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Monthly News May 2014

Uttar Pradesh gang-rape and murder: Four...

Uttar Pradesh gang-rape and murder: Four arrested; NCW steps in

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took suo moto cognizance in gang-rape and murder of two minors in Uttar Pradesh. Four accused including a cop were arrested in the brutal incident. The NCW will send a team to Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh to investigate the... read more »

Raju takes charge as Civil Aviation Mini...

Raju takes charge as Civil Aviation Minister

New Delhi: Senior TDP leader Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Thursday took charge as the new Civil Aviation Minister, assuring that he would strive to create a level-playing field for all players in the crucial infrastructure sector. “We will strive to create a level-playing field for all the... read more »

Snooping issue: Congress steps up pressure on Modi
PM Narendra Modi likely to move to 7 RCR...

PM Narendra Modi likely to move to 7 RCR on Friday: sources

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is still placed at the Gujarat Bhawan, is likely to move to 7 Race Course Road on Friday, say sources. According to the sources, 7 Race Course Road houses five bungalows spread over about 12 acres. Modi will be the first Prime Minister who will move... read more »

Jet Airways expects to return to profits...

Jet Airways expects to return to profits by middle of FY17

New Delhi: Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the South Asian carrier in which Etihad Airways PJSC owns a 24% stake, posted a record quarterly loss and forecast it won’t be profitable until the first half of fiscal year 2017. The shares slumped. India’s biggest publicly traded carrier will implement... read more »

RBI to leave repo rates unchanged next week: DBS

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to leave the key interest rate unchanged in the monetary policy review next week as inflation control remains a priority for the central bank, says a... read more »

Pradhan Takes Charge as Oil Minister

BHUBANESWAR: Newly appointed Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan took charge of office on Tuesday. After assuming charge, Pradhan told reporters that... read more »

RBI tells Uday Kotak to lower stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 40%

The RBI on Tuesday told Kotak Mahindra Bank to reduce its promoter shareholding to 40% from the existing 43.58% by September 2014, the private sector lender said in a filing with the... read more »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits former PM Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited his predecessor Manmohan Singh as a special gesture to make a courtesy call. Narendra Modi had been sworn in as the Prime Minister in a... read more »

Ajay Maken takes dig at Smriti Irani over educational qualificati...

PM Narendra Modi government today termed as “unfortunate” the Congress swipe over HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification and said the opposition party should focus... read more »