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Hemant Narayan Bhagwat appointed Air Officer-in-charge Administration of IAF

Air Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) of Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters in New Delhi....

Airtel-Telenor receive NCLT nod for proposed merger

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the proposed merger between Bharti Airtel and Telenor India....

USISPF set up to deepen Indo-US ties

A new representative body US- India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is being set up to enhance business relations between India and US....

Govt inks MoA to set up IRRI’s regional centre in Varanasi

The Agriculture Ministry signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) for setting up a regional centre of the global rice research institute IRRI in Varanasi to develop high- yielding rice varieties....

Aadi Perukku Festival Celebrated in Tamilnadu

Aadi Perukku is celebrated for the birth of the Tamil month of Aadi. This is the beginning of all the festivals during the festival seasons....

Lok Sabha passes NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017

The Lok Sabha has passed the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2017 by voice vote. ...

Mohammad Mustafa appointed as CMD of SIDBI

Senior bureaucrat Mohammad Mustafa was appointed as Chairman and Managing Ditrector (CMD) of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)....

Non-Performing Teachers will be forced to Retire in Bihar

The Bihar government has informed that it has decided to compulsory retirement to the non-performing head masters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years....

WCD Ministry launches contest for logo design for 'Women of India Festival'

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a contest for designing a logo for the 'Women of India Festival', which is scheduled to be held at Dilli Haat in New Delhi in October 2017....

Karnataka Bank to offer 5% for savings bank deposits over Rs 1 cr

Karnataka Bank has raised interest rates on savings bank account for large balance above Rs 1 crore to 5% while for small balances below Rs 1 lakh, the bank has reduced it to 3%....

Patanjali Teams Up with FB, Google for Digital Push

Patanjali Ayurved Ltd., the herbal products manufacturer founded by yoga guru Baba Ramdev collaborates with Google and Facebook, Patanjali is for the first time investing in advertisements tailored fo...

MCX inks MoU with Mahindra Agri for data on farm pricing

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) and Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide agricul...

Devendra Chawla appointed EVP and COO of Walmart India

Wal-Mart India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has appointed Devendra Chawla as chief operating officer and executive vice president....

Santosh Mohan Dev, former Union minister, dies at 83

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Santosh Mohan Dev has passed away in Silchar, Assam....

O'Neill re-elected Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Peter O'Neill has been re-elected prime minister of Papua New Guinea by a newly elected parliament....

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Payback announces Gautam Kaushik as new CEO

Payback India has appointed Gautam Kaushik as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)....

FB Acquires AI Asst Startup Ozlo to Make Messenger Smarter

To build out a more elaborate personal assistant for the Messenger users, Facebook has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ozlo that specialises in understanding text-based conversations....

Hassan Rouhani sworn in as Iran's President for 2nd term

Hassan Rouhani was officially sworn in as the President of Iran for a second term....