India fights illiteracy with lunch Asia Times | By Raja M | MUMBAI - As the world's largest program of its kind, India's government-sponsored free school lunch scheme sets out to benefit 140 million children in a million schools across India in 2008, even as it swallows a regular diet of controversies en route to strengthening child nutrition a...
StanChart stands to gain $100 million as fees The Times Of India | Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank are advising MTN while Standard Chartered Bank is Bharti’s advisor in its quest to strike the country’s most-valuable overseas deal. If it goes through, investment bankers anticipate that StanChart will get around $100 million as fees. | Also, it w...
Infosys brand value reports slowest growth in FY08 The Times Of India | BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies saw its brand value report the slowest growth in absolute numbers during FY08. Infosys brand value, according to the latest annual report, stood at Rs 31,863 crore compared to Rs 31,617 crore in the pre...
Daredevils account for Bangalore The Australian | GLENN McGRATH was back to his miserly best in the Indian Premier League today. | The veteran quick took 2-15 off four overs in Delhi Daredevils' five-wicket win over lowly Bangalore. | The 38-year-old had been hammered for 10 runs an over in his la...
RIL makes billion-dollar realty foray with Vornado The Times Of India | NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: In what could mark its foray into the real estate and hospitality sectors, Reliance Industries has sealed a $1-billion joint venture with the New York Stock Exchange-listed Vornado Realty Trust to set up a ...
Bangalore Royal Challengers look to avoid wooden spoon The Times Of India | BANGALORE: Beleaguered Bangalore Royal Challengers would be searching for their third win and something to save their pride in their Indian Premier League campaign against Delhi Daredevils at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Monday. | Virtu...
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Business prospects of the night economy The Times Of India | On the trek up to Vaishno Devi, at the Katra base camp 13 kilometers from the shrine, first-time pilgrims might be surprised by a sight quite removed from the austerity that surr...
Engineering graduates lap-up good salaries in FY-08 The Times Of India | KOLKATA: Forget the US recession and fears of an IT slowdown, engineering students across the country seem to be on a roll. Around 71% students across campuses lapp...
Deutsche Bank's Misra buys 30% in Rattha's SEZ project The Times Of India | MUMBAI: Rajeev Misra, global head of Deutsche Bank’s credit trading business, in his individual capacity, has acquired 30% equity stake in Chennai-based Rattha group’s specia...
Sabeel arrives in Bangalore The Times Of India | BANGALORE: Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed, who was deported to India after serving 18 months in jail in the UK for withholding information about his brother Kafeel Ahmed's plot to blow up Glassgow airport, arrived here early this morning....
Cong says prospects bright; Sonia arrives on May 7 The Times Of India | BANGALORE: Congress poll campaign in Karnataka is expected to get a shot in the arm with Sonia Gandhi arriving to address two public meetings at Tumkur and Krishnarajapuram grounds near Bangalore on May 7. | AICC general secretary Pri...
BJP-Congress slugfest on terror and Kandahar The Times Of India | BANGALORE: As poll fever is fast catching up in Karnataka, BJP and Congress leaders are indulging in a slugfest on terror and Kandahar episode blaming and attacking each other. | Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu went ballistic over th...
RIL makes billion-dollar realty foray with Vornado The Times Of India | NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: In what could mark its foray into the real estate and hospitality sectors, Reliance Industries has sealed a $1-billion joint venture with the New York Stock Exchange-listed Vornado Realty Trust to set up a real estate fund that will develop a network of mega malls and highway shopping centres in India, no...
