The government has exceeded its tax collection target to reach Rs 4,70,077 crore for 2006-07, against the RE of Rs 4,65,209 crore.

If it was the poor show by Team India in the World Cup that dampened colour TV sales last month, CTV sales are about to witness a further 5% to 10% drop, owing to the prolonged power cuts in Maharashtra-one

Dell Inc founder Michael Dell, whose direct-to-consumer sales strategy created one of the world's top personal-computer makers, said new thinking is required as his company struggles to spark growth.

The state-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) said on Saturday it had posted an 18% jump in net profit to Rs 245.66 crore for the quarter ended March 31, as against Rs 208.80 crore recorded in the corresponding period in the

The country's second largest lender ICICI Bank is planning to tap the markets with a Rs 20,000 crore (about $5 billion) follow-on public offer by June to meet the growing demands of Indian corporates and to meet regulatory guidelines. The

Software firm Cognizant Technology Solutions will be recruiting about 18,000 IT professionals before the year end in addition to the present 38,000 workforce, a top company official said on Saturday.

Four people were killed and three others wounded when missiles fired from Afghanistan struck a seminary in Saidgi area of North Waziristan on Friday, residents and officials said.

Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has reported that an Azerbaijani delegation participated in the 55 spring session of the US Bar Association in Washington. The delegation included the head of the State Anti-Monopoly Service at the MED, Samir Dadashev,

Our advice to investors remains the same - ignore serial NFOs on the equity side and instead focus on the well-established funds with a proven track record over the long term.

Have a sunset clause for most laws as a matter of routine, so that there is opportunity for periodic review.

We tour Noida's Great India Place and come away feeling pretty satisfied.

While it's alright to give Chandigarh a facelift, some veteran architects say the change shouldn't affect the old charm of the city.

Good intentions and a reasonably sound system are backing Sebi's latest drive to achieve a litigation-free way of dispelling justice in cases involving securities.

But even the word maid, relatively neutral in English, is beginning to acquire chakrani overtones in Singapore, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

An increasing number of hotels in India are giving rooms a new look.

The new 150 from TVS is. . . the Apache RTR160!

ICICI Prudential AMC has launched the ICICI Prudential Micro Systematic Investment Plan (MSIP) with a minimum investment of just Rs 50 per month.

The permanant account number (PAN) will be the sole identification number for all stock market transactions from July 2, 2007.

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has called off its plan to start full-time operations in Singapore. Instead, it is exploring tie-ups with institutes in Singapore to offer Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes.

Newspapers and other news and current affairs publications in the country may soon be able to appoint foreigners and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) at senior editorial and management positions.