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BoR, ICICI merger deal gets shareholders' nod

BoR, ICICI merger deal gets shareholders' nod

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

The meeting to approve the merger of Udaipur-based BoR with the country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank got off to a chaotic start.

BoR staff alarmed at merger with ICICI

BoR staff alarmed at merger with ICICI

Rediff.com20 May 2010

Unlike the new private sector lenders, BoR employees' wages are still governed by the industry wage package negotiated by the Indian Banks Association with bank staff unions.

ICICI-BoR merger: What does it mean

ICICI-BoR merger: What does it mean

Rediff.com19 May 2010

ICICI Bank's move to amalgamate Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) with itself at a 1:4.72 ratio indicates the bank would pay a premium of 89.4 per cent to Bank of Rajasthan's closing stock price on Tuesday.

The Great Tiger Quiz!

The Great Tiger Quiz!

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Get to know our tiger parks.

ICICI Bank-BoR swap ratio fixed at 1:4.72

ICICI Bank-BoR swap ratio fixed at 1:4.72

Rediff.com24 May 2010

The boards of ICICI Bank and Bank of Rajasthan put their seal of approval on the share exchange formula arrived at last week, when India's largest private sector lender announced the move to amalgamate BoR with itself.

Sable disappoints in Diamond League 3000m steeplechase

Sable disappoints in Diamond League 3000m steeplechase

Rediff.com14 Sep 2024

Kenya's Amos Serem won the race in 8:06.90 seconds, while Morrocos's Soufiane El Bakkali (8:08.60s) and Kenya's Amin Jhinaoui Mohammed (8:09.68s) were second and third respectively.

Sable joins Chopra in Diamond League finale in Brussels

Sable joins Chopra in Diamond League finale in Brussels

Rediff.com10 Sep 2024

The season finale will be a two-day affair on September 13 and 14. The men's 3000m steeplechase is scheduled for September 13 while the men's javelin throw event will he held the next day.

Sebi changed its mind on Tayal's BoR shares after 2 years

Sebi changed its mind on Tayal's BoR shares after 2 years

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

The promoters, instead, raised it to 63.15 per cent, while reporting they'd brought it down to 28.6 per cent.

BoR becomes part of ICICI, integration starts

BoR becomes part of ICICI, integration starts

Rediff.com13 Aug 2010

All 463 branches of BoR has started functioning as ICICI Bank's as per the directive of the Reserve Bank of India.

Chance for Sable to shine at maiden Diamond League season finale

Chance for Sable to shine at maiden Diamond League season finale

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

Neeraj Chopra, who added a silver to his Olympic medal tally in Paris following a historic gold in the Tokyo Games, will be aiming to end his season on a high.

Recipe: Mayur's Wood Apple Chutney

Recipe: Mayur's Wood Apple Chutney

Rediff.com9 May 2024

Sweet and spicy, this chutney will add a chatpata addition to your lunch/dinner.

India has 3682 tigers, home to 75% of global numbers

India has 3682 tigers, home to 75% of global numbers

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

With a 50 per cent increase in the last four years, Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number (785) of tigers in the country, followed by Karnataka (563), Uttarakhand (560), and Maharashtra (444), according to the data.

Deloitte Haskins to probe BoR's accounts

Deloitte Haskins to probe BoR's accounts

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

The Reserve Bank of India has ordered a special audit of private sector lender Bank of Rajasthan's accounts, suspecting violation of operational norms by the lender, including transparency in lending.

13 dead as bus from Pune to Mumbai falls into gorge

13 dead as bus from Pune to Mumbai falls into gorge

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

The deceased included at least five minors, including a six-year-old boy and a girl aged 15, while of the total number of injured, at least six are minors.

BoR seeks legal advice on shareholders' vote

BoR seeks legal advice on shareholders' vote

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

Amid uncertainty about the validity of voting conducted by Bank of Rajasthan shareholders on Monday, the bank said it has sought the legal opinion on the matter.

Bomb blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house kills 3 in Lahore

Bomb blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house kills 3 in Lahore

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Three people were killed and over 20 others injured in a bomb blast outside the house of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed in Lahore on Wednesday, the police said.

BoR may up stake in Bharat Overseas Bank

BoR may up stake in Bharat Overseas Bank

Rediff.com18 Sep 2003

Bank of Rajasthan is keen on increasing its stake in Bharat Overseas Bank (BhOB) as part of its efforts to become a national level bank.

How Indoo Ki Jawaani got made

How Indoo Ki Jawaani got made

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

'Like a madman, I was meeting everybody who ever knew me and getting numbers. I used to text them and ask for work.' 'I would randomly land on different sets and meet people.'

Indian peacekeepers in Sudan awarded UN medal

Indian peacekeepers in Sudan awarded UN medal

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

'The Indian battalion had played an important role in keeping the community safe as well as encouraging local peace efforts'

Budget cuts revenue expenditure on welfare schemes, salary, pension

Budget cuts revenue expenditure on welfare schemes, salary, pension

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The continuing fiscal stimulus is heavily tilted towards capex, to the extent that it chips away a part of revenue spending. Accounting for other areas of revenue expenditure, such as salaries, pensions, subsidies and defence (committed spend), the room to spend on welfare schemes, health and education will narrow in FY22.

Indo-American to be US's first S Asian circuit court judge

Indo-American to be US's first S Asian circuit court judge

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

Described by United States President Barack Obama as a "trailblazer", Indian-American Srikanth Sri Srinivasan has moved closer to become the first South Asian circuit court judge in the history of the United States.

