Federer says he’ll be back
Roger Federer said Wednesday that he is braced for the challenge from the new breed at the top of men’s tennis but legend Bjorn Borg says the Swiss and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal remain the men to beat.
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Andhra mulls using naphtha instead of gas in power plants
The AP govt now wants to use naphtha instead of gas for generating extra electricity to meet the growing demand.
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CBDT, CBEC members given special secretary rank
The government today upgraded the posts of members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of Excise and Customs to the level of special secretary.
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India defeat England by 16 runs in 3rd ODI
India beat England by 16 runs as per the Duckworth-Lewis method in the third cricket one-dayer to take a 3-0 lead in the seven-match series at Green Park stadium here today.
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Cell phones to cost 8 to 9% more
Just when the FM is talking about a price cut in the industry to boost demand and growth, many leading mobile phone handset manufacturers have sent out letters to their dealers hiking prices.
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Antony to lay foundation stone for Bharat Electronics unit
Defence Minister A.K. Antony will lay the foundation stone of the production support centre of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at the Kinfra Hi-tech Industrial Park, Kalamassery, near here Nov 26.
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Bank stocks wilt under global pressure; investors turn jittery
Banking stocks today suffered the brunt of the continued fall in the markets amid investors fearing that the decline in the share prices of global banks would cast its shadow on the domestic front.
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‘RBI has scope to cut interest rates’
RBI has scope to cut borrowing costs further as growth slows and inflation approaches a level “we can live with,” FM P Chidambaram said.
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Advani discusses global slowdown with industry leaders
The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani today held discussions with top industry leaders to understand the impact of the global financial crisis.
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Button liberated by Formula One’s new rules
Jenson Button put Honda’s dismal 2008 season behind him and looked forward to a brighter Formula One future after an encouraging test in Barcelona on Wednesday.
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