Albert Einstein's 'God Letter' to be auctioned online
A letter handwritten by physicist Albert Einstein a year before his death, expressing his views on religion, will be sold on eBay this month with an opening bid of $3 million, an auction agency said o
Kingfisher Airlines may face prolonged shutdown; shares slide
Kingfisher Airlines, which has cancelled all flights through on Thursday, faces a potentially prolonged shutdown until the cash-strapped carrier clears a salary backlog going back half a year.
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Kingfisher says cancelling flights due to employee unrest
Kingfisher Airlines said it would cancel several flights on Monday due to employee unrest, the company said in a statement without providing details of the cancellations.
Protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Islam, police and residents said.
Economy teeters at ‘fiscal precipice’, says Kelkar panel
India is on the edge of a 'fiscal precipice' and should urgently slash fuel, food and fertiliser subsidies to curb a budget deficit that could hit 6.1 per cent of gross domestic product this fiscal year, a government panel warned.
Govt mulls airport slot auctions in new air policy
Airlines flying to Indian airports could face an auction for peak-time landing slots in a shake-up of aviation policy under the government's economic reform drive.
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Accenture bets on outsourcing business to drive growth
Accenture Plc forecast full-year earnings ahead of analyst estimates as it bolsters its outsourcing business to offset a slowdown in consulting, sending its shares up 5 per cent in after-market tradin
Netanyahu draws ‘ed line’on Iran’ nuclear programme
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a 'red line' for Iran's nuclear programme on Thursday despite a US refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of developing a nuclear weapon in less than a year.
Yes Bank gets domestic equity broker licence
Private lender Yes Bank Ltd received a retail equities broking licence from the RBI stepping up competition in the financial sector for a piece of the country's savings.
Yes Bank expects to launch op
RIM surprises with cash boost and resilient sales; shares surge
Research In Motion Ltd reported a narrower than expected loss on Thursday and the struggling BlackBerry maker bolstered its cash reserves, sparking optimism ahead of the launch of its make-or-break li