The investments were a mix of issuance of guarantees ($2.53 billion), loan ($257.60 million) and of equity ($232.59 million).
According to senior officials in the department of telecommunication 20 Mhz of spectrum has been given to the four firms -- Infotel, Bharti, Aircel and Tikona Digital, which have licences to offer services.
Australia's skipper Meg Lanning bagged the 'Leadership Legend' award. She led her side successfully in all formats of the game.
Supermodel Viveka Babajee was in a relationship with stock analyst Gautam Vora and the two were contemplating marriage before she committed suicide, her family claimed on Thursday and said they were mulling pressing of abetment to suicide charge against him.
Cashing in on the opportunities galore courtesy the spurt in Indian equities, foreign fund house Citigroup Global Markets has raised about Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) by selling shares of 24 blue chip firms in just nine trading sessions.
Agneepath, Hum and Khuda Gawah are a testament to the Bachchan-Mukul Anand actor-director chemistry. Of the three, Hum is a natural crowd-pleaser, says Sukanya Verma.
They said Rajeev Shamsher Bahadur Saxena wanted in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers money laundering case and lobbyist Deepak Talwar wanted by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case of misusing over Rs 90 crore taken through the foreign funding route, were brought in a special plane to Delhi around 1:30 am.
Rajiv Saxena, an accused in AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, was extradited from Dubai, UAE, to India .
In a significant observation that might affect the way BCCI enters into contracts for broadcast rights of matches, Bombay High Court has held that the 'cricketing public' must know about these deals.
India reaffirmed its commitment to the landmark Paris climate change agreement.
Here's a first look behind-the-scenes at India's most exclusive bikini bombshell calendar.
'The US investors are very enthusiastic about India and policy changes'.
In the third acquisition in 10 months, state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) will buy Videocon Industries' 10 per cent stake in a giant Mozambique gas field for about $2.5 billion.
Company has submitted before the court that the plaintiff is attempting to attach property that falls outside of the jurisdiction of the court
Hema Malini returns to television with Maati Ki Banno.
A battle is brewing in the families which run the Jagran group of newspapers. The group's flagship brand, Dainik Jagran, is the country's largest circulated newspaper.
Over 100 questions on various aspects of the case were drafted by investigators which were put to 45-year-old Karti.
The Summit on April 28-29, to be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will also unveil rules and regulations for the ambitious SAARC University which is in the process of being set up in Delhi.
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As per the chargesheet, "the accused forged board resolutions and unauthorisedly obtained loans to the tune of Rs 1,220 crore (Rs 12.20 billion) for Satyam Computer.
Bored of the reds and pinks in your wardrobe? Switch to orange.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has scrapped all its IPL media rights agreements with Mauritius-based World Sport Group, claiming that MSM Satellite (Singapore) Pvt Ltd is the rightful owner of all media rights relating to the Twenty20 event.
The suicide of supermodel Viveka Babajee on June 25 has left the fashion industry reeling. We spoke to a few insiders to gain their perspective of life and relationships in the fast lane, how lonely it can get at the top and why the pressure is too much for some to handle.
The Indian Premier League's broadcast rights holders MSM Satellite (Singapore), which has entered into an amended agreement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has filed a suit against Mauritius-based World Sport Group in the Bombay high court to recover facilitation fee of Rs 125 crore from the latter.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will recover Rs 425 crore from Indian Premier League's sub-continent media rights holders MSM Satellite as part of the amended media rights agreement which was approved by the Twenty20 League's Governing Council in Mumbai, on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
The apex court told Roy that his proposal of paying Rs 1,500 crore, if the auction process was halted or postponed, was unbelievable.
Global financial major Citigroup on Wednesday offloaded shares of 22 domestic companies, including 17 Sensex stocks like Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank, in block deals valued at Rs 231.42 crore (Rs 2.31 billion).
The 22-year-old golfer is the fifth and the youngest Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Max India Ltd plans to acquire 49 per cent shares of Cosmat Max held by Cosmat Investments Inc, Mauritius.
Meanwhile, Bird Air Services Pvt Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bird Group, signed a comprehensive marketing agreement with Pacific Propeller Intl, a global repair and overhaul services provider to several regional airlines and military aircrafts.
It is alleged that the company floated 32 subsidiaries in several tax haven countries to bring foreign funds to India through sham transactions.
The issue dates back many years when the actor and others proposed bringing Sony TV channel to India.
ED team managed to get several bank statements from Barbados, Dubai, Hong Kong etc. which prove vital overseas link and money trail relating to Nirav Modi and his aides.
Thirteen individuals from the Indian Diaspora have been conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman at the seventh edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, underway in Chennai
This would allow Japanese companies to invest directly in India, rather than the current norm of coming through Singapore and Mauritius.
It is welcome that the government tried to make its intentions clear last week - especially as risk concerns return to global markets.
Reinterpreting long-established tax treaty provisions by the tax authorities creates confusion and has to be avoided as it affects investment into India.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought legal assistance from Singapore and Mauritius to take forward its probe in the alleged financial irregularities in the Indian Premier League tournament (IPL) and its former chairman Lalit Modi.
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