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Jet, Kingfisher in grand alliance

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:01:20 -0400

Country's leading private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines on Monday announced an alliance to overcome financial woes as the aviation industry continues to bleed

Special cell to probe ICICI Bank bankruptcy rumours

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:27:13 -0400

The Mumbai police on Monday formed a special cell to investigate a complaint by ICICI Bank, which claimed that it was a victim of "economic

Markets bounce as Europe unveils crisis packages

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:15:10 -0400

Governments around the globe launched a multi-pronged attack on the finance crisis on Monday, with markets enjoying record one-day rises as Europe approved more than

Rupee at 48.25 against US dollar

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:21:59 -0400

Indian rupee on Monday snapped five-day long losing string and gained 20 paise at 48.25/26 against the greenback after Finance Minister P Chidambaram's assurance that

SC refers SIMI ban issue to larger bench

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:14:58 -0400

A matter related to ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was referred by the Supreme Court to a larger bench on Monday.The

US govt moves to start $700bn bailout

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:16:39 -0400

The Bush administration said that it is moving quickly to implement a $700 billion rescue programme, including consulting with private law firms on how to

Gold falls on reduce offtake

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:45:05 -0400

Gold prices fell by Rs 50 to Rs 13,410 per 10 gram on the bullion market on Monday on reduced offtake amid fresh selling by

WB govt to sign MoU with new car manufacturer at Singur

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:03:12 -0400

After stating that an alternate car-manufacturing project would come up at Singur after the exit of the Tatas, West Bengal Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty said

Emerging nations did not cause crisis: Chidambaram

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:39:48 -0400

India has demanded concerted global effort to deal with the great financial turmoil across the world and a greater say for the developing and emerging

Europe moves to quell financial firestorm

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:59:20 -0400

European governments launched a multi-pronged attack to combat the financial crisis on Monday, approving hundreds of billions of dollars in loans and buying into banks