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Emami buys majority stake in Australian ...

Emami buys majority stake in Australian firm

Personal and healthcare FMCG company Emami, through its subsidiary Emami International FZE, has acquired controlling stake in Australia-based Fravin Pty Ltd. along with its three subsidiaries. Fravin Pty Ltd. is engaged in research and development (R&D) and in the manufacture of natural and... read more »

India poised for 6.5% growth: Jaitley

India poised for 6.5% growth: Jaitley

The economy is set to clock a 6.5 per cent growth next year and then take off to reach 8-9 per cent in the years to come on the back of huge public support for reforms initiated by the government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday. “There is a huge amount of popular support,... read more »

Oil prices rise after Saudi King’s...

Oil prices rise after Saudi King’s death

Oil prices rose on the news of the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Thursday, but the king’s death is not expected to change the course of oil prices over the next several months. The price of U.S. crude was up 88 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $47.19 a barrel in after-hours trading. Brent... read more »

Sensex, Nifty extend record-breaking spr...

Sensex, Nifty extend record-breaking spree on global cues

Extending gain for the seventh straight session, the BSE Sensex scaled another peak of 29,389.18 and the NSE Nifty breached the 8,800-mark for the first time in opening trade, driven by positive global cues triggered by European Central Bank’s stimulus measures. The benchmark BSE Sensex climbed... read more »

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Be more circumspect in speeches: EC tells Rahul Gandhi

Be more circumspect in speeches: EC tells Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi – The Election Commission Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the reply of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to charges of violation of the model code of conduct in his... read more »

HC disposes of plea on Aruna Chadha's interim bail

HC disposes of plea on Aruna Chadha’s interi...

New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday disposed of a plea by the police seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to Aruna Chadha, an... read more »

EC issues notice to Modi over ‘khooni panja’ remark

Narendra Modi shortlisted by Time magazine for 'Person of the Year 2013' title

Acting on a Congress complaint, the Election Commission on Wednesday slapped a notice on Narendra Modi for prima facie violating the Model Code of Conduct over... read more »

Supreme Court seeks response of states on fast-tracking...

SC wants speedy criminal justice system

New Delhi – The Supreme Court has asked states to respond to a public interest litgation (PIL) that has sought a framing of guidelines for carrying out a... read more »

Whose loss is it anyway? — The CHOGM conundrum

Whose loss is it anyway? — The CHOGM conundrum

By Subha Roy New Delhi – After series of negotiations and weeks of speculation, a decision has finally been taken on whether or not India should take... read more »

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'World powers to consider sanction relief for Iran'

‘Iran continues enriching uranium to 20 percent purity̵...

Tehran – The Iranian atomic chief has said that Tehran is producing high-grade 20 percent uranium enrichment. “The 20 percent enriched uranium and fuel plates (therewith) are being... read more »

Afghan peace delegation can meet Taliban leader: Pakistan

Afghan peace delegation can meet Taliban leader: P...

Islamabad – Pakistan said Wednesday that the Afghan High Peace Council delegation can meet a senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar in a... read more »

10 killed in Nigerian communal clash

10 killed in Nigerian communal clash

Abuja – At least 10 people have been killed in a communal clash in southern Nigeria’s Edo State, military authorities said Wednesday. The incident... read more »

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Athens – Russia has said it will support Greece’s efforts in overcoming the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

In Hastings, 63 people cured of deadly Ebola

Hastings (Sierra Leone): In a town called Hastings in western Sierra Leone a battle every bit as deadly as the Norman Conquest is being fought every day against the Ebola virus. The west... read more »

Flaunting an AK-47 in Jammu & Kashmir is not ‘shocking’: It’s a sta...

A protective ring by gun-wielding policemen is the new language of power in Kashmir. Flaunting swanky cars as a status symbol is no longer fashionable among the young, the wannabe and those... read more »

Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlements fan tensions

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks on Thursday (Nov 13) with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new settler homes in east... read more »

What next? Can Fadnavis lead minority govt survive for 5 years with some help from NCP?

Although chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ minority government passed its first test on the floor of the state Assembly through a controversial voice vote, the question on... read more »

Appetite for jewellery boosts India gold demand: WGC

Indian appetite for gold jumped by more than a third in the last quarter, in sharp contrast to the rest of the world, boosted by jewellery demand for the wedding season, an industry body said on... read more »