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    UN slaps sanctions on Ivory Coast’s strongman Gbagbo

    The UN Security Council has unanimously imposed sanctions, including a travel ban and asset freeze on Ivory Coast’s strongman Laurent Gbagbo, his wife and close aides. The resolution, which came five days after Nigeria and France introduced a draft resolution expressing concern that the country could relapse into a civil war, calls on Gbagbo to […]

    Sports

    Frenzied celebration erupt after India win

    From Mohali to Mumbai frenzied celebrations erupted across the country on Wednesday as Team India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan to enter the cricket World Cup final, with people bursting firecrackers, distributing sweets and dancing in the streets waving the tricolour. As soon as Misbah-ul-Haq’s shot landed in the safe hands of Virat Kohli at long-on to […]

    Economy

    Govt liberalises FDI policy to boost inflows

    Relaxing the rules for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, the government decided to permit the issuance of equity to overseas firms against imported capital goods and machinery. Furthermore, the norms for overseas investment in production and developments of seeds have been liberalised. “After stakeholder consultations, the government has now decided to permit issue […]

    Lead Story

    India’s population now stands at 1.21 billion

    India’s population is now pegged at 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million in the last 10 years, according to the provisional 2011 Census report released on Thursday. The population comprising 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh […]

    Information Technology

    ICICI Securities Partners with Microsoft to Offer Users a Rich and Intuitive Online Trading Experience on ICICIdirect.com

    New Delhi: Microsoft announced the partnership with ICICI Securities to launch a rich and intuitive online trading experience on ICICIdirect.com. ICICIdirect.com is a pioneering online trading portal from ICICI Securities with over 2 million customers. Built completely on Microsoft’s Silverlight 4.0 platform, the portal harnesses the advantages of Rich Internet Application (RIA), giving online investors […]

    Information Technology

    American Society for Training & Development Certifies Polaris Software as “Champion of Learning”

    Chennai: Polaris Software (POLS.BO), a leading Financial Technology Company, today announced that American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals has certified Polaris as a ‘Champion of Learning’, for its contribution towards imparting learning programs among employees throughout the organisation. The ‘Champion of Learning’ certification […]

    Banking

    Ratnakar Bank Hits a Century

    Mumbai : Ratnakar Bank today announced the launch of their 99th and 100th branch, barely a month post the opening of its Mumbai main office and 10 new branches, standing committed to their strategy of rapid expansion. Their two new branches will be located at Omerga and Kurundwad respectively, both situated in Maharashtra. Ratnakar Bank, […]

    Medical News

    NeuroLogica Corporation Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for BodyTomT: A Portable, Full Body, Multi-Slice CT Scanner

    United States: NeuroLogica Corporation announced the receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the world’s first portable, full body, multi-slice CT scanner, the BodyTom™. (www.NeuroLogica.com) The BodyTom™ is the newest offering in NeuroLogica’s portable computed tomography imaging line. BodyTom™ is a completely portable, full body, 32 slice CT that […]

    Corporate News

    Shekhar Purohit Joins Independent Executive Compensation Advisor Pearl Meyer & Partners as Managing Director

    United States: Independent executive compensation consultant Pearl Meyer & Partners announced the hiring of Shekhar Purohit as a Managing Director and head of the firm’s Northern California office. Mr. Purohit was previously a Principal and Global Compensation Consulting Leader at Hewitt Associates. “Shekhar is an accomplished consultant with extensive experience in global compensation strategy, particularly […]

    Corporate News

    Bloomberg Facilitates Execution & Clearing of CDS & IRS E-Trades

    United States: Bloomberg executives has announced that J.P. Morgan electronically executed and cleared credit default swap (CDS) and interest-rate swap (IRS) trades on Bloomberg’s Fixed Income Electronic Trading platform (FIT). The trades demonstrate that Bloomberg’s Fixed Income business is preparing to meet the broadly defined requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, which calls for increased transparency […]

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