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PE deals likely to slow over next 1 yr: Grant Thornton

Private equity investment activity in India is set to witness a significant decline over the next 12 months, as fund raising expectations have turned more cautious over the past year, a survey......

Kishwar Desai's novel wins top UK literary award

London-based Indian writer Kishwar Desai has won United Kingdom's prestigious Costa First Novel Award 2010 for her book Witness by Night, which addresses issues like unwanted girl child, gender......

'China sexy as far as US goes. India interesting'

The first unofficial US-India Strategic Dialogue organised by The Brookings Institution and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce in Washington, DC threw up some interesting facets on the......

'50 percent of children's studies prone to bias'

Clinical studies on children have become a regular feature in medical journals, but a new review of such trials has found that about half of them, especially the industry-funded ones, appear to be......

UK close to banning caste-based discrimination

In a "historic" step, British Parliament has moved closer to amending equality laws to declare as illegal caste-based discrimination, which is also prevalent in India, after the House of Lords......

10 best countries to start a business

Management consulting firm Grant Thornton recently released a ranking of countries by how well they encourage "dynamic growth" for businesses. Let's take a look some countries that are best when......

41% firms looking at acquisition

An increasing number of businesses are planning to expand through acquisitions, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report.In its latest global study, the proportion of......

India Inc saw $4.6-bn M&A deals in Aug: Thornton

India Inc has announced deals worth $4.63 billion in the month of August, led by ONGC's acquisition of Imperial Energy Plc, which accounted for half of the total deal volume.Global consultancy firm......

Budget: What India Inc expects

Having done a comprehensive survey, Grant Thornton has released several pointers indicating its expectations from the Budget. Rohan Phatarphekar, National Head of Tax & Regulatory Services at Grant......

One-third of Indian firms are super growers

India has taken the joint second spot with Hong Kong in Grant Thornton International Super Growth Index 2006, with more than a third of its companies (34 per cent) achieving super growth status.The......

Brangelina planning a spring wedding?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who have been together for seven years and have six children, are said to be setting their sights on a spring wedding. The Hollywood A-list couple are discussing......

Will Puss in Boots be as popular as Shrek?

Long before he even meets Shrek, the fighter, lover and rebel Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) becomes a hero when he starts on an adventure with the tough and street-smart Kitty Softpaws (Salma......

Review: Cowboys & Aliens disappoints as a Western

Shaikh Ayaz feels that Cowboys & Aliens squanders the legacy of Westerns. Post YOUR reviews here!The Westerns worked on similar themes and motifs and relied most often on skilfully-written scripts,......

Faster review: A movie gone very wrong

Elvis D Silva reviews the Hollywood movie, Faster. Post YOUR reviews here!Let me get this out of the way, right at the beginning of this review -- Dwayne Johnson has decent screen presence. His......

The Most Overpaid Actors

Will Ferrell has ranked first in the Forbes magazine's most overpaid actors list.The Elf star apparently earns a dollar for every $3.29 his films make.Seemingly, Ferrell's film Land of the Lost,......

NBA: LeBron scores 40 as Heat topple Kings

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined for 79 points as the Miami Heat prevailed 141-129 in a double overtime marathon against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. James scored 40 points, 16 assists and......

NBA: Youthful Kings reign over slow-starting Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers continued their stumbling start to a new era with a 100-91 road loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday as the visitors matched their poorest opening to a campaign for nine......

Coming soon, Ponting the Golfer!

In the twilight of his cricket career, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting could be seen swinging a golf club next summer as he might be given a sponsor's exemption in one of the major......

Magic stung by Hornets, win streak snapped

The Orlando Magic finally ran out of steam and suffered their first loss in three weeks on Wednesday, falling 92-89 in a wild overtime defeat to the New Orleans Hornets. Dwight Howard had a......

Men's Hockey World Cup: The goal-scorers

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Corporate India announced merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worth $ 1.66 billion in April, with inbound deals being the flavour of the... ...

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Breakthrough for IVF?

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Bruins connect with Army Rangers in playoff push

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