There is a substantial possibility of the emergence of La Nina, the opposite of El Nino, which invariably has a positive influence on the monsoon.

The rankings are based on the performance of ad agencies and ad men at major international creative advertising awards like Cannes, The One Show, D & AD and Clio.

While full service carriers (such as Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Air Sahara) offer food onboard and personal attention, low-cost carriers (such as Air Deccan, SpiceJet and GoAir) do not offer many of these services.

Spiderman 3, slated for release on May 4, will be the first Hollywood movie to be dubbed and released in Bhojpuri on the same day as its worldwide release, apart from being released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Thursday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) might have cut its production too much, with insufficient current output eroding world stock levels. The 12-member OPEC decided to cut its production twice

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to develop superior satellite imagery based products of up to half-metre resolution and beyond even as it is about to hit the global market with 1-metre Earth pictures.

The Bombay Stock Exchange is selling 41 per cent stake to 20 investors, including domestic and foreign financial institutions, for about $ 384 million - the biggest private placement of equity ever in the country.

Petrol dealers called off the strike planned for Friday to protest against government not passing off the benefits of drop in prices of petroleum.

Employees of profit making central public sector units may retire at 60 years against 58 currently, depending on the decision of the administrative ministry.

Delhi might be reeling under severe power crisis every summer, but still the capital has decided to bail out Mumbai this year by supplying 200 MW of electricity to the city.

Eight candidates, including Najeeb Jung, former joint secretary (exploration) in the petroleum ministry, are in race for the job of chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.

Jamal Mammadov, the director of the Avant-Guard Inshaat construction company, reported on 12 April that the company had begun the construction of a new AZM 5mln rest-house for foreigners in the village of Uchbulag in the Khanlar region. According to

Ending months of acrimony and legal disputes, Jet Airways on Thursday struck a deal to buy out Air Sahara for Rs 1,450 crore (Rs 14.50 billion).

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, says a Financial Times report, had ordered the Bank's HR chief to give Shaha Riza, a lady official of the bank with whom Wolfowitz was romantically linked, a huge pay hike and promotion.

Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal is surely a happy man after snapping up Air Sahara in the Indian aviation sector's first marriage of private carriers

A N Shanbhag, the highly respected investment guru, and his son Sandeep Shanbhag, answers your questions on NRI investment.

Traders in Kerala on Thursday decided not to sell cigarettes in the state from April 16 as tobacco-manufacturing companies were 'not prepared' to pay the value-added tax for the products.

The National Housing Bank plans to allow senior citizens to mortgage their residential property to a bank or a housing finance company while retaining the right to stay, with an aim to providing a steady income to them.

What do you think about this takeover? Is Jet Airways set to monopolise the Indian aviation market? Do you think the tariffs will rise? What do you think? Tell us!

Pressure is on India to eliminate duties on sectors like auto, pharma, chemicals, electronics, gems and jewellery for giving developed nations real market access.