The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
The Reserve Bank of India is not in favour of limiting the build-up of foreign exchange reserves, now at over $93 billion, as the country would require them for higher economic growth, Usha Thorat, executive director at the central bank, said.
Madhya Pradesh leg spinner Yogesh Golwalkar claimed eight wickets to single-handedly restrict Railways to 373.
Out of the two world records held by track superstar Usain Bolt, his 100m dash timing of 9.58 seconds stands more likely to be broken than the 200m mark of 19.19secs, his fellow Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell said on Friday.
India were left to rue a missed opportunity in tennis with Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna's losing in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles after Lalita Babar became the first woman in three decades to enter the final of a track event, on Day 8 of the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday.
People flock to electronics shops to buy air conditioners.
MP were 155 for 4 four in reply to Andhra Pradesh's 361 on the second-day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the government's decision to divest equity in the oil public sector units HPCL and BPCL as the findings of the Supreme Court relating to privatisation of Balco came in its way.
Her counsel argued that the confession of Sandhus husband Shaukat, which said she was aware of the conspiracy, was inadmissible as evidence.
He was among those convicted for his role in the December 13 attack on Parliament.
Usha Kiran Vajpayees leg had to be amputated after she was shot, while trying to get away from inebriated police sepoys manhandling her.
India's K M Binu qualified for the semi-finals of the one-lap race.
An unaccounted cash of Rs 12.36 lakh was on Thursday seized from a car registered in the name of a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA's husband in the state capital during a special drive in view of Bihar assembly elections.
The hits and miss of the box office.
In his book, former governor Subbarao says Chidambaram, Pranab were piqued by his tight rate policy.
The Reserve Bank on Friday set up a three-member committee under former Governor Bimal Jalan to scrutinise applications for new bank licences, which are expected to be awarded by January.
A Delhi high court bench will hear his appeal on February 3.
Delhi high court on Monday restrained Coca-Cola from airing its Thums Up and Sprite commercials featuring film actor Salman Khan holding that the promos were intended to depict Pepsi as an inferior drink.\n\n
The petition challenges then president K R Narayanan's invitation to Sonia Gandhi to form the government.
The court also issued notice to the Delhi government on a seperate application by Geelani seeking directions to the jail authorities to supply him reading and writing material and access to jail library.
According to ED sources Sunil Mehta said the fraud took place due to "systemic failure" and "procedural lapses", owing to lack of interface or proper links between the core banking software and the SWIFT interbank messaging system.
All-women bank to take wings across states.
People visit riverbanks during the festival to pay obeisance to the sun god at dawn as well as dusk, preferably just prior to the sunrise and sunset.
The department of revenue in a notification on Wednesday said anti-dumping duty is being imposed for six months on the import of wire road of alloy or non-alloy steel from China.
The report contains names of entities eligible for bank licences. It was not immediately known how many applicants have been shortlisted by the high-level advisory panel.
Satisfied that the CBI was making all efforts to probe the mid-1980s contract to buy 31 Airbus-A320 planes for the Indian Airlines, the Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a petition seeking investigation into the deal worth Rs 2,400 crore.
Rookie Manisha outclasses two-time bronze medallist Christina Cruz
The hits and misses of the week.
She reportedly informed the board that she is not well and unable to appear for the re-exam.
Hima Das shattered the 400m national record for a second time in two days for a silver while Dutee Chand grabbed the second place in 100m dash on another good day for India's track and field athletes at the Asian Games.
The hits and misses of the week.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
At the end of 2018-19, the Tata group had a consolidated debt of Rs 2.77 trillion. Tatas not only plan to avoid big-ticket acquisitions for now, the group's main focus will be on improving key metrics and reduce debt, say Shally Seth Mohile & Dev Chatterjee.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's four-member working group, formed to study the Justice Lodha panel's verdict relating to the spot-fixing scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013, on Monday met for the first time to discuss the way forward for the cash-rich league's next edition and said the sponsors are fully behind the Board.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate country's first all-women Bharatiya Mahila Bank in Mumbai on November 19, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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