Companies can merge with foreign firms via IDRs
The government has allowed Indian companies to merge with firms overseas through the issue of Indian Depositary Receipts (IDRs) and the Reserve Bank of India has been asked to issue detailed ...
View ArticleManufacturing pickup boosts China rebound
China's manufacturing unexpectedly expanded at the fastest pace in 19 months in December, boosting optimism that a recovery in the world's second-biggest economy is gaining ...
View ArticleVideo Fiscal cliff uncertainty in the business world
Some business owners are at a standstill watching the "fiscal cliff" debate in Washington. The uncertainty has them facing a fiscal cliff of their own. Lee Cowan ...
View ArticleCapital Gains Tax Hikes Bad for U.S. Economy
Cato Institute Director of Tax Policy Studies Chris Edwards on the potential impact on increases in the capital gains tax rate on investors and economic ...
View ArticleUS to seek more inspections of Boeing 737s
DALLAS -- Federal safety officials said Monday they are ordering additional inspections of some Boeing 737 jets after a hole tore open in a Southwest Airlines plane during flight in 2009.The Federal ...
View ArticleWomen define success differently than men at work
While the jury is still out on whether women truly are more successful business owners than men, a new survey has shown that many women feel that way. According to a new survey, 91 percent of ...
View ArticleMuch rumoured Apple iWatch using Intel chips suggest wearable revolution
Tech-giant Apple's much-rumoured iWatch would use Intel chips and provide a new interface for the best-selling iPhone, Chinese news sites have claimed. Apple is rumoured to be working on its own ...
View ArticleCrashed plane carried Russian football stars
A plane that crashed on landing here carried Russia's national football team - including world famous trainer Guus Hiddink and Arsenal player Andrei Arshavin - to matches, the Russian Football ...
View ArticleNY man aiming to make worlds fastest pizza next month
Bruno DiFabio, the man who won the top prize for best pizza at an international culinary competition in Paris in November, is now aiming to set the world record for fastest pie making next month. ...
View ArticlePsys Gangnam Style dancing girls boost Korean cosmetics industry
Pop sensation Psy's Gangnam Style video has sent demand for South Korean cosmetics soaring as girls are keen to look like the rapper's dancers. Sales of Korean-made Beauty Balm have doubled since ...
View ArticleChina to crackdown over food-safety violations
Ahead of the New Year holiday and the Spring Festival, the Chinese government has decided to take strong measures against companies breaking food safety regulations. The government intends to ensure ...
View ArticleVisionary Narasimha Rao helped India to withstand global crisis Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the country is presently getting the benefits of the economic and foreign policies introduced by former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao. "History ...
View ArticleSouth Africa eyeing global domination for next five years
South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has claimed the team wants to dominate world cricket for next four to five year, ahead of what should be a comparatively straight forward assignment against New ...
View ArticlePak sensation Irfans coach says protege can become fastest bowler in world
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan can become the fastest bowler in the world despite making his one-day international debut at the age of 30, according to his coach Nadeem Iqbal. After making an ...
View ArticleChidambaram dismisses reports of PM candidature says I know my limitations
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rubbished reports that he was being seen as a contender for the coveted post of the Prime Minister in 2014, saying he knew his limitations. "I know my ...
View ArticleWhisky turns Scotlands most recognised asset Survey
Whisky has become Scotland's best asset for gaining global recognition, an opinion poll showed Monday, Xinhua reported. In the opinion poll of YouGov, an international internet-based market research ...
View ArticlePunjab CM Badal praises Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaats efforts to promote world...
In a message delivered on behalf Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Sardar Sewa Singh Sekhawan, a former state government minister, conveyed the former's greetings to the community for their ...
View ArticleDecision on parliament session after Verma Committee report on rape cases...
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that the UPA Government would consider the need for a special session of Parliament on the issue of laws related to crimes against women only after it ...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Barack Obama most admired in 2012 Gallup poll
Americans have again named Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama as the Most Admired Woman and the Most Admired Man living in any part of the world in a new Gallup poll. ...
View ArticleWorld Bank Praises Burundis Regulatory Reforms
The World Bank says Burundi has made strides in reducing regulation and improving its business climate. The East African country ranks fifth among economies that improved the most in the bank's ...
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