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US lifts ban on most Myanmar imports

November 23, 2012

In order to boost reform in Myanmar US President Barack Obama has trashed a nearly decade-old ban on most imports from Myanmar. Thus, US economy will now open up to products from the Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). The exception ..

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SEBI eases Mutual Fund exposure limit for HFCs

November 23, 2012

SEBI eased the the investment limit for HFCs (Housing Finance Companies) in debt mutual funds. An additional exposure not exceeding 10% of net assets of the scheme shall be allowed only to HFCs as part of financial services sector for ..

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Justice Katju condemns girl's arrest for Facebook post

November 23, 2012

Markandey Katju, former Supreme Court judge and Press Council chairman  wrote 2 emails of protest to the Maharashtra CM Mr. Prithviraj Chavan strongly decrying the arrest of two girls Shaheen Dhada and Renu who criticized on Facebook the state "bandh" ..

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TDSAT reserves order on Tata Teleservices-Vodafone dispute on SMS fee

November 23, 2012

Tata Tele took Vodafone to Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) against Vodafone’s notice threatening to disconnect termination of SMSes on its network over a dispute on certain fees. A single-member Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) bench ..

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Airtel Completes Largest Network Transformation in African Telecoms History

November 23, 2012

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s largest telecommunications operator has finished an end-to-end network transformation program across the 16 African countries in which it operates. This transformation programme by Airtel follows the 2011 declaration of an on-going 5 year multi-country managed services ..

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RBI inks MoU with State Bank of Vietnam

November 23, 2012

The RBI and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information b/w the two supervisors. 

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

November 23, 2012

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chosen for this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for being an "inspiration" to women and ensuring return of peace and democracy in Liberia. An international jury, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan ..

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Yuvi- Book on Cricketer Yuvraj Singh

November 23, 2012

Yuvi: The book on Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh written by Makarand Waingankar.  The book illustrates the cricketing career of Yuvraj Singh and how tough he is, how he challenged fought with Cancer in his life.

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Anil Dev Singh new Chairperson of IOA

November 23, 2012

Anil Dev Singh, the former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court appointed as the new Chairperson of the Election Commission of The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after S.Y. Quraishi resigned from his post on  November 17, 2012. The other members ..

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RBI advises banks not to grant loans for purchase of gold in any form

November 23, 2012

The RBI advised banks not to give loans for purchase of gold in any form, including primary gold, bullion and jewellery. Still, RBI held that banks can provide finance for genuine working capital needs of jewelers. Objective: To discourage people from ..

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