The emerging nations of India, China, Brazil and Russia are firing IBM's growth and constituted five per cent of the company's second-quarter revenue.

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Inflation remained unchanged at the previous week's level of 4.27 per cent in the 12 months to July 7, despite a fall in some food prices, govt data showed.

Ericsson, the world's biggest mobile network maker, reported softer-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Friday but said the company continued to outperform the market.

Satyam Computer Services Ltd, India's fourth-largest software exporter, reported a 7% rise in quarterly profit, below forecasts as a stronger rupee hurt margins.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose over 132 points in early trade on the back of buying by foreign funds in heavy-weight stocks led by Reliance Industries.

A director on the board of Dow Jones & Co Inc has resigned because he could not support its endorsement of a USD 5 billion takeover offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Tata Consultancy Services, the largest Indian IT company in terms of sales, is also the top employer in the country with a workforce of 95,000 employees as on June 30, 2007.

It's not resources that prevent Indian companies from building global brands but a lack of coordinated effort in industrial positioning, according to Erich Joachimsthaler, an expert in brand creation and founder & chief executive officer of Vivaldi Partners.

Paints major ICI India Ltd is targeting a revenue growth of 20% in 2007-08. Paints sales are expected to grow at the rate of 22% in both the decorative and refinish segments, with the industry growing at an average of 18%.

"We expect to start the plant within a month. The power generated by this plant will meet the entire energy requirement of the production facility of Barak Valley Cements and contribute towards conservation of fossil-fuels.

Wipro Ltd will reconstitute the board of Unza, the Singapore-based fast-moving consumer goods major that it acquired recently, but expects to retain the top management headed by managing director Gavin D Welman.

Tata Consultancy Services, the largest Indian IT company in terms of sales, is also the top employer in the country with a workforce of 95,000 employees as on June 30, 2007.

Pawan Ruia is struggling to keep the Sahagunj unit of Dunlop India running. He restarted production at the factory last month amid allegations that lack of working capital was hurting operations, and is yet to resolve the issue.

After Uva and Spark, General Motors is seriously considering to launch one more mini car under its famous Chevrolet platform.

In the first-of-its-kind deal in the biological molecules space, Mumbai-based Glenmark has purchased two new biological entities from Swiss company Chromos Molecular Systems for an undisclosed sum.

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd said it would invest $2.1 billion in Bolivia over the next five years to set up a steel plant of 2 million tonne, a pellet plant, a sponge iron plant and 450 mw power plant.

Wipro BPO will set up a new centre in the US in the current fiscal to tap compliance-sensitive projects.

FMCG and automobile stocks have fallen off the radar of fund managers who have considerably reduced exposure in these sectors in the last one year.

The next couple of years will be buzzing with lot of merger and acquisitions; but this time around it will be Indian companies making large acquisitions rather than the multinational companies dominating the takeover domain.

The bull is raging at Dalal Street and so is the curiosity among investors. Taking cues from its Asian peers, the 30-share Sensex of the BSE, closed at an all-time high of 15,550.13 points, gaining 1.63% or 248.96 points.

The deal pegs the equity valuation of the company at Rs 27,000 crore. RTIL is also evaluating a possible initial public offering or equity placements.

With a turnover of Rs 3,120.98 crore and a net profit of Rs 1,515.48 crore, DLF Ltd showed robust growth across its business verticals in the first quarter ended June 30, 2007.

The bond yields snapped a three-day fall, rising as investors thought it wise to lock in some profits ahead of auctions of Rs 9000 crore of bonds and inflation data.

The Rajan Raheja Group and Australian QBE Insurance Group announced that it has signed a joint venture agreement to establish a general insurance company in India.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has announced a set of norms for closure of liaison offices established in India by insurance companies registered outside India.

In a move to further deregulate the Indian equity derivatives market, the RBI has broadened the number of instruments for maintenance of collateral by foreign institutional investors undertaking derivatives transactions.

International Monetary Fund had designated India as a creditor under its Financial Transaction Plan in February 2003, in terms of which India participated in the IMF’s financial support to may countries.

Corporation Bank cut home loan rates by 25 basis points cross the board This is the first bank to cut rates on loans above Rs 20-lakh.

