82 mines to be auctioned by end October, says Tomar
NEW DELHI: Union minister for steel and mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said that 82 mining blocks have been earmarked for auction by the end of October. Participating in a Mining Leaders Roundtable organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) this week, Tomar said another 96 blocks have... read more »
Bombings, assaults kill at least 42 in Afghan capital
A wave of attacks on Afghan police, army and NATO installations in Kabul killed at least 42 people and wounded hundreds, dashing hope that Taliban insurgents might be weakened by a leadership struggle after news of their longtime leader’s death. The attacks on Friday, which included a massive... read more »
Lalit Modi row: Sushma Swaraj’s family received money from Lalit Modi, says...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s family of receiving money from former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The attack came a day after Swaraj told Lok Sabha that she did not extend any favours to Modi and had only helped his ailing wife on... read more »
West Bengal: Third year student beaten to death in Sabong college, 3 arrest...
A college student was allegedly beaten to death in a clash between student unions over felicitation of West Bengal minister Soumen Kumar Mahapatra at a college at Sabang, in West Midnapore district, on Friday. The victim has been identified as Krishna Prasad Jana, 21, a BA Third Year student of... read more »
Kotak Mahindra Launches First Bank-agnostic Funds Transfer Platform
Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has announced the launch of KayPay, the world’s first bank agnostic payment product for Facebook users to send money to each other in an instant. According to... read more »
Gold moves up by 0.55 pct on global cues
Tracking a firming global trend, gold prices rose 0.55 per cent to Rs 27,119 per ten gram in futures trade today as speculators enlarged positions. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for... read more »
Reliance Industries gains over 2% on strong Q2 results
MUMBAI: Oil & gas major Reliance IndustriesBSE 0.34 % gained over 2 per cent in early trade after reporting better-than-expected earnings for quarter ended September after market hours... read more »
Ludhiana fake encounter: SIT starts investigation
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday commenced probe into the alleged fake encounter that took place at Jamalpur here last month in which two brothers were shot dead, police... read more »
Indian jailed for molesting woman in Singapore
An Indian national in Singapore was jailed today for four weeks for molesting a woman in a lift at a train station. Kandasamy Krishnan, 27, who works in an electrical company, pleaded guilty to... read more »
