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The oligarchs' battle to oust an oil giant ... of 20 but stayed in touch with his friend Vekselberg. Blavatnik, 49, holds an MBA from Harvard, took US citizenship, and has an American wife and family. He is ... More...

The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city rat. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation...

In the next 3-5 years, manufacturing could become the primary activity to be off-shored to India, and surpass India's IT and business process outsourcing activities, states a new survey. While China has always been considered to be a manufacturing hub and India a services hub, a survey titled...

In the next 3-5 years, manufacturing could become the primary activity to be off-shored to India, and surpass India's IT and business process outsourcing activities, states a new survey. While China has always been considered to be a manufacturing hub and India a services hub, a survey titled...

Penguins were waddling and swimming in warm locales tens of millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to scientists who, on Monday, described fossils of two previously unknown types found in Peru. One of the two, named Icadyptes salasi, lived about 36 million years ago...

In 1955, seven years since India had become independent, it was also the time to rebuild the nation and industrialisation was the only way forward. It was at this time that with the initiative of the World Bank and the Indian government, that the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of...

US giant Big Apple comes to India Popular international retail giants are now heading towards India for setting up their stores. Yet another addition to this list is Big Apple, the Indian version of the popular US retail chain 7-Eleven. The retail company plans to foray big time in India. It...

MUMBAI: Global megacorps seem to be queuing up to induct Indian corporate captains to their boards. The $30 billion Alcoa, the world’s largest aluminium maker based in New York, inducted Ratan Naval Tata, 69, chairman of Tata Sons, to its 12-member board as a director on Friday. Just a week...

Antwerp (Belgium): The biggest diamond to be found in 13 years, the "Lesotho Promise", was sold on Monday at auction for more than $12 million and is expected to fetch in excess of $20 million once it is cut up. The 603-carat (120 gram) diamond, named after the tiny African mountain kingdom...