8 November 2013

BANGALORE: To commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India's first education minister, a national portal is to be launched on November 11, 2013. K Rahman Khan (Union minister of minority affairs) will launch the portal in presence of Dr Sam Pitroda (Advisor to Prime Minister), Dr Syeda Hameed (Biographer of Maulana Azad) and Wajahat Habibullah (chairperson, National Commission for Minorities).

8 November 2013

MANGALORE: The ministry of external affairs has launched the mPassport Seva mobile app on Windows and Apple iOS platforms as well. Earlier, the ministry had launched the mobile app on Android platform.

7 November 2013

NEW DELHI: Rahil Gangjee set the course on fire under a laden sky with a flawless six-under 66 to lead the home challenge by sharing the top position with five others on the opening day of the 50th Hero Indian Open golf tournament on Thursday.

7  November 2013

GENEVA: World powers will seek to hammer out a breakthrough deal withIran to start resolving a decade-old dispute over its nuclear program in two-day talks that begin on Thursday, although both sides say an agreement is far from certain.

7November 2013

The Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday, permitted wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) of foreign banks to acquire domestic private sector banks as well as set up branches anywhere in the country. It also allowed foreign bank subsidiary to list on local stock exchanges.

6 November 2013

State Bank of India has hiked its lending rates, including the base rate and prime lending rates, by 20 basis points (bps).

This hike will also have an impact on other retail loans such as home loans and auto loans of the bank.

MUMBAI, NOV 6:  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd has appointed Sunita Sharma as Managing Director and CEO with effect from November 5, 2013.

6 November 2013

The BCCI on Wednesday launched a campaign on Twitter in honour of Sachin Tendulkar, which offers fans across India and the world a rare opportunity to receive a personalised picture of the retiring batsman.

6 November 2013

Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday after a 20-year career that included two World Cups.

5 November 2013

India and China will on Tuesday begin a 10-day joint military drill on counterterrorism – the first such exercise held between the neighbours in five years – in south-western China, as the two militaries look to boost trust and turn the page on recent tensions along the disputed border.

4 November 2013

BEIJING: US software giant Microsoft has developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language - and vice versa.

4 November 2013

The Government has decided to expand the scheme of selling non-subsidised 5 kg LPG cylinders from petrol pumps. Now, sale of these cylinders in select cities by public sector oil marketing companies will not be restricted to pumps owned and operated by them alone.

3 November 2013

On February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar tucked Charles Langeveldt to backward point for a single, on December 8, 2011 Virender Sehwag hit Andre Russell for a boundary past third man and yesterday Rohit Sharma hit Clint McKay for a six over covers.

3 November 2013

NEW DELHI: Indian men's hockey team today officially qualified for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup in The Hague (NED), according to the latest release issued by the FIH.

2 November 2013

Russia and Japan have moved to dramatically upgrade bilateral ties, holding their first joint Defence and Foreign Ministers’ meeting and agreeing to expand their defence and security cooperation.