Pic: 17-yr-old survives 15 days under Haiti rubble

A remarkable 15 days after being buried by Haiti's killer quake, a teenage girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed school in the capital of the Caribbean nation.French rescuers......

Implications of Olympic flame on Everest

As the Olympic torch reaches the culmination stage of its world run in Vietnam, a special lantern lit from the same flame has been taken to the base camp of Mount Everest on the Tibetan side of the......

What French President Sarkozy will do in India

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 in New Delhi. To shore up strategic ties, Sarkozy, the youngest French president, will......

Chirac signs 14 agreements with China in historic

French President Jacques Chirac and Chinese President Hu Jintao signed 14 economic agreements on Thursday.The largest contract is an order for 150 Airbus A320 passenger jets. The 14 agreements also......

For some MNCs, India remains a big puzzle

Why Danone, Philips, and to an extent Nestlé and P&G remain under stress in India is a subject perhaps worthy of a business school case study, says Shailesh Dobhal. Illustration: Uttam......

French retailer Auchan scouts India all over again

Auchan and another French retailer, Carrefour, exited India in 2014 About three years after it exited the Indian market, French retailing major Auchan Group is keen to return if the government......

MNCs find sourcing hurdle too high to cross

Sourcing of goods from India is compelled to some extent by the government to promote small and medium industries American retailing giant Walmart getting a notice from the service tax department......

Fuzzy retail policy makes Walmart move to slow lane

The company claims it is in India for the long haul -- unlike French chain Carrefour, which exited the country in 2014. American giant Walmart wants policy clarity for the entire retail sector......

Paris Olympics menu: More French, more local, less meat

IMAGE: Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French retailer Carrefour, and Tony Estanguet, president of the Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic......

Ronaldo eyes Pele's record

Ronaldo aims to beat Pele's goalscoring record for the Brazilian national team, the Real Madrid striker has said after announcing another advertising deal. Ronaldo has scored 46 goals in 70 full......