US passes 1st legislation to end NSA's bulk collection of phone records

In the United States, the first legislation aimed at ending the National Security Agency's bulk collection of US phone records has been passed by the House of Representatives. The USA Freedom Act would mean that kind of data remains largely in the hands of phone companies. Despite some fear...

World Gold Council welcomes RBI easing curbs on import of yellow metal

DGCA issues Standards of Services Document for first time

Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued ,for the first time, the Standards of Services Document enlisting the services and transactions offered by it to the public, operators and others. An official release said, the Document provides a concise detail of the work involved in processing an ...

EU ban: UK holds talks with stakeholders to lift EU ban on Indian mangoes

The British government held talks with all the stakeholders to help in lifting the European Union ban on the import of Indian mangoes before the sanctioned date of December next year. UK environment minister Lord de Mauley hosted a round-table meeting in London with representatives of mango and vege...

Gold tumbles Rs. 800, to 9-month low of Rs. 28,550 per ten grams

Gold tumbled 800 rupees, to a nine-month low of 28,550 rupees per ten grams at Delhi's bullion market, today, after the Reserve Bank eased import norms, and on sluggish demand and subdued global cues. Silver dipped 50 rupees, to 41,650 rupees per kilo. Silver coins continued to be asked at ...

Air India put on cash-and-carry mode by Mumbai Airport authorities

Air India has been put on cash-and-carry mode by Mumbai Airport authorities as it has failed to clear the dues in the required time which mounted to Rs 450 crore . The airline, however, today said it has paid about 40 crore rupees and certain outstandings were yet to be reconciled. The Mumbai Intern...

MCX-SX case: CBI examines Sebi Chairman U K Sinha

CBI has examined Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman U K Sinha in MCX-SX case. The CBI spokesperson said that the decision to examine Sinha, as also former Sebi Chairman M Damodaran, was taken after examination of another formerSebi chief C B Bhave earlier this month, during which...

MCX-SX case: CBI examines Sebi Chairman U K Sinha

CBI has examined Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman U K Sinha in MCX-SX case. The spokesperson said that thedecision to examine Sinha, as also former Sebi Chairman M Damodaran, was taken after examination of another formerSebi chief C B Bhave earlier this month, during which thea...

British govt holds talks with stakeholders over Indian mango ban

The British government today held talks with all the stakeholders to help lift the European Union ban on the import of Indian mangoes before the sanctioned date of December next year. UK environment minister Lord de Mauley hosted a round-table meeting in London with representatives of mango and vege...

China oil rig dispute: Vietnam and the Philippines to strengthen ties

The leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in maritime security, to counter China's assertive claims in nearby waters. The Philippine President Benigno Aquino and the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met in Manila yesterday. They disc...