SC lifts ban on 18 iron ore mines in Karnataka
The Supreme Court has allowed 18 mines to resume iron ore mining in Karnataka, the country's second-largest supplier, after a suspension of over a year on environment concerns, Justice Aftab Alam and
White House releases Obama beer recipes after calls from public
Bowing to growing pressure from thirsty and curious Americans in both parties, the White House on Saturday released the recipes for President Barack Obama's homemade beers, revealing the executive bra
Expert panel wants GAAR deferred by 3 years
A controversial set of laws to stop tax avoidance in India should be deferred until 2016, an advisory panel set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to examine the rules said on Saturday, a move likely
Netanyahu urges international ‘red lines’ to stop Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Sunday to set a "clearred line" for Tehran's atomic activities and said they had failed to convince it of their resolve to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear arms.
Does China's next leader have a soft spot for Tibet?
For decades, Beijing has maintained that the Dalai Lama is a separatist, but Tibet's exiled spiritual leader once had a special relationship with the father of Xi Jinping, the man in line to become Ch
Tata Motors looks at Saudi plant for Jaguar Land Rover
Tata Motors is examining the possibility of building a plant in Saudi Arabia to assemble Jaguar Land Rover Ltd cars next to a new aluminium smelter, the Indian manufacturer's chairman said in a magazi
Dirty Harry nearly unmakes Mitt’s day
US Republicans may have made Mitt Romney’s day with the presidential nomination he long sought, but it was Dirty Harry himself who nearly hijacked the show with a rambling diatribe against President Barack Obama — addressed to an empty chair.
India’s economic growth languishes, worst may be over
India's economic growth languished near its slowest in three years in the quarter that ended in June but was slightly better than expected, signalling the worst may be over for Asia's third largest economy and dashing investor hopes of an early rate cut.
A 'close call' on more Fed's monetary easing
When Federal Reserve policymakers meet next month to decide whether to take action to boost the economy, it will be a 'close call,' a top Fed official said on Thursday on the eve of a speech by chairm
Nomura upgrades ICICI Bank to 'buy' from 'neutral'
Nomura upgrades ICICI Bank to 'buy' from 'neutral' saying the Indian lender was 'better shielded from the asset quality deterioration' in the banking sector, and expects return on equity to increase b