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Apple loses China patent case, separate suit continues

Apple loses China patent case, separate suit continues

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

Apple had taken Shanghai-based Zhizhen Internet Technology and China's State Intellectual Property Office to court to seek a ruling that Zhizhen's patent rights to a speech recognition technology were invalid.

Ratan Tata to receive Frost & Sullivan's GIL award

Ratan Tata to receive Frost & Sullivan's GIL award

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The award will be presented in Mumbai on September 23 during Frost & Sullivan's annual Growth, Innovation and Leadership Executive Congress, the global consulting firm said in a statement.

US budget deficit to come down to $583 billion in 2014

US budget deficit to come down to $583 billion in 2014

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

US budget deficit to come down to $583 billion in 2014

No major sops for IT sector

No major sops for IT sector

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

There are no major announcements in the Union Budget 2014-15.

Govt to launch new TV channel for farmers

Govt to launch new TV channel for farmers

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

The government on Thursday announced a new 24-hour TV channel dedicated to agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 100 crore for providing real-time information to farmers.

Are you happy with Railway Budget 2014-15?

Are you happy with Railway Budget 2014-15?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda presented the Railway Budget for 2014-15 on Tuesday.

Air India flyers to taste and then order food of their choice

Air India flyers to taste and then order food of their choice

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Flight caterer TajSATS has partnered with Air India to improve the onboard food service on select domestic and international routes.

Investors prefer property over stocks, gold

Investors prefer property over stocks, gold

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Riding high on improved market sentiment, especially after the Narendra Modi government took charge in late May, more and more investors are going for real estate compared to stocks and gold, according to a survey.

Tamil Nadu: BJP allies urge Centre to rollback fuel price hike

Tamil Nadu: BJP allies urge Centre to rollback fuel price hike

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S Ramadoss said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should meet the expectations of the people that prices will go down if he took over and 'it is the duty of the new government to do that.'

June factory activity grows at fastest pace since Feb

June factory activity grows at fastest pace since Feb

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The survey showed firms passed on a greater cost burden to consumers. Prices charged rose at their fastest pace since October.

RBI to come out with stringent norms for infra loans

RBI to come out with stringent norms for infra loans

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

Leeway on CRR and SLR was a long-standing demand from banks, which the RBI did not agree to till recently.

India's per capita external debt up at Rs 21,493

India's per capita external debt up at Rs 21,493

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Rise in NRI deposits pushed up India's per capita external debt by 17.55 per cent to Rs 21,493 in one year period ending March 2014, government said in the Rajya Sabha.

Budget neutral for the telecom sector

Budget neutral for the telecom sector

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

Excise duties on mobile phones to be 1% without CENVAT credit or 6% with CENVAT credit. This provision will have marginal impact on telcos.

Budget aims at encouraging savings, investments: Zyfin Research

Budget aims at encouraging savings, investments: Zyfin Research

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The IS curve is a measure of the sensitivity between GDP and prevailing interest rates.

Gold remains weak on sustained selling, global cues

Gold remains weak on sustained selling, global cues

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Silver, however, held steady at Rs 44,900 per kg in restricted buying activity from industrial units and coin makers.

DTH industry demands duty reduction

DTH industry demands duty reduction

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

The DTH industry has to pay entertainment tax to state governments and service tax to the central government.

Taxpayers have to share email-id, mobile number in I-T returns

Taxpayers have to share email-id, mobile number in I-T returns

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Taxpayers filing their I-T returns this year will now have to share their email-id and mobile phone number with the tax department.

Gold prices fall on global cues; silver up

Gold prices fall on global cues; silver up

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Traders said increased selling by stockists, tracking a weak trend overseas as investors awaited US employment data that may show the economy is strengthening, mainly dampened the sentiment.

Gold, silver plunge on global cues

Gold, silver plunge on global cues

Rediff.com2 Jul 2014

Silver fell by Rs 500 to Rs 44,800 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Gold falls on stockists selling, global cues

Gold falls on stockists selling, global cues

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

Gold in London, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, fell by 0.1 per cent to $1,314.99 an ounce and silver by 0.3 per cent to $20.91 an ounce.

Sardar's statue: Rs 200 crore for Modi's pet project

Sardar's statue: Rs 200 crore for Modi's pet project

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

The total height of the statue from its base is planned to be 240 metre consisting base level of 58 metre and statue of 182 metre.

