India lags behind BRICS on human development

NEW DELHI: plunged as much as 5.6 per cent in trade on Thursday, after the company reported 65 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit for the April-June 2014 quarter at Rs 1,093 crore, compared with Rs 3,127 crore in the year-ago period. At ...

Steve Jobs never considered India to be a market for his products. And two years ago Tim Cook, Job's successor, famously declared that he loved the country but its multi-layered distribution structure added to the cost of getting 'product to market' ...

MUMBAI: Investment advisory firm Goldman Sachs has become lukewarm about the Indian markets. The US-based brokerage house said Indian market valuations have become less compelling and the next leg of the market rally won't be as sharp as the first ...

Markets opened on a flat note with a negative bias after yesterday's rally. At 1106 hours, the Sensex was down 35 points at 26,112 and the Nifty dipped 13 points to trade at 7,783. In the broader markets, the small and midcap indices were almost unchanged. Defensives pockets were the only sectors in green. IT, FMCG and Health Care indices were up 0.1-0.3%. FMCG majors ITC and HUL were up 0.3% each. Wipro up 1% was the top gainer among Sensex-30 along with Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma, Tata Power, ...

A Palestinian family gathers inside their damaged home, which police said was targeted in an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City Reuters After the Indian government was criticized by the Opposition for not taking sides on the Gaza issue, India on ...

Smoke and fire from the explosion of an Israeli strike rise over Gaza City on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, as Israeli airstrikes pummeled a wide range of locations along the coastal area and diplomatic efforts intensified to end the two-week war. ...

Japanese auto major Honda today launched the MPV Mobilio, its first multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in India, priced between Rs 6.49 lakh and Rs 10.86 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) to take on the likes of Maruti Suzuki's Ertiga. Petrol variants of the ...

New Desk : One of the most stylish left handed batsman ever to play the game of cricket and legend of South African cricket Graeme Pollock is facing an acute financial crisis and is compelled to live a life of destitution Graeme Pollock, one of the greatest ...

Washington: Appalled by reports that Sikhplayers from India were asked to remove their turbans at aninternational basketball match, top US lawmakers have launcheda campaign asking FIBA to review the discriminatory policy. "We are concerned about recent ...