Having survived the imported Chinese toys that nearly killed the Indian toy industry, the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion) domestic toy industry has come a long way.
A team of international researchers has carried out a study and found that those addicted to web surfing are afflicted with Internet addiction disorder -- a pathological condition that can lead to anxiety and severe depression. "Sufferers of Internet addiction disorder may experience loss of sleep, anxiety when not online, isolation from family and peer groups, loss of work, and periods of deep depression," according to lead researcher Dr Pinhas Dannon.
Steel Minister Ram Vilas said in a meeting that the prime minister could intervene, if need be, to provide iron ore blocks to Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of ArcelorMittal, for his two proposed 12 mn tonne steel plants in India. The world's biggest steelmaker has signed MoUs with Jharkhand and Orissa governments to set up greenfield steel plants wherein it will invest a total of Rs 80000 cr. ArcelorMittal has already been allotted two coal blocks, one each, in Orissa and Jharkhand.
When contacted, REL Investors Forum Secretary 'Veekay', whose name was mentioned on the release along with two other persons -- Prakash Krishnan and Anil Upadhyaya -- told PTI that the forum members include 60-70 shareholders of REL. Investors in REL are feeling cheated with ADA group company RPL's proposed public issue, it noted.
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The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is conducting an in-depth financial audit of some consumer awareness NGOs that have received financial assistance from it in recent years.
Researchers say it is possible for children in the womb to become addicted to their mothers' junk food intake.
The Madhya Pradesh government had signed as many as 20 Memorandums of Understanding worth billions of rupees in the just concluded agri-business meet.
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The government has directed all such firms to sign a memorandum of understanding with their respective administrative ministries setting out targets for the coming fiscal.
The two leaders also adopted a joint statement on cooperation in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy.
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Judgementall Hai Kya is a wild move but works because of how assured its cast is before and its crew is behind the camera, feels Sukanya Verma.
The Bangladeshi prime minister said that India's sudden decision to stop onion exports has led to a bit of difficulty for her countrymen.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told a rapturous crowd of NRIs that Persons of Indian Origin cardholders will get a lifetime Indian visa and that American tourists will be given visa on arrival.
India needs to take note of China's assertiveness in implementing its national security law as also its recently exhibited sensitivity to criticism of Xi Jinping by the Indian media, says former senior R&AW officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
The Gujarat government bagged a total investment of Rs 2,05,000 crore.
The Sheikh Hasina-Narendra Modi summit put India-Bangladesh ties on a firmer pitch. Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) takes stock.
Steep pre-paid tariff cuts at the start of the year in January could mean lower revenue growth for telecom operators in the March 2008 quarter. Moreover, minutes of usage (MOU) are unlikely to be very much higher since industry watchers feel users will take some amount of time to react to the tariff cuts. The operating profit growth these telcos could be in the region of 6-7 per cent. However, net profits may remain flat sequentially due to foreign exchange fluctuations.
Though the agro and food processing sector has been a priority for the state government, it failed to attract significant overseas investments at the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit-2007
Ontario, Canada's largest province, on Monday invited Indian companies to invest in the region so as to tap the entire North American Market.
Investment bankers have found a new rival for executing merger and acquisition deals in the form of the Internet, which is making the sale or purchase of a company as simple as the click of a mouse.
One look at the HP Pavilion tx1016 and it's easy to brand it as a futuristic-chic entertainment Tablet PC while the LG C1 comes across as a more professional machine.
Open an overseas account with the click of a mouse, invest in the Nikkei/Hang Seng, buy property in Dubai
It started raining half-an-hour before the scheduled 2.30 pm local time start and continued until the umpires called off play at 6.45 pm.
Mauritius to hand over 32 Indian prisoners
The 21 agreements relating to cooperation in the fields of defence, social and economic fields were signed after talks between visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz.
Shamsheer Ustaad refused to become collateral damage when his industry modernised, discovers Geetanjali Krishna.
Koda was a minister in the previous government.
Power Grid Corp of India Ltd is set to form joint ventures with five more companies, including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Essar, for setting up transmission lines in the country entailing a total investment of Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion).
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India cricket captain Virat Kohli's wife and Bollywood actor Anuskha Sharma reacted strongly to former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer's claims that the national selectors were getting her 'cups of tea' during the World Cup in UK earlier this year.
