Number two seed Sharapova will face 13th seed Tatiana Golovin of France on Thursday, who beat Luxembourg's Anne Kremer.
At present, organised sector workers covered under social security schemes run by EPFO are exempted from contribution towards schemes.
Plans over $1 bn equity sale to fund group buyouts.
Fixtures from the US Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches
If the aviation ministry has its way, your air travel is likely to get costlier.
Veterans Arjen Robben (21) and Wesley Sneijder (34) laid the groundwork for a Dutch victory in coach Dick Advocaat's first game in charge.
Netherlands-based Mittal Steel on Tuesday claimed it has met the minimum conditions for takeover of Arcelor by acquiring 50 per cent of the Luxembourg-based company's outstanding shares.
NRI steel tycoon L N Mittal will arrive in New Delhi on July 7 to review his India plans, just days after reaching an agreement to merge Mittal Steel with it nearest rival Luxembourg-based Arcelor to create the world's largest steel conglomerate.
Paving the way for a merger between Arcelor and Mittal Steel, an overwhelming majority of shareholders of the Luxembourg-based firm on Friday voted down a merger proposal from Russia's Severstal.
Stanislas Wawrinka survived a thriller against Mikhail Youzhny in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, fighting back in both sets to prevail 7-6(3), 7-6(8).
In the semi-finals of the Luxembourg Championship the teenager will play Italian fifth seed Francesca Schiavone.
India's biggest drugmaker Ranbaxy on Thursday acquired the 10th largest generic company in Belgium, Ethimed NV, for an undisclosed sum, a day after it shelled out $324 million to buy Terapia in Romania.
The Hinduja group controlled, IndusInd Bank, plans to raise around Rs 140 crore (Rs 1.4 billion) through global depository receipts by March-end.
NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is considering relinquishing his controlling stake - a move that could lower the barriers to shareholders accepting his $22.1 billion
Arcelor has stoked up its attack against NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal blaming him for inflaming political opinion over his $22.1 billion
Mittal Steel, owned by NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has said that opposition to its controversial takeover bid of Luxembourg-based Arcelor is softening and the whole deal could be finalised by the end of June.
Mittal Steel, owned by NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, hopes to reduce some of the tension in France over its hostile $22.1 billion bid to take over Luxembourg-based Arcelor through a meeting next week in Paris with the French Finance Minister.
The 33-year-old left-hander from Luxembourg had lost all five of his previous tour finals but prevailed at the sixth attempt in the Australian Open warm-up event at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
Rejecting NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's takeover bid, the chief executive of the European steel group Arcelor said the Indian billionaire had behaved improperly in initiating the £12.7 billion bid and that he presided over a company with poor sta
Chandrayaan-3's success is a must for India's space ambitions; we can't afford to lose out. And for realising our space dreams, the Indian private sector must be encouraged because if we lose this race, the moon, Mars, and mineral-rich asteroids will already be crowded before we reach there.
Significantly, China, which stonewalled India's entry into the 48-nation NSG at the just--concluded Seoul plenary, is not a member of 34-nation MTCR.
General Motors Asia-Pacific on Friday announced the appointment of chief operating officer, Rajeev Chaba, as president and managing director of General Motors India with effect from June 1.
Mittal Steel, the world's biggest steel manufacturer, which made a $28.7 billion bid for acquiring Luxembourg-based Arcelor, on Friday said it has received US antitrust clearance for the said bid.
World number six Kim Clijsters returned from a two-month injury layoff to beat Luxembourg's Anne Kremer 6-3 6-2 in the first round of the Hasselt Cup on Wednesday.
The victory gave the 19-year-old Indian a place in the semi-finals of the Bitburger Luxembourg badminton championship.
She was beaten by 17-year-old Polish qualifier Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the Luxembourg Championship.
She beat sixth seed Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the Luxembourg Championship on Wednesday.
The Times daily quoting sources close to Nippon Steel of Japan on Monday reported that a powerful clause in its 2001 technology tie-up agreement with Arcelor could dramatically reduce a would-be buyer's interest in the French-run company.\n\n
Steel giant Arcelor has said it would be ready to receive a written proposal from Mittal Steel about an unspecified "industrial project" related to the steel industry, a media report said on Saturday.
Frank Schleck of Luxembourg powered away with two kilometres left to claim the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
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