Biggest cyber attack in history' slows down world wide web
Posted Date : 28-Mar-2013 , 01:09:00 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A huge cyber-attack dubbed as “the biggest” of its kind in history slowed the Internet around the world.
Internet spam filter Spamhaus, a site that ‘black-lists’ service providers suspected of offering refuge for spammers, is the target of the unique attack. Spamh...
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Diesel price hiked again by 45 paisa with effect from midnight tonight
Posted Date : 22-Mar-2013 , 08:44:35 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Diesel price was on Friday hiked by 45 paisa per litre, the third increase in the rate of nation's most consumed fuel since January.
Diesel price will be hiked by 45 paisa, excluding VAT, from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, announced.
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SC upholds Sanjay Dutt's conviction, sentences him to five years in jail
Posted Date : 21-Mar-2013 , 12:10:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court awarded five years jail sentence to the actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
Dutt had been given six years jail term by the TADA court. The SC reduced his sentence to five years. As Dutt has already spent 18 months in jail, he will have to spend three year...
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Despite Sebi glare, Sahara still raises funds
Posted Date : 20-Mar-2013 , 08:52:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Even as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering how to return funds to Sahara investors, Q Shop retail, Sahara Group’s latest venture, is raising funds from its franchises by charging a stiff non-refundable fee of up to Rs 3 lakh, depending on the classification of a t...
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Posting a letter on website is not communication to party: Bombay High Court
Posted Date : 17-Mar-2013 , 07:20:20 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Bombay High Court has asked the Registrar of Trade Marks to consider afresh an application by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) urging registration of the trade mark " CMA".
A bench comprising justices Mridula Bhatkar and S F Vajifdar said ...
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Punjab levies entry tax on vehicles bought from other states
Posted Date : 17-Mar-2013 , 09:11:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Buying motor vehicles, including car and bikes from other states, including UT Chandigarh will cost more for Punjab-based buyers, as the state government has levied entry tax on vehicles bought from other states and Union Territories (UT).
The decision is aimed at preventing loss of tax r...
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Sebi moves Supreme Court, seeks arrest of Sahara chief Subrata Roy
Posted Date : 15-Mar-2013 , 06:34:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, has moved the Supreme Court for the arrest of Sahara group founder Subrata Roy. Its petition filed in the top court today also seeks that Mr Roy be prevented from travelling abroad.
The Supreme Court will hear Sebi's petition in the firs...
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Lok Sabha passes Railway Budget for 2013-14
Posted Date : 13-Mar-2013 , 06:41:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Lok Sabha today passed the Rail Budget 2013-14 amidst an Opposition boycott. It provides for the withdrawal of 63 thousand and 363 crore rupees from the Consolidated Fund of India to achieve the targets announced in the budget.Replying to the discussion, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal assur...
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CASANSAAR Online Blood Bank - Donate or Receive Blood & Save Lives
Posted Date : 11-Mar-2013 , 08:13:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
- Every 2 Seconds, someone in the country is in need of blood.
- Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore units of blood.-
Out of which only a meager 5 Lakh units of blood are available.
CASANSAAR is here with AN EXTREME NOBLE CAUSE, CASANSAAR Online Blood Bank.
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Hundreds of Chinese couples divorce to avoid paying property tax
Posted Date : 09-Mar-2013 , 09:03:38 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
At Shanghai's Zhabei District marriage registration centre, officials divorced a record 53 couples in a single day this week - that's about one every five minutes - as couples rushed to untie the knot to avoid tougher tax laws on home sales.
There were similar scenes in Wuhan, Nanjing and Ningbo as...
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E-Governance in Debts Recovery Tribunals
Posted Date : 08-Mar-2013 , 09:33:24 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to enhance the efficiency of Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) and to provide a platform for seamless operations to Banks, Financial Institutions and general public to expedite recovery of public money, there is a proposal for introduction of e-gov...
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Govt opens country
Posted Date : 08-Mar-2013 , 09:21:06 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government today opened the country’s first all-women post office here and announced plans to open more such branches completely operated by women employees.
“In coming days, I believe there will be more all-women post offices across country for convenience of women,” ...
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Diesel price for bulk consumers hiked by up to Rs. 1.25 a litre
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 07:09:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Diesel price for bulk consumers like the Railways and power plants has been hiked by up to Rs. 1.25 per litre as state-owned oil companies yet again exercised the newly bestowed pricing freedom.
This means that the Railways and power plants will have to shell out more for the fuel, and it...
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Petrol price hiked by Rs. 1.40 a litre from midnight
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 06:21:41 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian Oil Corp, India's largest state-owned oil company, will hike the price of petrol by Rs. 1.40 effective midnight tonight, the company said in a statement.
The company attributed this hike to increasing international crude prices and a falling rupee.
"International prices have incre...
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IRCTC fined Rs 10 lakh for selling soft drinks above MRP
Posted Date : 27-Feb-2013 , 04:36:18 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been slapped with a fine of Rs 10 lakh by a consumer forum here for selling soft drinks above the maximum retail price (MRP) to two customers.
The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum imposed “punitive compens...
