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The Taj Mahal, regarded as one of the most beautiful monuments, was on Saturday voted in a global poll as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Officials of the I Media Corp, the Indian representative of 'New7wonders of the World,' claimed they got the information about the Mughal marvel...

Real estate giant DLF's scrip touched a high of Rs 714.25 after getting listed at Rs 582 on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The shares got listed at Rs 582, a 10.85 per cent premium over issue price of Rs 525. In the first 15 minutes of trade, the scrip reported turnover of around Rs...

The ability of the "Oracle of Omaha" to recognize and learn from his missteps is one of his greatest strengths as an investor Thousands have studied the success of Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA). And for good reason: The value of Berkshire stock increased...

Nirupama, a former national, Asian champion, says even Tony Roche needed time for Federer MUMBAI: So, the super sensational Sania Mirza bowed out of the Wimbledon for yet another loss in the second round for what has been a disappointing year so far. She wasn’t expected also to win every...

DUBAI: Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's splendid nine-wicket haul against Bangladesh has pushed his tally to 916 points in the ICC Test bowlers rankings, only 16 points away from Sydney Barnes who tops the all-time list. Muralitharan, the only contemporary bowler having more than...

After six months of unprecedented hype, thousands of people Friday will get their hands on the iPhone, the new cell phone that Apple Inc. is banking on to become its third core business next to its moneymaking iPod players and Macintosh computers. By early evening Thursday, short lines of...

Global mobile phone use will top 3.25 billion - equivalent to around half the world's population - in 2007 as cell phone demand booms in China, India and Africa, a survey said on Wednesday. From African farmers to Chinese factory workers, mobile phone subscriptions will pass the 3 billion mark...

Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) India's forex reserves increased by USD 1.534 billion for the week ended June 22 at USD 212.549 billion as against USD 211.015 billion during the seven-day period ended June 15. The reserves had increased by USD 1.468 billion during the week ended June 15 as compared to...

NEW DELHI: Technology major IBM India on Friday said it has been recognised as the 'Overall Best' US company in India by Indo American Chambers of Commerce (IACC). The award will be presented to IBM India-South Asia Managing Director Shanker Annaswamy during India-American Corporate...

There is a great deal of silliness in India that passes off as politics, so there's no reason why Punjab shouldn't have its quota of it. Earlier it was only the Akali Dal-led Punjab government that was spending valuable government time and legal resources in trying to decide how to punish the...

NEW DELHI: Dubai-based Landmark group on Friday said it will invest Rs 450 crore in India over the next three years to triple the number of its retail chains -- Lifestyle and Home Centre -- in the country. "We would invest Rs 450 crore to triple the number of both our retail formats Lifestyle...

NEW DELHI: Tommy Hilfiger has lined up major expansion plans in India which includes opening up of more retail stores and experimenting with new formats to market its range of apparels and accessories in the country. "We have just completed phase I of our expansion and would be undertaking...

MUMBAI: The government on Friday picked up Reserve Bank's entire 59.7 per cent stake in the country's largest lender State Bank of India. "The entire shareholding of Reserve Bank aggregating 31.43 crore shares with face value of Rs 10 each in SBI was transferred to the Central Government...

MUMBAI: Heavy rains in the city threw normal life out of gear on Saturday with the rail and road network hit due to flooding in various parts. The central line of the suburban rail network was stopped early this morning due to flooding at many points on the line, a spokesperson for the railways...

PUNE: Abdul Karim Telgi, the mastermind of the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam, was on Thursday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 13 years and fined a whopping Rs 100 crore on various counts in one of the main cases of the scandal. Hours after Telgi pleaded guilty and repented his...

PUNE: Abdul Karim Telgi, kingpin in the multi-crore fake stamp scam, on Thursday pleaded guilty before the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here. The case relates to printing, circulation and sale of counterfeit government stamps and stamp papers by an organised crime...

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) 'Hey dey..Ssup! m doin gr8..Cr4 a coffa ton8 ?? kewl.. C'ya at 8...G2g ,tc!!' Shortened verbs, sentences sans prepositions, abbreviations used as never before...Get accustomed to the language of young, considered the 'in thing' today. After all who has the time in this...

New Delhi, June 28 (PTI) India has been rated as the second most largest foreign investor in the UK by consultancy firm Ernst and Young, acknowledging India Inc's growing competitiveness and willingness to take up global challenges. E&Y in its latest European Investment Monitor (EIM) has rated...

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According to me It can be bane in future for IT and other outsourcing industry...it will also have a negative impact on exports also.. whereas it can be boon fr country in the case of foreign exchange reserves and also fr imports....