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New Delhi: With the developments in Satyam Computer unfolding shocking irregularities, Wipro Technologies, a NYSE-listed company, today said this incident is one of its kind and is unlikely to affect the industry. “We are shocked by the recent news

New Delhi, Jan.7 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday justified the live coverage of the proceedings of the Lok Sabha for public knowledge. The Speaker said people had the right to know how their representatives act and behave

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Wednesday launched the Hindi website of the lower house. Addressing the launching ceremony at Parliament Library Building, the speaker said the launch of the Hindi website would be beneficial

New Delhi,Jan.7 (ANI-Business Wire India): Yuvraj Singh, India's most sought after cricketer is joining hands with Reebok, the world's leading sports brand in unveiling his new personalized bat. For the first time ever in the history of international

...NEW DELHI: Indian external affairs minister, Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said Pakistan does the opposite of what it says. Talking to an Indian TV channel, he asked: Is the village of Kasab not located on Pakistans map?. I want to ask Pakistan if it reviewed...

...megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Recently, she shared screen space with Aamir Khan in the hit film 'Ghajini'. Other celebrities who have been part of PETA campaigns are John Abraham, Gulshan Grover, Rahul Khanna, Yana Gupta, Rakhi Sawant and many more. ...

NEW DELHI: The financial auditors of Satyam, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said it is examining the contents of the statement issued by the Satyam Chairman. In a statement issued almost nine hours after Satyam founder and chairman B Ramalinga Raju

NEW DELHI: NYSE will halt trading in Satyam Computers at the opening trading session at the exchange on Wednesday. "The NYSE will halt trading in SAY today at the opening in New York for news dissemination and trading will be halted on our European

...NEW DELHI: Petroleum minister Murli Deora said that the government may slash retail prices of petrol and diesel in the next 2-3 weeks. He also hinted at reducing cooking gas price by Rs 20-25 per cylinder. "There is a case for reducing fuel prices," Mr Deora...

...Narayanan has been promoted to the rank of joint director and has been posted to the Special Crime Zone-I, CBI, New Delhi. Earlier he was serving as deputy inspector general (DIG), Special Crime Region, Delhi. "Narayanan started his career in CBI as a sub...

... Tarana Khan | afaqs! | New Delhi, January 07, 2009 The Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini has created waves at the box office by raking in Rs 90 crore worldwide on the day of its release. But much before that, the film had already created waves in the world of...

...a warm welcome by the industry. Asin's next Hindi film is Vipul Shah's 'London Dreams' which also stars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. 'I was approached for 'London Dreams' while I was shooting for 'Ghajini'. I don't know how they found out about me. I have...

...hit directorial debut 'Taare Zameen Par', actress Tisca Chopra also features in critically acclaimed 'Firaaq', which is Nandita Das' first film as a director. While 'Taare Zameer Par' emerged winner at the box office, 'Firaaq' has won many accolades on the...

...to lose Rs 12.16 on the sale of every litre of kerosene and Rs 132.97 on each domestic LPG cylinder. The oil companies Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd are making a profit as the price of the...

...Delhi: With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) beginning to review the interconnect usage charges (IUC), the mobile tariffs are expected to decline later this year. As first reported by FE, the regulator is all set to re-look at the methodology...

...Mumbai terror attack cast a shadow on New Years Eve celebrations in Delhis elite political circles, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJPs prime ministerial candidate LK Advani  deciding to forgo their annual holidays and stay put in Delhi. Sonia takes...

...function of gathering intelligence, it will have the duty to share intelligence and it will have power to obtain intelligence, Chidambaram said. He said subsidiaries of the MAC would be established in each state capital. The terror attacks in Mumbai last...

...NEW DELHI: The government’s effort to stimulate the economy by expediting public spending has resulted in the fiscal deficit shooting up in the first eight months of the current financial year to an almost third larger than the amount budgeted for the year...

...NEW DELHI: A giant peepal tree in Karol Bagh, struck by shrapnel during the September 15 bomb blast, has become a symbol of strength and a source of healing for people in the locality. Three-and-a-half months later, a stubborn nail still lies embedded in...

...NEW DELHI: Conceding that the multi agency centre (MAC) had failed to live up to its role as the nerve centre for exchange of all intelligence related to terror, the government on Wednesday decided to make the MAC legally obliged to share intelligence with...

...Besides, India has the lowest level of external debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, the statement said, quoting World Bank data. Long-term external debt, which accounts for 78% of total external debt, declined by $2.69 billion to finish the quarter...

...NEW DELHI: The small scale pharmaceutical industry has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s help to remove anomalies created by maximum retail price (MRP)-based excise duty system for medicines. The system puts small units at a disadvantage by squeezing...

...NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday brought Pakistan directly in her line of fire, blaming it for being home to terrorists who carried out the attack on 26/11 assault on Mumbai. In an editorial carried in the latest issue of Congress mouthpiece...

...foreign investments. ND Heroes has traditionally been among the top clubs in the Capital and former Nigerian international Chima Okorie has played an important part after taking over the responsibility as its coach. Okorie was an acknowledged crowd-puller...

...all out Sheila show. In fact, Sheila's total control over ticket distribution ticked off many old timers. Even her protĂŠgĂŠ Ajay Maken was no match for Sheila's complete sway over Delhi Congress. Sheila turned every anti-incumbency slogan against her into...

...worked out. Maruti Suzuki has announced a price reduction in all 11 car models that are manufactured in company's plants in Gurgaon and Manesar. After passing on the complete duty reduction benefit, the price reduction (ex showroom Delhi) ranges from Rs 6,500...

...Delhi, Dec. 8 (PTI): The poll results this time were delayed compared to previous elections because of random checks of electronic voting machines introduced by the Election Commission. Counting in EVMs does not take more than four hours for an Assembly seat....

...Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday met representatives of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and assured that the government would take all necessary measures to support them. The government would help in every possible way to ensure...

...Jogi's role is under a cloud. Sources said but for his campaign against seven colleagues, including potential threat Mahendra Karma, the party could have made it and there is deep annoyance with him. The failure of MP unit to come together and deliver the...

...gas sector, the envoy who is now on his way out said that Indias high GDP growth rate and its vast natural resources make it a favoured Asian country, for Romania. As part of the 60 years of bilateral relations between the two countries, he added,... ...

...will be 11%. On Monday, public sector Union Bank cut its benchmark prime-lending rate from 13.25% to 12.50%, while HDFC Bank announced a 50-basis point cut effective in two tranches of 25 bps each, the first from December 15 and the second from January 1. Said...

New Delhi: Reliance Petroleum Ltd, a unit of Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries, may fully commission its 580,000 barrels per day only-for-exports refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat by March but is likely to start producing some products by next month,

...banks and financial institutions that have applied and we are considering their proposal, he said. At present, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange and the Multi Commodity Exchange of India trade in currency futures. The government has...