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A friendship jump was carried out at Malpura Dropping Zone, Agra on 02 March 2013 to commemorate the Joint Special Forces Exercise, SAMPRITI-III, between Indian and Bangladesh Special Force contingents. The exercise was conducted from 18 February to 03 March 13 at Agra. Troops from Indian and Bangladesh contingents carried out parachute jumps from an …
My friend Shayantani Sharma – a leading HR consultant and myself were short listing candidates for a high profile Corp Comm. top position and the choice had come down to two. One had an impressive 15 year track record with distinguished positions held in reputed organisations while the other looked like a brash newcomer, whose …
CFA Institute Promotes Ethical Financial Industry among the Next Generation Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies from Mumbai, India has edged out 18 other student teams from the Asia Pacific region to win the CFA Institute Research Challenge Asia Pacific Final, making it the first Indian team to advance to the global final which will …
Trading in Equity and Equity futures and Options is set to become more attractive on MCX-SX, India’s new stock Exchange, with the Exchange introducing a liquidity enhancement scheme with effect from March 6, 2013to encourage genuine participation of investors. Mr. Joseph Massey, MD&CEO of MCX-SX, was in town on Tuesday to attend a road-show on the …
I wasn’t even 5 then, yet as I close my eyes, I can hear the song reverberate, bringing my blood to a boil: “Shono ekti Mujiborer theke, lokkho Mujiborer kontho-shorer dhoni, protidhhoni,Akashe, batashe othe roni : Bangladesh, amar Bangladesh!” (Roughly translated, hear how one Mujibor’s clarion call is being echoed by a million as we …
Railways encourage private investments in building rail infrastructure. A new policy for building and strengthening rail connectivity and capacity augmentation has recently been announced. Some of the other areas where railways encourage private investments are development of Private Freight Terminals, Procurement and Leasing of Wagons, Operations of container trains, redevelopment of stations, Loco & Coach …
After previous day’s carnage, the Indian equity market ended with smart gains on Wednesday as the benchmark indices bounced back with vengeance. Sentiment got a boost after the Congress-led UPA government raised the growth projection for fiscal year 2013-14. India’s economy may grow at 6.1-6.7% for the year 2013-14, the government forecast in a report. …
Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on January 21, 2013, the Government has approved nine (9) Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment amounting to Rs.1140.14crore approximately. In addition, one proposal viz., M/s Ingka Holding Overseas B.V., amounting to Rs.10,500 crore, has been recommended for consideration of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Following are the details of the proposals considered in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in itsMeeting held on 21.01.2013 : Following Nine (9) …
Singapore and Hong Kong – 1 March, 2013 – Twelve Asia/Pacific financial institutions were conferred the prestigious Financial Insights Innovation Awards (FIIA) today. The FIIA award ceremony was held on the second day of Asian Financial Services (AFS) Congress 2013 at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore. These winners set the new benchmarks for industry best …
Amsterdam, 1 March 2013 – The meeting of holders of priority shares of Heineken Holding N.V. will propose that Heineken Holding N.V.’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders appoint Mr A.A.C. de Carvalho (28) as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors with effect from 25 April 2013, for a period of four years i.e., …