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Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life imprisonment
02 Jun 2012
A criminal court in Cairo on Saturday sentenced Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters last year
Big Ben to be renamed after queen Elizabeth
02 Jun 2012
Renaming public monuments or places after contemporary leaders is not just an Indian idiosyncrasy, but has even reached British shores
No bailout talks on Spain: IMF
02 Jun 2012
The IMF yesterday denied recent media reports on talks with Spain on contingency plans for the financial rescue of the troubled eurozone nation
China manufacturing PMI down lower than expected
01 Jun 2012
US Q1 GDP growth lowered to 1.9 per cent
01 Jun 2012
Japan, China to start direct currency trading from 1 June
30 May 2012
The world’s second and third-largest economies China and Japan have agreed to begin direct yen-yuan trading from 1 June scrapping the US dollar as intermediate currency
Yields shoot up as Italy sells €4.25-bn debt
29 May 2012
Pope’s butler to cooperate in 'Vatileak' probe
29 May 2012
The Vatican has been hit by a scandal invovling leaks of confidential correspondence that reveal murky intrigues and power struggles at the highest levels
PM arrives in Myanmar; energy, security top agenda
28 May 2012
Seeking stronger ties with resource-rich Myanmar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein and opposition leader and Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi
Investment in Australia’s resources sector reaches record $260 billion
26 May 2012
Seven new LNG projects account for over $164 billion investment that when completed in 2015-2016, will increase Australia’s LNG export capacity over three-fold to 80 million tonnes per annum
Secret ECB funds prop Greece’s banks: report
22 May 2012
IAEA nears deal with Iran ahead of `Big-6’ talks
22 May 2012
Amano said the accord would address the demand for access to an Iranian military site where nuclear weapons-relevant tests might have occurred
Focus on Europe as G-8 leaders discuss global economic woes
19 May 2012
There were, however, signs of discord over the euro zone crisis with the UK and France getting US backing for opposing austerity measures proposed by Germany
Oil plunges to below $92 on eurozone woes
19 May 2012
Crude oil stretched its third weekly decline dropping to $91.80 a barrel on Friday due to the deepening euro zone debt crisis and concerns of a slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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