For the idea called Arvind Kejriwal to succeed, it is important that he has a Rahul Dravid approach to the game. A Yusuf Pathan like pinch-hitter innings won't do, says TS Sudhir
Pakistan is flushing Tamil Nadu amd Karnataka with counterfeit currency to fund terror activities in the country, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
A team of Spanish researchers have found that Delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the main active component of marijuana, induces death of various human brain cancer cell lines and primary cultured human brain cancer cells by a process known as autophagy.
Full-service carriers Jet Airways, Kingfisher and Air India have told travel agents that they will not levy the transaction fee on air tickets from November 25. This means tickets will be Rs 350 to Rs 10,000 cheaper of bought from the airline office or website. In all, 16 carriers have shifted to the zero-commission mode. The decision of the airlines might leave 1 million people employed with over 2,000 IATA affiliated travel agencies without jobs.
The level of political discourse in the country is generally low, but it touches a nadir during election time. You will hear downright lies, half truths, breathtaking exaggerations, and extravagant promises, but never the truth, says Sherna Gandhy.
The state-owned life insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India has decided to introduce strict norms for agents in a move to arrest fraudulent and early claims (arising after first year of the policy). The corporation found that early claims arose due to poor underwriting and moral hazards.
However, the move may make travel by Air India costlier as travel agents would then charge a transaction fee from passengers to compensate for the withdrawn commission. "It has become necessary to review the remuneration pattern offered to our travel trade partners," an Air India circular dated June 20 and addressed to various travel bodies, said.
The NYPD bomb squad risked their lives to dismantle a lethal assembly that turned the Pathfinder into one big hurt locker. While we can all breath a little easier, we have to stay vigilant. Because in the eyes of terrorists, New York is America, and they keep coming back to kill us
A pre-approved housing loan is essentially an in principle sanction given by a bank for a particular loan amount. A fairly robust process is followed by the banks to determine the loan amount.
This will allow investors the freedom of choice based on the services they get from a distributor.
Year 2009 turned to be good for tea sector with higher realizations and spurt in profits, as there was fall in production globally, and as consumption continued to grow
The high level coordination committee on financial markets, which consists of financial sector regulators, is likely to opt for a phased reduction in the commission paid to insurance agents.
Sahara and Peerless are classified as residuary non-banking finance companies (RNBCs), which are now required to invest 100 per cent of their deposits in approved securities, including government bonds, fixed deposits with banks and mutual funds.The RBI has also asked the two RNBCs to submit alternative business plans.
The inflation target has been hiked to to 6.5 per cent from 5 per cent. The FY10 GDP target is unchanged at 6 per cent.
Barely able to stand on its own feet after the disinvestment blow, the Indian Tourism Development Corporation is now struggling to get unpaid dues totalling Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million from the government.
As evident from the first two phases, voter turnout will be low, thanks to the EC's strict measures.
'I believe Modi mentioned Balochistan only to embarrass Pakistan and also divert attention toward the situation in Kashmir.' 'I think from now on, India intends to raise Balochistan whenever Pakistan brings up Kashmir or upsets them on the issue of terrorism.' 'Balochistan is the least developed of Pakistan's four provinces. It is the least educated and least economically developed. People are agitated that a region so rich in mineral resources and a sea-port is still so poor.' Baloch political analyst Malik Siraj Akbar on why the province wants freedom from Pakistan.
Many people struggle to claim or liquidate investments and insurance policies due to procedural issues.
The stock market correction seems to be encouraging more and more investors to revive their demat accounts, perhaps to start buying shares, now that the prices have eased from their recent peaks.
The government has also swung into action to ensure that it is able to procure adequate quantities and avoid imports at exorbitant rates.
There is also nothing in this Union Budget to stop farmers from dying. It is just rural infrastructure and not agriculture that the Budget is looking at, says Kishor Tiwari of the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti.
Amidst cyclical downtrend, the shipping sector seeks the government to create a shipping fund with an initial allocation of Rs 10000 crore for acquisition of ships.
An acute equipment shortage and an army that has only been trained to fight against India has left the Pakistani army highly ineffectual in its counter-insurgency efforts against the Taliban, said South Asia expert Stephen Cohen.
Over the past few quarters, the auto industry's sales had been badly hit due to the recession. As a result, auto companies, distributors as well as direct selling agents are doing their best now to sweeten the deal for prospective customers.
The film is a cheesy piece of work that concentrates on Sunny Leone's assets.
Nikhil and Arpita explain where they have invested their money.
James Laurence Balsillie, founder and co-chief executive officer of Research in Motion, feels that in the next 20 years, India will reach the developed nation status with $20,000 per capita income in terms of purchasing power parity.
Facing an annual loss of a whopping Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion), shipowners have pleaded with the finance ministry to keep them out of service tax net and exempt them from withholding and fringe benefit taxes.
Addressing the growing need for security of business process outsourcing employees, Bangalore-based Proficio Geo Technologies has come up with PRO-TMS
An American, who received training at Al Qaeda camps in Pakistan, was on Wednesday convicted on multiple terrorism charges including plotting with two of his friends to carry out suicide attacks in the New York subways in one of the most serious terrorist plots since 9/11.
Times Square terror bombing plot suspect Faisal Shahzad was a childhood friend of one of the alleged masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai massacre, a media report said, as US investigators traced his links to another Pakistani militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has scrapped entry loads on direct applications to MFs. This means that if you invest directly with the fund house by submitting your application forms at any of its collection centres, you don't need to pay entry loads (presently 2.25 per cent). Internet transactions done through the MF's website are also now exempt of loads.
A good pace always works in an action film's favour and Ghost Protocol adheres to this mantra.
Spain is to introduce an anti-doping code to improve detection procedures, speed up the implementation of sanctions and clamp down on the trading of banned substances.
It is not without reason that ULIPs are currently the most preferred investment option in India. The point of caution is however not to look at them as short term investments.
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