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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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 -0400 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 -0400 30 Friday, July 03, 2009 THATTA: Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Mohammad Gondal on Thursday performed the ground breaking and foundation stone laying ceremony of the first palm oil mill... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830271/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:40 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830271/ Friday, July 03, 2009 BEIJING: China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, an off... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830280/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:35 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830280/ Friday, July 03, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Thursday assured the members of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) that their input regarding trad... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830270/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:42 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830270/ Air New Zealand this week celebrates 50 years of operations between New Zealand and Brisbane. TEAL, the forerunner to Air New Zealand, undertook the first flight from Auckland to Brisbane on 4 July 1... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830284/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:06 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830284/ Friday, July 03, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday confirmed that its collection stood at Rs 1,150 billion for the fiscal year 2008-09.Against three time revised tax targ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830264/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:46 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830264/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Some Japanese central bank policymakers criticized private-sector banks for their failure to adequately reduce risks from holding stocks, the Nikkei reported Friday, citin... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830261/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:41 -0400 Market Watch http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830261/ HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Crisis-ridden and cash-starved Maytas Infra got a lifeline when a consortium of 18 banks approved the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) package for the company. As part of this... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830252/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:01 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830252/ Chief Executive Indra Nooyi said Thursday she is not concerned about the potential for Moody's to downgrade the company's credit rating if it succeeds in acquiring its two largest bottlers http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830283/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:41 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830283/ The coal ministry's efforts at opening doors for full private entry through open bidding in coal mining got a boost, with the Economic Survey identifying continued state monopoly over the sector, w... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830255/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:53 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830255/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Jawwad Rizvi LAHORE: Following the recent hike in prices of petroleum products transporters have decided to go on strike from July 08 if the government does not withdraw i... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830263/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:46 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830263/ Friday, July 03, 2009 LONDON: Gold fell below $930 per ounce on Thursday as the dollar rose versus a basket of six currencies after a larger than expected dip in US non-farm payrolls, which prompted ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830276/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:37 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830276/ In a suggestion that could breathe new life into disinvestment, the Economic Survey set an annual mop-up target of Rs 25,000 crore and suggested the government sell at least 10% stake in all unlist... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830256/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:51 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830256/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent MANSEHRA: Owners of forests in the provincially administered tribal area of Kala Dhaka have demanded of the government to announce a forest policy for th... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830272/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:39 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830272/ The government should go for sweeping reforms and increase foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the country to push growth, The Economic Survey, 2008-09 said. While FDI should be allowed in the... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830254/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:57 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830254/ A day after the Centre exerted its control to jack up motor fuel prices as an "ad-hoc" measure, the Economic Survey suggested sweeping reforms, starting with unshackling pump prices and limiting th... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830253/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:55 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830253/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: The 42nd training course in polishing, cutting and designing of precious and semi-precious stones started at the Gems and Gemological Institute... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830275/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:38 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830275/ Strongly pitching for a restructuring of tax policy, the Economic Survey suggests phasing out of various surcharges, cesses and transaction taxes imposed by the government over the years in order t... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830251/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:59 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830251/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: A leadership summit between Pakistan and the EU in Brussels this month has agreed to explore new ways of providing better access to the Pakistan... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830266/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:44 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830266/ Friday, July 03, 2009 WASHINGTON: US employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 per cent, the government said on Thursday in a report that sho... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830282/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:34 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830282/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: Hectic trading activity was witnessed at the Lahore Stock Market as the bulls ruled the trading floor to lift the LSE 25-index past the 2200 poin... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830269/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:42 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830269/ Friday, July 03, 2009 NEW YORK: The dollar extended gains versus the euro and fell against the yen on Thursday after a report showed a larger-than-expected drop in US non-farm payrolls in June, raisi... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830273/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:39 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830273/ Passengers on Qantas Group services dropped by 2.8% in May, with revenue dipping 3.9% when compared to a year earlier, but it’s when you separate Qantas and Jetstar brands when the numbers becom... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830285/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:08 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830285/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Muhammad Shahid MUZAFFARABAD: Jagran hydropower station, around 85 kilometres from Azad Jammu and Kashmir capital, is an underground set-up in the Neelam valley contributi... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830274/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:38 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830274/ Friday, July 03, 2009 LONDON: Steel order books in Europe and the United States have improved over the past month, prompting producers to restart some idled capacity, but full recovery is some months... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830281/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:34 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830281/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China has agreed to include eleven sectors from services under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to evolve a transparent and predictable s... