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Monthly News March 2015

Can Suresh Raina do a ‘Yuvraj of 2...

Can Suresh Raina do a ‘Yuvraj of 2011’? Dhoni answers

Yuvraj Singh’s 15 wickets in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was one of the major factors which contributed to Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifting the coveted trophy but the Indian captain says last edition’s ‘Player of The Tournament’ is no longer as effective as he used to be in... read more »

Meet the underdogs of this year’s ...

Meet the underdogs of this year’s World Cup

This year’s World Cup is not just about Virat Kohli’s smashing 107 against Pakistan or Chris Gayle’s record-breaking 215 against Zimbabwe. There are other players like UAE’s Shaiman Anwar who scored over 300 runs in the tournament, including a century against Ireland and... read more »

New Zealand prepares for Gayle in World ...

New Zealand prepares for Gayle in World Cup quarterfinal

The undefeated New Zealand squad is preparing to take on Chris Gayle in the World Cup quarterfinals, regardless of any uncertainty over the fitness of the star West Indies batsman. Gayle missed the West Indies last pool match against the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as the back injury which has... read more »

How Two Tax Notices May Put PM Modi̵...

How Two Tax Notices May Put PM Modi’s Government on Backfoot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government sent two notices demanding a total of Rs. 31,000 crore in taxes from Cairn Energy and its former subsidiary Cairn India last week for a transaction that occurred in 2006-07. Cairn Energy has been asked to pay Rs. 10,247 crore for the capital gains it... read more »

Suicide bombers attack 2 Lahore churches, leave 15 dead as angry mob goes on rampage

Lahore: A pair of suicide bombers attacked two churches in Lahore on Sunday as worshippers prayed inside — killing 15 people in the latest assault against religious minorities in this... read more »

Ratan Tata invests in Paytm, takes up advisory role

Ratan Tata’s tryst with India’s consumer internet space continues. The Tata Sons chairman emeritus has now thrown his weight behind Paytm. The 76-year-old has made an undisclosed... read more »

Ikea to invest Rs 600 crore in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Furniture retailer Ikea India, the Indian subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer Ikea AB, has inked a pact with the Maharashtra government to invest Rs 600 crore for setting up... read more »

Government cuts import tariff on gold and silver

NEW DELHI: The government has slashed import tariff value on gold to $375 per 10 grams and silver to $512 per kg following weak global price trends. During the first fortnight of the... read more »

Last chance to Sahara to negotiate deal for Subrato Roy’s r...

New Delhi: Sahara Group on Friday was granted the third and last opportunity by the Supreme Court to negotiate a deal for selling its offshore properties for raising Rs 10,000 crore to ensure the... read more »