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Archive for June, 2018

LIC may infuse Rs 13,000 cr to seal IDBI Bank deal

Friday, June 29, 2018 3:15

NEW DELHI: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), the largest life insurer in India, has finalised a deal with IDBI Bank, which will eventually pave way for infusion of Rs 13,000 crore in the NPA-mired state-run bank, ETNow reported. The lender will make preferential allotment of shares to LIC, the report said.Post ...

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Fearful favourites, upbeat underdogs

Friday, June 29, 2018 3:14

There's an insurrection in the world of football. And it's not just that holders Germany were knocked out before the knockouts began. Even Argentina, Spain, Brazil - all card-holding members of football royalty - were made to sweat and shiver by teams of lesser pedigree.

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Why PM Modi risks being clubbed with Indira Gandhi than Vajpayee, Rajaji

Friday, June 29, 2018 3:04

The Government of India has junked its Bad Bank plan to avoid getting future generations of tax payers on the hook for the sins of current generation. A noble thought.If this extraordinary wisdom is extended to insurance policy holders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government can avoid ruining the retired lives ...

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Mein Gott! End of the World is Nigh!

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:53

As a football-historian friend certainly must be the first one to remind all, Joachim Löew, despite his olfactory kinks, will have to bear the brunt of not having the excuse that 1938 coach Sepp Herberger (under whom Germany would win their first World Cup in ...

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Gold nudges up but on track for worst month

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:51

BENGALURU: Gold prices edged up early Friday after slipping to a more than six-month low in the previous session, as the dollar softened from recent highs, but the yellow metal was headed for its worst monthly performance since November 2016.FUNDAMENTALSSpot gold was up 0.1 per cent at $1,248.64 an ounce, ...

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US shooting: Suspect fought newsppr in court, lost

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:44

The 38-year-old man suspected of killing five people at the offices of a Maryland newspaper group on Thursday had a long-running feud with the Capital Gazette, attacking the Annapolis-based family of publications in the courts and on social media.

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How to win friends & influence voters: The formula to winning 2019 elections

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:29

NEW DELHI: Even as parties on both sides of the political spectrum weigh their prospects for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and try to strike new alliances, the biggest hurdle they could be face would be in sharing seats.While BJP has expanded its footprints even in states where it was ...

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New J&J TB drug not without side effects: Sir John Walker

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:25

LINDAU, GERMANY: A newly launched tuberculosis drug for the treatment of multi drug resistant TB (MDRTB) might not be without side effects and governments should be cautious while administering the drug, Nobel Laureate Sir John Walker told ETin an interview.The 1997 Nobel winner in chemistry, who was one of the ...

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Winsome, lose some: How one firm got away with Rs 6,800 cr swindle

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:25

Mumbai: On a January morning in 2013, there was a sudden wave of panic in the offices of Winsome group. The word was out that the Income Tax department was about to carry out a massive raid. It was a time when Winsome was one of the top diamond houses ...

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Accenture raises year’s revenue forecast to 10 per cent

Friday, June 29, 2018 2:18

BENGALURU: Accenture has raised its full-year revenue forecast to 9.5-10% from 7-9%, reaping benefits from consulting-led investments in digital and cloud services that analysts say would pressurise Indian IT firms to perform better.The company has been growing faster than Indian IT companies on a larger base — $ 10.3 billion ...

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