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830265/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:47 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830265/ Friday, July 03, 2009 SYDNEY: Australia posted its largest trade deficit in 12 months on Thursday, as softening commodity prices and demand hammered export earnings amid the global economic turmoil, ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830279/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:35 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830279/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: The significant foreign and local institutional buying placed the Karachi bourse very close to 7,500 points level on Thursday. Just before the c... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830268/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:43 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830268/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Mansoor Ahmad All Pakistan Textile Mills Association that generally avoids confronting the government threw caution to the wind and lashed out against the economic manager... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830278/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:36 -0400 The News http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830278/ The Economic Survey 2008-09 called for disaggregation of telecom licenses from spectrum allocation. Telecom licences should have a nominal regulatory charge, spectrum should be auctioned and be fre... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830257/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:50 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830257/ NEW DELHI: Cash-strapped Air India, which is finding it hard to meet operational expenses, has 30 days to submit its restructuring plan to the government. Admitting that the airline is facing a hug... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830258/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:48 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830258/ NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said Reliance Industries will have to pay royalty on natural gas it is producing from KG basin fields as per the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) signed with ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830259/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:46 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830259/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825821/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:13 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825821/ +65 6388 3838 Operating hours in Singapore time (+8 hours GMT) Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Sat: 8.45am - 12.15pm After office hours, leave a voicemail. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825822/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:54 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825822/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825820/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:19 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825820/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825823/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:19 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825823/ BANGALORE: A clutch of funds including Capital International, T Rowe Price, Reliance and DWS Investments bought over one crore shares in United Spirits Ltd (USL), Vijay Mallya's flagship liquor com... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825825/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:08 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825825/ NEW DELHI: The government is likely to extend the tax benefits on exports earnings of the information technology (IT) units, operating from the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), to March 3... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825826/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:06 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825826/ NEW DELHI: A decision on whether to raise motor fuel prices in view of rising international crude prices can be expected after the Budget session. Oil ministry bureaucrats and oil company executive... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825824/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:09 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825824/ NEW DELHI: The six core infrastructure industries grew by 2.8% in May 2009 as against 3.1% in the same period last year. In April the core sector grew 4.3%. However, what is encouraging in the d... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825827/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:05 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825827/ NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government has taken the lead in hiking the value-added tax (VAT) on mobile cellular handsets from 4% to 12.5%, a move that could ignite similar action from other states.... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825828/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:04 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825828/ MUMBAI: The risky side of QIP issues was exposed on Tuesday. In a post-market release, GMR Infrastructure said that it was not going ahead with its planned QIP issue "in light of the existing marke... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825829/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:01 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825829/ MUMBAI: Unrealised derivative losses of around Rs 2,381 crore at Novelis have pulled down Hindalco Industries' consolidated net profit by 78% to Rs 485 crore in fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, fr... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825830/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:00 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825830/ By Sanjeev Sinha, ET Bureau The overall impact of the financial meltdown, which is certainly huge, is now evident across the world. Particularly, the pain of job losses and drop in savings is being f... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825831/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:06:58 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825831/ MUMBAI: The Indian rupee turned weaker after the initial firmness and ended five paise lower at 47.94/95 against the dollar today as the American currency recovered overseas. The US dollar had touc... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25816116/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:46 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25816116/ NEW DELHI: Inflation stayed negative for the third week in a row, at minus 1.3 per cent for the week ended June 20, even as prices of food like fruit and vegetables rose as compared to last year du... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25816117/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:44 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25816117/ The government should sell a minimum 10 per cent stake in all unlisted public sector enterprises and "auction" those that can't be revived, the Economic Survey said, while recommending a dis... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812666/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:31:07 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812666/ MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today ended moderately up by 13 points, partly on government plans to invest more in infrastructure and positive recommendations in the Economic S... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812663/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:11 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812663/ MUMBAI: The Indian government proposed sweeping economic reforms on Thursday and said growth could revive to as much as 7.5% this year if the US economy bottoms out by September and the monsoon rain... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812664/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:10 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812664/ ET Bureau The government’s budget exercise may seem similar to that of a household, but for it’s intimidating jargon. Here’s making sense of all those words in the budget speech which may ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812665/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:07 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25812665/ The government should sell a minimum 10 per cent stake in all unlisted public sector enterprises and "auction" those that can't be revived, the Economic Survey said, while recommending a dis... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809765/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:03:25 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809765/ Foreign banks will be able to buy or borrow yuan from Chinese mainland lenders for the first time to settle trade in Hong Kong and Macau under a pilot scheme steered by the central bank. