India today said it was deliberating on additional security measures for its missions abroad in the wake of the suicide attack on its embassy in Kabul.
Liz Gannes at New Tee Vee brought it to my attention this afternoon that 56.com has miraculously reappeared in the land of the living.The Guangzhou-based video sharing site had been offline for five full weeks. As recently as the day
The world is better off with an independent Yahoo," Google CEO Eric Schmidt told reporters. There's "more competition ... in search, and more competition in the other advertising markets where Yahoo is a leader." Microsoft made an unsolicited offer to
VMart, which operates stores in north and west India, has plans to spend 500 million rupees by March 2009 to have 46 stores this year, Lalit Agrawal told Reuters. The firm plans to double its revenue in 2008/09 from last
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 81.50 points, or 0.73 percent, at 11,228.94. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 8.95 points, or 0.72 percent, at 1,253.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 26.96 points, or 1.21 percent, at 2,261.85.
The No. 2 information technology services company forecast revenue for the year to March 2009 would grow 27.5-29.5 percent, in rupee terms, up from April's forecast of 19.2-21.1 percent. "Although the global economic environment continues to remain unstable and could
At 9:23 a.m., the partially convertible rupee was at 43.0159/0200 per dollar, a little weaker than 42.99/43.00 at close on Thursday. It had hit a 15-month low of 43.50 last week. - Asian stocks slipped on Friday after oil climbed
U.S. crude ticked down 6 cents to $141.59 a barrel, after jumping $5.60 a barrel on Thursday. London Brent crude dropped 33 cents at $141.70 a barrel. "There are continuing concerns over oil supplies over the short term," said Gerard
The figure was well below a forecast for growth of 7.2 percent in a Reuters poll of economists. Output growth has fallen from the double-digit levels seen early last year as tight monetary policy and a stronger rupee lowered demand.
The French vehicle maker, which has a joint venture with India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd for the Logan sedan, is also developing a low-cost car with Nissan Motor Co and Indian motorbike maker Bajaj Auto Ltd. Renault, which also has
Iran's oil export level will be raised to 3.5 million barrels a day from the current 2.4 million barrels by the end of the current development plan in March 2010," Nozari told reporters Thursday. He refuted reports that the country
The loan is intended for general corporate purposes, the source added, declining to be identified because he was not authorised to talk to the media about the transaction. India's most valuable firm will start a roadshow for the loan next
Gold futures for August contract climbed 24.30 dollars to 965.50 dollars an ounce, a level last seen on March 17, on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The precious metal in India recorded handsome gain of Rs
Further, rising inflation and fall in industrial production growth rates dragged down the market, with Sensex closing over three per cent down at 13,469.85 points. Industry growth declined to 3.8 per cent in May against 10.6 per cent a year-ago
Consequent to the acquisition, the firm has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orbit Corporation. "The prime objective of Orbit Residency Pvt Ltd is to acquire small size plots of up to 1000 sq meters or yielding a saleable area of
Surging global crude oil prices, which are hovering near their previous peak, also put pressure on the market. Industrial growth, measured by Index of Industrial Production (IIP), plummeted to 3.8 per cent in May against 10.6 per cent a year
Saudi Arabia has agreed in principle to defer payments for crude oil sales to Pakistan expected to be worth $5.9bn at present rates during Pakistan's present financial year
