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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page India Gazette.com http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/10/id/5e8a9e9456185a7e/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:39:43 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:39:43 -0400 30 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has warned his government will not tolerate further street protests against US meat imports. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/378374/cs/1/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:30:05 -0400 India Gazette.com http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/378374/cs/1/ The interim government of Bangladesh, in running an anti-corruption drive, has inadvertently caused a slide in Bangladesh's domestic and foreign investment. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/377990/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:33 -0400 India Gazette.com http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/377990/cs/1/ US legislators are still hoping to impose sanctions on China over what they say is its undervalued yuan currency. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/377985/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:40:16 -0400 India Gazette.com http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/377985/cs/1/ Fuji Keizai Co Ltd, a Japanese market research firm, released the results of a survey on the market for energy-related systems in Japan. According to the survey, the solar cell system market in J... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964677/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:36 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964677/ Copyright © 1995-2008 Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. All editorial content and graphics on this Web site may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express pe... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964672/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:38 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964672/ HTC Nippon Corp explained its policy for 2008 at a press conference titled as "HTC Nippon Smartphone Showcase" July 3, 2008. David Kou, who became the company's new president in June 2008, d... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964671/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:35 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964671/ Access Markets International (AMI) Partners Inc has reported that over 40% of SBs (small businesses, or companies with up to 99 employees) in India have indicated plans to invest in computers for the ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964676/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:34 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964676/ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and E.ON Energie AG, a German power company, will jointly conduct a field test to recover carbon dioxide (CO http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15965942/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:46:51 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15965942/ The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) has announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q1 2008 declined 1.2% to US$1,350.7 million compared to US$1,36... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964673/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:32 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964673/ Intel Corp gained momentum in the worldwide microprocessor business in Q1, while rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) continued its long-term increase in market share, according to iSuppli Corp. ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964675/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:31 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964675/ Fujitsu Media Devices has developed what it claims is the world's smallest SAW duplexers (for bands I, II, IV, V and VIII) for W-CDMA mobile phones and SAW filters for GSM (850, 900, 1800 and 1900) te... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964674/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:29 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15964674/ July 4, 2008 By Roy Cokayne Pretoria - Toyota South Africa plans to introduce two high-performance Lexus hybrid models into the domestic market to complement its award-winning petrol-electric Prius hy... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15963182/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:51:58 -0400 Business Report http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15963182/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By Israr Khan ISLAMABAD: The importers, who have imported record two million metric tonnes of fertilisers, would enjoy double benefits in the coming months by obtaining a h... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15962195/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:39:27 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15962195/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By our correspondent LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority is striving for optimal exploitation of hydropower potential to cope with increasing demand of electr... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15959651/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:38:20 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15959651/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By our correspondent LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Mohammad Ali Mian has warned that the industrialists would be left with no option but to clos... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15959652/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:38:18 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15959652/ HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets were mixed Friday, with Sydney shares rising as high crude-oil prices lifted resource firms such as BHP Billiton, while Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semic... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15958011/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:35:53 -0400 Market Watch http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15958011/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia, which resumed its trading today, opened lower on foreign selling activities, dealers said. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Ind... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15960304/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:25:32 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15960304/ LONDON: Indians have emerged as second only to Americans as foreign employers of Britons. Tata's JLR deal has moved India into becoming the UK's second-highest foreign employer for 2007-08; Indians... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15958648/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:03 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15958648/ Qantas has unveiled its plush new Domestic Business Class lounge in Sydney Airport, days before the official launch, which will follow with a similar opening in Melbourne later this month. The new d... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957991/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:32:28 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957991/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday that Pakistan like other countries of the world was facing the challenge... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15953145/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:23 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15953145/ Friday, July 04, 2008 BEIJING: Ordinary Chinese are investing more actively in gold as an alternative hedge against decade-high inflation, a senior gold industry executive said on Thursday. Physical... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956030/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:20 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956030/ Friday, July 04, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) on Thursday announced that it has withdrawn the controversial circular of price hike in domestic leased line circuits u... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956024/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:19 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956024/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By Saad Hasan KARACHI: It was not only a calculation error on the part of the petroleum ministry officials, when the acting petroleum minister announced the Rs13 increase i... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956025/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:29 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956025/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By Shahzad Anwar KARACHI: The rupee depreciated greatly against the US dollar in the inter-bank as well as open markets on Thursday.The national currency took the battering... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956026/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:27 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956026/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By our correspondent LAHORE: The Lahore stock market continued to lose one per cent value of most of the blue chips on Thursday as that was the highest permissible limit at... