Former Karnataka Chief Minister S. M. Krishna, Infosys founder and IT industry veteran N. R. Narayana Murthy, and former badminton player Prakash Padukone have been selected for the 'Kempegowda International Award', instituted earlier this year.
The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for India for the current financial year to 7.5 percent, a hefty 1.2 percentage points down from its previous forecast of 8.7 percent.
India's first display fab to be set up in Telangana with investment of Rs 24,000 crore. Rajesh Exports, a gold retailer based in Bangalore, has announced plans to invest $3 billion to build India's first display manufacturing plant.