Foreigner arrested for blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Foreigner arrested for blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

A foreign national has been arrested by Pakistani security agencies in connection with the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed in Lahore, according to media reports.

China reacts cautiously to India's transgressions remark

China reacts cautiously to India's transgressions remark

Rediff.com18 May 2012

Reacting guardedly to India's assertion of over 500 transgressions by Chinese troops along Line of Actual Control in the past two years, China on Friday said it is committed to implement agreements to ensure peace at borders, while the official media charged that Indian violations could be double than that.

54 people missing in boat capsize in Bay of Bengal

54 people missing in boat capsize in Bay of Bengal

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

At least 54 people went missing when an overloaded boat carrying 110 Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to Malaysia sank today in the Bay of Bengal, the second such incident in eight days.

Pakistan Rangers, BSF begin border talks

Pakistan Rangers, BSF begin border talks

Rediff.com2 Jul 2012

An 18-member Pakistani delegation comprising officials of the border force and the Interior Ministry, led by Pakistan Rangers Director General (Sindh) Maj Gen Rizwan Akhtar, was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour by a BSF contingent at the headquarters of the Indian border guards in New Delhi.

World T20: Afghanistan seek to boost war-torn homeland

World T20: Afghanistan seek to boost war-torn homeland

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

Rising from the ruins of war to challenge the world's cricketing establishment, Afghanistan's rag-tag team hope to inspire the conflict-ravaged nation with a strong showing at the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

'I am a proud Sikh, proud American'

'I am a proud Sikh, proud American'

Rediff.com16 May 2012

In the third part of the series on Indian Americans who won Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships, Arthur J Pais tells the story of Jasmeet Kaur Ahuja, a Sikh American with roots in Punjab.

Dr Singh meets Sikhs in Teheran, wife visits gurdwara

Dr Singh meets Sikhs in Teheran, wife visits gurdwara

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met a Sikh delegation in Teheran on the sidelines of his visit to Iran to attend the 16th Non-Aligned Movement summit. Dr Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, who has accompanied him, visited the Bhai Ganga Singh Sabha gurdwara, a Sikh shrine and an Indian school on Wednesday

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Pakistani security agencies on Thursday arrested two suspects involved in the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, an official said.

Nobel laureate 'touched' by Padma Vibhushan award

Nobel laureate 'touched' by Padma Vibhushan award

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

Nobel laureate Venkataraman Ramakrishnan said on Monday that he was "honoured and touched" by the Padma Vibhushan award bestowed on him by the Indian government.

Kieswetter is England's newest star

Kieswetter is England's newest star

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Craig Kieswetter stole the limelight after a cracking innings of 63 as England ended their title drought at ICC global events by crushing Australia by seven wickets to win the ICC World Twenty20 on Sunday.

Tougher visa norms for Pak-born US nationals

Tougher visa norms for Pak-born US nationals

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

As an immediate fall-out of the Federal Bureau of Investigation foiling a Lashkar-e-Tayiba plot to use United States nationals to carry out major terror attacks in India, the Indian Embassy in Washington has tightened visa approval norms for Pakistan-born American citizens, whose applications would now have to be cleared by New Delhi. An instruction in this regard has recently been issued by Union Home Secretary G K Pillai.

After busting terror plot, UK trains guns on Pak

After busting terror plot, UK trains guns on Pak

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

A hasty operation by the British police, which rounded up 12 men with al-Qeda links in northern England on Wednesday, might have averted the 'worst-ever terror' attack on British soil.The 12 men -- 11 Pakistanis and one British national -- had planned to launch a deadly attack on the Easter shoppers on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. The attack would have been United Kingdom's worst terrorist attack.

Destroy ultra camps in Bangladesh, says CPM

Destroy ultra camps in Bangladesh, says CPM

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

The Communist Party of India - Marxist is in favour of mounting diplomatic pressure on Bangladesh to destroy camps of North-East based militant outfits in that country. Party general secretary Prakash Karat told a press conference that the militant camps present in Bangladesh should be destroyed and that "will be possible only by mounting diplomatic pressure." He expressedg grave concern over large-scale infiltration from neighbouring Bangladesh.

Taliban is infiltrating into Pak troops: Report

Taliban is infiltrating into Pak troops: Report

Rediff.com22 Jun 2008

The Pakistani Frontier Corps has been heavily infiltrated and influenced by Taliban militants, according to classified US documents appeared in a daily in London on Sunday.

Should India trust  Zardari?

Should India trust Zardari?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

Will he go the way of other Pakistani rulers?

Probe into sexual exploitation of Bihar cops

Probe into sexual exploitation of Bihar cops

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told mediapersons in Patna on Tuesday that investigation had begun into the case and a team of state police had left for Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir where the personnel, recruited recently, were undergoing training. He said the Border Security Force had pleaded that the recruits deserted the training camp because of the rigorous training.

SC extends custody of baby Manji with grandmom

SC extends custody of baby Manji with grandmom

Rediff.com20 Aug 2008

The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim custody of 20-day-old surrogate baby Manji, granted to her Japanese grandmother Yamada, till September 16.A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma granted two weeks time to non governmental organisation Satya to explain its locus standi for seeking custody of the child.The NGO had sought custody of the child on the ground that Manji was an abandoned child and Yamada had no right over her.

10 things before I die: 'Borrow Dr Mallya's yacht!'

10 things before I die: 'Borrow Dr Mallya's yacht!'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

We asked readers what they would do if they had only three years to live life to the fullest? The contest is now closed, but before we announce the winners, here is one last set of interesting responses.