India discusses Af-Pak issue with Iran External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Sunday met Iranian Parliament’s Speaker Ali Larijani at Majlis and the two leaders discussed regional issues of common concern including the Read more on Sify News

UBS deal not to be tied to bonus issue: Swiss President
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s economy minister said she hoped parliament would not link a deal between UBS and the United States on disclosing secret bank accounts with questions such as bankers’ bonuses, the newspaper Sonntag reported on Sunday.

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SBI sets date for rights issue
Mumbai, March 16: The State Bank of India (SBI) will raise around Rs 20,000 crore through a rights issue by the end of this calendar year to fund its business requirements.

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Rs 20k-cr SBI rights issue likely by Nov-Dec
The State Bank of India is likely to hit the market with its rights issue by the year-end to mop up around Rs 20,000 crore, a senior bank official said.

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StanChart mulls $ 1 bn IDR issue
NEW DELHI: Global banking giant Standard Chartered Bank on Wednesday said it is planning to raise up to $ one billion (over Rs 4,500 crore) by June through Indian Depository Receipts (IDR).

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The Hindu Business Line : IRDA, SEBI discuss ULIP jurisdiction issue
The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority and Securities Exchange Board of India have decided to jointly explore ways to settle the issue of applicability of mutual fund norms to unit- linked insurance plans (ULIPs).

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Parliament to discuss price rise issue today
New Delhi, Feb 25 : Both Houses of Parliament will discuss the price rise issue on Thursday.

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Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd has got a clean chit from an international consultant for spending close to $9 billion for producing gas from the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin off the East coast of India where it made a mega discovery.This report comes at the height of a political controversy that questioned the capex terming it as a mega scam.

REC follow-on issue subscribed 60% on Day 2
The follow-on public offer (FPO) of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) received bids for only 60 per cent of the shares till today, the offer’s penultimate day. The response from retail investors was subdued. This despite the fact that the shares are available at a discount of more than 5 per cent to the price in the secondary market.

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Deccan Chargers issue legal notice to IPL
Deccan Chargers have slapped a legal notice on the Indian Premier League and threatened to skip the third edition of the Twenty20 league, beginning next month, if its home matches are not re-allotted to Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam.

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