Bank of Baroda, as part of centenary year, 2007-08, has set a business volume target of Rs 3 lakh crore over the next three years.

Crude oil prices will rise to $80 a barrel within six months, said billionaire T Boone Pickens, whose bullish bets on energy prices have earned him a place on the Forbes list of the richest Americans.

With the festival of ‘Onam’ round the corner, coconut oil prices are likely to increase by 15-20% in the short term. The demand for coconut oil increases by 30-40% during the festival season, traders said.

A global body representing olive producers based in Madrid said it planned to launch marketing campaigns in China and India to promote the consumption of olive oil in the two emerging markets.

Global steel production expanded at its slowest pace in 17 months in June, indicating that Chinese mills may be responding to government pressure to restrain output, Credit Suisse said.

Central Silk Board has set a target to achieve 26,000 tonne of silk production per annum including 5,000 tonne of bivoltine in the 11th Plan.

Kerala government will ask the Centre to either ban or strictly control the future trading in rubber trade, finance minister TM Thomas Issac said in the assembly.

Tin led gains in London, rising to the highest since at least 1989, on speculation that supply disruptions in Indonesia and Bolivia and increasing demand will create a shortage of the metal.

Reliance Energy said its special purpose vehicles—SU tollways pvt limited, TU tollways pvt limited and TK tollways pvt limited—have bagged projects to build three national highways from the NHAI, entailing an investment worth Rs 2,320 crore.

BHEL has secured an order from PowerGrid for design, development and supply of higher rating porcelain disc insulators for applications in 800 kv plus Ultra High Voltage Direct Current transmission lines.

Led by a buoyant buying sentiment in the notebook segment, PC sales crossed 6.3 million units in 2006-07, registering a growth of 26% over the previous year.

A 20% ceiling on cross-media restrictions across print, electronic and FM radio sector is believed to be in the offing with the Government mulling the restrictions to prevent vertical monopolies in the broadcast sector.

The finance ministry may settle for the closing price of shares of a listed company on the stock market on the day the scrips are vested with employees to decide valuations for the fringe-benefit tax.

Given the fresh proposals before the Foreign Investment Promotion Board from retail service providers, the government is considering fresh guidelines for FDI.

India’s third largest software exporter, Wipro Ltd, put up a less than impressive performance for the first quarter ended June 30.

The AMC’s move comes after two enquiriesone internal and one at the board levelfound Razdan guilty of such misdemeanours.

Lenovo, the third largest personal computer maker in the world after Dell and HP, and the largest in the Asia-Pacific region, has appointed O&M India to coordinate all mass media advertising for the Lenovo brand worldwide.

She is a latecomer to the information superhighway, but 75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg is now cruising the Internet with a dizzying speed.

NBC television is inviting celebrities to try to wow Donald Trump in the next version of The Apprentice. And while it would make for a marquee matchup, don't expect Rosie O'Donnell to be among them.

Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) in the Bombay High Court on Thursday argued that the gas supply masters agreement (GSMA) in the current form frustrates the formation of RNRL and also impacts the gas-based power generation plants of Reliance EL.

There’s good news for Corporate India advertising ambitions, who will now have an opportunity to communicate with their consumers by one of the largest modes of transport.

LNG terminal without break water is expected to be completed in March 2008 and with break water in May 2010.

With an eye on the general elections and lack of pace in roping in states to accelerate development of infrastructure projects, the Centre has convened a meeting of the state chief secretaries to facilitate public-private partnerships in infrastructure projects.

While appreciating the growth that the IT and software industry has witnessed recently, he said these capital-intensive sectors can generate limited employment.

Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is advocating presence of more public sector companies on the bourses, the coal ministry has ruled out the initial public offer of Coal India Limited in the near future.

The government on Thursday said the country’s total food grain production could touch a record 216.13 million tonne in 2006-07, with an estimated increase of 5.5 million tonne in wheat output.

If you had thought that the toll-free kissan call centre number, 1551, was for farmers, think again. For, almost 30% of the calls made to the number are from urban areas, with callers asking for assistance in home gardening.

