Independence Day, Kerala & George Soros in news

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Independence Day: From Swachh Bharat to startups, 30 things PM Modi said Bank accounts are essential for integrating poor into the financial system, 17 crore people opened accounts under Jan...

Why govt's proposal to give cash to get rid of old vehicles is preposterous It may succeed in getting rid of older cars — 10 years or more in keeping with the NGT order — the impact on pollutio...

Kerala declared 'complete digital state'; youth programme announced The state has achieved 100% mobile density, 75% e-literacy, highest digital banking rate and broadband connection up ...

George Soros's fund sells off most of its Alibaba stocks American billionaire George Soros's fund has sold most of its stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, accordin...

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RBI's Prachi Mishra: The woman who crunches inflation data and is setting the house in order The Columbia University alumnus is on a mission to bring in new perspectives to research at the RBI, which is all of ...

Why was Pakistan created, asks Pakistani daily Why was Pakistan created, asked a leading Pakistani daily, ruing that the country has strayed from the "unique vision...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi "sent back" from One Rank, One Pension protest Gandhi, who had come to express his solidarity with the servicemen, was greeted by "Go back Rahul" chants, forcing hi...

In a first, 44,500-ton aircraft carrier to be refitted in India The largest dry docking of a warship in India will take place at its biggest such facility in Gujarat that measures o...

Terming the soldiers as strength of the country, Modi accepted that despite his coming to power, the solution for ORO... Narendra Modi ,PM,India

LATEST UPDATES Rs 1 lakh invested in Sensex in '84 would have been Rs 1 cr today This is 17 per cent compounding resulted in the BSE Sensex delivering a return of 100x over the last thirty years.... Seven-point plan for PSU banks positive for mkt at large: Kapil Bali If our markets have to keep growing, then the banking sector has to be an engine of growth, says Bali in an interview... Goa govt to set up two IT parks in next 3-5 years To make Goa an information technology hub, Laxmikant Parsekar said the government envisages to set up two IT parks in... Black money: People wishing to come clean via compliance window can dip into overseas a/cs People wishing to come clean will have more flexibility to pay the 60% tax. They can use income from declared assets,...

Market Watch 15 Aug | 05:29PM SENSEX 28067.31↑517.78 NIFTY 8518.55↑162.70 USD/INR 60.16↓-0.18 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 25770.00↓-125.00

MARKET NEWS

8,650 on Nifty crucial; index eyes 9,000 level: Analyst 'When the good news starts coming, I would not be surprised if the market can take 8650 out and move closer to 9000.'...

Considering cement stocks? Look at Q1 results The momentum is likely to continue for the next two years on account of production discipline, fairly stable demand, ...

Gainers Losers 15 Aug, 2015, 05:29PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd. 317.60 19.98 15839 317.60 285.00 Ansal Buildwell Ltd. 103.00 19.98 17166 103.00 103.00 Visagar Polytex Ltd. 68.30 19.93 76534 68.30 54.00

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Bihar elections 2015: Why BJP needs to reach out to Mahadalits Voters are not quite sure about the political affiliation of Manjhi. This suggests that BJP may have to walk the extr...

Black Money payers to get payment flexibility People wishing to come clean will have more flexibility to pay the 60% tax. They can use income from declared assets,...

Jet Airways' Q1 profit biggest in nine years In terms of volume, 14.05 lakh shares of the company changed hands on BSE and over 66 lakh shares were traded on NSE ...

Nestle explores options to bring Maggi back to market Nestle India said it was exploring various options in the snacking space, which may include bringing back the product...

OROP: Veterans to step up protests, may target BJP in Bihar polls All eyes are now on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech where he is expected to address the issue....

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