Eyes on Beyonce as muddy Glastonbury nears end
US pop star Beyonce takes the main stage at Glastonbury on Sunday as the closing act, hoping to repeat husband Jay-Z’s success in 2008 and help a huge crowd banish thoughts of mud and the long trip ho
Toyota India sees selling more than 100,000 Etios in 2012
Toyota Motor's (7203.T) Indian unit expects to sell more than 100,000 Etios sedans and hatchbacks in 2012, Sandeep Singh, deputy managing director of Toyota Kirloskar, said.
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India growth to overtake China, says expert
India's growth rate is poised to overtake China's within two to three years, despite a near-term slowdown, the finance ministry's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu said on Monday.
Basu told a confe
Vedanta to take 10 per cent stake as Cairn rejigs deal
India-focused miner Vedanta Resources PLC has taken another 10 per cent stake in Cairn Energy's Indian assets as part of the overhaul of an agreed but long-delayed deal that will also cut the price ta
Bharti Airtel says restructuring to have minimal impact on jobs
Mobile carrier Bharti Airtel said it plans to undertake restructuring exercise in its businesses, which is expected to have ‘minimal impact’ on jobs.
Bharti has pioneered the strategic outsourcing mo
Vettel grabs another pole for Red Bull
Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel chalked up his seventh pole position in eight races this season as Red Bull swept the front row in qualifying for the European Grand Prix on Saturday.
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French chef says ‘no, thanks’ to Michelin star
The Michelin star bestowed on Le Lisita restaurant in the ancient Roman outpost city of Nimes in southern France brought it acclaim and exclusivity.
Potter series to become ebooks, but no sequel
The seven Harry Potter novels will be available in ebook form in October, author J.K.
Ministry's panel to meet Friday on fuel pricing
A panel of ministers will meet on Friday to discuss raising prices of subsidised fuels, an oil ministry source and another government source said on Thursday.
Last June, the government allowed state-
Obama finalises plan for Afghan troop cuts
President Barack Obama made his final decision on Tuesday on the scale and pace of a US troop drawdown in Afghanistan and will announce his plan in a prime-time speech to Americans on Wednesday.
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