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First tranche of IFC rupee linked $1 bn bonds before 2013

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) expects to come out with its rupee linked bonds issue before the end of 2013…

12 years ago

Infosys gives 400 percent interim dividend

Ahead of the festival season, Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd has declared a whopping 200 percent interim dividend of Rs.20…

12 years ago

Cyclone heading towards Odisha gains strength

The severe cyclonic storm 'Phailin' over the Bay of Bengal has gained strength, and intensified further, officials said on Friday…

12 years ago

Yuvraj powers India to win against Australia

Yuvraj Singh, in his comeback match, powered India to a brilliant six-wicket win over Australia in the lone Twenty20 International…

12 years ago

Obama, Republicans fail to reach decision on shutdown

A White House meeting between US President Barack Obama and House Republican leaders on Thursday ended with no specific determination…

12 years ago

‘The Hunger Games’ sequel to release in India Nov 29

Director Francis Lawrence's adventure film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will release in India Nov 29 in English, Hindi, Tamil…

12 years ago

He too drunk, she too tired for wedding night love

The wedding night is not necessarily the night when most newlyweds consummate their relationship as grooms are either too drunk…

12 years ago

Destroy caste system: Meira Kumar

Caste system has caused unimaginable harm to the Indian society and needs to be destroyed, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar…

12 years ago

Musharraf rearrested in Lal Masjid case

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf was rearrested in a case hours after he was granted bail in three other cases…

12 years ago

PM calls for economic accord with Indonesia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday called for a comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Indonesia, saying that such an accord…

12 years ago

Rahul lavishly praises PM, calls him his political guru

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who recently embarrassed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by terming the ordinance on convicted lawmakers "nonsense",…

12 years ago

Hrithik Roshan to get makeover for ‘Shuddhi’

Actor Hrithik Roshan will sport a never-seen-before look in "Shuddhi"

12 years ago

No body double for Sunny Leone in ‘Tina and Lolo’

Actress Sunny Leone underwent due training before starting action film "Tina and Lolo", and she has not used a body…

12 years ago

I’d like to do big roles in Hollywood films: Nawazuddin

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who believes in method acting, said he would do Hollywood films if the role offered is not…

12 years ago

Sakharov Prize for Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in her…

12 years ago

World Bank sets poverty reduction targets

In efforts to end extreme poverty worldwide, the World Bank has set an interim target to reduce global poverty to…

12 years ago

Sensex closes flat; bank stocks plunge

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets on Thursday closed flat - a mere 23 points higher - due to…

12 years ago

Libyan PM freed from captivity

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was freed on Thursday morning, a few hours after being seized by armed men, Xinhua…

12 years ago