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Vibrant Gujarat 2015: US looks to invest...

Vibrant Gujarat 2015: US looks to invest $41 bn in India over next 3-4 yrs

The US business delegation attending the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will be looking at a potential investment target of around $41 billion in India in the next 3-4 years. This was revealed in an informal survey done by the US India Business Council (USIBC), which is bringing one of the biggest... read more »

AirAsia flight data recorder retrieved n...

AirAsia flight data recorder retrieved near jet’s wrecked wing, secon...

Indonesian navy divers on Monday retrieved the black box flight data recorder from an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago, killing all 162 people on board, a government official said. Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control in bad weather on December 28, less than halfway into a... read more »

France fears more attacks, armed woman s...

France fears more attacks, armed woman suspect at large

Key members of the French government will meet Saturday morning to decide on new measures aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks in Paris that culminated in a massacre of 12 people at a satirical newspaper, and a supermarket bloodbath that left four hostages dead. World leaders have telephoned... read more »

From behind the mike, Adrian D’Souza ret...

From behind the mike, Adrian D’Souza returns under bar

Around this time last year, Adrian D’Souza was preparing his research notes for the second edition of the Hockey India League (HIL). The 30-year-old’s responsibilities then lay within the commentary box. This year though, he will be back doing what he does the best. And so it was that the... read more »

Nokia’s HERE ties up with Samsung

Nokia-owned digital maps company HERE has tied up with Samsung. This will see the launch of the app on Android platform. And, it will remain exclusive for Samsung Galaxy smartphones for the... read more »

GDP up 5.7% to 10-quarter high

Beating expectations, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 5.7 per cent during April-June, the highest in 10 quarters. Though it came on a low statistical base of 4.7 per cent... read more »

Records tumble as Sensex, Nifty hit at new highs on inflows

Riding high on capital inflows, the benchmark Sensex on Thursday rose 77.96 points to end at new peak of 26,638.11 and logged the seventh straight month of gains in August as investors... read more »

HC rejects Kingfisher’s plea against move by banks

UBI files caveat in SC against Kingfisher

State-owned United Bank of India (UBI) has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court against Kingfisher Airlines (KFA). “We filed the caveat today against KFA,” Executive Director of UBI D.... read more »

Porn sites ‘hydra-headed’: Supreme Court

Concerned over the increasing number of pornographic websites, the Supreme Court on Friday said these sites were “hydra-headed,” and that “if you block one, 10 others will pop up in other... read more »