IBT Staff Reporter

India ordered the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to investigate regulations at Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Prem Chand Gupta, minister for company affairs said in New Delhi today.

CSI star William Petersen is saying goodbye to the show that averages 21.3 million viewers a week, reported Entertainment Weekly.

Beleaguered technology outsourcer Satyam Computer Services risks losing both clients and employees, market analysts have warned.

Game show host Howie Mandel has been hospitalized in Canada with an irregular heartbeat, his publicist said Tuesday.

The nation's trade deficit contracted 28.7 percent in November, the most in 12 years, on a record drop in imports due to weak consumer demand and plummeting oil prices, the US Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

In the fourth quarter of a 108-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp on Monday urged more than five thousand banks to disclose the way they are using the money from the $700 billion stimulus package.

Clint Eastwood’s new Drama “Gran Torino,” in which he stars and directs, led the U.S. box office with $29.5 million in its first weekend of wide release, the highest weekend total for any of Eastwood's films, reported the Associated Press.

A restraining order filed by Jennifer Love Hewitt was granted on Monday against a 62-year-old man she says has been stalking her since December, reported the Associated Press.

On Monday Japanese and South Korean leaders put their country differences aside and pledged cooperation amid the global financial crisis in a bid to resuscitate the hard-hit Asian economies.

The days when you sat behind your browser, quickly picked the items you wanted buy, placed them in your virtual basket and checked out without paying sales tax could soon be a thing of the past.

The World Bank said on Sunday it plans to publish the names of all companies it bars from receiving Bank contracts, and named three Indian firms.

BP Plc had about $20 million worth of diesel fuel stolen at its distribution plant on a Harbor Island distribution center in Seattle, according to police.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the fiscal stimulus package by President-elect Barak Obama would significantly boost for the stagnant U.S. economy, however he warned it won't be enough to last for the long term unless other steps are taken to stabilize the shaky financial system.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said he's embarking on a Mideast tour to press for Israel and Hamas to immediately stop fighting and allow humanitarian aid into the devastated Palestinian territory.

Crude oil slumped below $37 a barrel on Tuesday to mark its largest decline in one month on expectations that U.S. supplies have increased due to low demand.

Alcoa Inc. the third largest aluminum maker in the world, announced Monday its first net loss in six years during its fourth quarter, lower than analysts expected as the economic downturn impacted demand and prices of the metal.

On Monday, the yen advanced across the board at the expense of higher-yielding currencies as risk aversion and slumping equities reemerged as the dominant concerns for investors.

Russian state-owned gas firm Gazprom on Tuesday accused Ukraine of blocking Russian gas traveling through pipelines into Europe, just hours after it was reported that gas flows had resumed.

Israeli troops advanced into densely populated suburbs of Gaza early Tuesday; just hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Islamic militants of an iron fist unless they agree to Israel's terms to end the fighting.

Sony Corp. is expected to post its first operating loss in 14 years of about $1.12 billion (100 billion yen) of the year ending March 31, reported Japanese daily Nikkei on Tuesday.

Senate Democrats say they will seat Roland Burris as an Illinois senator this week after earlier statements that his appointment had been tainted because he had been selected by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has been impeached for abuse of power.

On behalf of President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush on Monday said he has agreed to ask Congress for the second half of a $700 billion financial bailout fund. The timing of the request means that Obama may have the funds at his disposal by the time he is inaugurated as President in one week.

Russia began sending gas to Europe through Ukrainian pipelines on Tuesday, ending nearly a week-long contract standoff that came in the middle of winter. It will take up to 36 hours for the gas to make its way through the pipelines, however a dispute about gas for the Ukraine has not been settled yet.

Ann Coulter appeared on The View today, to discuss her new book Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and Their Assault on America.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has teamed up with ABC's The View for year three of the Room-A-Day Giveaway sweepstakes to award 16 lucky winners $25,000 each for a room makeover.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the world's largest livestock exhibition as well as the world's largest rodeo event.

Madonna has beefed up her security with two ex-Mossad bodyguards after being targeted by Muslim fanatics seeking revenge for Israel's attacks on Gaza.

Actor Mickey Rourke, whose career has been on a downward spiral, has found himself back to acting in movies and he was richly rewarded for playing The Wrestler.