crore in Q2 June 2016 over Q2 June 2015.
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With aims to consolidating maritime cooperation initiatives with Indonesia as well as exploring new avenues in accordance with India's 'Act East Policy', Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba will embark on an official tour to Indonesia from ...
With reference to "Much to meditate on" (August 6), if one refers to the all-time bestseller "Games People Play", Arvind Kejriwal truly comes across as a persistent game player among politicians in India. Eric Berne's book describes the ...
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Zen Mobile Launches Cinemax 3 at Rs 5,499 in India
2016 Rio Olympics: China objects to flawed national flags at award ceremonies
A ceremony was held at the Federal Foreign Office on Friday (29 July) to pay tribute to the participants and winners of this year’s International German Olympics.
Allahabad School Bans National Anthem, Calls It Anti-Islam
Allahabad school ‘bans’ national anthem; principal, 7 teachers quit
Allahabad school bans national anthem, teachers quit
Allahabad school manager held after teachers quit over ‘national anthem ban’
An American national, who was blacklisted and deported from Pakistan in 2011 after he was allegedly caught spying on sensitive...
Ankit Kapoor, owner of Global Foods International, which exports frozen meat and seafood, was arrested in the second week of July.
A school here has refused to allow recital of the national anthem by students and staff members on Independence Day, claiming that its words violated the tenets of Islam, following which eight teache...
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At the 21st UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP 21) in Paris in December last year, world leaders made a binding pledge to set national targets, including energy-efficiency benchmarks for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Now, the European Commission is nearing a moment of truth: Will
Australia's treasurer said today that national security would be his overriding consideration when he makes a decision on whether to allow a Chinese consortium to lease a major Sydney electricity grid.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements on Dalit atrocity was "notorious (shsraratpurn) and motivated by vote bank policy"."They were in slumber like 'Kumbhakarna', but ...
BJP today alleged that Samajwadi Party is pursuing vote bank politics and encouraging anti- national elements, and sought action against the management of a school in Allahabad for allegedly refusing...
Cambodian PM sets 2018 for national election
Centre to soon conduct national survey of weavers
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has given Rs. 1.45 crore to five sportspersons in the State, including a differently-abled woman who won honours in international contests.Ms. Jayalalithaa presented a cheq...
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that steps for acquiring land required for extending the runway of the Kannur International Airport here to 4,000 metres will begin soon.
China issued a national scientific and technological innovation plan aiming to build China into an innovative country.
Climate change scientists have warned it may be nearly impossible to keep global internationally agreed global warming target set at the 2015 Paris negotiations.
Denard Span said his Nationals Park welcome ‘touched my heart’
Failure to revise minimum wage and fitment formula recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission through a high-level committee will leave the National Joint Council of Action with no choice but to go ahe...
French nuclear fuel group Areva in 2012 agreed to cooperate with state-run China National Nuclear Corp to build a reprocessing facility
(From The National Interest) We all know that there are plenty of U.S. weapons the Chinese military would like to get its hands on. The Arsenal of Democracy churns out some of the best, most technologically advanced and versatile weapons…
General Fang Fenghui, member of China's CMC and chief of the Joint Staff Department of the CMC, met with General Qadam Shah Shahim, chief of general staff of the Afghan National Army, in Beijing on August 5, 2016.
Goldline International Finvest to hold board meeting
Government will not accept insult of national anthem: MoS HRD
Having turned down the chance to be king, Amit Shah played the kingmaker. As the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, it was natural that he considered the post of Gujarat Chief Minister...
However, the HRD Minister said some of the states have agreed to the national framework
In a meeting with Afghanistan's National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar in Tehran on Saturday, August 6, Zarif added that the Iranian and Afghan people enjoy cordial relations. "Afghanistan ...
(International Olympic Committee, CIA World Factbook)
It was a partly cloudy Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degrees celsius, two notches above the season's average.
Jet Airways on Sunday launched its direct flight to Sharjah from the Mangaluru International Airport. As many as 158 passengers, including two in the business class, boarded it at 9.30 a.m. The flight...
Like in the rest of the country, the second National Handloom Day was yesterday observed at the Manipur Film Development Society (MFDS) Auditorium, Palace Gate, Imphal.The function to mark the day was organized by the Department of Commerce and ...
link points to: Final of the International German Olympics at the Federal Foreign Office
Matthew Craig Barrett, who was barred from entering the country after being deported on charges of espionage, arrived at Benazir Bhutto International airport in the morning yesterday and was granted entry by the immigration officials. Screen grab.
Most of us have been working here for not a very long time. We were shocked to learn from the management that the school has never allowed the singing of national anthem in the last 12 years.&quot
Nationalities of the foreigners were not immediately known.
National Museum permanently opens for free
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Naveen Patnaik announced the scheme, under which the state government would provide Rs 500 pension to the weavers, on the occasion of National Handloom Day.
“On National Handloom Day, let us affirm that we will give an impetus to the handloom sector and use more handloom products in our daily lives.
Originally practiced under the pharaohs, large-scale winemaking is slowly rising as the country strives to win over international wine markets
PM’s message on National Handloom Day
Police has arrested the manager of a school here who refused to allow recital of national anthem on Independence Day, while authorities today began proceedings for sealing the school, which was allegedly running illegally, and stepped up security due to tension in the area. File photo for representation only
Politics Over Banning of National Anthem in UP School, 8 Teachers Quit
Relations between Iran and Russia is moving toward a strategic level and we have good cooperation on different regional and international issues," President Rouhani told reporters before leaving ...
ROTC and PMA for national security
Row over national anthem ban
Rutron International to hold board meeting
School manager held after ban on national anthem
School sealed, manager arrested after ban on national anthem
Second National Handloom Day observed in Manipur
State-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is set to replace its spot contracts with European customers for long-term deals, NIOC Director for International Affairs Mohsen Qamsari said.
Taiwan protests nationals’ deportation to China
Teachers quit as UP school bans national anthem

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