Media baron Rupert Murdoch's boardroom exits are seen as a corporate housecleaning exercise prior to News Corp's proposed two-way split of its global empire

Russia warns India over Sistema investment

23 Jul 2012

In a veiled threat, Russian amabassador to India, Alexander M Kadakin said there could be no investment from India in Russia, if Russian investments in India were imperiled

Adarsh, a security threat: Antony

21 Jul 2012

Justice Shah Commission gets another year and Rs50 lakh more to probe illegal mining

21 Jul 2012

San Francisco to host AIDS conference for first time after US lifts ban on HIV positive travellers

21 Jul 2012

China plans to invest £35 bn on five nuclear reactors in the UK: report

21 Jul 2012

Chinese nuclear firms are considering investing £35 billion ($54.5 billion) in building up to five nuclear reactors in the UK, reveals a UK media report

European regulator widens probe into $6.4-bn UPS-TNT deal

21 Jul 2012

The acquisition of TNT will give UPS a stronghold in Europe, China, Russia, Brazil and India, most of which have high growth potential

Ministers panel on telecom proposes to lower spectrum price

21 Jul 2012

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