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Apple 3G iphone global launch today - Dt( 2008-07-11 00:00:00 )
Authorities are expecting jammed streets across UK as shoppers flock the 1,250 stores in search of the 3G phone, Apple's combined music player, phone and internet browser. The mobile phone shop Car  more ...

Reliance-MTN talks' extension seen as sign of progress, investor confidence - Dt( 2008-07-11 00:00:00 )
Johannesburg, 11 Jul (IANS) South African mobile giant MTN is still maintaining a firm silence on a possible deal with Reliance Communications, but analysts here said the fact that it had extended exc  more ...

MTN gets upgrade, but Reliance talks hit share price - Dt( 2008-07-04 00:00:00 )
Johannesburg, July 4 (IANS) South African mobile giant MTN Thursday got a boost with an upgrade from A+ to AA- by the Fitch Ratings Agency, but the silence on continuing talks with India's Reliance Co  more ...

Haldiram comes to London... bhujias anyone? - Dt( 2008-07-02 00:00:00 )
London, July 2 (IANS) After decades of feeding insatiable Indians with its savoury bhujiya snacks, Halidram is coming to London with plans to open a chain of its ubiquitous outlets back home. "Lond  more ...

NRI investors, have your cake and eat it too! (Commentary) - Dt( 2008-07-02 00:00:00 )
NRI investors are watching the current bearish days on the Indian stock market with trepidation. From the peak of the bull run at over 20,000 on June 8, the Sensex has plummeted to less than 14,000 no  more ...

Sensex opens 250 points down - Dt( 2008-06-25 00:00:00 )
The 30-share benchmark sensitive index of Bombay Stock Exchange opened with a loss of 250.51 points at 13,856.07 points. The S&P Nifty of National Stock Exchange opened at 4,189.60 points with a m  more ...

They sit under Delhi's jamun trees with fruit from Gujarat - Dt( 2008-06-25 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) They may be sitting under jamun trees but, contrary to popular belief, the sellers of the sweet, purple fruit source it from places as far away as Gujarat. "The fruit from  more ...

British government urged to use Jaguars - Dt( 2008-06-25 00:00:00 )
The campaign that could be summed up as 'be British, drive British' follows Tata Motors' acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover in April and its plans to inject about 700 million pounds ($1.4 billion) f  more ...

Chinese petrol far below global levels even after price hike - Dt( 2008-06-21 00:00:00 )
Beijing, June 21 (DPA) "Did you fill up before midnight?" one Beijing taxi driver called out to another Thursday night, making sure they all hit the Chinese capital's petrol stations before the clock  more ...

After lending spree, Baltics feel the pinch - Dt( 2008-06-21 00:00:00 )
Riga, June 21 (DPA) After years of easy credit that boosted spectacular economic growth in the Baltics, tougher times are ahead for lenders and borrowers in the three European Union nations. "In th  more ...

Tata Communications net profit down to $2.5 mn - Dt( 2008-06-18 00:00:00 )
The consolidated revenue clocked $2.05 billion (Rs.82.63 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2008. "The year 2007-2008 was significant as the company was re-branded as Tata Communications. Our gl  more ...

Power cuts turn posh Gurgaon areas into 'urban chaupals'! - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
Gurgaon, June 14 (IANS) Long and frequent power cuts have brought them together and how! The residents of some posh neighbourhoods of Gurgaon have reaped an unexpected bounty after pooling in money fo  more ...

MetroMela launches Hyderabad centric magazine - Dt( 2008-05-27 00:00:00 )
The magazine gives thrust on user generated content that encourage users to share and write about their experience about shopping, food, entertainment, health, wellness, family and kid's issues, said  more ...

Potatoes perish in Gujarat cold storage, farmers cry foul - Dt( 2008-05-27 00:00:00 )
Palanpur (Gujarat), May 27 (IANS) Farmers in Deesa town of north Gujarat, accounting for the highest potato output in the state, are worried after much of their produce stocked at a state-run cold sto  more ...

Now AASU bringing new hope to Assam's youth - Dt( 2008-05-27 00:00:00 )
Having focussed on political and social ills in the past, the student body now wants to concentrate on the economic front. After kick-starting a pilot project to produce potatoes in 1,680 acres of  more ...

Equity markets in positive zone during early trade (Lead) - Dt( 2008-05-27 00:00:00 )
The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 16,454.75. At 10.45 a.m., it was at 16,442.00, still a gain of 93.50 points from Monday's closing figure. Ten  more ...

Equities markets open with a small upswing - Dt( 2008-05-27 00:00:00 )
The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened with a gain of 87.10 points at 16,454.75. The S&P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange opened at 4,877.15 points  more ...

'Mittal buying London's costliest house for son' - Dt( 2008-05-23 00:00:00 )
The property on Palace Green - one of the most expensive houses in the world - is close to Kensington Palace Gardens, where steel tycoon Mittal lives. His son Aditya, 32, has been searching for a L  more ...

Indian semiconductor industry to face heat of US recession - Dt( 2008-04-28 00:00:00 )
Bangalore, April 28 (IANS) It is the turn of Indian semiconductor industry to feel the heat of US recession and dollar depreciation after its big brother - the software industry - was jolted by the ti  more ...

Indian engineering players becoming key world players - Dt( 2008-04-28 00:00:00 )
Hannover, April 28 (IANS) India's reputation as a supplier of good quality products is giving a big boost to efforts by its engineering companies to break into the international market. The good respo  more ...