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Economy would revive by Oct: BasuSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 04:02 IST

The finance ministrys chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu said that the government is trying to address trust problems with the industry and evinced hope that the economy would revive by October this year

RIM to cut about 5,000 jobs; delays BlackBerry 10 launchSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 04:01 IST

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has said it will cut around 5,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan and also announced delay of the launch of its new phone operating system BlackBerry 10,until the first quarter of 2013

Change in spectrum mortgage rules could block bank fundsSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 04:00 IST

The Department of Telecommunications plans to amend a tripartite agreement to allow successful licensees to pledge their spectrum to banks

AB InBev buys out Modelo for 20 bnSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:58 IST

Budweiser owner moves to capture Corona Extra

Briefly Business: Pawar to head eGoM to decide on 2G auctionsSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:56 IST

Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar will now head the empowered group of ministers tasked with deciding the modalities of the upcoming spectrum auctions

At 4.5,Jan-March CAD rises to 30-yr highSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:55 IST

Indias current account deficit rose above expectations to 4.5 per cent of GDP,or 21.8 billion,in the January-March quarter of 2011-12 from an upwardly revised deficit of 4.4 per cent of GDP in the previous quarter,the Reserve Bank of India said

Core sector provides revival hope,grows 3.8 in MaySubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:54 IST

After expanding just 2.2 per cent in April,eight core infrastructure industries showed marginal improvement in May. The core industries recorded a growth of 3.8 per cent during May as against 5.8 per cent during the same period a year ago

Ratan Tata introduces Cyrus to TCS shareholdersSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:53 IST

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata introduced Cyrus Mistry,the anointed successor at the Tata group,to shareholders and investors of Tata Consultancy Services,Indias largest software company

FIIs invest Rs 3K cr,more inflows likelySubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:52 IST

On a day when the Sensex soared by 439 points and the rupee gained by 3.1 per cent,foreign institutional investors pumped in Rs 3,000 crore,adding to the bullish sentiment in the forex and stock markets

European leaders agree to use bailout fund to aid banksSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:50 IST

Stocks and the euro opened strongly higher in Europe and rose all day

Briefly Nation: Threat calls to Uma BhartiSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:47 IST

Police have registered an FIR against a person allegedly making threatening calls to former Madhya Pradesh CM Uma Bharti

Four drown in UP damSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:46 IST

Four youth,including a girl,were drowned while another girl went missing after they went for an outing at Parichha dam in Chirgaon area of Jhansi district. The details of the incident are not yet clear

Mahasweta Devi makes her acting debut at 86Subscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:45 IST

Mahasweta Devi,even at 86,is a familiar figure at literary events,protest rallies,book releases and cultural functions

Day before retirement,TN cop suspendedSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:17 IST

With just a day left for retirement,the state government on Friday suspended a senior police official,well-known for his connection with the DMK,on charges of corruption

Kerala CPM MLAs husband arrestedSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:16 IST

In another blow to the CPM,which has been saying the party has no role in the murder of rebel leader T P Chandrasekharan

Cong growls at MLAs dogs-for-NE remarkSubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:13 IST

The Congress today ticked off a member in the Punjab assembly for saying that stray dogs should be caught and sent to the Northeast or China

Adarsh scam: Chavan to depose todaySubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:12 IST

Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan,one of the main accused in the Adarsh housing society scam,will depose on Saturday before the fact-finding commission

Keshubhai vows third front,finallySubscriber Only

June 30, 2012 03:11 IST

Cold-shouldered by the top party leadership last week over his demand to remove Chief Minister Narendra Modi,former CM and rebel BJP leader Keshubhai Patel came out in the open