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Hundreds of skilled jobs at GKN at risk after Leonardo Helicopters’ move to relocate jobs at its facilities
08 Oct 2016
SC bars BCCI from disbursing funds to state bodies
08 Oct 2016
The apex court barred the BCCI from releasing any funds to its state affiliates unless it gives an unconditional undertaking to comply with the organisational reforms recommended by the Justice R M Lodha Committee
60% spectrum unsold as auction ends with Rs65,789-cr bids
07 Oct 2016
India's biggest auction of telecom spectrum ended today with just Rs65,789 crore of bids coming in over five days, leaving unsold 60 per cent of the airwaves on offer, including the premium 700MHz and 900 MHz bands
Petrol costlier by 14 paise per litre, diesel by 10 paise as OMCs hike dealer commission
05 Oct 2016
Assange vows avalanche of 1 mn documents before US polls
05 Oct 2016
WikiLeaks founder Julius Assange, speaking at the group’s 10th anniversary, said he would publish about one million ‘significant’ documents related to the US elections as well as three other governments over the next ten weeks
Lodha clarifies on accounts freeze as BCCI threatens to cancel NZ series
04 Oct 2016
On Monday, Justice Lodha had directed banks where the BCCI holds accounts not to disburse funds for financial decisions taken by the board at its special general meeting on 30 September
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