Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com lists the pros and the cons.
The fast moving consumer goods index was the lone survivor -- gaining 3.24 per cent. Tobacco-to-hotels major ITC rose on account of its better-than-expected quarterly results.
Old low-rise residential buildings and shantytown shacks portray the disparity in living conditions and incomes.
The initial cost of the reserve, expected to become operational by 2012, was estimated at Rs 2,400 crore (Rs 24 billion), excluding the cost of crude oil. Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd, special purpose vehicle that is implementing the project, has asked Engineers India Ltd to work on the revised cost," said sources. EIL is the management consultant for this project.
The weather office cautioned the fishermen not to venture into sea in the Odisha Coast.
Sivananda Yoga workshop by Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala for the first time ever in Mumbai.
As the sun sets over the charred ruins of what was a bustling neighbourhood till only two weeks ago and the shadows lengthen into night, panic escalates in northeast Delhi's riot-scarred locality of Shiv Vihar.
Amid continuing uncertainty over the fate of the national carrier, an official said there is also need for funds to restart operations of 12 grounded narrow-body planes.
The coronavirus has infected 1.2 million Americans and killed more than 73,000.
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday tabled a bill that would make it difficult to file "irritating" litigation against a single person.
French electrical major Schneider Electricals SA is in advanced stages of negotiations with the Mumbai-based Shah family to acquire Anchor Electricals, the country's leading electrical equipment maker.
TCS Vice-President (Business Development) Mario Tucci has been appointed as the country manager of the new unit which comprises a global delivery centre and regional training centre in Montevideo and an extension unit in Buenos Aires.
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) is all set to begin a price war in the direct-to-home market by offering its connection about 43 per cent lower than any of the existing players. Big TV will offer its DTH service for Rs 1,490, while the lowest-priced connection is currently being offered by Dish TV at Rs 2,190, followed by Tata Sky at Rs 2,400.
In Friday's market rally post the corporate tax cut, the country's top business promoters recouped more than two-thirds of the losses that they suffered in the post-Budget sell-off in equity markets.
India is fielding a 100-member team, led by Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. The duo will address a number of India-centric sessions on economic reforms.
India's Sheth Group is developing four projects, including a half-moon shaped tower, at an estimated of Rs 2,400 crores (Dh 2 billion) in Dubai.
Woman Grandmaster Eesha Karavade completed her third and final International Master norm after settling for a quick draw with IM Al Sayed Mohamad of Qatar in the ninth and final round of the Dubai International chess championship.
A day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the rate cut, FIIs bought shares worth over Rs 2,400 crore (Rs 24 billion), lifting the index up by 650 points, one of its biggest intra-day gains.
It is to be funded through a Rs 2400 crore (Rs 24 billion) corpus that has accrued to the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment from public sector banks.
Starbucks plans to open its first store in India by December this year.
"It is very effective. That is why they (Indians) spent billions (of rupees) by fencing 1,500 miles (about 2,400 km) of the border and now they are doing the same in Kashmir," he said at a press conference in Rawalpindi.
France Telecom is close to buying the IT business of communication infrastructure provider GTL in the next few days for about $70 million, intended to enter the fast growing Indian telecom space.
Palestinians, who protested massively along the Gaza border clashed with Israeli forces.
No Indian bowler has had a better debut year in Test cricket than the young lad from the Gujarat and Mumbai Indians teams.
The proposal to hive off the LNG terminal at the revived Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra is likely to be scrapped, with promoters and financiers agreeing to pump in Rs 24 billion to restart construction work at the plant.
If you are an avid gamer, the iQOO3 is packed with features that is meant to tempt you, says Ashish Narsale.
More than a century after the original Titanic ship infamously sank on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean, a fully-functioning replica of the gigantic vessel will set sail in 2018, according to a media report.
The government would ensure that in the next two or three years, no student would have to stop education because of financial constraints.\n
Russia has appealed to Olympic authorities to restore its Olympic status and allow its athletes to march with the national flag on Sunday at the Winter Games closing ceremony, but it could be waiting until the last minute for a decision.
Parimarjan Negi drew his fifth round match with Andrey Zhigalko of Belarus to take another stride towards to his International Master title at the World Junior Chess Championships.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the third week of IPL 2020.
The report has identified 29 instances where it appears that the loans disbursed to borrowers were in turn utilised by their group companies to repay the existing debt obligations with IL&FS Financial Services Limited.
After experimenting with specialised malls, realtors are hard-selling the luxury mall concept.
District authorities in old Tehri town today began evacuating residents, after the water level in the Bhagirathi river reservoir of the 2400 mw Tehri hydel project crossed the danger level and inundated several areas
Russia's familiar domination of the synchronised swimming programme at the European Championships continued on Saturday as they won their third successive title in two days of competition, despite problems with the pool water.
A see-saw battle of arguments between the Lodha camp and the Birla group, who are fighting for control of Priyamvada Birla's Rs 2,400 crore (Rs 24 billion) assets, on Thursday unfolded before the Supreme Court.
