PNB slashes interest rate, bankers welcome CRR cut
ECO21Economy/Business/EconomyPNB slashes interest rate, bankers welcome CRR cutMumbai, Oct 15 IANS The state-run Punjab National Bank Wedensday night decided to reduce interest rates on housing and car loans by 50 basis points after the Reserve Bank of India slashed the Cash Reserve Ratio CRR again.PNB chairman and managing director K.C. Chakrabarty said: "Our bank is the first bank to reduce interest rate on the above loans to pass the CRR cut benefits to our customers."Earlier in the day, the central bank further cut the CRR by 100 basis points to 6  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
BJP denies refusing venue for Sonia's Bhopal rally
NAT70National/PoliticsBJP denies refusing venue for Sonia's Bhopal rallyBhopal, Oct 15 IANS Refuting the Congress' charge that the Madhya Pradesh government was not permitting party president Sonia Gandhi to hold a public rally here, a minister Wednesday said he was ready to not only help arrange the meet but also to arrange a large crowd.In the war of words soon after Tuesday's announcement of the assembly polls in the state on Nov 25, state Congress president Suresh Pachouri had accused  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Bhujbal declares end of 'enmity' with Thackeray
NAT71National/PoliticsBhujbal declares end of 'enmity' with ThackerayMumbai, Oct 15 IANS Senior Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, on his 61st birthday Wednesday, declared that his "personal enmity" with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray is "over" and that henceforth, any opposition to his one-time mentor would be at the political level.Speaking at a rally at Shivaji Park here organised by the NCP to felicitate him on his birthday, Bhujbal's remark  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
India's nuclear power share may reach 20 percent by 2050
ECO2Economy/Business/EnergyIndia's nuclear power share may reach 20 percent by 2050By Arun KumarWashington, Oct 16 IANS India has said that nuclear energy could meet as much as 20 percent of the energy demand in India by 2050 with plans to increase per capita availability of electricity to 1000 units in the next four years."Through international cooperation and domestic development, nuclear energy could meet as much as 20 percent of the energy demand in India by 2050, adding potentially  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Where orphaned HIV kids love to live With images
NAT6National/Health/SocietyWhere orphaned HIV kids love to live With imagesBy Madhusree ChatterjeeJaipur, Oct 16 IANS In an innocuous double-storey house on JLN Marg, a quiet residential neighbourhood in the Rajasthan capital, life is a daily celebration for 10 children aged 4 to 12.These children are constantly caught between a sapping disease and sunny health. For, Kajal, Kishna, Yogi, Deep, Govardhan, Aaman, Vikram, Bunty, Akash and Suman names changed are the inmates of what is perhaps Rajasthan's  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Himachal high court to set up mediation centre
NAT7National/LawHimachal high court to set up mediation centreShimla, Oct 16 IANS The Himachal Pradesh High Court is setting up the state's first mediation centre here to help litigants to settle their disputes before they get to court.The centre will be inaugurated by Justice S.B. Sinha of the Supreme Court Saturday. The initiative in this regard has been taken by Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice Jagdish Bhalla. "This centre will definitely lessen the burden of pending litigation on the courts," lawyer Vijay Bhardwaj said  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Pyongyang threatens to cut diplomatic ties with Seoul
INT17International/DiplomacyPyongyang threatens to cut diplomatic ties with SeoulSeoul, Oct 16 DPA Communist North Korea stepped up pressure on its southern neighbour, threatening Thursday to cut all ties with Seoul, South Korean media reported. Pyongyang reiterated its accusations that the conservative government of President Lee Myung Bak was following an aggressive policy against the North in a commentary run by the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, a North Korean government mouthpiece. "If the group  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
We are prepared to give India uranium: Kazakhstan foreign mi
NAT10National/Energy/Economy/DefenceWe are prepared to give India uranium: Kazakhstan foreign minister InterviewBy Sarwar Kashani Astana, Oct 16 IANS Kazakhstan Deputy Foreign Minister Nurian Yermekbayev says his country is prepared to supply uranium to India to fuel its growing nuclear energy requirements."We are waiting for a concrete proposal from India and are organising bilateral meetings at the highest level for the uranium supply trade," Yermekbayev told IANS.He said Kazakhstan supported  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Vienna, Oct 16 DPA Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl admitted t
SPO6SportsAustrian cyclist Kohl admits to dopingVienna, Oct 16 DPA Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl admitted that he was guilty of doping during this year's Tour de France. Kohl finished third in the race and recently was one of four cyclists who tested positive to the third generation of the blood booster EPO, known as CERA, during re-tests of samples gathered at the Tour de France. The 26-year-old Wednesday told Austrian state television that he would not demand his B sample be tested. Kohl,  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Chhattisgarh chief minister faces flak for lavish birthday b
NAT15National/PoliticsChhattisgarh chief minister faces flak for lavish birthday bashRaipur, Oct 16 IANS As assembly polls countdown began in Chhattisgarh, the opposition Congress Thursday hit out at Chief Minister Raman Singh for his lavish birthday party the previous night at drought-hit Rajnandgaon area where a feast was hosted for 50,000 people.At least seven people were injured Wednesday night in a stampede that broke out when the people attending the CM's birthday function at Rajnandgaon were asked to proceed for dinner  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
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