Grameen Koota Raises ₹250 Million Through NCDs

Grameen Financial Services Private Limited (GFSPL), a microfinance institution (MFI) headquartered in Bangalore, has raised debt funds to the tune of ₹250,000,000 from Social Investments AG via secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs). Jun 26, 2012
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Google to Compete With Apple, Microsoft; Google Tablet Specs

After Microsoft, it's Google that is taking on the Apple in tablet market. The search giant will launch its tablet on June 27 at Google I/O, an annual developer conference. Google's tablet is likely to be called Nexus. It reportedly feature 7-inches screen size and run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Check out Google tablet specs. Jun 26, 2012
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Presidential Poll: Mamata At Loggerheads With Congress Again

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's relationship with the Congress party, its ally in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is at an all time low. They are at loggerheads over the choice of their candidate in the upcoming Presidential elections. Jun 14, 2012
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14th Presidential Election on July 19: Election Commission

With the term of the of office of Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, ending on July 24, 2012, Chief Election Commissioner V. S. Sampath announced on Tuesday that the 14th Presidential election will be held on July 19, 2012. Jun 12, 2012
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U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue: Expected to Discuss Regional Issues on Pakistan

The third annual session of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue to be hosted by the State Department will be held on Wednesday in Washington D.C. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna will co-chair interagency delegations to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues. Jun 12, 2012
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Mysterious Encephalitis Syndrome kills 74 Children in Bihar

As many as 74 children have been suspected to have died due to a mysterious Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) that has spread in Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Patna districts of Bihar in the last one month, according to health officials Jun 9, 2012
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'Shanghai' Movie Review: A Must Watch Political Thriller

Films with politics in the backdrop can be boring and look stereotyped but director Dibakar Banerjee has beautifully crafted his latest film, Shanghai, a political thriller. Like his previous films Shanghai, featuring Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin and Abhay Deol deals with current social issues like urbanization, corruption, development and politics in India. Now, read Shanghai review and other Bollywood reviews. Jun 8, 2012