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Facebook-WhatsApp deal may face detailed CCI scrutiny

NEW DELHI: Facebook's $ 19 billion deal (Rs 1,16,000 crore) to acquire WhatsApp may face a detailed scrutiny by the country's fair trade regulator...

Most investors to UAE’s Jafza came from India

DUBAI: Largest number of foreign investors to the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in the UAE came from India in 2013, followed by China,...

NEW DELHI: As market regulator Sebi examines allegations of Maharishi Vedic Construction Corporation collecting money from public investors violating norms, the company claims it...

RIL discoveries approved without appraisal: CAG

NEW DELHI:In a damning indictment, the CAG has said Oil Ministry and its technical arm DGH approved notification of now flagging gas discoveries in...

FIIs infuse `3,000 crore in Indian equities in past week

NEW DELHI: Overseas investors pumped in over Rs 3,000 crore in the Indian stock market in the past week mainly on hopes of a...

Wrong estimates affect mobile towers projects in naxal-hit areas

NEW DELHI: Progress in the Rs 3,046-crore mobile phone towers project in naxal affected areas across nine states is stuck due to wrong estimates...

5th international ‘Buyer-Seller Meet’ begins

SRINAGAR: With an aim to promote and find new markets for the world famous Kashmir handicrafts, the fifth international ‘Buyer-Seller Meet’ in which more...

J&K’s deficit on constant rise, says Principal Accountant General

JAMMU: Expressed his dismay over the diversion of plan grants for non-plan purposes by the Jammu and Kashmir government, the Principal Accountant General Audit...

SBI mulls selling bad assets to ARCs in Jan-Mar quarter

KOLKATA: India's largest bank SBI is considering partial sale of non-performing assets to asset reconstruction companies. "We are considering some proposals to sell NPAs in...

Japan sees future business in Fukushima cleanup

CHIDAMBARAM There is something surprising in the radioactive wreck that is the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: opportunity. To clean it up, Japan will...

Govt to set up inflation target, RBI to implement: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: The government of India has the right to set the country's inflation target, while the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) role is...

Silk Road initiatives help boost Asia renewal: China

KJM VARMA BEIJING: China Saturday said its initiatives of building Maritime Silk Route connecting Asian states besides reviving the centuries old Silk Road through the...

Street on fire; Sensex, Nifty scale new peaks on FII buying

MUMBAI: Stocks Markets ignored the anxiety caused by the geopolitical tension over Ukraine and spurted to all-time highs on a slew of positive domestic...

Mansbal trout feed mill operational

SRINAGAR: The department of Fisheries, has started to supply trout feed from the its newly established Trout Fish Feed Mill at Manasbal with the...

Govt has right to set inflation target, RBI’s role is to achieve: FM

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister P Chidambaram Friday said the government had the right to set a target for inflation and the Reserve Bank of...

UP clocks maximum food grain production in India

LUCKNOW: The food grain production in Uttar Pradesh during 2012-13 crop year (July-June) has once again topped its peers at about 50.84 million tonnes...

Rajouri contractors to go on hunger strike against payment delay

RAJOURI: The contractors at Rajouri have called for a hunger strike on Tuesday against the delay in payments by the Irrigation and Flood Control...

Sebi says Sahara owes Rs 37,000 crore

NEW DELHI: In a statement that could make matters more difficult for jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy, the Securities and Exchange Board of India...

SBI to raise Rs 800-1200 crore by issuing shares to employees

KOLKATA: State Bank of India has proposed to offer share purchase scheme for all its employees which could raise additional equity capital, between Rs...

ICICI Pru Life launches new product

CHANDIGRAH: Private life insurer, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched a unit-linked insurance product 'ICICI Pru Guaranteed Wealth Protector', a company release said. This unit-linked...

Hero to launch Disney-branded bicycles in India

NEW DELHI: World's largest cycle maker Hero Cycles has launched a range of Disney- and Marvel-branded bicycles featuring characters like Mickey Mouse and Spiderman...

Hoteliers demand moratorium period for construction of STPs

SRINAGAR: In the backdrop of the government’s plan to develop Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Srinagar city for waste management, the Valley hoteliers have...

Multi brand menswear showroom launched in Srinagar

Srinagar: A Multi brand menswear showroom, ‘Step Up Revolution’ was launched at Rajbagh, Srinagar on Thursday. Proprietor Aasim said the showroom provides all the latest...

Srinagar city gets first leisure gaming lounge

SRINAGAR: The city took a new stride in the gaming and leisure industry Thursday with the launch of a state-of-the-art leisure gaming lounge by...

GoI announces passport service in rural areas through CSC

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India along with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited – promoted by the Department of Electronics and...

‘India economy to grow at 5.6% in 2014-15’

NEW DELHI: India is likely to grow by 5.6% in 2014-15 against a projected growth of less than 5% in the current fiscal, a...

India’s billionaire count to double in next 10 yrs: Knight Frank report

MUMBAI: The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) in India is expected to double over the next 10 years making the country home to the...

Vodafone expands its footprint in J&K

SRINAGAR: To assert its market position in Jammu and Kashmir, Vodafone India is going on an expansion spree in the state with the roll-out...

Gold dips below Rs 31k

NEW DELHI: Gold prices dipped below Rs 31,000 mark by falling Rs 350 to Rs 30,900 per ten grams after nearly one month here...

India among Dubai’s top 10 hotel guest source markets

DUBAI: India has been ranked among Dubai's top ten hotel guest source markets in 2013, according to the Emirate's Department of Tourism and Commerce...

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