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SC agrees to hear PIL against new CAG Shashi Kant Sharma

May 23, 2013

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). A bench of justices BS Chauhan and Dipak Misra, however, said there is no urgency in taking up the matter during vacation and posted #CAG #India #NewsTracker #PIL #Shashi Kant Sharma #Supreme Court
SSB ignores RTI, remains mum on sexual harassment cases

May 23, 2013

New Delhi: Sashastra Seema Bal has refused to provide information on a RTI applicant's query regarding sexual harassment charges levelled against its officials by wrongly claiming exemption under the Right to Information Act. Sukhbir, a resident of Haryana's Patoudi village, had sought information related to sexual harassment charges brought against #India #RTI #Sashastra Seema Bal #Sexual harassment #ThatsJustWrong
Ssangyong receives Rs 400 crore from Mahindra

May 23, 2013

Ssangyong Motor Co, part of the Mahindra Group, on Thursday said it has received 80 billion Korean won (about Rs 400 crore) from its majority shareholder Mahindra & Mahindra Group in lieu of the new shares offered to the Indian firm. "...The full payment of 80 billion won for the new #auto #Mahindra #Ssangyong Motor
PM, two others in Assam Rajya Sabha polls on 30 May

May 23, 2013

Guwahati: The victory of Prime Minister and Congress candidate Manmohan Singh appeared certain in the 30 May Rajya Sabha elections in Assam at the end of withdrawal of nomination papers today. At the close of the deadline for withdrawal, all the three contestants - Singh, who is the first Congress candidate, #AIUDF #Aminul Islam #Assam #India #Manmohan Singh #PoliticalPlay #Politics #Rajya Sabha #Santius Kujur
NBA playoffs: James last-second shot lifts Heat over Pacers in overtime thriller

May 23, 2013

Miami: Miami's LeBron James made a buzzer-beating layup in overtime as the Heat narrowly escaped a shock loss on their home court and beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in Wednesday's opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat #basketball #Indiana Pacers #LeBron James #Miami Heat #NBA #NewsTracker #Paul George #Roy Hibbert #Sports
Bhel Q4 profit drops 4% at Rs 3,327 cr

May 23, 2013

New Delhi: State-owned power equipment major Bhel (Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd) today reported 4.2 percent drop in net profit at Rs 3,327.54 crore for the quarter ended 31 March. The company had reported net profit of Rs 3,379.81 crore in the January-March quarter of the previous financial year, Bhel said in #BHEL #EarningsShow #Q4 earnings
Jaya against more divestment in Neyveli Lignite, writes to PM

May 23, 2013

Chennai: Opposing government's moves to disinvest an additional five percent stake in the Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today warned the Centre that any such proposal would lead to "labour unrest" disrupting power supply to the State. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Jayalalithaa said any proposal to #CompanyWatch #Disinvestment #Jayalalithaa #labour unrest #Manmohan Singh #Neyveli Lignite Corporation #Tamil Nadu
Driver held for killing family of seven in Ghaziabad

May 23, 2013

Lucknow: Cracking the gruesome murder case in Ghaziabad where seven persons of a family, including three children, were hacked to death late on Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested the family's former driver who confessed to the killings in a fit of rage. Additional Director General of Police (Law and #Ghaziabad murder #NewsTracker
The Quadricycle wins. So does Rajiv Bajaj

May 23, 2013

by Ashish Mishra Like most battles in his life Rajiv Bajaj has fought this one in his own no-holds barred style. He has been vocal to the point of sounding arrogant, direct and has not hesitated a bit while attacking his opponents – in this case Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and #Bajaj Auto #Bajaj Re60 #CorporateStrategy #Maruti Suzuki #quadricycle #Rajiv Bajaj #Tata
JSW Steel Q4 profit falls 62% on low sales

May 23, 2013

Mumbai: JSW Steel today reported a sharp 61.56 percent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 265.91 crore for the fourth quarter ended March, 2013, due to decline in sales, higher depreciation and increased interest outgo. The company, headed by Sajjan Jindal, had reported a net profit of Rs 769.73 crore #Business #EarningsShow #JSW Steel #Q4 earnings

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