The government on Thursday approved 17 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 589.85 crore. These include a Rs 313.33-crore proposal by Sweden-based Quinn Hotels to develop hotels in India.

The government will set aside more money for the textiles industry because funds earmarked in this year’s Budget may not be enough to support the planned, wide-scale sector reforms.

This summer’s Exchange Forum, an industry event attended by Europe’s top stockmarket operators, was a strange place to see Christopher Hohn, the founder of The Children’s Investment Fund.

The ability to synthesise huge screeds of DNA at will means the genomes of viruses can be replicated already, and replicating those of bacteria is not far off.

One factor in the success of India’s telecom sector has been the stance of technology agnosticism taken by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Today, companies have a range of listing options, from Indian markets to established international financial centres such as London, New York and other emerging financial centres like Singapore

China’s annual economic growth surged to an 11-½ year high of 11.9% in the second quarter, cementing expectations for tighter policy to keep the world’s fastest-growing major economy from overheating.

Since Indian investors are showing a greater appetite for taking risks and participating in the equity market, Sebi should seriously think of having an alternative platform for SMEs to raise capital

Ms Seema Chishti has suggested (‘The Next Big idea’, July 19) that the Congress should now shift into fourth gear. Having failed in agriculture, PM Manmohan Singh is taking a direct interest in this sector

AIM provides an appropriate regulatory environment for SMEs and addresses the balance between investor protection and the need for SMEs to have access to capital to grow.

President George W Bush on Wednesday ordered creation of a panel to study whether the US needs more stringent safeguards for imported food and other consumer products following a rash of complaints about goods from China.

To judge by the interminable queue outside Boogaloos restaurant in the Mission District, San Francisco is thriving again.

The Left parties are in favour of a Muslim with “strong secular credentials and progressive outlook” to be their candidate for the Vice-President’s post.

With all indications pointing to a one-sided contest in favour of UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil, Opposition NDA-backed independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat suffered because of cracks in his supporting alliance and also in the nascent UNPA.

Dayanidhi Maran has seemed sullen ever since he had to exit the Cabinet as the IT and communications minister.

Agriculture’s average annual rate of gross capital formation was just 0.77% from 2000-01 to 2004-05. In contrast, the figure for the entire Indian economy was 26%

It may be too late for the US to succeed in Iraq, but it is not too late for others to increase the odds that the US does not fail

Britain’s political row with Moscow is unlikely to jeopardise Russian energy supplies to Europe but may hamper investments in Russia, analysts say.

Even after five years of the supposed dismantling of the APM, India’s state-run oil companies have to go to the petroleum ministry to plead for oil bonds to defray at least part of the growing gap between their input and output costs.

Vodafone, the world's second-biggest mobile operator in terms of customers, said it added 9.1 million subscribers in three months ended June – including nearly one-third from India where it entered through a 10.9 billion dollar acquisition of Hutch-Essar.

The govt approved 17 FDI proposals worth Rs 589.85 cr, including Rs 313.33 cr from Sweden-based Quinn Hotels, which proposes to develop hotels in the country.

State-run telecom firm BSNL has placed the order for mobile equipment of 14 million GSM lines with Swedish vendor Ericsson at a cost of 80 dollar per line.

By 2008 around 25 mn users are likely to register themselves for online job search and matrimonial alliances resulting in Internet business of around Rs 565 cr.

In the biggest investment by an Indian Co in S.America, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd announced projects worth more than Rs 8,000 crore in Bolivia to set up a steel plant.

Reliance Communications Ltd has sold 5% of its 270 billion rupee telecom tower business, and could sell more through an IPO or further placements, Anil Ambani said.

British mobile phone group Vodafone said that it won 9.1 million new customers during its first quarter, almost double the amount a year earlier, owing to strong growth in emerging markets.

Bank of Baroda said it was targeting to increase business by almost 50% to Rs 300,000 cr by 2010, while also expanding international operations and acquire banks overseas.

FM P Chidambaram has stressed on the need for financial literacy and instilling confidence among investors who burnt their fingers twice in two major scams in the stock markets in early 1990s and 2001.

