South Asia

PM asks states, ministries to give top priority to DFC

Giving a big push to the Dedicated Freight Corridor project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed central ministries and state governments to accord highest priority to the 3,300 km project aime

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Sahara in realty tie-up with Turner, Acropolis

Sahara India, US-based Turner Construction Company and Acropolis Capital group have together formed a construction company that plans to build realty projects undertaken by the Sahara India group wort

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

No foreign donations for political parties, media

Reserve Bank of India on Thursday notified guidelines under the new Foreign Contribution Regulation rules (2011) which include political parties, media organizations and journalists among persons deba

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Exports up 10%, may meet $300bn target

The country’s exports in January rose 10.1% to $25.4 billion, thanks to step up in shipments of engineering goods, gems and jewellery, drugs and pharmaceuticals and leather, and the trend is likely

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Govt wants more exports to Iran

The government wants exporters to exploit the opportunity of increasing exports to Iran after the sanctions imposed by the US and Europe on Tehran. A large business delegation is expected to visit Ira

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Adanis exit realty, to put Mumbai sites on the block

After making a grand foray into real estate and taking up several township projects, industrialist Gautam Adani’s flagship company Adani Enterprises (AEL) has decided to exit the real estate sector

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Vodafone India revenue grows 6.3% in Q3

Helped by an increased customer base, British telecom giant Vodafone Group posted on Thursday a 6.3% growth in its India business revenue to 1.02 billion pounds (nearly Rs 8,000 crore) for the third f

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Flipkart buys electronics retailer Letsbuy for $25m

In a big consolidation move for the burgeoning Indian e-commerce market, the poster boy of Indian online retail — Flipkart.com — has bought out electronics retailer Letsbuy.com for an estimated $2

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

FTA held up as EU eyes PSU contracts

The European Union’s insistence on guaranteed access for all government and public sector contracts is proving to be a deal breaker for the free trade agreement (FTA) with India.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Royal Stag is No 1 in Pernod’s portfolio

French drinks giant Groupe Pernod Ricard’s Indian whisky Royal Stag is now the largest selling brand in its global portfolio of alcoholic beverages. It dislodged the iconic Absolut vodka to lead the

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

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