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956027/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:26 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956027/ Pakistan at odds with world economy Friday, July 04, 2008 By Shahid Shah KARACHI: If you are a public servant and your spouse a trader, you should wait for a public holiday to spend a full d... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15953567/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:25 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15953567/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants immediate action taken to address the technical glitches that led to the suspension of trading in the bourse for... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957429/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:21 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957429/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The first meeting of the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) Thursday endorsed the appointment of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as its... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957428/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:20 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957428/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has suggested that development projects be carried out phase by phase in order to meet the rising cost of building mat... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957427/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:18 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957427/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By our correspondent KARACHI: A two-day International Islamic Banking & Finance Conference (IIBF) would be held in Karachi on August 12. The IIBF would make financial organ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956029/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:21 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956029/ Friday, July 04, 2008 By our correspondent KARACHI: Rupee received a fresh hit in parity with dollar on Thursday and prompted equity investors losing their confidence badly to further low. Conse... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956028/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:27 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15956028/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Bank Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) has reported a pre-tax profit of RM53.43 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2007. Its managi... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957426/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:16 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957426/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysian exports are likely to grow by six percent this year from RM605.2 billion recorded in 2007, says Minister of International Trade and Industry Tan Sri Muhyidd... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957425/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:14 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957425/ By Azril Annuar KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) will submit the final draft of the proposed common international halal standardisation, accreditation... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957423/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:10 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15957423/ MADRID: India has been known for its prowess in the knowledge economy and infotech. So far as the oil economy is concerned, the country has been making news along with China for its growing hunger ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951415/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:05 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951415/ Second Life, the 3-D virtual world, started as a phenomenon where users could get a new avatar and live a life that they always wanted in the real world. A news agency's employee, for instance, bou... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951412/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:00 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951412/ NEW DELHI: While speculators are betting on futures trading of commodities, the basket is tracked by the Standard & Poor's-Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, which shot up by 183% in less than five... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951411/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:58 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951411/ MUMBAI: Singapore-based GIC Special Investments will invest Rs 900 crore in Reid & Taylor (India) Ltd, a subsidiary of S Kumars Nationwide, a move that will help the textile major strengthen it... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951410/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:57 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951410/ MADRID: Flagship gas utility Gail has zeroed in on gas-rich Qatar for a mega petrochemicals complex the state-owned company proposes to build in partnership with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951416/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:04 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951416/ University of California Irvine computer scientist Crista Lopes has too much time on her hands. At least that's what it seems like because she is writing code for running a mass transit system in t... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951413/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:01 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951413/ MADRID: Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd, a joint venture between state-owned refiner-marketer Bharat Petroleum and Oman's national oil company, will wait beyond September for its IPO (initial public off... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951414/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:02 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951414/ MUMBAI: Bennett Coleman & Company (BCCL) has picked up a stake in First Altus Resources and Networks, the owners of India's most user-friendly online income tax return preparation software www.... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951409/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:53 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951409/ Disgruntled buyers of faulty refrigerators, television sets or washing machines—who fail to secure product replacement or repairs—could soon hope to access a third-party sounding board to air t... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951408/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:50 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951408/ MUMBAI: Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) has decided to hike its product price following market leader Hindustan Unilever (HUL) move to selectively raise its soap prices a few days back. GCPL's toil... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951407/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:48 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951407/ Investment choices available locally We begin going up the risk-reward line and identify invest opportunities for the NRIs in their home country. We focus primarily on US. Checking/saving a... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951406/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:47 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15951406/ Dwango Co Ltd has announced that it will delete anime and movie video files that infringe on copyrights from the "Nico Nico Douga" video sharing site run by its subsidiary Niwango Inc. ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15944969/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:27:08 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15944969/ Honda Motor Co Ltd unveiled the Japanese version of fuel cell vehicle "FCX Clarity," which will be displayed at the Environmental Showcase during the Hokkaido Toyako Summit. It employs ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15944968/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:27:06 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15944968/ Contact portions for heat dissipation: When the arc tube and lighting circuit units are fitted together, the contact portions on both units (exposed copper parts in the photo) come in contact with eac... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15944967/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:27:04 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15944967/ Air New Zealand will increase domestic and international fares from mid-July, the airline said Thursday, blaming its fourth fare hike since March on rising fuel prices.The national carrier said domest... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939965/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:24:34 -0400 Examiner http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939965/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The government, through various ministries and agencies, will implement 198 development programmes with approved allocation of RM4.5 billion for the development of th... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942354/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:09:00 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942354/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The decision to raise fuel prices by the government was a move in the right direction, according to two Citicorp analysts. It was also a politically brave move th... