Indian Group Drafts Youth Agenda with Fresh Perspective

A group of young Indian professionals from diverse academic backgrounds has drafted a youth agenda, which they claimed is one its kind in the country. The document, Youth Agenda for India, is the result of months of study by members of Young Leaders Think Tank (YLTT), which is a partner organization of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a German non-governmental and non-profit organisation that works towards promoting social democracy. May 27, 2013
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Second Time Unlucky: After Infosys, iGate Shows Door to CEO Phaneesh Murthy over Sex Scandal

The Board of Directors of iGate Corp has sacked its President and CEO Phaneesh Murthy over sexual harassment charges. Earlier, at Infosys, Murthy who was working as the California-based global head of sales (prior to 2002) was accused of sexual harassment by his personal secretary, Reka Maximovitch. A lawsuit was filed and was settled out of court by Infosys for $3 million. Phaneesh Murthy joined iGate Global Solutions Limited in August 2003, after the company acquired his new firm Quintant. May 21, 2013

Bitti Mohanty Case: Fake Certificates Uncovered, Finger Prints Match

A team of Kerala Police has verified the academic documents used in the name of Ragav Rajan and found out that they are forged. Biiti is said to have used fake documents to get enrolled in MBA College and later for employment in the State Bank of Travancore. And the finger print match has revealed that the person in custody is indeed Biiti Mohanty. Mar 16, 2013
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Union Budget 2013-14 Summary: Chidambaram Focuses on Economic Growth

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented Union Budget 2013-14 in Parliament on Thursday amid economic slowdown concerns with India's economic growth rate falling to 5 percent in the current fiscal year. Here is Union Budget 2013-14 summary given out by Finance Ministry. Feb 28, 2013
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Union Budget 2013-14 Latest Updates: No Base Tax Exemption Slab

Union Budget 2013-14 Latest Updates: All eyes are on the Union Budget 2013 to be presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram at 11:00 pm on Thursday. Chidambaram's Union Budget comes amid India's economic growth rate falling to 5 percent, which is the lowest in a decade, ratings downgrade and the general elections coming up next year. Feb 28, 2013
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Railway Budget 2013-14: Full Text of Pawan Bansal's Speech

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented his maiden Railway Budget 2013-14 in Parliament on Tuesday. He stressed on modernization of Indian railways and providing better facilities to passengers. He chose not to hike passenger fares in spite of the recent increase in diesel price. Here is the full text of Pawan Bansal's Speech while presenting Railway Budget 2013-14. Feb 26, 2013