The company at the centre of a probe into why morethan a dozen women died after being sterilised in Chhattisgarh has denied that the antibiotic tablets it manufactured were contaminated with a chemical compound commonly found in rat poison. Preliminary tests of ciprocin tablets made by Mahawar Continue Reading
Month: November 2014
India is pressing rich countries in the Gulf to raise the wages of millions of Indians working there, in a drive that could secure it billions of dollars in fresh income but risks pricing some of its citizens out of the market. Over 5 million Indian nationals are believed to be employed in the Continue Reading
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to acquire Procter & Gamble Co’s Duracell battery unit in a complex transaction that lets Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett buy a business he has supported for two decades and shave his company’s tax bill. Rather than pay cash, Berkshire will Continue Reading
A deal between Starbucks Corp’s and Dutch authorities may be illegal state aid as it allows the world’s biggest coffee chain to make payments on a lower corporate income tax base, European Union antitrust regulators said on Friday. The comments by the European Commission came five Continue Reading
A Kingdom of elegance, rich history, and numerous attractions, ruled by H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Kingdom of Bahrain has a culture and a liberal lifestyle, which many will find to be the utmost appealing of the various cultures. Bahrain consists of 33 islands, where Manama stands Continue Reading
In March 2012, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced new regulations rules to contain the rapid growth of the gold loan companies which was perceived as posing a risk to the stability of the financial system in India. The major change brought about was that gold loan NBFCs were required to Continue Reading
On sunday a record of 12 Breakthrough Prizes were handed out, the award created two years ago by Russian billionaire venture capitalist Yuri Milner, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and other tech industry luminaries. Each prize is worth $3 million, almost three Continue Reading
A Gretsch guitar that John Lennon played for the recording of the Beatles’ hit song “Paperback Writer” and then gave to his cousin is expected to fetch up to $1 million (630,000 GBP) at auction in Britain this week. Auction house TracksAuction.com said the Gretsch 6120 Continue Reading
It is time to recruit young beautiful and talented ladies for the 12th edition of Manappuram Miss South India 2015 which is being directed by Mr. Ajit Ravi Pegasus, the founder and chairman of Pegasus. This year Ms. Abhishikta S Shetty from Karnataka was crowned Manappuram Miss South Continue Reading
India will push ahead with reform to a land purchase law blamed by business for slowing industrial projects, even if there is resistance to loosening the rules, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday. Jaitley said changes to the law were needed to fulfil Prime Minister Modi’s vision Continue Reading