Jaitley began his speech by saying that today is the auspicious day of Basant Panjami and that "spring is the season of optimism".
As per the RBI Act, the central bank should have four deputy governors - two from within the ranks and one commercial banker and the fourth one an economist to head the monetary policy department.
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'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
Koda, Basu and two accused public servants conspired to favour VISUL in the coal block allocation, the agency alleged.
The Centre informed the court that it has accepted the Bihar government's recommendation for a CBI probe in the matter.
A summary of the final day's play in the Elite division matchs of the Ranji Trophy, on Friday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday.
Former crown prince Paras Shah is accused of firing an illegal pistol inside the Chitwan National Park during a brawl with daughter and son-in-law of Koirala. Paras, the only son of the deposed king Gyanendra was notorious for his playboy lifestyle and had got into several escapades in the Nepalese capital's night spots.
Over 80 personnel from the Jagatsinghpur district administration and Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation were engaged for the land verification work conducted with the help of global positioning system.
'COLAMA', a virtual lab management software, especially engineered for the Indian university environment, was unveiled at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research as part of Homi Bhabha centenary celebrations.
Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Basant Kumar Patil announced a one-year ban on actress Ramya
The government is finalising appointment of at least nine public sector bank chiefs and a dozen executive directors who would replace them or fill existing vacancies.
A change is in the wings, though perhaps not right now, for Basant Kumar Birla's Kesoram Industries. Birla, who is 90 and the chairman, says his daughter, Manjushree Khaitan, will manage Kesoram, but under his grandson, Kumar Mangalam Birla.
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, former Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and six others were on Tuesday ordered to be put on trial by a special court on charges of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating in connection with a coal block allocation scam case.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Industrialist Ganga Prasad Birla died last night at 87 after a prolonged illness. His Rs 5,000-crore business included companies like Hindustan Motors, Orient Paper and Industries, Hyderabad Industries, Avtec and Nigeria Engineering Works.
By close of play on Friday, the third day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final, at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack, East had established an overall lead of 61 runs over Central Zone, having taken a first innings lead of 37. At stumps, they were 24 for 1 in their second innings.
North Zone openers Jiwanjot Singh and Unmukt Chand made a cautious start as they reached 33 for no loss against East Zone with only 17 overs of play possible on a rain-curtailed first day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Kochi.
Brigadier Basant Kumar Ponwar, the army's counter-Naxalite expert and director of Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College, tells R Krishna Das that this is the right time to destroy the rebels militarily and dismantle their network.
Wasim Jaffer scored a masterful 103 not out to help holders Mumbai reach 184 for three on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match against Orissa at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday. The Mumbai captain's knock included 13 boundaries. He was involved in a 175-run third wicket partnership with Prashant Naik (67) after Orissa's seamers had sent both the Mumbai openers back to the pavilion.
Nearly 10 days after 200 poor Mahadalits converted to Christianity in a village near Bodh Gaya in Bihar's Gaya district, around 500 Hindus on Saturday converted to Buddhism in over half a dozen villages in Gaya, police officials said.
Justice R Basant's observation came in response to the statement made by CBI counsel that the investigations had been stopped for two days due to the uncertainty caused after the order of judge K Hema, who severely criticised CBI on the course of the investigation. If there is any conflicting opinion, it has to be clarified, the court held. The system wants truth to come out, Justice Basant said.
"On going through the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate it appears that the CBI did not produce the extract of case diaries along with remand report," Justice R Basant said when a petition by Father Jose Puthrukayil, one of the accused in the case, seeking to quash the order of 14-day CBI custody came up before him.
Hong Kong's victory over Nepal in their first match and the abandonment due to rain in the second means no team can close the gap on Netherlands and PNG, who became the first two teams from the ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCLC) to confirm their places in the CWCQ.
Parag Sawant, who slipped into coma after sustaining severe head injuries in the 2006 serial train blasts, is showing remarkable improvement and is able to recognise his family members.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will be brought to his ancestral home in Allahabad on Saturday.
The chief minister's statement is significant as several non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties are trying to forge unity in a bid to form a grand alliance to take on the ruling party in the Lok Sabha elections this year.
Punjab were struggling to avoid a first innings deficit against Orissa after being reduced to 207 for eight on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group 'B' match at PCA stadium in Mohali on Tuesday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.
A 71-run unbeaten 10th wicket partnership between SD Vohra and SM Singh helped Baroda reach a respectable total of 241 for 9 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Super League tie.
In a bid to make alternative medicine more popular in the US, Indian experts may soon start teaching medical students about Ayurveda in some of America's best colleges.
Basant Kumar Birla, chairman of the Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) BK Birla group, has altered his succession plan and at the hub of the change is the Rs 2,500-crore (Rs 25 billion) diversified company Kesoram Industries.
Twenty wickets fell in the first day of Bengal-Orissa Ranji Trophy 'Elite-B' match at the Kanchanjungha Stadium pitch that appeared to be the grave yard for batsmen.
The legal tussle between the Birlas and Lodha has taken another turn with Lodha filing a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) defamation suit against the Birlas for alleged statements made against him.
Nepal secured a historic entry into the upcoming World Cup qualifiers after a sensational last-ball one-wicket victory over Canada in the ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Windhoek (Namibia) on Wednesday.
'The people are angry. They feel let down.'
Police resorted to lathicharge and cleared the Bhojshala.
The aim of the exhibition in London is to present evidence relating to the scientific basis of Ayurveda and the potential it holds for global health care.
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