India and China are following dramatically different trajectories in their paths to prosperity.
Honda Motor Co <7267.T> expects to grab at least a quarter of the world market for small business jets soon after delivering its first aircraft next year, achieving the company's long-standing goal of taking to the skies, an executive said.
India has stated that it will not cut its oil imports from Iran despite the sanctions laid down against Iran by the U.S and the European Union.
The BSE Sensex snapped a six-session rally early on Monday as some investors booked profits after the main index rose more than 11 percent this month.
India, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer, will not take steps to cut petroleum imports from Iran despite U.S. and European sanctions against Tehran, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday during a visit to Chicago.
In a breakthrough effort, scientists at Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Germany have build an artificial cardiac tissue using silk from the tropical “tasar” silkworm. According to the researchers, the fiber produced by the tasar silkworm had several advantages over other substances that were tested in the past.
Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to some countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to such sales to the European Union.
Iran is considering banning all oil exports to the European Union for five to 15 years, a senior Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying on Sunday, while the country's deputy oil minister said prices would surge should the EU stop importing Iranian crude.
The Art Institute of Chicago has received a grant of $500,000 from the Government of India as part of a new professional exchange program between the museum and the country.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India is set to swell in coming years as investors stomach a lack of transparency, poor infrastructure, and policy paralysis in their search for growth, professional-services firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) said in a report.
A minaret of the Taj Mahal, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in India, is found to show an increasing trend for tilting according to the latest affidavit filed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the Supreme Court. At the same time it reports that the tilt is within permissible limit of geodetic accuracy.
Manipur is one of five states in India which will hold elections over the next few weeks.
What happened? After a spectacular showing on Republic Day, when the film broke box office records and beat out Salman Khan's Bodyguard in first-day earnings, Agneepath box office collections nosedived on Friday. Now, investors and analysts worry the Bollywood movie may become 2012's most unexpected flop -- they would do well, however, to wait until the weekend is over before they consign the blockbuster movie to the scrap heap.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde led a global push on Saturday for the euro zone to boost its financial firewall, saying if it is big enough it will not get used.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek upset Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 6-2 to win the Australian Open doubles title on Saturday and foil the American twins' bid for a record 12th grand slam crown.
Demand from emerging markets and financial flows will keep crude prices high and volatile in a range from $105 to $125 per barrel in 2012, Petrobras CEO Jose Sergio Gabrielli said on Saturday.
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Resurgent Australia ruthlessly ripped through the last flagging remnants of Indian resistance in less than an hour at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday to record a fourth crushing test win and sweep the series.
State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, said it could revive international fundraising plans in 3-4 months, in a sign it believed the eurozone crisis might be easing.
Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.
The world of international finance is largely incomprehensible, even to its practitioners. Consequently, a whole industry, of which I am personally part, has sprung up to explain finance to the public. This makes the public think that understanding finance is something that is possible.
Bike sharing will soon become an integral part of public transportation in urban areas across the globe and NYC is just the latest in a long line of cities gearing up to take a spin.
