FIs vie for deals in India's infra sector, hurdles persist Such deals could go some way to relieve developers of some of their debt burden, but what’s likely to hold investors back from signing on the dotted line?
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The International Energy Agency said that Germany must shield its consumers from paying too much of the cost of its switch toward renewable energy.
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Can IPL survive spot-fixing scam of season 6? The recent spotfixing and betting racket has now tainted IPL’s reputation. But today’s T20 format is all about instant fame and quick money.
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Slovenia's parliament on Friday imposed a cap on public spending in an attempt to convince foreign investors that the small eurozone country will not need an international bailout.
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Subbarao today briefed a Parliamentary panel on regulatory issues concerning the recent chit-fund scam in West Bengal.
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Allahabad HC sought replies from the Centre and UP govt on a petition into alleged scam in the implementation of 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna'.
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With his confirmation, Srinivasan has become the first South Asian to be appointed to the top court, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme Court.
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A group of US retailers breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement reached last year over fees to process credit card transactions.
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For the third time in less than a week, the Delhi high court has decried that rape laws are often misused by women.
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Re turns shaky on global turmoil, renewed dollar strengthWith the Fed starting to contemplate QE exit strategy, the US dollar gained currency among risk-averse global investors.
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Bajaj's RE60 may have competition from Polaris, M&M, Tata MotorsBajaj Auto has got the green signal for the RE60, but it may not be the only such vehicle on the road in the years to come
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USFDA: Will Ranbaxy, Wockhardt be affected in long-term?Manufacturing-related indiscretions of Indian firms put a question mark on prospects for generics exports.
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Sharad Pawar's NCP demanded immediate meeting of the Coordination Committee to collectively decide on the upcoming Assembly elections in four states.
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Maoists kill senior Congress leaders, VC Shukla critically injuredSenior Congress leader Mahendra Karma has been killed when a group of Naxalites ambushed a convoy of senior Congress leaders in Chattisgarh.
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Chattisgarh Maoist attack: Congress leader Mahendra Karma killedMaoists also kidnapped PCC chief Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh after attacking a convoy of Congress leaders in Darba Gati Valley, police said.
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The Union Home Ministry tonight said it is rushing additional paramilitary forces to help launch a combing operation for release of abducted leaders.
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"It is an attack on democratic values which need to be condemned by not only political parties, but society as a whole," Gandhi said in a statement.
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PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf, who was invited by the BCCI to watch the final of the Indian Premier League, declined to attend the event.
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Will Obama be the Prez with the best market record? Overall, the world’s stock markets outside the United States have risen less than two-thirds as much as the American one has.
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An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers _ a functioning 1976 model _ has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).
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Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who has been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy, will clear his name, his elder brother Adnan said on Saturday.
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"There is absolutely no progress in agriculture, industry, IT and in job opportunities except for mushroom growth of chit funds,"
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Procedures being taken in Indian workers' interest: Saudi FMSaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said "procedures" are being taken in the "best interest of Indian workers".
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Union government aims to make India the "design outsourcing hub of the world" in the next decade by creating more designers in different fields.
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Suspected Naxals opened fire on Opposition Congress' Parivartan Yatra, comprising senior party leaders, in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.
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Narendra Modi demanded that Centre allow to install gates on the dam so that water could reach farmers in the parched regions of the state..
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Streets wore a deserted look as a scorching sun sent day temperatures well above the normal levels in large parts of the country.
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The manager of Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf claimed that his client has not indulged in corruption and is innocent.
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"Tarun Barot and Bharat Patel have applied for default bail as CBI failed to file the chargesheet,"
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Rivals plot ouster of BCCI chief | Bookie names more cricketersSources in the BCCI say that a section of the Board may be grouping up against Srinivasan and seek his suspension if not immediate removal.
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Also the meeting is expected discuss initiatives to boost the bilateral trade, which has come down to $66.47 billion last year.
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From a trading perspective, a fall below the weekly low of 5940 (Nifty Spot) odd levels would signal that the bears are gaining control.
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Defence Minister A K Antony on Saturday maintained that there were no issues in the Kerala unit of Congress that could not be resolved.
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BJP's national executive meeting, to take place in Goa in June, would discuss the strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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Jairam Ramesh has assured Arunachal Pradesh that proposals under the MNREGA schemes which were submitted to his ministry would be immediately sanctioned.
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The management board of Italian steel group ILVA has resigned, the company said on Saturday, following the seizure of 8 billion euros of assets.
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"I am personally of the view that sports bodies should be administered by sportspersons -- that is the great favour we can do to sportspeople," he said.
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Nearly 800 million South Asians and Indonesians sent or received a payment or remittance last year with a majority of them doing so informally.
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The Armed forces are in the process of finalising a proposal to set up a Cyber Command and it would soon become a reality.
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Police today arrested 34 people, including 20 women, in the brutal killing of a local JD(U) leader who was allegedly set on fire by some tribals.
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Gurunath Meiyappan in police custody till May 29 | I will not quit: SrinivasanThe crime branch application said it wanted to find out the financial arrangement between Vindoo and Meiyappan, who is son-in-law of N Srinivisan.
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The EU executive wants cuts in 2013 amounting to one percent of Belgian GDP, with 0.6 percent in 2014, which is an election year.
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Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have handed over 364.5 MT of opium to the Government of India produced by farmers in the two states under licence.
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''The Indian Naval Academy has made considerable progress in every facet of naval training and could be compared with the best in the world"
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Egypt will refund taxes collected from Qatar National Bank 's acquisition of National Societe Generale Bank to shareholders on Sunday.
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The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was today adjourned.
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Maoists gunned down a tribal special police officer(SPO) in Odisha's Malkangiri district after he did not heed to their threat.
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"Next year, I expect it to grow another 1 per cent more than the current year. We should soon reach our potential growth rate of 8 per cent," he said.
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India's strong 8.2 per cent growth in the last decade can in part be attributed to the country's poverty-reduction reforms, the authors said.
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European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the risk of social breakdown are among the toughest challenges they face.
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