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Chakrabarty downplays Cobrapost expose

Says money laundering allegation not proved yet & monitoring system working well; will tighten know-your-customer norms if required

America still remains the promised land for most migrants, says survey

India and China, are estimated to receive the most remittances globally, at $69,797 mn and $66,275 mn, respectively, in 2012

Youth love to trade on web: Survey

Assocham sees 72% increase in two years, majority prefer derivatives

Premji Junior gets elected to Nasscom governing body

This is for the first time the junior Premji is getting to play a bigger role outside Wipro

Mamata links rape to rising population, shopping malls

Blames certain newspapers for exaggerating rape incidents and adds that social consciousness has seen a rise in rape cases

UN body praises Kerala's Responsible Tourism

The RT model has been hailed as 'a model for India' with equally great potential for replication across the globe by UNCTAD

Jaya seeks national status for Adyar cancer institute

The institute has been rated by WHO as the top ranking centre in the country

Malnourishment, hunger biggest challenges: scientist

Director General of ICRISAT William Dar says over 1 bn people across the world go to bed hungry and millions of children in Asia are malnourished

BoM gives Rs 2.51 crore for drought relief

Power tariff hiked in Odisha

Marginal 10 paise hike per unit; Discoms to pay 2% less for power purchase

AP, power firms seek gas from fertiliser quota

Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, in a letter, has urged Defence Minister AK Antony to treat power generation on par with fertiliser sector

Gujarat HC dismisses PIL against APSEZ

People from villages within SEZ had objected to construction of wall along railway line

Sri Lanka to partly take back storage depot from IOC

Bharti, Cairn and Bajaj Auto, besides IOC, are among Indian firms with significant presence in Sri Lanka

Italian marines back in India for murder trial

Television reports say they were accompanied by Italian deputy foreign minister

Tourism growth story losing sheen

Against projection of 12% annual growth, 2013 is set for negligible growth in foreign tourist arrivals to India

Govt forms four panels to meet farmers' demands

Committees comprising farmers to submit report in 90 days, first meeting on April 1

17.4% of Indian households in slums

Minister for Housing & Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken says numbers mark decline in slum households from 23% in 2001

SKS: Will resume operations in AP

On March 18, interim order from SC made clear that no coercive steps could be taken against the co if it complied with Oct 22, 2010 orders

Bank-led insurers are better placed: Barclays

Report says the series of regulatory changes in FY10-FY11 significantly impacted life insurance profitability

Thin divide between slum and non-slum households

The first census of slum households shows the difference in poverty levels of those living in slums and others isn't much