TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 08.03.2014 ************************* 1. Supreme Court says keeping the Delhi Assembly under suspended animation for a year may be harmful for democracy; Allows sharing of Lieutenant Governors report with Aam Aadmi Party. 2. Congress MP Jagdambika Pal resigns from the Party and Lok Sabha. 3. Seeking to paint a rosy picture, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the fiscal and current account deficits are under control and the economy is more stable than it was 18 months ago. 4. Search engine giant Google has committed $1 million (over Rs 6 crore) to 40 startup-focused organisations, including Nasscom 10,000 Startups and Jagriti Yatra from India, to promote participation of women in the technology space. 5. Gross NPA ratio of Indias public and private sector banks is expected to deteriorate further to 4.2-4.4 per cent in March from the preceding quarters 4.1 per cent, dragged down by a poor show by state-run lenders, rating agency ICRA said. 6. US President Barack Obama has proposed USD 882 million in foreign aid to Pakistan for next year, a substantial drop of 18 per cent from the fiscal 2013. 7. The Reserve Bank will issue new bank licences in a few weeks, after seeking approval of the Election Commission, Governor Raghuram Rajan said. 8. China has not approved commercial production of any Genetically Modified (GM) staple food, as per Chinese Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu. 9. The number of women at top management positions as well as on companies’ boards is likely to increase by 2020, a report by consulting and technology company Accenture has said. 10. Former Foreign Secretary Jagat Singh Mehta died following age-related ailments.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 05:31:03 +0000
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