India withdraws diplomats from Canada amid rising diplomatic tensions The decision comes after the Indian government expressed concerns about the safety of its diplomats due to the “baseless targeting”…
New norms to give states leeway on land acquisition for special zones The commerce ministry has released a series of guidelines, which seek to partially relax land acquisition norms for special economic… August 21, 2009 01:21 IST
?ITC has not approached us? At the press conference after EIH Ltd’s 59th AGM, chairman & CEO PRS Oberoi said ITC hadn’t “approached us” with… August 21, 2009 01:13 IST
XLRI to donate 4 lakh dress pieces XLRI School of Business and Human Resources will observe ?Joy of Giving Week? between September 27 and October 3, by… August 21, 2009 01:03 IST
Oberois scrap plan to set up flight kitchen in Kolkata Kolkata has lost out on an Oberoi flight kitchen because of the downturn and the fact that many foreign airlines… August 21, 2009 01:01 IST
Hindusthan Glass looks overseas, plans Rs 350-crore investment Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Ltd, the largest container glass manufacturer in India, is looking for overseas acquisitions even as… August 21, 2009 01:00 IST
Column : What America can teach us about mid-day meals Mid-Day meal, US-style: An 11-year-old asks Barack Obama to ensure mangoes figure in school lunches. It is not just a… August 21, 2009 00:50 IST
Column : Prove that growth is inclusive How bad is the drought? It is not a crisis for the macroeconomy, but is potentially catastrophic for affected households. August 21, 2009 00:50 IST
HC reserves order on airport development fee The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a public interest petition challenging the collection of airport development… August 21, 2009 00:44 IST
Bharti, MTN extend talks to September 30 Bharti Airtel and South African telecom major MTN on Thursday extended their exclusive talks for a complex $23-billion cash-cum-stock deal… August 21, 2009 00:41 IST
NPS: finmin cracks whip, no pay arrears for errant staff With the central record keeping agency for the New Pension Scheme yet to get the entire contribution records of central… August 21, 2009 00:40 IST
Pay scale revision draws flak as IIT, IIM faculty says salary levels low The government this week revised the pay scales of the faculty at the IITs, IIMs and other central universities, but… August 21, 2009 00:37 IST
Hindustan Prefab to get Rs 128-cr revival package The government on Thursday approved a revival package worth Rs 128 crore for Hindustan Prefab Ltd, which has incurred losses… August 21, 2009 00:36 IST
Govt raps khadi commission for failure of PM employment scheme The government on Thursday pulled up Khadi and Village Industries Commission for failure of Prime Minister?s Employment Generation Programme in… August 21, 2009 00:34 IST
Inflation at minus 1.53%, food prices still rising Inflation rose marginally to (-) 1.53% for the week ended August 8 from (-) 1.74 in the previous week, even… August 21, 2009 00:32 IST
States allowed to raise 0.5% more to fight slump The Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal allowing states to borrow an extra 0.5% of gross state domestic product. This… August 21, 2009 00:32 IST
Greening the rustbelt Xunlight Corporation, a small manufacturer of solar panels, sits on a quiet street in Toledo. It has a professor as… August 21, 2009 00:25 IST
?UID plans to get data through partners like NREGA? Two months after leaving Infosys Technologies, the company he helped establish 28 years ago, to take the reigns of the… August 21, 2009 00:14 IST
Risks in monetising innovative R&D The failure of its lung molecule at the second phase of human trials is surely a setback for Glenmark, but… August 21, 2009 00:12 IST