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Supreme Court refuses to grant more time to Sahara to refund Rs. 24,000 crore
Posted Date : 25-Feb-2013 , 09:34:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Sahara group seeking an extension of a deadline for depositingmoney and documents with market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The Sahara group was ordered in August last ...
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IT, ITeS SEZs allowed to set up disaster recovery centers
Posted Date : 24-Feb-2013 , 09:47:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has allowed Information Technology (IT) and IT Enables Services, special economic zones to set up disaster recovery centres outside their limits at any part of the country.
The Commerce and Industry Ministry said the locations for such facilities will be approved by the deve...
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Bharat Bandh losses to Indian economy may amount to Rs 26,000 cr, says Assocham
Posted Date : 21-Feb-2013 , 07:47:05 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Industry body Assocham today expressed the fears that the loss toIndian economy due to the two-day trade union-sponsored Bharat Bandh strike by central trade unions could be about Rs 26,000 crore, higher than its initial estimate of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore.
"Against initial es...
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Average salary hikes of Indian companies expected to be around 10%: Aon Hewitt
Posted Date : 20-Feb-2013 , 09:13:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian companies are expected to dole out an average salary hike of 10.3% this year according to estimates released by a global HR consulting firm on Wednesday. This will be lowest hike post the financial crisis of 2008-09.
The study conducted by Aon Hewitt shows a wide variance o...
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Bharat bandh: public transport, banking services hit; 1 dead in clashes in Ambala
Posted Date : 20-Feb-2013 , 09:19:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A two-day nationwide strike by 11 major trade unions began this morning, severely impacting banking services and crippling public transport in cities. One person died in clashes between the police and striking workers in Ambala. Trade unionists claim 10 crore workers will be taking...
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Govt makes fresh appeal to bank employees not to join strike
Posted Date : 19-Feb-2013 , 04:15:02 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has again appealed to the bank employees not to join the two-day nationwide strike from tomorrow saying there is "really no reason" for them to go ahead with it.
The Government, in a statement today, said that it is disappointed to note that a section of the bank employees have decid...
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KPMG in India ropes in former PwC consulting head
Posted Date : 19-Feb-2013 , 01:56:01 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The churning in Big 4 consulting firms seems to be continuing. And now KPMG has roped in Ambarish Dasgupta, PwC India’s former national consulting leader and executive director as head of management consulting. According to officials in the country’s consulting circles, a much larger exo...
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Petrol price up by Rs. 1.50, diesel by 45 paise
Posted Date : 15-Feb-2013 , 07:18:38 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Petrol price was on Friday hiked by Rs. 1.50 per litre and diesel by 45 paise a litre with effect from midnight on Friday.
While petrol rates have been revised in step with the steep rise in international rates, oil firms used the newly accorded freedom to increase diesel price in...
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Mahindra Satyam buys majority stake in Complex IT
Posted Date : 15-Feb-2013 , 12:02:46 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Mahindra Satyam, a software services provider, said it acquired a majority stake in Brazil's Complex IT, a provider of consultancy on the use of SAP AG's business management software, for an undisclosed sum. Tech Mahindra, Satyam's parent company, is looking to make acquisitions to ad...
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Beware of fake mails regarding Job Openings
Posted Date : 15-Feb-2013 , 08:47:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Dear All Respected Members,
We would like to aware you that there are some fake agencies who mail you the Job Appointment/Offer Letters in the name of some reputed companies and ask for some handsome amount from you (as a refundable security amount). And It will s...
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Nira Radia tapes' scrutiny; SC seeks names from CBI, IT dept & ED
Posted Date : 13-Feb-2013 , 10:11:06 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought by Thursday the names of officials of CBI, IT department and the Enforcement Directorate for setting up of a team to enquire into the tapped telephonic conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with others to ascertain element...
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Afzal Guru hanged in Tihar Jail at 8am
Posted Date : 09-Feb-2013 , 10:25:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
At 8 am on Saturday, Afzal Guru, the main accused in the Parliament attack case of December 13, 2001 was hanged in Delhi's Tihar jail, less than three months after the hanging of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistan-based terrorist who was part of the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
However, Guru's body...
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Insurers can now buy up to 15 per cent stake in companies: Irda
Posted Date : 08-Feb-2013 , 10:55:20 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) today raised the exposure an insurance company can take in the equity of companies.
The regulator said depending upon the size of their controlled fund, insurers can pick up 12 percent and 15 percent stake in a company. The cap was e...
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Facebook celebrates 9th birthday, Hapy Birthday Facebook
Posted Date : 04-Feb-2013 , 05:51:42 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Social networking site Facebook on Monday turned nine.
Today, Facebook has over one billion active users and the counting is going on rapidly.
The most popular social networking site was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his four friends as a sophomore at the Harvard Unive...
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Satyam, Tech Mahindra starts integration process
Posted Date : 01-Feb-2013 , 11:06:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Hyderabad: Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra have started defacto integration process and are only waiting for the legal assent for formal merger, Mahindra Satyam chairman, Vineet Nayar said on Thursday, adding that the process of merger was in the final stage and it would soon ...
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