May 17-23, 2013

Washington, May 17 - Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), together with the Small Business Administration, the Economic Development Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will host a small business videoconference in four cities ...

At the end of the league stage, Chris Gayle is still IPL6’s most valuable player (MVP), according to Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle. But his time has run out and he cannot increase his MVPI tally of 864. Shane Watson (802) looks most likely to emerge MVP especially if Rajasthan Royals win the qualifier. The most valuable player index (MVPI) collapses a player’s batting, bowling and fielding performances into a one-dimensional ‘run equivalent’. The best MVPI ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Larsen & Toubro Ltd ( LART.NS ) expects sales to rise 15-17 percent for the fiscal year to March 2014, Executive Chairman A.M. Naik said on Wednesday. Larsen, India's biggest engineering company, expects order inflows to be up about 20 ...

India is the chair of Convention on Biological Diversity till 2014. India has the chance to lead the world with setting high standards on biodiversity protection within India and with operations outside. We should also shift our energy paradigm slowly away from dirty destructive practice of coal mining into cleaner sources of energy, says Nandikesh Sivalingam. In 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a historic agreement was signed at the “Earth Summit”; the Convention on Biological ...

Finally a Wooden IEM (In-Ear Monitor), with a Made in India tag. Must be really good! Those were my first thoughts on seeing the new C-12 Elements IEMS by Signature Acoustic, a Pristine Note product, that arrived at my desk. Pristine Note , the Navi Mumbai ...

JSW Steel , an integrated steel manufacturer, has reported a fall of 11% in crude steel production to 6,37,000 tons for April 2013. Production of rolled products-flat during the month was 4,55,000 tons, a decline of 13% over last year period. Meanwhile, ...

Posted by Equitymaster All major Asian stock markets have opened the day on a firm note with Japan (up 1.2%) and Malaysia (up 1%) leading the gains. The Indian share market indices have also opened the day on a firm note. Stocks in the healthcare and ...

The CBI on Tuesday sought permission from the Supreme Court for the removal of tainted officer Vivek Dutt from the group of 33 officers investigating the coal block allocation scam case. CBI Superintendent of Police Dutt, along with Inspector Rajesh Chander ...

_ A 25-acre horse farm in western Highland Park was listed for $17.5 million last week, making it one of the Chicago area's highest-priced listings. Adjoining several luxury subdivisions, including Hybernia, the farm has been owned for more than ...