Pranab Mukherjee tables economic survey for 2010-11
The Finance Minister has tabled the economic survey in Parliament, just before the announcement of the 2011 railway budget.
Following are the highlights:
Economy expected to grow at 9 per cent in 2
Toyota recalls over 2 mn autos
Washington: Toyota will recall 2.17 million vehicles in the US to examine accelerator problems.
Toyota will make adjustments to prevent the accelerators from becoming entrapped in floor mats or becom
Apple to unveil new iPad
Washington: Tech giant Apple is set to unveil a new version of its hugely successful iPad in March. The iPad 2 will be thinner than its predecessor and feature an improved display.
Analysts expect th
Nasdaq mulls NYSE Euronext bid
New York/Toronto: Nasdaq OMX Group Inc could launch a rival bid for NYSE Euronext to avoid being left out of a global merger frenzy among exchanges, a source said.
This is one option Nasdaq, valued a
US group joins fight for 500 Indian workers
Washington: The American Civil Liberties Union has joined a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of over 500 guest workers brought from India by an American company to work in US shipyards after Hur
India back on pre-recession growth trend
Washington: The Indian economy seems to be back to the growth trend before the global financial crisis with particularly strong GDP growth over the first half of the 2010-11 fiscal, but the inflation
BP, Reliance Industries in massive $7.2 bn oil and gas alliance
BP has entered into a 'transformational' oil and gas partnership with Reliance Industries, which involves the British oil major paying $7.2 billion to the Indian company.
Satyam to pay $125 mln over fraud
Satyam Computer Services Ltd has agreed to pay $125 million to settle U.S. shareholder litigation arising from an accounting fraud that in 2009 turned into India's biggest corporate scandal.
The sett
Unitech shares jump 9 pct after sell-off
New Delhi: Shares in Unitech Ltd(UNTE.BO), India's second-biggest listed real estate firm, jumped as much as 9.4 per cent in early afternoon trade, rising after a sell-off amid allegations that the co
Nokia under gun to justify Microsoft switch
Barcelona, Spain: Investors have panned his shake-up strategy and employees are rankled. Now, Nokia Corp.'s Stephen Elop, the first non-Finn to lead the world's largest maker of phones, is in a hurry