Uber may be in the midst of a major controversy over a rape incident in India, but Infosys' CEO Vishal Sikka feels that digital services like this app-based taxi provider have huge potential in the country.
State-run gas firm Gas Authority (India) Ltd may list on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq by converting its global depository receipts into American depository receipts.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will issue rules next month to curb trading abuses in the mutual fund industry that favour large institutional investors over individual shareholders, SEC Chairman William H Donaldson has said.
Vajpayee is understood to have extended India's continued support to the rebuilding of Afghanistan.
Wipro Technologies on Monday announced the successful implementation of an e-Ticketing solution for easyCinema, a new venture of the Europe-based easyGroup.
The Gupta case is SEC v. Gupta, US District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 11-07566.
The rupee had lost 21 paise on Tuesday's trade.
The FTSE 100 is up by about 2 per cent since the start of 2015, although the index is down 6 per cent from a record high of 7,122.74 points reached in April.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Friday came under scathing attack from rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio who blasted the real estate mogul on his immigration stand and for hiring foreigners in his business projects, as the debate turned shriller ahead of the crucial "Super Tuesday".
The New York Stock Exchange-listed Perot Systems on Thursday said it has reached an agreement to acquire the Chennai-based healthcare claims processing company Vision for an aggregate value of $10 million.
The rupee had snapped its 3-day losing streak on Thursday.
Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".
Upset over the Devyani Khobragade episode, India on Wednesday raised with the United States its concerns over "trafficking" visas issued to family members of Sangita Richard, the absconding maid of the Indian diplomat whose arrest had triggered a row between the two countries.
The hotlines or secure lines of communication between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama and their national security advisors have recently become operational, though it has not been put to use during its short lifespan so far.
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on Tuesday arrested 48 foreign exchange brokers in connection with a probe into securities and currency fraud, according to a CNN/Money report.
The Rupee is seen weakening further against the dollar.
In the forward market, the premium for dollar moved up on fresh paying pressure corporates.
Panagariya urged the government to undertake labour law reforms and make land acquisition more flexible to attract the multinationals.
Factbox on American Justin Gatlin who won the 100 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday at the age of 35.
The rupee on Wednesday strengthened by another 3 paise to 62.82 against the US dollar.
The comment by the minister sparked anger with the Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad saying it was sad that foreign media knew of it, but the minister didn't know of the incident.
Of the 1.87 million resident non-immigrants in the US in 2012, India accounted for the maximum number of 430,000 residents, followed by China with 210,000 residents and South Korea with 140,000, the Department of Homeland Security said in its latest report.
Silverline Technologies Inc, a software developer and services provider, said on Friday it was no longer in compliance with minimum share price requirements for listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
United said it would rebook flights for affected passengers without charge
'A sense of purpose is lacking in India's diplomacy.' 'This is what happens when foreign policy becomes the stuff for grandstanding before the domestic audience,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Forex dealers said besides the dollar gaining against other currencies in the global markets on the back of a strong US economy, increased demand for the American unit from importers weighed on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equity markets, capped the fall.
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Rupee rebounds 26 paise against dollar; snaps 2-day losses
Increased demand for the American unit from importers weighed on the rupee
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