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Tata plans hybrid cars on Nano platform

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 21:23

Tata motors has plans to use its Nano platform to build electric and hybrid cars and to produce more high-end models. “The Nano is just not a car for Tata Motors, it is also a platform to create more high-end...

“Don’t come to this country. I was lucky to have escaped”

Monday, June 15, 2009 21:09

NEW DELHI: Twenty-year-old Sunny bajaj has made up his mind. He will leave Australia for good. The Shalimar Bagh boy, who studied at Sachdeva Public School in west Delhi and is pursuing accounting at Deakins University in Australia for the past...

Retail investors take MF route to join mid-cap rally

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 21:55

MUMBAI: Having burnt their fingers in small- and mid-cap shares ast year, retail investors have taken a more cautious approach this  time: they are playing the mid-cap rally through the mutual fund (MF) route. Market watchers say this could further...

Make long-term moves for maximum returns

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 21:16

MUMBAI: “Every investor is a long-term investor until the stock market tanks,’’ says Amar Pandit, certified financial planner (CFP) with my Financial Advisor, a wealth management firm. “You get to know his mental make up only by how he reacts...

Thousands rally against racism in Melbourne

Sunday, May 31, 2009 21:06

MELBOURNE: Shaken by a wave of racial assaults, thousands of Indian students and supporters rallied here on Sunday, demanding justice for victims of recent attacks as Australia scrambled to contain the rising anger and frustration within the community. The `peace rally’,...

Congress struggles with Cabinet berths

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 22:03

NEW DELHI: A surge in Lok Sabha numbers has brought a  plenty of  problem  for Congress, with party brass juggling names for the third consecutive day to finalize the list of Manmohan Singh’s ministry. The party has to accommodate states which...

Bharti relaunches MTN merger bid

Monday, May 25, 2009 20:35

NEW DELHI: Recessionary times hold little fear for visionaries. Especially if they happen to be leaders in the one industry where India is the world’s fastest growing market. At a time when global giants are complaining about a cash crunch and...

Fewer rainy days in future: Study

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 21:42

PUNE: Climate change will alter the pattern of the monsoon in the country in the next 50 years, reducing the number of rainy days in a year and increasing the intensity of rainfall. This observation was made by scientists...

I’m a Kajol fan: Stepmom Kareena

Thursday, May 14, 2009 22:01

Everyone knows Karan Johar is remaking Stepmom with Kajol and Kareena Kapoor playing the roles done to ‘depth’ by Susan Sarandon and julia Roberts. What nobody knows is that the original screenplay is being considerably rewritten to etch out...

Nike to cut about 1,750 jobs worldwide

Thursday, May 14, 2009 21:50

PORTLAND, OREGON: Nike says it will cut about 1,750 jobs worldwide. That represents 5 per cent of the global work force at the shoe and apparel company About 500 of the jobs lost will be at Nike’s world headquarters in...