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942351/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:56 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942351/ PENANG, July 3 (Bernama) -- Bolton Bhd will invest another RM200 million in property development in Penang, following a successful pioneering effort with Surin, a 28-storey freehold luxury condominium... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942353/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:54 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942353/ MELBOURNE, July 3 (Bernama) -- South Australia's State Minister for Industry and Trade Kevin Foley leaves Adelaide for Kuala Lumpur on Saturday on a nine-day trade mission to Malaysia and the Philippi... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942352/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:52 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15942352/ TOKYO - The Nikkei share average dipped 0.2 percent on Thursday to set its longest losing streak in more than half a century as worries about high oil prices and the global economy hit exporters such ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939986/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:44:52 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939986/ General Motors sales consultant Mike Bechtolt hangs a banner in front of a GM dealership in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. GM said Tuesday its U.S. sales sank 18.5 percent in June led by declining sales ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937279/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:36:05 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937279/ Texas Instruments Inc (TI) and Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Co Ltd (Xinwei) have announced next-generation McWiLL/SCDMA macro base stations to enable millions of Chinese households to receive voi... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939553/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:33 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939553/ Unit shipments of small/medium LCD displays for portable navigation devices (PND) are expected to double from 2007 to 2010, thanks to declining prices, rising demand and expanding production capacity,... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939554/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:34 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939554/ Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co Ltd (DNS) and Cypress Semiconductor Corp announced that DNS has completed the acquisition of Silicon Light Machines (SLM), a Cypress subsidiary. The acquisition will ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939552/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:31 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939552/ Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd has developed a silicone rubber, which is suitable for a stamp that deposits molecules on surfaces. This development is particularly important for micro-contact printing, in ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939551/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:30 -0400 NE Asia http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15939551/ Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended lower Thursday with the Nikkei index extending its losing streak to 11 days, the longest in 54 years, on worries over the US economy. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 20.97... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937280/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:53:10 -0400 Earth Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937280/ By Reuters Australia's trade deficit came in much as expected in May, but April's shortfall was revised to show the first surplus since 2002 thanks to huge price increases for the country's iron ore e... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15935267/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:04:17 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15935267/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has denied its involvement in harassing officers of the Competition Commission o... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15936438/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:59:30 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15936438/ HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is planning an overhaul of it U.S. operations following weaker sales in June, with the automaker likely to introduce additional production holidays at its... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15934817/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:56:42 -0400 Market Watch http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15934817/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The computer glitch which has halted trading on Bursa Malaysia for the whole of the morning session is not expected to adversely affect sentiment when it resumes for ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937002/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:42:37 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937002/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Private sectors of the developing eight (D-8) countries should encourage their respective governments to ratify the D8 Preferential Tariff Agreement (PTA) on selected... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937003/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:42:35 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15937003/ The Indian mutual fund industry, which is already struggling to keep the net asset value (NAV) of its schemes ticking, has been dealt another blow. With stock prices plummeting over the past six mo... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15935346/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:04:10 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15935346/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: Tax authorities collected Rs11.5 billion at the rate of 10 per cent with the help of the last amnesty scheme for money whitening introduced by... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933508/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:34 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933508/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By M Farhan Zaheer KARACHI: Cement prices in Karachi are rising continuously and reached Rs375 per 50kg bag in the retail market. Cement dealers attribute this hike to ri... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933509/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:30 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933509/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By our correspondent KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has taken steps to check the spread of coal dust in an effort to control pollution, taking notice of reports of... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933511/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:27 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933511/ (Newser) – Popularity is proving quite the pickle for Toyota: Dwindling supplies of hot sellers like its hybrid Prius fueled the 11.5% drop in US sales last month, Reuters reports. With a waiting ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15931357/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:31:00 -0400 Newser http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15931357/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 MUMBAI: Indian shares surged 5.42 per cent on Wednesday, bouncing back to snap a sharp three-day slide as investors bought into major stocks, dealers said. The benchmark Mumb... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933510/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:28 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933510/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has implemented international valuation standards for Real Estate Investment Tru... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933512/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:26 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933512/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By Mansoor Ahmad LAHORE: The impact of a regular increase in gas and petroleum prices could be minimised through improving governance by the state and creating awareness ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933506/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:35 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933506/ To announce the rate later Thursday, July 03, 2008 By Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The CNG dealers association on Wednesday rejected the government increase of Rs13 per kg in the CNG sales price a... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15931461/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:31 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15931461/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 NEW DELHI: Millions of truck drivers went on strike across India on Wednesday to protest rising fuel prices and road tolls, union leaders said, in a move that could paralyze ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933515/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:29 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933515/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Setting historic record by collecting Rs1,002 billion revenue during the last financial year, the Federal Board of Revenue has shown determination to enhance the c... