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- Supreme Court's poser to MPs: Why didn't you object to making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN
- Credit Suisse ditches Swiss IPO in favour of $4-billion cash call
- Rising rupee may knock off 4% growth of export-reliant companies like IT & pharma: Experts
- 'Best defence is good offence' to be the government's new approach in dealing with Naxalism
- Bowling with Ashwin is a great pleasure: Ravindra Jadeja
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Refresh- Lok Sabha panel unhappy over dilution of RERA by states
A homebuyersâ body has sought the intervention of the parliament panel to ensure that the final rules are framed and implemented by states within the ambit of RERA.
- CEOs at Indian IT companies like Genpact, Infosys take a cut in their bonuses as growth slows
CEOs are also feeling the pain is a rare bright spark for Indian IT employees, who are facing low-to-mid single digit wage hikes and have also seen their variable pay slashed.
- Supreme Court's poser to MPs: Why didn't you object to making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN
SC said there was no doubt that Aadhaar should be voluntary but observed that since tax evasion existed, it was a potent weapon for the government.
- Credit Suisse ditches Swiss IPO in favour of $4-billion cash call
The bank will raise 4 billion francs ($4.03 billion) from the share sale after dropping plans for the partial initial public offering of its Swiss Universal Bank.
- Rising rupee may knock off 4% growth of export-reliant companies like IT & pharma: Experts
Rupee has gained 5.6% against the dollar since the start of the year. Some export-reliant cos have started focusing on domestic market as the govt seems comfortable with a stronger rupee.
- 'Best defence is good offence' to be the government's new approach in dealing with Naxalism
Senior security adviser to the home ministry K Vijay Kumar has been asked to tour the districts worst affected by Left -wing terrorism and come up with a new strategy.
- With over 184 million monthly users, Facebook rolls out local camera effects designed for India
Keeping customization at its core, Facebook made some India-specific announcements, in addition to some other new features.
- Bowling with Ashwin is a great pleasure: Ravindra Jadeja
Gujarat Lions is a very good team and it is time we start turning things around. We will give it our best shot.
- Ikea betting on new markets; will open stores in India next year
Ikea will debut in India next year, with one store each in Hyderabad and Maharashtra: Ikeaâs larger roll-out plan includes setting up 25 stores in the country by 2025.
- PVR signs 5-screen deal with IMAX, to invest Rs 50 crore on new screens
The new IMAX theatres, which are planned to be located in Delhi and other major metropolitan markets, will comprise a combination of new and existing PVR cinemas.
- El Niño fears recede, unlikely to impact monsoon showers
Some forecasting models indicate that El Niño will not develop at all while others say it will be weak.
- Volkswagen eyes possible sale of motorbike brand Ducati
Volkswagen is reigning in spending across all areas of group-wide operations including by cutting thousands of jobs at its core passenger-car brand.
- Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for anti-cholesterol drug
The company has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market the product, Zydus Cadila said in a statement.
- Lockheed Martin to upgrade F-35 logistics and maintenance software: Sources
This update marks the first time ALIS will take in data from the jet's propulsion system allowing maintenance crews insight into the wear and tear on the engine.
- To outrun rivals, ITC plans frequent facelift of its personal care products
ITCâs makeover into a diversified conglomerate began about two decades ago after it entered product categories that could harness the distribution reach of its core tobacco business.
- BMW invokes fear factor to rally troops around e-cars
For years, BMW set the benchmark in luxury, but it needs to hit the accelerator to fend off resurgent rivals such as Mercedes-Benz.
- Donald Trump proposes 15% business tax rate: White House summary
Under US law, only Congress can make major tax law changes. Lawmakers initially greeted Trump's plan as a starting point for further discussion on overhauling the tax code.
- US missile defence equipment reaches South Korean site
The US and ally South Korea say its deployment, agreed last year, is intended to guard against missile threats from the nuclear-armed North.
- Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of running 'malicious' campaign against Trinamool Congress
Mamata Banerjee said the BJP was circulating wrong information to "demean the performance of her government" only to gain political mileage.
- Not sure what to wear? Amazon.com can help
The technology and retailing behemoth unveiled a voice-controlled camera, the Echo Look, and an app that recommends which of two outfits is best.
