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HSBC's proposed takeover of RBS India assets falls through

A proposed acquisition by global banking giant HSBC of another UK-based bank RBS' Indian retail and commercial banking business has failed to fructify, as the transaction deadline expired on Friday wi

Boris: UK losing India to the US

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, on Sunday warned that it “simply didn’t cut the mustard” for Britain to rely on colonial sentiment to do business with booming India as young Indians were increasin

Coal buyers see defaults as prices slip: Traders

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Indian coal markets are seeing scattered defaults among end-user and trade buyers in part because of a 20 per cent slide in prices in 2012, although the vast majority are honouring their contracts, In

Indian economy showing signs of better growth, says OECD

India and most of the developed world showed signs of better growth in December, but indicators point toward a slowdown in China, according to Paris-based think-tank OECD.

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Indian MBA student stabbed in London; Krishna assures all help

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A 26-year-old Indian MBA student was critically stabbed in the London borough of Newham last night and 11 persons have been arrested, Scotland Yard said on Saturday.

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Dow to drop its logo from London Olympics 2012, IOA not happy

Dow Chemical has agreed to remove it logo from London's Olympic stadium but the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that it is not satisfied with the move and wants US giant to remove its sponsorshi

Stranded Indian students in UK to be accommodated: UK

UK today said that many Indian students affected by the closure of a business school in London will be accommodated in other colleges even as India asserted that it will do 'everything possible' to en

Lelyveld says ban shameful,intellectuals voice outrage

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Pulitzer prize-winning author Joseph Lelyveld has opposed a ban on his controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi, describing the move as “shameful”.

BCCI rubbishes Raina ‘bookie link’

The International Cricket Council has started an inquiry into the reason why the Board of Control for Cricket in India did not promptly inform it about a report linking Indian Test player Suresh Raina

Charles will open CWG, so will Prez

President Pratibha D. Patil and Prince Charles are likely to share the honours at the inauguration of the Delhi Commonwealth Games.

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