MUMBAI:
February's inflation levels, on wholesale and consumer prices, may have
signified a breather for many but that may not be enough for Reserve
Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan to change his stance on interest
rates at the monetary policy review on Tuesday. Rajan, who has
made clear that his primary goal is to tame prices, may hold the repo
rate at 8% citing inflationary expectations, according to an ET poll.
The repo rate is that at which the central bank lends to banks. ..
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Monday, 31 March 2014
Thursday, 27 March 2014
India can be a better alternative to China in the EM basket: Marco Ravagli, Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management
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Global investors are seeing India as the next big opportunity for investment, says Marco Ravagli, director and senior portfolio manager for global emerging markets at Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management. Ravagli, whose fund manages assets worth $1.28 trillion, says India can be a good alternative to China
because of the huge opportunities it offers. In an interview with ET's
Biswajit Baruah, Ravagli talks about Indian markets, the apprehensions
of foreign investors and the sectors he is overweight on. Markets
are...
Firstpost Politics Rakhi Sawant to contest LS polls from Mumbai as an independent candidate
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Firstpost
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Supreme Court: Suspend Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings from IPL
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The top court also proposed Sunil Gavaskar as interim President of BCCI in place of N Srinivasan.
NEW
DELHI — The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Board of Control
for Cricket in India to suspend Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super
Kings from the Indian Premier League.
The top court also proposed
Sunil Gavaskar as interim President of BCCI in place of N Srinivasan
till it gives final verdict in the matter. Any person associated with
India Cements will not be involved with BCCI, said the court.The Indian...
Monday, 10 March 2014
Nokia X Android smartphone launched at Rs 8,599
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NEW DELHI: Nokia has launched Nokia X, the
first phone from the company to run on Google's Android operating
system. The phone, priced at Rs 8,599, will be available through online
and offline retailers across India starting Monday. Nokia X was unveiled by Nokia on February 24, during the MWC at Barcelona in Spain, along with Nokia X+ and XL. Nokia X sports a 4-inch WVGA LCD display (480 X 800p, 233ppi). The dual-sim phone is powered...
Saturday, 8 March 2014
FBI to probe missing Malaysia Airlines plane
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WASHINGTON: The FBI is sending agents and technical experts to assist a team probing the disappearances of a Malaysia Airlines jet that had several Americans aboard, US media reported Saturday.
US officials told The Los Angeles Times that they are trying to
determine whether there was any terror link to what caused Flight 370 to
go missing as it carried 239 people from Kuala Lumpur toward Beijing.
The fact that at least three...
Malaysia Airlines denies crash report, says plane still missing
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KUALA LUMPUR/HANOI: A Malaysia Airlines
flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew went missing over the South
China Sea on Saturday, presumed crashed, as ships from countries closest
to its flight path scoured a large search area for any wreckage. Vietnamese state media, quoting a senior naval official, had reported that the Boeing
777-200ER flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing had crashed off south
Vietnam, but Malaysia's transport minister later denied any crash scene
had been identified. "We are doing everything...
Monday, 3 March 2014
Being Human: Salman Khan’s apparel brand raked up sales of Rs 179 crore in its first year
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MUMBAI: After delivering a series of Rs100-crore blockbuster films, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has come up with yet another Rs150-crore-plus super hit. And this time, it's not a film, but his apparel brand Being Human. The brand , born out of Khan's philanthropic initiative, achieved retail sales of over Rs179 crore in 2013, its first calendar year after launch.
"Brand Salman is a major factor that defines the success story of Being...
