Canada’s immigration backlog poses challenges for study permit and work visa applicants Recent developments have resulted in substantial backlogs in Canada’s immigration system.
Stage set for Cabinet to approve FDI in retail The Union cabinet is likely to discuss opening the multi-brand retail sector to foreign investment next week, official sources said. November 18, 2011 01:34 IST
FIIs can buy $5bn more each of gilts, corp bonds Bond prices surged on Thursday as the government raised the limits on foreign institutional investment in debt, and the Reserve… November 18, 2011 01:31 IST
Got $500 million? Take over 3 airlines promoters If you have $500 million lying around, you could buy out promoters of all three listed airlines in India. Stocks… November 18, 2011 01:28 IST
Kiss Me When George Bush began his second presidency by casting a Mexican American man, an African-American woman, a white woman and… November 18, 2011 01:15 IST
Not yet pension-ready The government has done well to steer clear of the suggestions made by the parliamentary standing committee while clearing the… November 18, 2011 01:11 IST
Column: What a dismal quarter It?s true that much of the damage to corporate bottom lines in the three months to September 2011 has been… November 18, 2011 01:04 IST
FE Editorial: Nuclear family, ahoy! With the Rules of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act now addressing the fears of nuclear power suppliers, India… November 18, 2011 00:57 IST
Yakuza cast shadow over Olympus affair As one of Japan?s biggest corporate dramas in years, the furore surrounding optical equipment maker Olympus already boasts a rich… November 18, 2011 00:53 IST
Shell pulls out of Kurdistan oil talks to protect Iraq investments Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out of oil development talks with the Kurdistan regional government in an effort to protect… November 18, 2011 00:51 IST
GE begins foray into data software General Electric plans to hire hundreds of IT workers over the next two years and establish a new software centre… November 18, 2011 00:47 IST
US pipeline plan pushes oil futures above $100 US crude oil futures sprang back above $100 a barrel on plans to reverse a key pipeline that would reconnect… November 18, 2011 00:45 IST
Goldman chief says upturn ?may have already started? Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, said weaker economic growth and tougher regulation did not mark a permanent shift… November 17, 2011 03:58 IST
Kingfisher Airlines: travel sickness Since Cl?ment Ader hopped down a French runway in his bat-winged monoplane, aviation has attracted inveterate optimists. November 17, 2011 03:54 IST
NY Fed to demand collateral for MBS trades The Federal Reserve Bank of New York plans to start demanding collateral from Wall Street dealers on trades that involve… November 17, 2011 03:51 IST
Tight budget set for US markets regulator The US agency overseeing futures and derivatives will probably receive a third less in funding than the Obama administration has… November 17, 2011 03:47 IST
Vivendi sells $427m stake in Activision Vivendi has sold a $427m stake in Activision Blizzard, maker of the Call of Duty video game November 17, 2011 03:45 IST
New UBS chief to woo investors with plan to shrink investment bank UBS is preparing to provide investors with details of a strategic plan that will shrink its investment bank?s balance sheet… November 17, 2011 03:40 IST