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809766/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:54:00 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809766/ NEW DELHI: Nearly 58 million jobs are expected to be created in the five years from 2007 to 2012 with the non-agriculture sector boosting employment during that period, the Economic Survey tabled i... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809764/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:57:20 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809764/ (RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan ended in negative territory on Thursday as traders preferred to lock in gains ahead of key job report in the U.S. In the U.S., stocks managed to end the first da... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809691/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:52:53 -0400 Quote.com http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25809691/ It is high time that petrol and diesel prices were decontrolled taking advantage of low inflation and global crude prices, the Economic Survey said, while criticising the government for its "imperfect... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806968/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:40:39 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806968/ Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today tabled the Economic Survey for 2008-09 that prescribes doing away with cess, surcharges on taxes, including Fringe Benefit Tax, and sweeping reforms in areas li... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806971/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:40:31 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806971/ TOKYO — Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest bank, and Morgan Stanley said Wednesday they will form a joint venture to pursue corporate financing business in the U.S., Canada and Latin America... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806915/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:47:51 -0400 Japan Today http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806915/ NEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey for 2008-09 that prescribes doing away with cess, surcharges on taxes, including Fringe Benefit Tax, and sweeping... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806966/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:34:57 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806966/ MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Thursday opened higher by 95 points on increased capital inflows by foreign funds ahead of the economic survey amid firming trends in the globa... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806965/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:34:56 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25806965/ Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the Economic Survey for 2008-09 today. The economic survey highlights the country's economic performance for year ending March 31. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804147/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:10 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804147/ Melbourne, Jul 1 : Air New Zealand has come up with a novel way to get their passengers to pay attention to safety instructions - by having their flight attendants read them out wearing only body pain... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804150/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:29 -0400 New Kerala http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804150/ The key benchmark indices were flat in choppy trade amid mixed cues from Asian peers. While metals, oil & gas and pharma stocks gained in early trade, IT, banking and realty counters were under pr... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804149/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:05 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804149/ North and South Korea held a new round of talks Thursday on their troubled joint industrial complex, including Seoul's demand that a detained South Korean worker be freed, though there was no apparent... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804153/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:17:09 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804153/ Moody's Investor Service said it placed the ratings of HSBC's Mexican unit under review, warning that its credit card portfolio could lead to higher-than-expected losses. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804154/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:17:05 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804154/ TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Japan's two largest carmakers, slowed the decline in domestic auto sales last month as their new hybrid models and government incentives boosted demand... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804152/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:17:45 -0400 The China Post http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25804152/ Larsen & Toubro (L&T), India’s largest engineering and construction firm, is looking to diversify its business by planning to enter the Rs 31,000 crore general insurance market. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801581/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:27 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801581/ The government is looking at the economic scene for divesting its stake in state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). It plans to sell 5 per cent stake in SCI to raise money for expansion and grow... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801582/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:25 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801582/ Larsen & Toubro (L&T), India’s largest engineering and construction firm, is looking to diversify its business by planning to enter the Rs 31,000 crore general insurance market. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801580/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:29 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801580/ China has asked to debate proposals for a new global reserve currency at next week's Group of Eight summit in Italy and the issue could be referred to briefly in the summit statement, G8 sources said. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801586/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:05 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801586/ to create the country's sixth-largest lender, hoping the two loss-makers can together return to growth in both retail and corporatebanking, the banks said in a joint statement. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801587/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:03 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801587/ North America's premier computer and video game trade show draws tens of thousands of professionals to experience the future of interactive entertainment. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801585/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:09 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801585/ Sony Music Entertainment, the second largest music company in world, said on Wednesday it made a strategic investment in IODA, a digital distributor of independent music. The move is a sign of trend b... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801588/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:02 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801588/ (RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, ahead of Wednesday's market holiday for SAR Establishment Day. The Hang Seng has lost more than 220 points or 1.3 p... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801590/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:52:39 -0400 Quote.com http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25801590/ has pulled off one of the world's biggest rights issues, revealing on Thursday that shareholders had stumped up for almost all of its London shares on offer underthe $15.2 billion issue. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25798065/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:13:38 -0400 CNBC http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25798065/ HYDERABAD: Chairman and CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers, India, Ramesh Rajan’s statement given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week has raised more questions. Even as Rajan admitt... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25798063/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:09:41 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25798063/ +65 6388 3838 Operating hours in Singapore time (+8 hours GMT) Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Sat: 8.45am - 12.15pm After office hours, leave a voicemail. