Government
Poll panel for life ban of criminals from contesting
21 Mar 2017
The Election Commission of India has advocated barring persons convicted of crimes from contesting polls for life and stopping their entry into the judiciary or the executive
CJI Khehar seeks rapid appointment of judges as faceoff ends
21 Mar 2017
The collegium of Judges has dropped its objection to the Centre getting power to reject candidates for judgeship on grounds of national security and also to set up secretariats in the apex court and each HC to screen judge aspirants
Federal judge in Hawaii issues sweeping freeze on Trump travel ban
16 Mar 2017
In a blistering 43-page opinion, US District Judge Derrick Watson pointed to Trump's own comments and those of his close advisers as evidence that his order was meant to discriminate against Muslims
Parrikar sworn in Goa CM, Congress vows Thursday revenge
15 Mar 2017
The Congress, which failed to cash in on its position as the single largest party with 17 seats, is now blaming the BJP which moved swiftly to secure support of local parties
Hung Goa: SC fast-forwards floor test for Parrikar to Thursday
14 Mar 2017
The Supreme Court has refused to stay the swearing-in ceremony of Parrikar. It has ordered that the floor test be conducted on March 16 or within 48 hours
Congress challenges BJP’s Goa move in Supreme Court
14 Mar 2017
The Supreme Court has taken up for hearing of an urgent petition filed by the Congress party against Bhartiya Janta Party forming a government in Goa
Modi wave helps BJP sweep to power in UP, Uttarakhand
11 Mar 2017
Having won 316 of the declared seats and ahead of rivals in 323 of the 403 seats BJP’s win could be the biggest for any political party in Uttar Pradesh since Indira Gandhi led the Congress to 309 seats in 1980
Cong set to win Punjab; BJP sweeps UP assembly polls
11 Mar 2017
Goa appeared headed for a hung assembly with the Congress winning three and the BJP four seats
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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