Lanka off to solid start
Colombo, Aug. 3: India’s poor luck with the coin continued as did their fortunes on the field. Failure to make the most of overcast conditions and a track with good bounce pushed them into a tight cor
Ashok Leyland July sales up 66%
Hinduja Group’s flagship firm Ashok Leyland on Tuesday reported 65.98 per cent jump in July commercial vehicle sales at 6,747 units compared to the same month last year. The company had sold 4,065 uni
Punjab, Goa cruise into semifinals
Kolkata, Aug. 3: Goa and Punjab blanked their respective opponents at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Tuesday to make it to the Santosh Trophy semifinals.
Although the situation was much more comfortab
Air India set for imagemakeover
AIR INDIA has appointed an international consultancy firm — Cato Purnell Partners — to give it a branding makeover for the forthcoming Common wealth Games at a cost of over $ 1.6 million. “Cato Purnel
IHF agrees to follow guidelines
New Delhi, Aug. 3: A day after the sports ministry issued show cause notices to Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation asking the two bodies to clarify their status, IHF head K.P.S. Gill offere
BMW beats forecast, net jumps 10%
BMW, the world’s top maker of luxury cars, reported forecast-beating profit for the second quarter, driven by sales of its popular 5 Series model and rising demand from brand-conscious China. Earnings
Somdev eyes US Open berth
New Delhi, Aug. 3: After becoming only the second Indian to crack the top-100 bracket in the ATP professional tennis rankings on Monday, Somdev Devvarman has now set his sights on a US Open berth.
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Biz Briefs
Drug firm Unichem Laboratories on Tuesday said it has received the US health regulator’s nod to sell its generic Bisoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide tablets, for treatment of heart disease, in the US.
Ministry to OC: Sack 2 officials
New Delhi, Aug. 3: The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has been at the centre of a storm with charges of corruption flying thick and fast over the last week. The sports ministry on Tuesday fin
Reddy may dilute stake in Apollo for expansion
Hyderabad, Aug. 3: Apollo Hospitals may see dilution of promoter’s stake as the company seeks investors to fund its growth.
“We need to invest about Rs 3,000 crore during 2012 and 2014 for adding 4,0