Economists raise growth forecasts after elections

Prospects of a stable government at the Centre have prompted at least six economic forecasters to raise their growth estimates for the current fiscal, citing lower-than-expected political risk......

Thriving in the downturn

Growth is like a drug, and it can kill like one, too. Reckless over-stretching to hit increasingly aggressive quarterly financial results -- at the expense of quality, even propriety -- has hobbled......

Gitanjali eyes retail buyouts in the US

Following the acquisitions of two jewellery chains in the US, Samuel Jewels in December 2006 and Rogers in November 2007, Gitanjali Gems is eyeing a few more buyouts in the world's largest......

Sporting Clube edge past JCT

Sporting Clube de Goa kept their hopes of avoiding relegation alive when they got the better of JCT by a solitary goal in a 20th round I-League match at the Nehru Stadium, in Margao, Goa, on......

Ronaldinho named European Footballer of Year

Ronaldinho completed a hat-trick of awards when he was named European Footballer of the Year on Monday.The 25-year-old Brazilianwon the vote by European soccer journalists organised by French......

Kerala enter Santosh Trophy final

Kerala advanced to their fourth consecutive final in the National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, when they beat Services 2-0 in an absorbing contest at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi......