War with Taliban is being lost: Pak Prez
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari warned that the international community was losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to an interview published on Tuesday.
Luxury brands shake off ‘Made in China’ tag
Shanghai, Aug. 4: Billionaire investor Mr Warren Buffett, often dubbed the Oracle of Omaha, has seen the future of fashion in the most unlikely of places, bearing a “Made in China” label better known
Boeing bets on Indian demand
New Delhi, Aug. 3: India’s expanding aviation sector will require 1,150 commercial jets valued at $130 billion over the next 20 years, a Boeing Co executive said on Tuesday.
Mr Dinesh Keskar, the hea
After spill, BP faces scam probe
Washington/Houston, Aug. 3: BP faces an investigation into whether its employees profited illegally from the Gulf of Mexico spill, as the oil giant prepared on Tuesday to kill the blown-out well for g
Dozens killed, stranded by Afghan floods
Dozens of people were killed and thousands had to be rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains that struck Afghanistan’s northeast, officials said on Saturday.
Gold buying eases, premiums up
July 30: Gold buying eased on Friday after a four-day pick-up as traders waited for lower prices to stock for festivals next month, and premiums are expected to inch higher driven by lower-level buyin
Smartphone war hits vendor margins
July 30: An increasingly heated battle in the global smartphone market is set to weigh on handset vendors’ profit margins for the rest of the year, analysts said on Friday.
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RIL, Essar eye BP Africa assets
July 28: BP Plc is in talks with Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets that could be worth as much as $500 million, sources said on Wednesday.
It was not known whether
Cleric okay with French veil ban
Riyadh, July 25: Two Saudi clerics have declared Muslim women are exempt from wearing full veils in France, which is planning to ban them, but added they should avoid visiting it as tourists.
The co
Congo rebels take Indian pilot hostage
Congolese rebels took an Indian pilot hostage on Saturday when they attacked an aircraft on a remote airstrip in a tin mining zone in the country’s North Kivu province, Army and mining officials said.