China's economy grew at a sizzling 11.5% in the first half owing to it's record performance in the second quarter but surging inflation could be a cause of concern, analysts said.

Wipro Ltd, the country's third biggest software services firm, on Thursday said it was looking for acquisitions in Germany and Canada to take advantage of the growing markets there.

Worldwide personal computer sales posted robust Q2 growth, with shipments climbing about 12% from a year earlier as Hewlett-Packard Co led the pack, two research groups said on Wednesday.

India's largest drug firm Ranbaxy Laboratories on Thursday reported a 118 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter ended June 30 at Rs 266.2 crore.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd said on Thursday, it had received an order from Power Grid worth 63 million rupees for supplying high-rating porcelain disc insulators.

India's most valuable real estate firm, DLF Ltd, posted a net profit of Rs 579.27 crore and total revenue of Rs 1207.11 crore for first quarter ended June 30.

India's telecoms minister has cleared a decision by state-run firm BSNL to halve the size of a major GSM equipment tender, a business daily reported on Thursday.

Prices of commodities, food grains and crude oil are a concern and the country must do its best to keep inflation down, FM Palaniappan Chidambaram said in an interview.

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd has appointed Chief Investment Officer Nilesh Shah as deputy managing director, the fund house said in a statement.

The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed to hit another intra-session high of 15,463.39 points at 11:15 hours on Thursday after most heavy-weight stocks, led by RIL, made strong rally.

IBM, the world's largest tech services company, posted a 12% jump in quarterly profit and raised its earnings forecast as revenue surged on software-company acquisitions.

Wipro, which offers IT solutions such as system integration, software application development and back-office services, said net profit rose to Rs 7.1 bn in April-June.

US stocks fell on deepening concerns that a crisis in lending could spread and a warning from the Federal Reserve chairman that weakness in housing could hurt economic growth for some time.

The construction work for 135.6-km long Western Peripheral Expressway also known as the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway is going on at full swing.

To align management education with market requirements, Guru Jambheswar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, has established the Haryana School of Business.

Haryana government has prepared a detailed project report for implementing waste management schemes costing Rs119.59 crore for four towns namely Faridabad, Rohtak, Karnal and Indiri.

He said the Himalaya products can be found in Cayman Islands, Costa Rica Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Slovak Republic, Trinidad and Uzbekistan. The company plans to cover 84 countries by the year- end.

The Punjab government has written to the Centre requesting to extendthe proposed Mumbai-Delhi industrial corridor to Amritsar.

Responding to a presentation made by SK Lahiri, CII Jharkhand Chapter's infrastructure core committee member, here on Tuesday, SER general manager Vijay K Raina described the situation as 'the crux of the problem'.

The Orissa finance department's move to collect more revenue has left the mandarins in the transport department high and dry. Last year, the transport department failed to achieve the target.

The Indian steel industry must reduce the energy consumption, which is one of the highest in the world, according to clean development mechanism consultant VK Duggal.

MSP group is planning to set up a one million tonne cement unit in north-east India, according to its director Saket Agrawal.

Garment manufacturers of West Bengal, stung by the appreciating rupee, fear loss of jobs as profit margins have gone down significantly.

Ford India Pvt Ltd, backed by the strength of its best-selling model, the Fiesta, sold around 42,000 cars in 2006, which is an 87% rise over the 22,500 units sold the year before.

KK Birla goup company Texmaco Ltd has decided to merge three subsidiaries engaged in hydel power, real estate and investment with itself.

Prokhorov—tall, svelte, intense and often called Russia’s most eligible bachelor—usually unwound at such blowout parties, which he once told an interviewer embody his philosophy of life.

Everyone knows how important it is to dress well for a job interview—ditto for a trade association conference. But how about for the trip over and back?

Six decades of insurgency in the north-eastern states, inherited at the time of independence of the country has grown manifold by now.

“If you travel the developing world, you see poverty is the driver of tragic despair, and there is the possibility that any means out will be taken,” he says.

Having traded his dreams of becoming an economist for the family business, today there are no regrets.

India. JL Morrison will continue to be our key distributors. They will also continue to manufacture our products. They are in fact part of a group of manufacturers to whom we have outsourced this function.

