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Falling Rupee Begins to Hurt Dollar Investors

Food Chain Goli Vada Pav Gets Rs 21-Crore Funds From VenturEast

The humble vada pav, Maharashtra's popular staple snack, is set to compete with popular multinational fast food brands, after a venture firm joined hands with two first-time entrepreneurs to help roll out a national chain of restaurants.

Retail Chains Feel the Pinch From Spending Slowdown

: Rising prices have forced consumers to reduce discretionary spends, crimping revenues of retailers in the quarter ended 30 June. With inflation refusing to moderate, and rising rentals and interest rates increasing expenses of retailers, the indust

Indian Realty Sector to Face Tough Time in Next 12 Months

With the US and European debt crisis affecting sentiments across the world, the Indian real estate sector is likely to see a gloomy phase in the next 12 months and developers would face liquidity crunch, low sales and pressure on margins, consultant

Buying Foreign Property, Check the Tax and Legal Implications

Austerity' was the most looked-up term in 2010 (according to Merriam-Webster.com), closely followed by 'pragmatic'. These two words completely mirrored the feelings about investment and buying decisions of investors in the western worl

Sensex Ends 567 Points Higher, Nifty up 3.6%; Gold Tumbles

Trades In S&P, Dow Jones May be a Slow Starter

Trading in the two US benchmark indices, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures, may be low in the initial stages, said market experts.

India Deepens Trade Ties with Latin America

At a time when demand for Indian goods in developed countries is declining, the country is trying to deepen trade relationships with Latin American countries to explore alternative growth frontiers.

China's Yoga Empire

When Manmohan Singh Bhandari, who has turned yoga into a multi million dollar business in China, visited the country in 2003 to conduct yoga classes he was shocked to hear questions like how the spiritual practice originated from the US.

India Tops in Spams

India accounts for 1 in 7 spam mail in the world.