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933513/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:25 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933513/ Thursday, July 03, 2008 By our correspondent LAHORE: The small and medium value-added garment sector has regretted that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) deferred the research and develo... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933514/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:24 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15933514/ Today, Margaret Jackson, former Chairwoman for Qantas was appointed to help form a national tourism strategy to tackle labour, skills and infrastructure problems. Within the committee, Federal Tou... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15931337/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:53:41 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15931337/ MUMBAI: Yet another prominent business family has parted ways. The Mumbai-based Kasliwals have split the S Kumars group, whose interests range across textiles, power and real estate, with the flags... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929476/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:11 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929476/ MUMBAI: If cricket is the religion of India's masses, football is no more a mere bystander. Soccer viewership has been gaining by leaps and bounds and so has the acquisition rights to its property.... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929478/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:10 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929478/ MUMBAI: The 703-point rise in the BSE Sensex on Wednesday has left market players wondering if the rally is a sign of a trend reversal or just a technical correction. While the across-the-board ral... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929477/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:12 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929477/ NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said there was no threat, whatsoever, from BlackBerry services, even as security agencies insist on intercepting data sent through the service as they fear it... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929480/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:08 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929480/ NEW DELHI: After acquiring a stake in Air Deccan last year, UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya is all set to expand his wings further in the domestic aviation space. According to sources, now Mallya is... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929479/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:09 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929479/ NEW YORK: Ruias-promoted Indian conglomerate Essar group has got close to Rs 200 crore (over $45 million) for withdrawing its bid for US steel firm Esmark and the payment is coming from succesful s... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929475/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:07 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929475/ NEW DELHI: The relentless rise of crude prices has led Kingfisher Airlines to relook at its proposed non-stop flights to US as the airline prepares to fly abroad on Deccan's licence from August-end... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929481/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:06 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929481/ NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani group company Reliance Infocom has moved the Supreme Court seeking to recover more than Rs 58 crore of outstanding loan from a Mukesh Ambani group firm. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929482/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:05 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15929482/ By Mohamad Iswandi Kasan Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Trade among the group of eight developing Islamic (D-8) countries is set to increase markedly with the signing of the D-8 Preferent... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15928339/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:19:26 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15928339/ By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, July 2 (Bernama) -- The three-day New York Fancy Food Show (NYFFS), which ended Tuesday, may not have produced windfall business for the Asian exhibitors, including nine f... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15928340/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:19:24 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15928340/ US: July 3, 2008 DETROIT - The surge in popularity for small cars and fuel-efficient hybrids has left Toyota Motor Corp facing an unusual problem: deepening shortages of popular models such as the P... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15924142/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:59:43 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15924142/ ) tumbled as much as 7.8%, to 13.70 Hong Kong dollars ($1.76), in afternoon trading on Wednesday in Hong Kong, before closing at 14.06 Hong Kong dollars ($1.80), down 5.4% from the previous trading da... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921270/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:19 -0400 Forbes http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921270/ MUMBAI: Rupee rose on Wednesday, recovering from 15-month lows on the back of a 5.4 per cent surge in the stock market, but high crude prices may continue to exert downward pressure on the local un... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921914/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:10 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921914/ MUMBAI: The Sun was shining bright on Dalal Street on Wednesday as equities put up the best show in over three months latching on to positive cues from Europe. Indices recovered from a three-day lo... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921915/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:09 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921915/ MUMBAI: A sharp rebound in the stock market on Wednesday pulled India back into the coveted trillion-dollar global club. The cumulative worth of all the listed companies in the country rose to $1.0... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921913/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:11 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921913/ MUMBAI: Stocks were off initial highs tracking declines in other Asian markets, and as concerns over higher oil prices, inflation and the fate of the UPA government weighed on sentiment. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921920/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:21:58 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921920/ And as Indian stocks may get sucked in the global spiral of depression, the third option for some NRIs would be to buy right now, as the market seems to be heading to its bottom. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921918/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:21:55 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921918/ MUMBAI: Gold demand is expected to pick-up after August with its price expected to touch the Rs 13,500 per 10 grams mark, a top industry official said here. "Gold prices may range between Rs 1... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921919/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:21:54 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15921919/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Newspaper Publishers Association (MNPA) will follow through its appeal to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry not to extend the anti-dumpin... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15920827/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:37:55 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15920827/ KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- A Member of Parliament Wednesday called on the government to table in Parliament the results of the Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the US, saying that the app... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15920826/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:37:53 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15920826/ Wednesday, July 02, 2008 By our correspondent LAHORE: The Lahore stock market continued its downward drive for the fourth trading day on Tuesday as the LSE 25-share index lost 38 points to close... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15919681/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:54:31 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15919681/ By Mohd Haikal Mohd Isa JOHOR BAHARU, July 2 (Bernama) -- Local contractors are lamenting that they are facing difficulty in obtaining construction materials for their projects because the supplie... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15920825/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:37:51 -0400 Bernama http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/15920825/