Japan's Akai relaunches range of consumer electronics in India
New Delhi, July 21: Akai, the Japanese consumer electronics brand that introduced inexpensive television sets to the Indian market in the late 1990s, is making a comeback with a wide range of products
British Petroleum needs to clear the mess: Cameron
Washington, Jul 21: British Premier David Cameron today asserted that the BP needs to take responsibility and clear the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, but noted that both US and Britain need to make sure
Goods to be taxed at 6-10 pc, Services at 8 pc: Pranab
New Delhi, July 21: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the country can have two goods and services tax (GST) effective from April 1, 2011.
He proposed a dual rate structure during the f
British Petroleum needs to clear the mess: Cameron
Washington, Jul 21: British Premier David Cameron today asserted that the BP needs to take responsibility and clear the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, but noted that both US and Britain need to make sure
AgustaWestland unveils new-generation chopper at Farnborough
Farnborough, July 21: AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has unveiled a new generation multi-purpose twin-engine light transport helicopter that it says be used in India's homeland security.
"We
Obama set to sign finance reform bill
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2010: US President Barack Obama claims a moment of history Wednesday as he signs into law the most sweeping finance reform since the 1930s Great Depression.
The legislation, whic
Chilean airline to buy 50 new Airbus planes
Santiago, July 21: Chile's LAN Airlines has said it will buy 50 Airbus planes as part of a deal worth $4.15 billion between 2012 and 2016.
Under the agreement, the airline will buy A319, A320 and 210
Bangladesh has nearly 60 mn mobile users
Dhaka, July 21: Bangladesh added 13.29 million new cellphone subscribers during July 2009-June 2010, taking the total number of users to 59.98 million.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Com
IBM and Oracle eye Technopark as next destination
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) Global IT majors IBM and Oracle are planning to set up units at the Technopark here, official sources said Tuesday.
An official of the state IT department said the
Sensex closes 81 points higher
Mumbai, July 21: A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed 81 points higher than its previous close.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opene