DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 on provisioning
Singapore-based DBS Bank has posted a loss of Rs 275 crore in FY15. This is the first time the bank has incurred a loss in its India business since it set up its first branch in India in 1995. This loss on the book was mainly on account of a clean-up of its bad loans portfolio. In FY14, DBS’s... read more »
A Google blunder knocked £175 off the price of a Nexus 6
A technical blunder at Google meant late-night shoppers could have picked up a 32GB Nexus 6 for as little as £304 ($474). Normally, those phones sell for £479 ($746). The Independent spotted the £175 ($273) discount late on Thursday night. The reason for the drop remained unclear. However, a... read more »
PM Modi to visit Varanasi on July 16
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on July 16, after he had to cancel an earlier trip here due to adverse weather conditions. Prime Minister Modi had on June 28 cancelled his plan to address ‘Vikas Sabha’ in his parliamentary constituency after heavy downpour led to water... read more »
KCR writes to PM Modi, calls for Jwala Gutta to be included in TOP scheme
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, also known as KCR, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, urging him to include the names of top shuttler Jwala Gutta and her doubles partner, Ashwini Ponnappa in the ‘Target Olympic Podium’ (TOP) scheme. As you are aware,... read more »
Activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania quits AAP
Mumbai – Activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania, Aam Aadmi Party’s senior leader from Maharashtra, has quit the party, officials said here on Thursday. “Dear... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Meets Top Bureaucrats, Asks Them Make Government People-Friendly
New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and said that he was accessible to all officers. He encouraged... read more »
Woman Bus Conductor Beaten, Stripped by Male Passenger Near Mumbai
Dombivli, Thane – A woman conductor on a state transport bus was dragged out of the vehicle, stripped and beaten by a male passenger on the outskirts of Mumbai this morning, police... read more »
Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months
With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil sanctions for the next six... read more »
PM Modi likely to visit U.S. in September
The confirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States means two things: that Mr. Modi is keen to extend his summit-level approach to bilateral ties past the subcontinent... read more »
