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ArcelorMittal, RIL in WSJ's respected companies list

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:08:20 -0400

PepsiCo, headed by India-born Indra Nooyi, is the ninth most respected company in the world, NRI Lakshmi Mittal led ArcelorMittal is ranked 60th and India’s

ICICI, Kingfisher, Taj top brands in Asia-Pacific: Survey

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:20:54 -0400

Three Indian brands - ICICI, Kingfisher and Taj - have emerged as the most admired consumer brands across Asia-Pacific alongside global majors like LG, Sony,

1,200 MW thermal plant to be set up in Chhattisgarh

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:13:55 -0400

The Chhattisgarh government said on Saturday that it will sign an agreement with a Karnataka firm Monday to set up a 1,200 MW thermal power

Government allows export of 'Pusa 1121' rice

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:57:06 -0400

India has allowed the export of the Pusa 1121 variety of rice from Oct 15 this year, according to a senior government official. This variety

Equity markets end week with big losses

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:48:53 -0400

Indian equity markets had a poor week despite a good start, thanks to weak global markets. The markets ended in the red in three out

Boeing workers to strike work after talks fail

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:40:50 -0400

Nearly 27,000 members of Boeing's largest labour union are to go on strike after last-ditch contract talks failed on Friday, the US aviation giant said.

Japan's Nomura eyes Lehman bid: Report

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:55:25 -0400

The president of Japan's biggest brokerage house Nomura Holdings said the company was considering buying a stake in troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers, a

‘Don’t use Fed as piggy bank’

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:46:54 -0400

Washington, Sept. 5: Troubled by the Bear Stearns debacle, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is advocating a new way of dealing with government bailouts

Crude falls below $107

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:47:10 -0400

London, Sept. 5: Oil prices dropped below $107 a barrel on Friday as the dollar continued to gain on the euro and investors waited to

Gold falls on weak cues

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:47:24 -0400

New Delhi, Sept. 5: Gold prices plunged by Rs 150 to Rs 11,695 per 10 gram on the bullion market on Friday on heavy selling