Politics may put brakes on telecom merger plan
An $81 billion merger between Telecom Italia and Deutsche Telekom got caught in a burst of political crossfire, with Rome seeking guarantees from Germany on the link-up and Bonn saying there was nothing to worry about.

StanChart steps in to support the elderly
After its mega global card launch, Standard Chartered Bank has now taken an initiative which is less commercial and more social. The bank, along with HelpAge India, has introduced a cause-based credit card.

New Ford car to go through the grind on roads before launch
Ford India's new car code-named C195 will undergo several million kilometres of road testing and hundreds of prototypes will be developed for such extensive testing.

  AM Naik appointed new L&T chief
  Best buys
  GNIDA helps the displaced get jobs
  ITC Hotels trains and hires ex-servicemen
  Limbs of hope need corporate crutches
  World Briefing
  Coca-Cola fights race-based lawsuit
  BHEL completes boiler lightup ahead of schedule
  Birla Yamaha to foray into invertor industry
  RJR CEO sees Icahn spin-off plan as risky experiment
  Naik is ideal man for the job -- Kulkarni
  Production fall, low prices push Mobil Q1 net down
  Union Pacific Q1 earnings show sector's back on rails
  L&T to make another open offer to Narmada Cement shareholder