- Attacking the Congress-led UPA Government on the issue of price rise, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Thursday accused it of not tackling infla
- Congress Members of Parliament were told on Thursday that the UPA Government was "compelled" to suspend the move to allow 51 percent foreign direct investment in m
- Chinese regulators have approved Nestle's 1.7 billion dollar acquisition of a 60 percent stake in the Singapore listed confectioner Hsu Fu Chi International.
- A New York court has ordered spammers to pay 610 million dollars to Yahoo for running a larcenous lottery scheme, using the internet firm's name.
- The unemployment rate in Australia has risen to 5.3 percent in the wake of 39,900 Australians losing full-time jobs in November. Sydney, Dec.8 (Periodic international dialogue on economic concerns desirable: Mukherjee
- Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that it is desirable to have a periodic international dialogue on economic concerns that affects lives in a
- China has released a White Paper on foreign trade that highlights the nation's achievements in boosting trade with other countries and its contribution to the world
- Google has announced that over 10 billion applications have been downloaded from the Android Market, which offers variety of programs for smartphones and tablets tha
- The Government, after meeting its allies and opposition parties, agreed to suspend 51 per cent Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, till a consensus is achieved among
- Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit has announced that the bank would cut 4500 jobs around the world in an effort to reduce its costs.
- Executives of microblogging site Twitter are increasingly working with TV editors during live shows to help them understand what is trending on the site and how to c
- Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will on Wednesday inaugurate the fourth International Tax Dialogue (ITD) Global Conference on tax and inequality, which will be hel
- Emerging East Asia could experience slower economic growth as the European sovereign debt crisis and weak US economy continue to threaten the global economic scenari
- An Indian company has launched an 'Islamic smart phone' that features a copy of the Koran, a GPS application that points to Mecca and a calculator for Zakaat chari
- Billionaire Indian American hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam, who allegedly made over 70 million dollars through insider trading, has begin serving his 11-year prison
- China has become Boeing Co's priority market amid the European debt crisis, the US-based aircraft manufacturer has said.
- China is 'ill-prepared' to deal with social unrest due to a slowing economy, the nation's security chief has warned.
- The European Central Bank has launched an iPad and iPhone game that allows people to take control of a monetary union and see how to cope with the economic crisis.
- Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has defended the Central government's stand to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail.
- Australia's ruling Labor Party's decision to vote in favour of lifting a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India is a sign of maturity, the nation's urani
- A new study led by an Indian origin researcher has found that thinking about brands as people can make one either take on the brand's characteristics or display the
- Facebook is planning to expand its presence in New York with the launch of a new engineering office designed to enhance features and write fresh code for the social
- The unemployment rate in the US has dropped sharply to 8.6 percent in November, which is the lowest in two-and-a-half years.
- West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said that she has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reconsider the Union Cabinet's
- China's annual salary gap ratio between different industries has widened to 4.2 :1 in 2010, a new report has shown.
- While there has been a lot of media coverage on the hot debate about the benefits and pitfalls of allowing 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail, several important is
- China's purchasing managers' index (PMI), which gauges manufacturing activity, shrank to 49 in November from 50.4 in October for the first time in nearly three ye
- Yahoo shares have surged amid reports that China's Alibaba Group is preparing a takeover bid with private equity firms Blackstone and Bain Capital.
- The global economy is at a risk of facing another major downturn, a report has suggested.
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it would scale down the global economic growth since financial crisis fuelled by the eurozone debt crisis was adversel