At present DTH is leading the digital television revolution followed by CAS and IPTV. India is one of the largest media content-consuming as well as content-creating countries in the world. But revenue realisation has so far been very low.

India sold 91-day Treasury bills today at a cut-off yield matching the lowest since August 2004 at a weekly auction today.

The South Korean won rose, approaching the highest this year, on signs growth in Asia's third-largest economy is gathering pace.

With a view to provide a fillip to the booming business process industry in India, the Business Process Industry Association of India has sought subsidies and tax benefits to promote export of services.

Insurers are seriously considering a downward revision of premiums after considering the fact that life expectancies of population have risen remarkably.

The import of sensitive items during April-May 2007 has been Rs 2,606 crore, a 7.9% drop from Rs 2,828 crore during the corresponding period last year.

The ministry of coal approved allocation of 27 coal blocks, with an estimated capacity of 8 billion tonne of coal. These include, 10 blocks to power companies.

The Planning Commission has mooted a proposal to merge two employment schemes—Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana and Rural Employment Generation Programme.

The Left Front government will continue with its industrialisation drive based on acquisition of farmland since the state has very little barren or uncultivated land, commerce & industries minister Nirupam Sen told the legislative assembly.

The resumption of cardamom auctions after the customary monsoon break has seen drop in arrivals by almost 50%.

You will soon be able to buy your railway ticket, when you go to buy stamps or post a letter at the post office. The railway ministry’s long-delayed project to sell tickets at post offices is likely to begin soon.

Most US voters think the country is on the wrong track and remain deeply unhappy with President George W Bush and Congress, but still feel good about their finances and optimistic about the future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released.

The Prime Minister, however, refused to specify a time frame for the deal to be clinched, as he said, “When, I can’t say.

Of course, the show will pull along, but if the central political party in the country wants to be more than just a survivor, it needs much more than a survival strategy as it goes into fourth gear before the 2009 polls

WPP Group Plc, the world’s second largest marketing services company is scouting for acquisitions in the digital domain as part of its growth strategy in India.

With consolidation taking place in the aviation industry, airline companies have hiked their fares by Rs 200 to Rs 300 across all the sectors in an attempt to bring the industry back into black.

Swiss pharma major Novartis has approached the Drug Controller General of India, seeking a change in the label of its popular asthma drug Xolair by including more information on its side effects.

Although, regarded as one of the most bitterly campaigned presidential elections in the history of India, the fight for ballots seem to be one-sided as the ruling UPA-Left combine’s candidate, Pratibha Patil, is sitting pretty with majority of the votes in her kitty.

Bali, the lush Indonesian island famous for its sun-kissed beaches, is drawing tourists in droves, and travel warnings that Islamic militants might strike again has done little to dampen the spirit.

The ministry of urban development and poverty alleviation along with the NHB is planning to set up at least 2 million low-cost houses in the next few months. These low-cost houses will come up in metros and other urban areas.

Amid global concerns about the standard of Chinese products, China and the United States will hold a meeting here to sort out quality issues.

Garment manufacturers of West Bengal, stung by the appreciating rupee, fear loss of jobs as profit margins have gone down significantly.

Just a day ahead of real-estate developer DLF Ltd’s first quarterly results to be declared, reality stocks witnessed high action on bourses during the last hours of trading session on Wednesday.

Amid pressure from the Left-backed trade unions to not tinker with the current 8.5% interest rate on EPF, the government on Wednesday said it will try to retain the rate for the four crore EPF subscribers in the country.

Often called the theatre of the mind and the medium that touches your soul more than it touches your mind or your heart, radio in India has taken centrestage after a long and arduous wait.

In the latest quick-fix indulgence, a botox-only boutique has opened off ritzy Park Avenue where shoppers and harried professionals can walk in for a jab of botox to smooth away facial lines and be out within 30 minutes.

Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Energy Ltd’s net rose 25% to Rs 222 crore for the quafter ended June 30 against Rs 177 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Bond yields eased to their lowest in nearly 5-½ months on Wednesday, as ample cash helped investors build positions and on expectations that the Reserve Bank of India would leave rates steady in its July review.

