Toronto Film Festival promises action, India
The Toronto International Film Festival promises a heavy dose of popcorn movies on a slate normally noted for Oscar contenders, opening with time-travel thriller Looper and featuring premieres of film
Airbus delays A350 after glitch, EADS lifts forecasts
European planemaker Airbus delayed the introduction of its newest passenger jet, the carbon-composite A350, as parent EADS unveiled better-than-expected second-quarter earnings lifted by resilient dem
Sun TV falls on report Marans to face graft charges
Sun TV shares slumped on Friday after the Times of India newspaper reported CBI investigators are poised to file charges against the company's executive chairman Kalanithi Maran, and his brother, formSun TV shares slumped on Friday after the Times of India newspaper reported CBI investigators are poised to file charges against the company's executive chairman Kalanithi Maran, and his brother, former telecoms minister Dayanidhi Maran, over allegations of kickbacks.
India committed to key retail sector reform: Sharma
The government is committed to opening its retail sector to foreign investment and will not reverse its stance, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Thursday, declining to say when the long-delayed ref
Reforms seen on hold; politics, poor rains to blame
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold off on widely anticipated fuel subsidy and retail reforms because of renewed opposition from party colleagues and coalition allies, leaving budget targets in tatters and rattling investors.
ITC Q1 net profit up 20 pct, misses forecast
ITC Ltd, India's largest cigarette maker, lagged market forecasts with a 20 percent jump in quarterly net profit.
ITC, India's fifth most valuable company at about $35 billion, said on Thursday its n
Panel of ministers on drought to meet early next week
India will convene its specialist panel of ministers on drought early next week to review the monsoon situation, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said, the first time since the drought year of 2009 as this year's rains fall below average.
History repeating for Maruti as supply strain looms
Maruti Suzuki faces months of supply woes and a slump in market share and sales as a lockout at the key Manesar car factory enters its second week, threatening a replay of a dismal 2011 when labour unrest battered volumes and profit.
U.S. ban unites global sex workers at Kolkata festival
Their eyes lined with black pencil and lips painted red, women in sequined saris line the labyrinth of squalid lanes that make up Sonagachi, one of Asia's largest red light districts in the old quarte
JPMorgan in $100 million credit card settlement
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay $100 million to settle litigation by credit card customers who accused the largest U.S. bank of improperly boosting their minimum payments as a means to generate