Railways to borrow Rs 11,790 cr in 2014-15

Railways to borrow Rs 11,790 cr in 2014-15

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

The estimated market borrowing by these two companies during current fiscal were pegged at Rs 13,800 crore (Rs 138 billion) from markets, as per the interim Railway Budget for 2014-15 tabled in February.

Tata Motors to launch Zest, Bolt cars this quarter

Tata Motors to launch Zest, Bolt cars this quarter

Rediff.com6 Jul 2014

Both will be powered by the company's Revotron 1.2-litre turbo-charged petrol engines.

Trade imbalance not sustainable: India tells China

Trade imbalance not sustainable: India tells China

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The two countries had set the target of $100 billion by next year, which officials say is an uphill task.

Sun, Ranbaxy hire Mckinsey for merger assistance

Sun, Ranbaxy hire Mckinsey for merger assistance

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

Sun-Ranbaxy are keen to complete the merger process.

Finance minister bets big on disinvestment

Finance minister bets big on disinvestment

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The target announced is 13.6 per cent higher than that set last year and 145.4 per cent higher than the revised target for 2013-14.

Exempt port projects from MAT: Assocham

Exempt port projects from MAT: Assocham

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

To generate ample private sector interest, there is a need to introduce market-linked tariff rates.

Do a reality check on free trade pacts, says economic survey

Do a reality check on free trade pacts, says economic survey

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

During 2013-14, imports from Japan, South Korea and Malaysia stood at $9.49 billion, $12.47 billion and $9.21 billion respectively.

Sensex gains 103 points led by auto, metal shares

Sensex gains 103 points led by auto, metal shares

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

However, IT stocks fell on weak growth forecast by Gartner

Rupee ends largely steady a day ahead of Budget

Rupee ends largely steady a day ahead of Budget

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

Forex dealers said though increased demand for the US currency from importers put pressure on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equity market and the dollar's rise against other currencies overseas, capped the losses.

ONGC highest profit-making PSU, BSNL worst performer

ONGC highest profit-making PSU, BSNL worst performer

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

Oil explorer ONGC again emerged as the highest profit-making PSU of the country during 2012-13 while telecom major BSNL turned out to be the biggest loss-making enterprise, says the Economic Survey.

India lost competitiveness in key markets for stocks, rupee: Govt

India lost competitiveness in key markets for stocks, rupee: Govt

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

The overseas market has developed into a significant competitor for India's two biggest markets -- rupee and stocks, the pre-Budget Economic Survey 2013-14 said, adding that ten years ago, the global market was practically absent in both these fields.

Rail stocks derail; see losses of up to 20%

Rail stocks derail; see losses of up to 20%

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Most of the railway-related stocks, which had seen smart gains in the past few days ahead of the Rail Budget, saw profit-booking as Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda presented the Budget.

Govt to sell 5% stake in ONGC for Rs 17,000 cr

Govt to sell 5% stake in ONGC for Rs 17,000 cr

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Finance Ministry is considering to sell 5 per cent stake in ONGC in the current fiscal, which could garner about Rs 17,000 crore to the exchequer.

Gold drops on global cues, subdued demand

Gold drops on global cues, subdued demand

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Gold in Singapore, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, fell from three-month high by declining 0.6 per cent to $1,312.48 an ounce.

Tyre industry asks govt to rework inverted duty structure

Tyre industry asks govt to rework inverted duty structure

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

The tyre industry has urged the Central Government for recast of India's Free Trade Agreements

Jet brings in new COO, Anita Goyal to join board

Jet brings in new COO, Anita Goyal to join board

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Jet Airways expects to return to profit in the next 18 months, following implementation of a new route network and fleet strategy and cost optimisation measures.

Gold, silver rebound on global cues

Gold, silver rebound on global cues

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

Gold in New York, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, rose by 0.90 per cent to $1,326.90 an ounce and silver by 0.43 per cent to $20.96 an ounce on Monday night.

Swiss discloses links to money laundering cases in India

Swiss discloses links to money laundering cases in India

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

A Swiss government agency has disclosed having come across suspicious money laundering activities related to cases of "organised crime" in India.

Budget modestly credit positive for India: Moody's

Budget modestly credit positive for India: Moody's

Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his maiden budget last week in which he vowed to contain fiscal deficit at 4.1 per cent this year and lower it to 3 per cent by 2016-17.