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Dabur to set up second unit in Himachal Pradesh

Dabur India Ltd, with business interest in healthcare, personal care and food products, has got the green signal from the Himachal Pradesh government to set up another medicine manufacturing unit in the state, a senior official said here Thursday.3:00 PM on December 25

No one offers me comedy: Anup Soni

Anup Soni, who is seen as the supportive and progressive father-in-law to a 10-year-old girl in hit TV show 'Balika Vadhu', says he wants to do comedy, but nobody is offering him funny roles.2:30 PM on December 25

Firms should co-create with customers: C.K. Prahalad

US-based management guru Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad says companies should join hands with customers to co-create products of value.1:02 PM on December 25

Boom to gloom: Indian economy saw it all in 2008

No other year in recent times saw such wild mood swings in the Indian economy than 2008, which started on a strong note but ended on a weak wicket in the wake of a general global slowdown and severe recession in some of the richest countries like the US and Japan.12:00 PM on December 25

32 torture marks on body of murdered Uttar Pradesh engineer

Marks of torture and electric shock have been found on the body of an Uttar Pradesh engineer who was allegedly lynched by a ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator for refusing to pay for Chief Minister Mayawati's birthday celebrations, according to the autopsy report, officials said here Thursday.11:30 AM on December 25

Obama books return to bestseller list

While the top of the bestseller lists remained the same this week, with Nandan Nilekani's 'Imagining India' atop the non-fiction category and Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' heading the fiction group, two books by US president-elect Barack Obama return to the bestseller list.10:01 AM on December 25

Kaifi Azmi's biography now inspires a film

Shabana Azmi says her parents' romance was spectacular and confirms reports that a production house is keen to make a film on her father Kaifi Azmi's biography 'Yaad Ki Rahguzar' written by her mother Shaukat.9:00 AM on December 25

17 killed in gas leak at steel plant in China

At least 17 workers were killed in a gas leak at a steel plant in northern China Wednesday, local authorities said.7:01 AM on December 25

Pakistan again asks for 'credible evidence' on Mumbai carnage

Pakistan Wednesday again asked India for 'credible and incriminating evidence' to prove the involvement of Pakistan-based entities in the Mumbai terror strikes.10:30 PM on December 24

Samajwadi Party protests engineer's lynching in Uttar Pradesh

The Samajwadi Party has called for a shutdown in Uttar Pradesh Thursday after a ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator was arrested for lynching a government engineer, and also has asked the central government to seek the governor's report on the state's law and order.10:00 PM on December 24

Subhas Bhowmick returns as East Bengal coach

Subhas Bhowmick Wednesday returned as coach of East Bengal replacing Stanley Rozario, who was sacked after the club bowed out of the Federation Cup in the semi-final stage.9:00 PM on December 24

Dikshit takes stock of Delhi's electricity situation

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at an official meeting Wednesday took stock of the electricity situation in the capital and directed the distribution companies to involve legislators in exhorting consumers to install metres.8:32 PM on December 24

'Mergers, acquisitions in telecom lucrative despite slowdown'

Despite the global downturn slowing mergers and acquisitions (M and amp;A), 20 such deals worth $9.15 billion took place in the country's telecom sector this fiscal, said an industry lobby study released Wednesday.6:30 PM on December 24

India pledges $100 million to Maldives, ink two pacts

India Wednesday pledged $100 million credit to the Maldives by signing a pact that will enable the island nation to invigorate and diversify its tourism-centric economy.6:02 PM on December 24

BHEL bags Rs.21-bn orders from National Thermal Power Corp

State-owned power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged two orders worth Rs.21 billion (Rs.2,100 crore) from National Thermal power Corp (NTPC), the company announced Wednesday.4:31 PM on December 24