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Electoral Bonds Cannot Become Parallel Currency-Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the electoral bonds announced in Union Budget 2017-18 to promote legitimate funding of political parties cannot become a parallel currency and thus would be valid only for a specific duration.....
Alibaba Launches India-specific Content Platform
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday announced the launch of an India-specific content platform -- We-Media Reward Plan 2 -- with an initial investment of Rs 5 crore, as part of its plan to invest Rs 200 crore over the next two years to drive content distribution in the country. ....
People Want To Encash On Failure: Kangana Ranaut
After facing a setback with the failure of "Rangoon", actress Kangana Ranaut says people have a tendency to encash on someone else's failure, and now think that she will lower her price after the box office debacle. After facing a setback with the failure of "Rangoon", actress Kangana Ranaut says people have a tendency to encash on someone else's failure, and now think that she will lower her price after the box office debacle. ....
Minimum Balance Penalty To Offset Costs Of Jan Dhan Accounts: SBI
Providing a rationale for re-introducing penalty for non-maintenance of minimum balance in its savings accounts from April 1, State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya on Wednesday said the public sector lender needs funds to balance the oeprational costs of Jan Dhan accounts.....
US Marines Arrive In Syria To Join Anti-IS War
US Marines arrived in northern Syria with artillery to support Washington-backed local forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) terror group, according to top officials.....
Bihar Police On Alert After CRPF Kills Maoists
A day after security forces killed four Maoists, police stations across Bihar have gone on high alert, police said on Thursday.....
Always Wanted To Be One Of The Top Players, Says Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli, who was presented with the Polly Umrigar award at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) annual awards here on Wednesday, said he always wanted to be one of the top players in the world.....
Americans Shouldn't Expect 'absolute Privacy', Says FBI
FBI Director James Comey warned that Americans should not have expectations of "absolute privacy" after the disclosure of a range of hacking tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).....
Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina Reach All England Quarters
India's P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal moved into the women's singles quarter-finals, but men's singles shuttler H.S. Prannoy lost in the second round of the All England Open Badminton Championships here on Thursday.....
Jaitley, RBI Officials To Discuss Banks' Bad Loans
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet with senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials in New Delhi on Friday to discuss the issue of banks' non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans, sources said.....
