Monthly Archives: May 2012

lokpal bill listed to be tabled in Rajya Sabha

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New Delhi, May 21 — The long-discussed lokpal bill is likely to be tabled Monday in the Rajya Sabha as it is listed in the scheduled business for the day, but the government came in for flak from Team Anna for rushing the legislation merely to fulfill a formality.With only two days to go for the budget session to end, the bill has been added to the scheduled business for the day in a supplementary list. There is no consensus yet on the legislation.Even after amendments Read more [...]

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Realtors Need More Homes on the Market

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(Source: Rex L. Troute The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa (MCT) — Houses are selling fast in southeast Iowa, but inventory is below normal at the heart of real estate season. “We are down a good 100 (houses),” said Dee Dee Glancy, president of the Burlington Board of Realtors. “I don’t know if people aren’t moving around or what.” As of Wednesday, the Burlington/West Burlington market had 158 houses listed for sale. The total listed in Des Moines, Lee, Henry and Louisa counties Read more [...]

Watchdog to probe Hunt in News Corp row

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By Mohammed Abbas LONDON | Mon May 21, 2012 5:47pm BST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered media minister Jeremy Hunt, under fire over his contacts with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, came under renewed pressure on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog said it would investigate allegations he had failed to declare donations from media firms. Labour has already called for his resignation amid allegations he was too close to News Corp as he deliberated Read more [...]

Yahoo to sell an Alibaba stake for $7.1 billion, shares rise

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By Melanie Lee and Soyoung Kim SHANGHAI/NEW YORK | Mon May 21, 2012 7:32pm BST SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma's Alibaba Group is buying back up to half of Yahoo Inc's 40 percent stake for $7.1 billion (4.49 billion pounds) in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Under the agreement, Yahoo will sell one-half of its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up Read more [...]

£500000 for Mavisbank

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Published on Monday 21 May 2012 15:00 a £500,000 grant to help secure the future of Loanhead’s Mavisbank House has been announced. The news coincided with a visit to Midlothian by Fiona Hyslop, cabinet secretary for culture and external afairs, on Tuesday.She witnessed the Read more [...]

Watchdog to probe UK minister Jeremy Hunt in News Corp row

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By Mohammed Abbas LONDON | Mon May 21, 2012 4:07pm BST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered media minister Jeremy Hunt, under fire over his contacts with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, came under renewed pressure on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog said it would investigate allegations he had failed to declare donations from media firms. Labour has already called for his resignation amid allegations he was too close to News Corp as he deliberated Read more [...]

Barclays planning Blackrock sale

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(UKPA) – 2 hours ago  Banking giant Barclays has said it is to sell its 6.1 billion US dollar (£3.8 billion) stake in investment manager Blackrock as it comes under pressure to improve its return to shareholders.Barclays said the asset management firm has agreed to repurchase 1 billion US dollars (£632 million) worth of the 19.6% stake the bank holds, while the remainder will be listed on a stock exchange, with pricing to be confirmed.The move comes after Barclays faced steep criticism Read more [...]