Sharks could face extinction within a generation from overfishing for their fins, a conservation group said on Wednesday, calling on the Chinese government to lead the way in their protection.

HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s third biggest by market value, increased its share sale to $698 million to fund accelerating demand for loans in an Asian economy that’s growing at its fastest pace in six decades.

Industrial Development Bank of India, the nation’s seventh biggest by assets, said that fiscal first- quarter profit was little changed as it paid more for deposits and set aside more for potential bad debt.

Three Bank of England policymakers opposed this month’s decision to raise interest rates but were outvoted by the other six members of the Monetary Policy Committee, minutes from the July 4-5 meeting showed.

If business is left alone, will transaction cost be reduced, leading to lower prices for the consumer? In today’s complex commercial world, such simplicity tends to naivety.

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is foraying into the music and movie distribution business under the brand name Big Music and Home Entertainment.

Biologists have long been befuddled by the causes of ageing. The underlying principle is known as the disposable soma.

“Discussions are in the final stages. An alternate network for defence is being prepared, which will be completed in two months.

In what would mark a major step-up in Tata Motors’ global ambitions, the Indian carmaker is understood to be evaluating making a bid for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands of embattled US car major Ford.

Practically all reports on the Indian stock market have underscored the need to make it an attractive destination for foreign companies to raise money.

Aerospace engineering vendors in India plan to form a consortium to bid for high-value projects that can be jointly executed in the country.

While holding the government to its promises on the utilisation of public funds is the collective responsibility of a country’s citizenry

“There is great demand from exporters but in India people still do not prefer it because it comes expensive,” HR Jai Ram, who owns Era Organics, a certified retail outlet in Bangalore, said.

A Singapore judge has been punished for mistakenly sentencing a prisoner to an extra three strokes of the cane, the Singapore government said.

Aditya Birla group flagship Hindalco Industries announced an agreement to buy out Canadian aluminium major Alcan’s 45% stake in Utkal Alumina International Ltd.

With tariff cut on edible oil being one of the main unresolved issues, India and Asean are entering into two crucial meetings, including one on Friday, hoping to wrap up their talks on the proposed FTA in goods by this month-end.

Integration of Romanian pharma firm Terapia during January-March quarter this fiscal and higher growth in semi-regulated markets is expected to scale up Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd’s net profit for the quarter ended June 30 by about 40% and overall sales by 11%.

There is no denying that the revenue-sharing model was a success in the telecom sector, as Pradip Baijal reminds us (‘Captive coal pits and falls’, July 18).

The government is likely to restrict companies from converting external commercial borrowings into rupee assets. Further, it may allow companies to bring home ECB proceeds only in phases.

Ford India Pvt Ltd, backed by the strength of its best-selling model, the Fiesta, sold around 42,000 cars in 2006, which is an 87% rise over the 22,500 units sold the year before.

Oil PSUs—Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum—are losing close to Rs 180 crore every day on sale of petrol, diesel, domestic cooking gas and PDS kerosene as the government has barred them from raising retail prices in line with rise in the cost of international crude oil.

Everything about the Rashtrapati Bhavan has been pretty much the same since it was built in 1931, but the presidential building’s new occupant next week will find that the office is the custodian of fortune worth over Rs 7,00,000 crore in terms of share prices alone.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has finally decided to award the contract for 22.5 million GSM lines to Ericsson and Nokia, the lowest and second-lowest bidders, respectively.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hinted at providing more autonomy to public sector companies and easing the bureaucratic and political hold over them.

First the good news. Over 15 million Internet users now surf the Net for travel products; out of which, nearly nine million also buy these products online.

Elaborating on the revival plan, Sahny said FTIL, a software solution provider to leading commodity exchanges like MCX and Dubai Gold and Commodity Exchange, has agreed to provide innovative instruments to make the platform attractive for brokers and investors.

Indian carriers like Air India and Jet Airways are vying with each other for a share of student traffic to various destinations in the US, Europe and UK sectors.

One promising area for vertical sites is health-related search, which provides a microcosm of the threats and opportunities facing specialists.

The state finance department’s move to collect more revenue has left the mandarins in the transport department high and dry. Last year, the transport department had failed to achieve the target.

