Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah expands cabinet, 28 ministers sworn in

Posted On, May 18, 2013

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members - 20 of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state - into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after nine years.

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Make people aware of shady firms: SBI chief

Posted On, May 18, 2013

Pratip Chaudhuri, chairman of the country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), said Saturday that the RBI and SEBI should start public awareness campaigns for depositors on the risk of investing in shady companies.

S&P maintains negative outlook on India

Posted On, May 17, 2013

Global ratings agency Standard& Poor's (S&P) Friday said its outlook on India remained negative and there was a one-in-three likelihood of a downgrade within the next 12 months.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai to visit India

Posted On, May 17, 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay a three-day official visit to India from May 20 to hold wide-ranging discussions with Indian leaders, the Afghan ambassador said Thursday.

Record 2.7 mn tourists in Goa in 2012

Posted On, May 16, 2013

A record 2.7 million tourists landed in Goa last year, the tourism department has said.

Indian Army’s first woman jawan found dead

Posted On, May 15, 2013

Indian Army's first woman jawan Shanti Tigga was found hanging in a railway hospital in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Tuesday, police said.

India’s inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.89 percent

Posted On, May 14, 2013

India's wholesale price-based inflation decelerated to 4.89 percent in April, as prices of vegetables, milk, egg, meat and fish eased, government data showed Tuesday.

Let RBI be sole regulator for all home loan providers: SBI chief

Posted On, May 18, 2013

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), Saturday the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should become the sole regulator for all home loan institutions - banks as well as housing finance companies.

Polls biggest source of corruption: Former CEC

Posted On, May 18, 2013

Elections have become the biggest source of corruption in India, former chief election commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi has said, while stressing for the need for poll reforms.

Two CBI officers arrested in Delhi for bribery

Posted On, May 18, 2013

Two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), including one reportedly investigating the coal scam, were arrested here while taking a bribe of Rs.7 lakh for settling down a land dispute, an officer said Friday.

Indian women strike gold at Asia 3×3 basketball meet

Posted On, May 17, 2013

Indian women beat Mongolia 21-14 to win the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball event here.

Indian unit in Congo gets UN peacekeeping medal

Posted On, May 17, 2013

An Indian police unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal.

Pakistan Caretaker PM frees 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

Posted On, May 17, 2013

Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to release 51 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, the prime minister's office said Friday.

Home Minister Shinde congratulates Delhi Police for IPL probe

Posted On, May 17, 2013

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Friday congratulated Delhi Police for the Indian Premier League spot-fixing investigation following which three cricketers and 11 bookies have been arrested.

Ankeet Chavan breaks down, accepts spot-fixing charge

Posted On, May 17, 2013

Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan was the first to break down under interrogation by Delhi Police and has accepted his role in the spot-fixing scandal that rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) Thursday.

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