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Airtel slashes roaming rates by 60pc
New Delhi, Nov 20: After the pay per second tariff, Airtel intensified the price-war by slashing its roaming rates by 60 per cent.Airtel introduced its Turbo plan which offers incoming calls while on roaming for 60 paise per minute. On...

PM to focus on 9 pc growth for next few years
New Delhi, Nov 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, Nov 20, said his agenda for the next few years is to bring India's economy back to 9 per cent growth rate..

New book reveals stories behind names of big firms
London, Nov 20: While Nik..

Dell Q3 profit drops 54 per cent
San Francisco, Nov 20: PC maker Dell Inc on Thursday, Nov 19, reported its third quarter profit fell 54 per cent, as revenue dropped amid global market share loss and weak corporate demand..

Sensex ends in positive; banks, metal gain
Mumbai, Nov 20: The Nifty strengthened in the second half of trade and recovered all previous day's losses..

Sony Ericsson to shut Chennai centre
Raleigh, Nov 19: Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson has decided to shut several facilities, including its research and development (R&D) center at Chennai, a official spokesperson said on Thursday, Nov 19..

Air India staff stage protest march to parliament
New Delhi, Nov 19: Air India employees on Thursday, Nov 19 marched to Parliament demanding immediate government action to save the cash-strapped national carrier..

Toyota reports 5pc growth in Oct '09 sales
Tokyo, Nov 19: Even though its sales in United States plunged, encouraging sales in Japan and China has led Toyota Motors to report a 5 per cent rise in the global vehicle sales in Oct 2009..

Bird-hits cause airlines 7 cr loss
New Delhi, Nov 19: An ala..

India's food inflation rises to 14.55 pc
New Delhi, Nov 19: India's food inflation rose to 14.55 per cent for the first week of Nov 2009 as pulses, mutton and spices turned costlier..

Honeywell to set up new technology centre in India
New Delhi, Nov 19: In an attempt to conduct development closer to the company's end customers, US-based multinational company, Honeywell is reportedly planning on establishing a new technology centre in India..

Fiat India to launch its first CNG-run car in 2010
Kolkata, Nov 19: Fiat India has announced its plans of launching its first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-run car in the Indian markets by 2010..

Nifty ends below 5k mark; metal, telecom dip
Mumbai, Nov 19: The Nifty closed below 5,000 mark after holding that level for the last three days. The sell-off was seen across all the sectors; realty, oil & gas, technology, telecom and metal were the major losers..

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian: Forbes
Singapore, Nov 19: The head of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani, is once again the wealthiest person in India..

L&T unviels 3GPP LTE UE protocol stack
Mumbai, Nov 18: L&T Infotech has announced the the availability of its 3GPP release LTE (Long Term Evolution) UE (User Equipment) protocol stack (Ver..