28, December 2013

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday took oath as the seventh chief minister of Delhi.

Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung administered the oath of office and secrecy to Kejriwal and six other ministers at the Ramlila Maidan.

27 December 2013

NEW DELHI: The government has approved Axis Bank's proposal to raise the foreign investment limit in the bank to 62% from 49%, which will facilitate the sale of the government's stake in it apart from allowing overseas entities to pick up shares.

25 December 2013

NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has banned six states, including Delhi and Haryana, for fielding overaged athletes while slapping two year suspension on 14 other athletes for doping.

22 December 2013

HYDERABAD: Food and beverage giant PepsiCo on Saturday announced setting up of its largest beverage plant in the country at Sri City straddling Chittoor and Nellore districts. 

19, December 2013

BANGALORE: Canara Bank today said it has received licence from the US regulators to open a branch in New York, as it seeks to expand its global presence.

12, December 2013

DUBAI: Doha Bank has been granted licence to commence banking operations in India and has been permitted to open a branch in Mumbai to provide full-scale banking services, Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Chairman of Doha Bank's Board of Directors has said.

11, December 2013

DUBAI: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Youniswas on Wednesday inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame before the start of the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City.

10 December 2013

BANGALORE: IT firm Tech Mahindra today announced the launch of its Global Center of Excellence with Hewlett Packard to focus on IT Application and Infrastructure Performance Management here.

8, December 2013

The State government has withdrawn the order it had issued on Wednesday asking officials at the local level not to refuse various services to people citing the K. Kasturirangan committee recommendations.

30, November 2013

AGARTALA,   

Tripura today introduced for the first time in the country the PVC Electoral Photo Identity Card (PVC EPIC) as mandated by the Election Commission of India.

28, November 2013

NEW DELHI: After Facebook, Google has jumped on the bandwagon of polls in India, the world's biggest democracy, by setting up an election portal that gives all polls and politics related news to users in India.

27, November 2013

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is likely to take a call on Thursday on a proposal to create a Legislative Council in Assam, which has been a long-pending demand of various political parties and ethnic groups in the northeastern state.

26, November 2013

KARACHI: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to make nuclear the largest energy source.

25, November 2013

NAGPUR: National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA) has notified Navegaon-Nagzira as fifthtiger reserve of the state and 46th of the country. The new reserve totals 655 sq km area spread overBhandara and Gondia districts of Vidarbha. It comprises five protected areas (PAs) including Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (152 sq km), New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (151 sq km), Navegaon National Park (133 sq km), Navegaon Wildlife Sanctuary (123 sq km) and Koka Wildlife Sanctuary (97 sq km). 

25, November 2013

MUMBAI: Stocks of oil marketing firms on Monday surged as much as 7 per cent after Brent crude prices fell following a historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.