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Banks seek refuge in home loans, Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (HDFC)
HDFC Bank to cut lending rate by March: ...

HDFC Bank to cut lending rate by March: Aditya Puri

Having cut its deposit offering by up to 0.50 %, the country’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank will be cutting its lending rate by March, a top official said on Friday. “Now I’ve reduced my fixed deposit rates, and you will see by March or so base rate will come... read more »

Vishal Sikka’s New Mantra for Info...

Vishal Sikka’s New Mantra for Infosys Wows Analysts

Infosys organised an investor meet at its Pune campus on Thursday, where analysts who track the company got a chance to speak to CEO Vishal Sikka and get an insight into the thinking of the new management. This was the first analyst meet the 47-year old Dr Sikka addressed since taking over as CEO... read more »

Steps to broaden G-Sec market in coming weeks: Rajan
Give Rs 15,500 to get Rs 5.50 crore: Sca...

Give Rs 15,500 to get Rs 5.50 crore: Scamsters posing as Raghuram Rajan

Taking bank lottery scam to a new level, scamsters are using the name and picture of RBI chief Raghuram Rajan to lure gullible people into making a cash deposit of Rs 15,500 to get a winning amount of Rs 5.50 crore. The ‘lottery’ amount that they promise to credit into the account of those... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill
China media: Obama chided for remarks on...

China media: Obama chided for remarks on Xi Jinping

US President Barack Obama faces criticism in China after he said President Xi Jinping had consolidated power at an unprecedented rate. In remarks to top US executives on Thursday, Mr Obama went on to criticise Mr Xi on human rights and accused him of worrying China’s neighbours by tapping... read more »

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Chidambaram cautions CBI not to interfere in policy matters

Chidambaram cautions CBI not to interfere in policy matters

New Delhi – Finance Minister P. Chidambaram cautioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, saying, “investigating agencies should draw a line between policy making and... read more »

Why no dialysis unit in every district, asks SC

Registration of FIR in cognizable offence must: SC

Registration of FIR in cognizable offence is a must and action must be taken against police officials for not lodging a case in such offences, the... read more »

Decisions by policy makers should have no scope for imp...

Decisions by policy makers should have no scope for impropriety: CBI chief

Even as the Prime Minister pitched for insulating genuine decisions from criminal investigations, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on Monday said while quick... read more »

BSP MP, wife sent to judicial custody in maid murder ca...

BSP MP, wife sent to judicial custody in maid murder case

BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti, arrested in connection with the murder of their maid, were on Monday remanded to four-day judicial custody by a... read more »

Ready for probe; demands Cong, BJP funding also be prob...

Ready for probe; demands Cong, BJP funding also be probed: AAP

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said it is ready for a government probe into its funding, but demanded that Congress and BJP also submit themselves to the same... read more »

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Toll rises to 67 in Philippines earthquake

Toll rises to 67 in Philippines earthquake

Manila – The toll has climbed to 67 in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that devastated central and southern Philippines, a state agency said Tuesday. According to the National Disaster Risk... read more »

US courts convict terrorists; Gitmo trials drag on

US courts convict terrorists; Gitmo trials drag on

Four years after his failed effort to bring the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack to New York for trial, President Barack Obama has reinstated... read more »

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns against easing pressure over...

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns against easing pressure over Iran's nuke programme

London – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned it would be a ‘historic mistake’ to ease pressure on Iran over its nuclear... read more »

Strong quake hits Philippines, 20 killed

Strong quake hits Philippines, 20 killed

Manila – At least twenty people have been killed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings and roofs and cracked roads Tuesday morning in... read more »

Los Angeles airport terminal shuts briefly after dry ic...

Los Angeles airport terminal shuts briefly after dry ice in plastic bottle explodes

Dry ice in a plastic bottle exploded in an employee restroom at Los Angeles International Airport, causing a brief shutdown of one terminal, the FBI said. The... read more »

Vodafone wins final approval for $1.6 billion deal to fully own Indian unit

Vodafone wins Rs 3200 crore tax claim case in Mumbai HC

In a major relief to telecom major Vodafone, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled in its favor, saying the company does not need to pay additional tax of Rs 3,200 crore, as demanded by... read more »

Indonesia's President Slams Australia's Abbott over Spying Claims

Tony Abbott says he’ll shirt front Vladimir Putin over MH17

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned Russian President Vladamir Putin he will “shirt front” him when he arrives in Australia next month for the G20. Mr Abbott said today that if the... read more »

One Dead as Suicide Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul

KABUL:  A suicide bomber targeted an NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, killing an Afghan civilian but causing no casualties among foreign troops, officials... read more »

Typhoon Vongfong Lashes Southern Japan

TOKYO—Typhoon Vongfong reached Japan’s main islands Monday morning, bringing heavy winds and rain to southern and western parts of Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than... read more »

Typhoon Vongfong lashes Japan; 35 people hurt

A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of Kyushu on Sunday, becoming the second severe storm to hit in a week. At least 35... read more »