- 84 IAS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh; Noida, Ghaziabad get new District Magistrates
DM Shamim Ahmad Khan of Etawah, the pocketborough of the Mulayam Singh Yadav clan, has been shifted as Special Secretary of Urban Development Department and Selva Kumar J. has been named as Etawah DM.
- Government to buy nearly 250 bullet, mine protected vehicles for anti-Naxal ops
It also said 45,000 central paramilitary personnel and 20,000 state policemen were deployed in Bastar region, which saw maximum Naxal violence in Chhattisgarh.
- UGC's National Eligibility Test may be held only once a year
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has ended the uncertainty over the July edition of the exam and has decided that the CBSE will continue to conduct it.
- 'Silence of the Lambs' director Jonathan Demme dies of cancer
Demme, who also directed the Oscar winning film "Philadelphia," was suffering from esophageal cancer, publicist Annalee Paulo said in a statement.
- India holds amazing potential in innovation, R&D: US envoy Katherine B Hadda
Katherine B Hadda said she has witnessed potential for innovation in India during her tours to various R&D institutes in Hyderabad.
- Bank credit demand inches up 5.5 per cent in first fortnight of FY18
It can be noted that the credit growth in FY17 was the lowest since fiscal 1954 when it had inched up by a paltry 1.7 per cent, according to the apex bank data.
- Cricket: Anadi Tagde is under-ten; all set to play in under-19 squad!
The right-arm medium pacer is excited as she would be getting the opportunity to show her talent with the ball at inter-division under-19 girls tournament starting at Gwalior tomorrow.
- US missile system claims another victim: Hyundai Motor
The company said its January-March net profit was 1.3 trillion won (USD 1.2 billion), down 21 per cent from 1.7 trillion won a year earlier.
- 60 per cent people facing frequent call drops: DoT survey
The DoT said the government has facilitated telecom operators to identify black spots and plan new sites or infrastructure to improve their services.
- Surge in FPI inflows into debt unlikely to sustain: Icra
After recording outflows of USD 7.1 billion during October 2016-January 2017, FIIs have invested USD 7.4 billion in the country's debt market since February 2017.
- China has fundamentally altered landscape in South China Sea: Top American admiral
Chinese military modernisation is focused on defeating the US in Asia by countering US asymmetric advantages, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of US Pacific Command told.
- Sebi brings in reforms to woo investors, sets stricter rules
The first board meeting of regulator Sebi under the chairmanship of Ajay Tyagi also decided to relax preferential allotment norms for scheduled banks.
- Let go of your arrogance, ego for good of country: Former AAP colleague to Arvind Kejriwal
Kejriwal casting out anyone who disagreed with him and surrounding himself with 'yes-men' was another move that fostered a cult of personality, according to Gandhi.
- Delhi municipal poll verdict adds to BJP's political momentum
A big move by the party was to deny tickets to all sitting councillors - which is unprecedented as political parties normally succumb to different internal pressures.
- More Indian children visiting 'inappropriate' websites: Survey
A mere 36 per cent Indian parents said they used software to monitor their children's activity on these devices, according to a report by McAfee.
- SBI Card slashes fuel surcharge to 1 per cent
Consequent to the revision in fuel surcharge levy on credit card payments from 2.5% to 1%, fuel surcharge waiver on SBI Card has been revised to 1 per cent.
- FII inflows expected to be $5-10 billion in 2017-18: ICRA
After recording outflows of US$7.1 billion during October 2016- January 2017, foreign institutional investors invested $7.4 billion in the Indian debt market since February 2017.
- 1,790 candidates lose deposit in MCD polls, 92 of Congress
The BJP, which scored a hat-trick in the municipal polls with a resounding victory, saw only five of its candidates losing their deposit.
- Congress demands law on uniform compensation to martyrs
The demand was made in the wake of "no uniformity" among states in providing compensation to families of martyrs killed while fighting terrorism or insurgency.
- Helicopter carrying CoBRA commandos crash lands in Sukma
The Commanding Officer of a CoBRA battalion deployed in Chhattisgarh, his second-in-command and a jawan had gone to Chintagupha for a meeting.