Retailers say that the 12.5-per cent VAT will result in a thriving gray market in the state, as cheaper handsets from states with 4-per cent VAT flooding Maharashtra

USA Today publisher Gannett to axe more than 1,000 jobs: report

02 Jul 2009

Union steel minister, Virbhadra Singh firm on steel capacity expansion

02 Jul 2009

Power ministry approves R-APDRP proects worth Rs1,614 crore for 423 towns

01 Jul 2009

Government makes registration of fishing vessels under Merchant Shipping Act mandatory

01 Jul 2009

Petrol prices up Rs4 a litre, diesel to cost Rs 2 more

01 Jul 2009

With international oil prices hovering at $70 per barrel, the government raises petrol and diesel prices, sparing kerosene and LPG

Shipping ministry proposes 5 new PPP projects worth Rs3,319 crore

01 Jul 2009

Broadcom raises hostile takeover offer for Emulex to $912 million

01 Jul 2009

Oil companies hike jet fuel prices by 6 per cent

30 Jun 2009

BP-CNPC consortium wins contract in Iraq's first post-war oil field auction

30 Jun 2009

Oil hits an eight-month high above $73 a barrel

30 Jun 2009

Crude oil prices rose to an eight-month high above $73 a barrel in Asian trade today, helped by a weak dollar

Pierre Cardin to sell certain permanent licenses in China

30 Jun 2009

Delhi Development Authority plans housing for poor in the capital

30 Jun 2009

Fortis takes over management of S L Raheja Hospital

By Ravi Kunder | 30 Jun 2009

Chinalco to participate in Rio Tinto’s rights issue

30 Jun 2009

Emaar Properties, 3 Dubai firms to merge operations

30 Jun 2009

Cement firms seek budgetary cuts in excise, import duty

29 Jun 2009

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