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EU watchdog unveils caps for bank bonuses
Reuters - Tue 21 May, 2013
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - EU regulators confirmed on Tuesday that they will cap bonuses of bankers earning more than 500,000 euros a year and added other conditions to make the pay ceiling harder to smash. The headline figure was leaked last Friday, triggering warnings by banks in the European Union that they may lose staff to other parts of the world, and that London, the bloc's top financial centre, could be damaged. Accounting firm PwC predicted that the number of London bankers affected will be 10 times the number hit by current pay curbs. ... More »EU watchdog unveils caps for bank bonuses
EU and U.S. not coordinating on China solar dispute
Reuters - Tue 21 May, 2013
By Daniel Bases and Doug Palmer (Reuters)- NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Europe and the United States both said on Tuesday they were not holding coordinated talks to negotiate an end to a trade dispute with China over the dumping of solar panels onto their respective markets. The European Union has until June 5 to decide whether to impose duties averaging 47 percent on Chinese manufactured solar panels. The United States has already imposed duties of about 30 percent on Chinese manufacturers. "We do not have a common battle plan. ... More »EU and U.S. not coordinating on China solar dispute
Aam Aadmi Party criticises new CAG's appointment
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday criticized the appointment of former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General, accusing the United Progressive Alliance government of accusing of weakening constitutional institutions. More »Aam Aadmi Party criticises new CAG's appointment
UPA losing ground, PM's image taking beating, say opinion polls
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, opinion polls have not brought any cheer to the government, predicting slide in the ruling alliance's tally amid rising dissatisfaction among large sections of urban voters over its performance. More »UPA losing ground, PM's image taking beating, say opinion polls
Jessica murder: Court decision on hostile witnesses Wednesday
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday is likely to pronounce its verdict whether to prosecute Bollywood actor Shyan Munshi and 18 others on charges of perjury for turning hostile during their deposition in model Jessica Lall's murder trial. More »Jessica murder: Court decision on hostile witnesses Wednesday
Delhi cop run over by truck
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A 40-year-old Delhi Traffic Police constable was killed by a speeding truck here Tuesday morning, police said. The errant truck driver was arrested. More »Delhi cop run over by truck
Kashmir 'preacher' arrested for sexual exploiting four minors
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) A self-styled "religious preacher" was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district for repeated sexual exploitation of four minor girls at an institute he ran, police said Tuesday. More »Kashmir 'preacher' arrested for sexual exploiting four minors
UPA is losing ground, say opinion polls
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, opinion polls have not brought any cheer to the government, predicting slide in the ruling alliance's tally amid dissatisfaction among large sections of urban voters over its performance. More »UPA is losing ground, say opinion polls
Bengal surveying extent of encroached tribal land
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government is conducting a survey for gauging the extent of tribal land encroached upon in the state's northern part, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Tuesday. More »Bengal surveying extent of encroached tribal land
Man accused of rape and murder that shocked S.Africa is released
Reuters - Tue 21 May, 2013
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence. Prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila said the man had been released from custody because there was not enough evidence to take him to trial. ... More »Man accused of rape and murder that shocked S.Africa is released
Delhi cops to quiz Sreesanth for five more days
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday extended by five days the police custody of cricketer S. Sreesanth, his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila and eight bookies for alleged spot fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League. More »Delhi cops to quiz Sreesanth for five more days
Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine Tuesday claimed a "clean sweep" in the zila parishad and block samiti elections. More »Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls
Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate
Reuters - Tue 21 May, 2013
By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. The Irish government, which has seen the luring of U.S. multinationals with low taxes as a key part of its economic policy since the 1960s, said its system was transparent and other countries were responsible if the tax rate paid by Apple was too low. ... More »Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate
NHRC issues notice to Haryana over assault of Dalit boy
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday sought a response from Haryana's director general of police and Kaithal police chief following media reports that a Dalit boy was assaulted by a man who was part of a group which had attacked Dalits earlier as well. More »NHRC issues notice to Haryana over assault of Dalit boy
Harassed by in-laws, man commits suicide
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A 27-year-old man committed suicide here Tuesday, depressed over being beaten by his in-laws and his wife's refusal to return home from her parents' house. More »Harassed by in-laws, man commits suicide
IPL scam reaches Bollywood, cricketers' questioning on
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to ban remaining IPL matches while Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa, a bookie and a hawala operator were arrested by Mumbai police in the spot fixing scam and investigators in Delhi got five more days to question cricketer S. Sreesanth. More »IPL scam reaches Bollywood, cricketers' questioning on
'Goa hospital faces water shortage because taps are stolen'
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Panaji, May 21 (IANS) The Goa Medical College (GMC), the state's top health facility, regularly faces water shortage because people steal taps installed in the hospital premises, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday. More »'Goa hospital faces water shortage because taps are stolen'
Bank employee arrested for defrauding Canadian customer
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) A phone banking officer of ICICI Bank here has been arrested for hacking the bank account of a Canadian customer and fraudulently withdrawing over Rs.32 lakh from his account. More »Bank employee arrested for defrauding Canadian customer
Karnataka CM promises cheaper rice for lower middle-class families
IANS India Private Limited - Tue 21 May, 2013
Mysore, May 21 (IANS) The Congress, which wrested power from BJP in Karnataka early this month, is taking forward its pledge of 30kg rice at Re.1 a kg for poor families with a plan to offer rice at less than Rs.9 a kg for the lower middle-income group in the state. More »Karnataka CM promises cheaper rice for lower middle-class families
U.S. court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
Reuters - Tue 21 May, 2013
By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them. The unanimous ruling by three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a request for the images by a conservative nonprofit watchdog group. Judicial Watch sued for photographs and video from the May 2011 raid in which U.S. ... More »U.S. court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

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EU watchdog unveils caps for bank bonuses

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UPA losing ground, PM's image taking beating, say opinion polls

Jessica murder: Court decision on hostile witnesses Wednesday

Delhi cop run over by truck

Kashmir 'preacher' arrested for sexual exploiting four minors

UPA is losing ground, say opinion polls

Bengal surveying extent of encroached tribal land

Man accused of rape and murder that shocked S.Africa is released

Delhi cops to quiz Sreesanth for five more days

Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls

Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate

NHRC issues notice to Haryana over assault of Dalit boy

Harassed by in-laws, man commits suicide

IPL scam reaches Bollywood, cricketers' questioning on

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Bank employee arrested for defrauding Canadian customer

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