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India Inc spends Rs 50,000 crore in CSR in FY15-18, but unspent amount higher at Rs 60,000 crore: Report

Thursday, February 28, 2019 12:11

MUMBAI: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends by companies have touched Rs 50,000 crore in the four financial fiscals to 2018, the unspent amount is higher at Rs 60,000 crore during the same period underlining the need to improve the framework, says a report. The Companies Act, 2013 makes it mandatory ...

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Sonam gets trolled for a controversial post

Thursday, February 28, 2019 12:06

Sonam shared a post as her Instagram story, which was originally posted on the Facebook page of Humans of Hindutva.

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India’s GDP growth slows to 6.6 per cent in December quarter

Thursday, February 28, 2019 12:03

India's GDP growth has slipped to 6.6 per cent in the third quarter of FY19.The economy had grown 7.1% in the second quarter and 8.2% in the first quarter, logging 7.6% for the first half.Weaker domestic and external demand are key factors behind the sub-7 percent growth. India would still ...

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3rd ODI: England register consolation win, avoid whitewash against India

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:53

England women on Thursday scripted a sensational recovery from a difficult position to register a consolation two-wicket win in the third and final ODI to prevent hosts India from completing a whitewash in the three-match series.

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Fraud-hit PNB ranks highest in implementation of ‘reforms agenda’ in 2018: Study

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:52

Fraud-hit Punjab National Bank has been ranked first among public sector banks in the implementation of 'reforms agenda', followed by Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India, said a report Thursday.The BCG-IBA report – EASE Reforms for Public Sector Banks - measures performance of each PSB on 140 objective ...

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Time spent with Dravid helped me a lot, says KL Rahul

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:49

The time spent with India 'A' coach Rahul Dravid did KL Rahul a world of good and after struggling for the better part of the summer, the 26-year-old returned to the Rahul of old - a mean run machine with the bat.

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Professional Golf Tour of India signs three year sponsorship deal with Tata Steel

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:45

MUMBAI: Tata Steel will be the umbrella sponsor of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) for the next three year. Tata Steel VP for Safety, Health & Sustainability, Sanjiv Paul, announced the deal on Thursday.“For more than a decade and a half, Tata Steel has hosted a tournament for ...

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Core sector growth slows down to 1.8% in January

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:41

Growth of eight core sectors slowed down to 1.8 per cent in January due to fall in output of crude oil, refinery products and electricity, official data showed Thursday.Eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- had expanded by 6.2 per ...

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One gold, five silver medals for India at Makran Cup boxing

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:28

National champion Deepak Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to notch up a gold, while five others claimed silver medals in the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran.

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ABB, Dassault Systèmes enter global software partnership for digital industries

Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:28

NEW DELHI: Swiss power major ABB has entered into a global partnership with French software firm Dassault Systèmes to offer customers in digital industries a unique software solutions portfolio ranging from product life cycle management to asset health solutions.The two companies will provide customers an end-to-end offering of advanced open ...

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