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SBI to slash lending rates if RBI cuts CRR
CRR is the portion of deposit that banks are required to keep in cash with the RBI. At present it is 4.75 per cent.
Fifth minister row ludicrous: VS
KOZHIKODE: Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan has termed the present imbroglio in the United Democratic Front (UDF) over the fift..
Ramesh Chennithala poised to play different role
The high command is reportedly keen to ensure that communal balance in the Cabinet is maintained..
Dalit Christians seek quota in civic bodies
KOTTAYAM: The National Dalit Christian Federation (NDCF) has urged the government to implement reservation on the basis of the pop..
Cancel land deals: TDP
HYDERABAD: The TDP on Friday urged chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to cancel all land deals made during the tenure of YS Rajase..
CIL sets huge target for MCL
TALCHER: To meet the burgeoning demand for coal in the country, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), comprising coalfields in ..
Green plastics now at hand
BHUBANESWAR: As the anti-polythene consciousness has begun to take root with cities like Cuttack and Bhubaneswar prohibiting use o..
Silence leads to more anxiety
BHUBANESWAR/KORAPUT: Even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the names of 23 Maoists and activists of the Chasi Mulia Adiv..
Hyderabad: Man hangs self as his 2 kids watch
A 25-year-old gas cylinder delivery boy committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan.
UIICL Kochi gains first position
KOCHI: The Kochi office of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL) has gained first position in the premium income sect..
Nadaprabhu comes alive
BANGALORE: Children who wear the costumes of historic persons in their school days wish to become like them. Little did a security..
Stepmom tries set girl afire, booked
TIRUPUR: A case has been registered against a woman on the charges of attempting to murder her step daughter by setting here afire..
Order allowing college land sale ouashed
HYDERABAD: The High Court has quashed a state government's order permitting the management of a women's college at Proddatur in Ka..
New airport terminal to open soon
CHENNAI: Finally, the modernised new terminals of the Chennai Airport are set to be opened for use by the end of this month. After..
Chain snatchers have field day at temple fest
CHENNAI: About 50 sovereigns of gold chains were reportedly stolen from nine women devotees who participated in the Kumbabhisheka..
'Yogathon' campaign to mark World Health Day
The event is being hosted by the Bangalore-based Art of Living, founded by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.