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793795/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:08 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793795/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793895/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:12 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793895/ NAGOYA — Toyota Motor Corp.’s Fuji International Speedway Co. plans to no longer host the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix race at its circuit in Shizuoka Prefecture, sources familiar with... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793906/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:45:06 -0400 Japan Today http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793906/ Mitsubishi Motors North America said Wednesday its sales dropped 41.7 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago, although sales fell at a slower pace than in the previous month. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793905/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:41:48 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793905/ +65 6388 3838 Operating hours in Singapore time (+8 hours GMT) Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Sat: 8.45am - 12.15pm After office hours, leave a voicemail. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793893/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:32 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793893/ NEW DELHI: Spurred by discounts and easy retail finance, car and passenger vehicle sales raced ahead in June, for fifth month in running, with the top three manufacturers — Maruti, Tata and Hyund... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793900/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:57 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793900/ NEW DELHI: India's exports fell for the eighth month in a row in May, this time by 29.2%, due to global downturn, while imports dropped by 39.2%, reflecting slowdown in domestic consumption. As the... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793897/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:59 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793897/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793894/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:17 -0400 Business Times http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793894/ NEW DELHI: There may not be too many giveaways in UPA-2's first budget. The mood in government seems to indicate concern over the rising fiscal deficit and apart from targeted sops for exports and ... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793899/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:58 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793899/ NEW DELHI: The Centre is changing the way electricity is shared among states from thermal or hydel power projects built by central utilities. The broad contours of the changes being finalised indic... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793901/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:55 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793901/ NEW DELHI: While most of us have been reeling under the scorching summer heat, consumer durable and consumer goods manufacturers are not complaining. Sales of soft drinks jumped by nearly 30%, whil... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793898/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:54 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793898/ CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Shiv Nadar of HCL has quietly completed his succession planning by elevating his daughter Roshni Nadar as the executive director and CEO of HCL Corporation, the holding company o... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793902/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:53 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793902/ CHENNAI: France's state-controlled nuclear company Areva SA on Tuesday said it plans to sell its transmission and distribution division (T&D). This effectively means that Areva has put on block the... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793903/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:52 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793903/ MUMBAI: Gold has suddenly become a preferred investment option thanks to economic turmoil. Not surprising, as it was always considered a safe hedge against such developments. However, it need not n... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793904/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:50 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25793904/ -0.12% on Wednesday reported its U.S. sales fell 32% to 131,654 cars and trucks in June. Sales of cars declined 36% last month to 84,212 while light truck sales slumped 23% to 47,442. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25789854/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:38:37 -0400 Market Watch http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25789854/ General Motors opened their joint venture in Fremont, Calif., 25 years ago, it was seen as a smart marriage. Toyota would learn the cultural nuance of managing American workers, get to know U.S. parts... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25789858/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:05 -0400 Business Week http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25789858/ SAN FRANCISCO: California's lawmakers failed to agree on a balanced budget by the start of its new fiscal year on Wednesday morning, clearing the way to suspend payments owed to the state's vendors... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25789532/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:59:09 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25789532/ MUMBAI: State-run lender Indian Bank has reduced its prime lending rate by 50 basis points (bps) with effect from Wednesday. "...The Bank has reduced its benchmark prime lending rate by 50 basis po... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25784798/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:31:54 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25784798/ TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 1, 2009) - Caledonia Mining Corporation ("Caledonia") (TSX:CAL)(OTCBB:CALVF)(AIM:CMCL) announces that Mitsubishi Corporation has indicated it does not wish to exte... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780932/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:51:03 -0400 Market Wire http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780932/ ET Bureau A banker advertises his home loan package at an interest rate of around nine percent. Does that mean the total cost of borrowing money from that lender is only nine percent ? Additiona... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780996/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:45:30 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780996/ MUMBAI: The rupee erased early losses and climbed on Wednesday after the stock market nosed higher, while a weakening of the dollar against major currencies also helped. Gains were held in check... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780993/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:45:35 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780993/ MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex went up over 151 points in choppy trade on Wednesday as nervousness ahead of the Budget next week kept gains in check after the market had slipped two per cent in t... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780994/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:45:34 -0400 Times Of India http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25780994/ A new system created by Toyota researchers can analyze brainwaves and put them to work on the chair in 125 milliseconds, or 125 thousandths of a second. The company says the system would enable elder... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25777894/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:21:59 -0400 IT Business http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25777894/ Nominal passenger fare revision, incentives on freight transport, enhanced funding for security and seasonal passes for vendors at Rs 20 are likely to be the highlights of the Railway Budget to be pre... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25775296/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:04:25 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25775296/ India's exports fell by nearly a third in May, its eighth straight month of decline, as overseas demand withered. Imports also plunged, shrinking 39.2 per cent to $16.2 billion. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25775295/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:04:23 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25775295/ The government should accord “infrastructure status” to the housing sector and appoint a regulator to act as a single window for overseeing and monitoring the affordable housing agenda. Interviews... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25775297/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:04:13 -0400 NDTV http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25775297/