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Mary Kom: Sarita Devi has all my support

Mary Kom: Sarita Devi has all my support

It was a day of tears in the boxing arena at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Some happy, some sad. While the indomitable Mary Kom added yet another gold in her glittering career, compatriot Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze after losing a controversial fight. Kom wiped her tears,... read more »

Three reasons why bad loans are a bigger...

Three reasons why bad loans are a bigger challenge than inflation for RBI

The fourth bi-monthly monetary policy announcement of Raghuram Govinda Rajan on Tuesday, as expected, was a non-event — both for the financial markets and for the common man. A status-quo in rates doesn’t have any immediate implication on bank lending rates. Rajan kept the key lending rate,... read more »

RCom to cut debt to below Rs 20,000 cr o...

RCom to cut debt to below Rs 20,000 cr over 2 years; 4G roll-out in 2015

umbai: Reliance Communications today said it plans to reduce its debt to below Rs 20,000 crore in the next couple of years and also will roll out 4G services by next fiscal. “We will participate in auctions next year and will be in a position to launch 4G services in 2015,” Reliance... read more »

Vijay Mallya Gets Shareholders’ No...

Vijay Mallya Gets Shareholders’ Nod to Continue as USL Chairman

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been re-elected as non-executive director and chairman of United Spirits at the annual general meeting of the liquor major. Following a reduction in its shareholding in USL, United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd (UBHL), promoted by Mallya, is no longer entitled to recommend... read more »

Iconic US brand GAP comes to India through Arvind franchise

US apparel retailer GAP has entered India through a franchise agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a unit of textile and retail major Arvind. About 40 stores will be opened in the next... read more »

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Sebi tells PACL to refund Rs 49,100 crore to investors

In the biggest-ever crackdown on large-scale illicit money pooling schemes and a case that dwarfs the clampdown on Sahara, market regulator Sebi has asked PACL (formerly Pearls Agrotech... read more »

At least 33 killed in Egyptian bus crash

Two buses have collided near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, killing at least 33 people, in the country’s worst road accident in nearly two years. The buses were coming from opposite... read more »

Ukraine crisis: Merkel to arrive in Kiev as crisis mounts

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to arrive in Ukraine for talks, a day after calling Russia’s decision to send an unauthorised aid convoy there a “dangerous... read more »

Malaysia pauses in solemn homecoming for MH17 dead

KUALA LUMPUR: Black-clad Malaysians observed a minute of silence and a nationwide day of mourning on Friday as the first remains of the country’s 43 citizens killed in the MH17 disaster returned... read more »