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Concerned over erosion of confidence among small investors, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday asked SEBI to regulate the market fearlessly to protect their interests, and not to "bow" or "bend" before anyone."Win confidence of small investors. Its when a small investor says my money is safe in the financial market because I have Sebi watching over my money, that is the day when SEBI would have...
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Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday interspersed by heavy shooting.The first blast was a suicide car bomb and occurred at about 4 p.m. (1130 GMT) near an intersection in the district of Borj-e Sharahah, said Hashmatullah Stanikzai, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief.Gunfire erupted as security forces rushed to the scene of the blasts,...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on several pleas, filed separately by Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others, against a trial court order framing charges in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.April saying further hearing was required, on Friday reserved his verdict again after the counsel for the riots victim sought framing of additional charge of criminal conspiracy against the Congress...
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Nagaland at a total cost of Rs 1,089.87 crore, the concessionaire will make all expenditure to complete the project and will charge the annuity from the Govt."The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the implementation of the project of 4-laning of the Dimapur-Kohima section from 124.1 km to 172.9 km of NH-39," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said at a press briefing in New Delhi on...
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President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed concern over the moral drift which has "begun to dominate" public lives, and sought replacement of Tagore's man of "limited purpose" with the "moral man".Mukherjee was delivering the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture after inaugurating the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilisation in the precincts of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study...
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Australian scientists along with US and Scandinavian researchers are working on a study to determine the genetics behind an eating disorder called Anorexia.The lead investigator on the US component of the study, Cynthia Bulik said that she believed finding a genetic basis for eating disorders will be a big step in increasing that number."Studies have shown fairly unequivocally that genes play a role...
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British boyband One Direction has won four prizes at the inaugural Social Star Awards including most popular music group.The boy band comprised of Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, were also awarded the gong for most popular UK musician, most popular in the UK and most popular in west Europe, reported Digital Spy.Accepting their award via video link, One Direction...
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painter invariably chooses his brush to express his imagination while a poet's mind flows through his pen, they say.But, for young artist Tarab Khan, painting and poetry are perfectly complementary forces as echoed in her current exhibition. Reality and fantasy come colliding in a riot of colours as this 29-year-old artist lets her "whimsical imagination" run wild on the canvas, for a body of work,...
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FMCG major Nestle India on Friday said Etienne Benet would take over as the Managing Director of company with effect from 1st October, 2013, replacing Antonio Helio Waszyk from the post.Benet is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Nestle Central and West Africa Region, Nestle India said in a filing to the BSE."Antonio Helio Waszyk, Chairman and Managing Director, shall step down from the position...
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gems and jewellery exports witnessed a robust growth of about 33 percent to USD 3.38 billion in April 2013.In April 2012, these exports stood at USD 2.55 billion, according to the data provided by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)."These exports saw a very healthy growth as demand is rising not only in American market, but also in emerging markets likeBut, he said, the European...
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