Starbucks to open first India store in Mumbai by end-Oct
Starbucks Corp will open its first coffee shop in India by the end of October, John Culver, president, China and Asia Pacific, said on Friday, in the latest delay to a much-hampered entry into the cou
Govt likely to ask telcos to stop 3G roaming pacts
The government is likely to send a notice on Friday to telecom carriers asking them to stop providing third-generation (3G) mobile data services through roaming pacts outside their licensed zones imme
WikiLeaks' Assange mocks Obama via video at UN event
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at US President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the
Moody's maintains stable outlook on India
Moody's will retain its 'stable' outlook on India, expecting economic growth to improve on the back of consumer demand, although the country is still constrained by its fiscal deficit, an analyst at t
Gold near 3-week low, importers wait for further fall
Gold importers in India, the world's biggest buyer of the metal, waited for prices to fall further as the yellow metal was trading near its lowest level in more than three weeks due to a stronger rupe
Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says
More than 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one of the bloodiest days in the 18-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Barclays to shut three branches in India, cut jobs - Sources
Barclays(BARC.L) will shut three of its nine bank branches in India by the end of this month, two sources with direct knowledge of the development said on Tuesday, as the British bank reduces its reta
Venezuela to supply more oil to Reliance Industries
Venezuela will hike the amount of oil it is sending to Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) and signed a new 15-year supply contract with the company on Tuesday, the oil minister said.
Oil Minister Rafael R
Actress sues anti-Islam film director, Google in US court
An actress suing the producer of an anti-Islam film that spawned violent protests across the Muslim world will drop her California suit and file a new case in a US federal court over copyright claims, her lawyer said Monday.
ONGC, IOC, Oil India bid for Conoco Canada oil assets
A trio of state-controlled oil companies on Monday said it has bid $5 billion for stakes in Canadian oil sands assets owned by ConocoPhillips (COP.N), in what could be the next major test of Canada's