The International Labour Organisation has advised trade unions in India to change according to the times.

Responding to a presentation made by SK Lahiri, CII Jharkhand Chapter’s infrastructure core committee member here on Tuesday, SER general manager Vijay K Raina described the situation as the crux of the problem.

It is a sting that punctured the tyremens’ shopping bag. And quashed the rubber farmers’ wallet too, at the same time.

Copper has challenged the dominance of gold on the futures trading platform at MCX during the second quarter of 2007 and replaced gold to top the turnover during the second quarter of 2007.

The agriculture ministry is planning to integrate all regional units of the kissan call centre—a helpline for farmers—into one single unit.

Tur prices rose by more than 5% in two weeks and the upward momentum is expected to continue as increased demand depleted stocks, traders said on Wednesday.

Under pressure from the Left parties, the government in Wednesday said the much-awaited Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Bill, 2007 is likely to be introduced in the forthcoming session of Parliament.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked four Incab Industry bidders, the company’s secured creditors as well as its trade unions, to submit in writing to the court in two weeks’ time their views on its revival.

Turkey's latest plans to carry Turkmen and Iranian gas via Iran and on to Europe will support the Nabucco project and strengthen Ankara's hand in trying to turn Turkey into a gas trading hub for the region.

The Centre thinks so, as it believes the share of the urban population is higher than the 2001 Census estimate of 27.78% and plans to reclassify urban areas.

Bangalore, Jul 18To boost its focus on the core, bio-pharmaceuticals business, Biocon Ltd will divest its enzymes business vertical to bio-innovation company Novozymes A/S, for $115 million.

When the man approaching you is wearing boxing gloves, it makes sense to duck. The crisis in the American subprime-mortgage market was clearly visible months ago.

According to Gartner, India will continue to be the fastest growing country in Asia Pacific region in terms of mobile telephony after China and promises to become more dynamic with the entry of Vodafone.

Cellular services segment in India; the world's fastest growing wireless market, is expected to touch 25 bn dollar by 2011, global consultancy and research firm Gartner said.

Tata Motors, India's biggest automobile Co, is understood to be in early stages of evaluating a bid for acquiring the Jaguar and Land Rover marques from Ford, reports said.

IDBI on Wednesday posted a net profit of Rs 153.12 crore for the quarter ended June 30 where as it was Rs 150.57 crore in the same period last year.

China's economy is growing at maximum capacity and risks overheating if Beijing fails to adopt measures to cool it down, a government economist said.

Britain's Imperial Tobacco agreed to buy Franco-Spanish rival Altadis in a 16.2 billion euros deal to strengthen its position as the world's fourth largest cigarette group.

India's top mobile services firm, Bharti Airtel ,on Wednesday awarded a $2 billion contract to Sweden's Ericsson for network expansion, a joint statement said.

India-born billionaire Lakshmi N Mittal is literally getting a helping hand from the government for his ambitious diversification from steel making to oil refining.

Pakistan's main index fell more than 3 per cent on Wednesday due to escalating violence, following a suicide bomb attack in Islamabad.

In the thick of a controversy over its disqualification from the 45.5 mn GSM line tender by BSNL, Motorola said it will once again join the race if fresh bids were called.

This was the sixth consecutive quarter in which Yahoo's profit has dropped from the previous year. Despite a lot of re-shuffling the Internet icon has failed to pull out of its slump.

Concerned over time spent by heads of PSUs in 'boundary management', PM Manmohan Singh asked govt to become more transparent & grant full operational autonomy to state Cos.

Real estate developer DLF Ltd on Wednesday said it has secured a Rs 6,000 crore contract from DDA for constructing an international convention centre in Dwarka.

Honda Motor Co will spend 6.2 billion baht (USD 205 million) to build a second car plant in Thailand, Chief Executive Takeo Fukui told a mid-year news conference on Wednesday.

Tata Tea Ltd is looking to acquire more beverage brands to tap growing consumer demand for health drinks, taking on the world's biggest drinks companies.

Videocon Industries Ltd and Larsen & Toubro Ltd are in talks to float a new power company, a news daily said on Wednesday.