India gold may recover by March-end
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Space tourism wows India’s Kerala
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GM to launch Camaro sport car in India
Automobile major General Motors Thursday said that it plans to bring iconic budget friendly sports car Camaro to India.
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Africa growth on way back to pre-crisis level
African economic growth is heading back to pre-crisis growth levels, propelled by strong demand for its resources and increased South-South investment, notably from China.
India's B-school ISB offers management program with $15,000 annual stipend
Indian School of Business (ISB), a premier business school based in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, is offering a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) with a view to churning out high-quality faculties.
iPad Lifts Apple To World's Third Largest PC Maker
Apple became the third largest PC vendor in the fourth quarter of 2010, helped by strong sales of iPad and Mac as well as fast growth in the Asia Pacific region, according to the latest report from Canalys.
Fed cautious on recovery, focused on joblessness
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Shark Populations Dwindle; Plan to Save Sharks Still Not Implemented
Shark populations continue to decline due to unregulated fishing, much of it to meet the high demand for fins. A new analysis finds that the international plan, which was approved by members of UNFAO in 2001, has yet to be fully implemented.
Analysis: Supermarket operators shop till drop in SE Asia battle
A battle between large supermarket operators to tap into Southeast Asia's growing consumer wealth could trigger more acquisitions, with Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines seen as the next hot spots.
BSE Sensex drops; M&M, Sterlite fall
The BSE Sensex erased early gains and was trading down 0.4 percent on Thursday, as the near-term outlook for foreign funds' interest was far from promising due to better prospects elsewhere.
Ranbaxy says CFO quits
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, India's top drugmaker, said on Thursday its chief financial officer had resigned, the third top official to quit after Japan's Daiichi Sankyo took majority control.
Medvedev defends Russia in Davos keynote speech
In his opening speech at the Davos world economic forum in Switzerland, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev touched on a number of subjects, including why he was late to the confab – the suicide bombing in a Moscow airport that killed 35 people.
Saudis boost term crude sales to China as oil use jumps
Saudi Arabia will boost contract crude sales by 10 percent to Asia's biggest refiner Sinopec this year as the world's top oil exporter cements its share of the world's fastest growing fuel market.
India has 764.76 mln telephone users, mobile subscriptions up 3.24 pct to 729.57 mln
Indian telecom sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday said the country had 764.76 million telephone users at the end of November 2010 after telecom operators added 22.88 million mobile subscribers in the month.
BJP supporters vow to march to Kashmir
Thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters massed on a bridge to the disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday as officials sought to stop a flag-raising ceremony that could spark violence.
Pakistan decries help for India nuclear arms plans
Pakistan warned major powers on Tuesday against granting rival India membership of four key multilateral export control regimes that allow trade in nuclear and other materials, as proposed by the United States.
Inflation rattles corporates in India, China
Corporations in China and India have been riding on strong domestic economies, much to the envy of the West, but they now worry that runaway inflation could hit growth.
Cabinet reshuffle boosts focus on urban growth
A ministerial reshuffle has signalled India may give sorely-needed focus to the development of its burgeoning cities, whose erratic expansion is seen as a major brake on economic growth.
Equities dip, weaker gold hits S.Africa
Emerging stocks edged down on Tuesday as inflation worries persisted and weaker metals prices knocked South African shares and the rand.
Mozambique to expand capital's port
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S.Africa's Transnet to reopen coal export line
South African logistics group Transnet said on Tuesday it would reopen a coal export line leading to the Richards Bay coal export terminal at 1400 GMT after a derailment over the weekend.
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