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Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) It’s a year Indian IT sector would like to forget for more than one reason. Even as the industry was braving a global meltdown, its reputation was hit early 2009 when Satyam Computers founder B. Ramalinga Raju confessed to a $1.4-billion fraud. As the year progressed, the top 20 firms managed [...]  

The Kerala state government has invoked a one-year ban on palm oil imports, primarily from Malaysia and Indonesia, via Cochin Port to protect coconut farmers' interests in the southern state. Cochin Port Trust chairman N. Ramachandran said the ban had  

KOCHI, Kerala: Fort Kochi, an obscure fishing village near here that became the first European township in India, remembered the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who died here on a Christmas eve 485 years ago in 1524. Special prayers were held at ...  

Indian ExpressChidambaram proposes to restructure home ministryBusiness StandardWhen the Union Budget was presented earlier in the year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) outlay was raised 33 per cent over the previous Budget, up from Rs 25500 crore to Rs 38000 crore. Today, Home Minister P Chidambaram spelt out how he would ...Chidambaram wants home ministry splitLivemintChidambaram asks for a Separate Ministry on Internal...  

On January 7, Ramalinga Raju’s confession of a Rs 7000 crore fraud dealt a blow to India’s corporate image. Year 2009 saw the fall of Satyam and its resurrection as Mahindra Satyam.  

NEW YORK: Maytas Infra Ltd, which Satyam Computer Services Ltd sought to buy a month before touching off India's biggest corporate-fraud inquiry, said it doesn't belong in US investor lawsuits agai...  

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21 (IANS) The deposits in Kerala banks by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) fell marginally to Rs.37,454 crore during the second quarter ending September this fiscal from Rs.37,983 crore in the April-June period. These figures were released at the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) meeting here Monday. The nationalised State Bank group led with a total of [...]  

Reliance topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs 157.94 crore, followed by Tata Steel (Rs 101.52 crore), Havells India (Rs 91.28 crore), SBI [ Get Quote ] (Rs 85.96 crore) and MRF (Rs 84.61 crore). The volume chart was led by Austral ...  

MiamiHerald.comUS stocks end up; materials front riseMarketWatchNEW YORK (marketwatch) -- US stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with materials and consumer discretionary shares fronting the gains, after a drop in ...US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St gains on recovery bets, weak dollarReutersStocks Gain on Recovery OptimismBusinessWeekUS Stocks Head To Turkey Day With Slight GainsAHNall 1,546 news articles »  

Washington PostStocks Fluctuate as Commodities Companies Gain; Automakers Fall on DollarBloomberg26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese commodity-linked stocks gained after prices for oil and metals rose, while automakers fell as the dollar traded near a 14-year ...Japan Stocks Edge Higher; Realty Stocks Down123Jump.comJapan Stocks Fluctuate as Carmakers Fall, Commodity Shares GainBloombergMost Asian Stocks Rise, Led by Commodity Shares on Oil...  

BBC SportLifeless pitches are bringing slow death to Test cricket in IndiaTimes OnlineIn a recent poll, 7 per cent of India supporters said that Test cricket was their game of choice. Watching the tedious fare on offer between India and Sri ...Sri Lanka spinner Herath runs through India's lower order in cricket TestThe Canadian PressDravid crosses Border as India pile on runsHindustan Times'India has a distinct advantage'HinduReuters South...  

ONGC, Essar Oil, IDBI Bank, Infosys, ITC: India Equity PreviewBloombergThe Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitive Index, or Sensex, gained 67.87, or 0.4 percent, to 17198.95. The S&P CNX Nifty Index on the National Stock Exchange ...Infosys hits all-time high as Sensex reboundsEconomic TimesBharti, Tata Communications: India Equity Preview (Correct)Bloombergall 20 news articles »  

BBC NewsIndia report pushes gold to new highAsiaOneA REPORT that India may buy more gold from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) thrust the prices of the metal to a new high yesterday. ...Gold Sets Record as Dollar Drops, IMF May Sell More to IndiaBloombergUS gold hits record on dollar drop, India reportReutersIndia Drives Gold HigherTheStreet.comWall Street Journal -BusinessWeek -Wall Street Pit (blog)all 958 news articles »  

RediffBSE Sensex seen volatile on derivatives expiryReuters IndiaThe Nifty India stock futures in Singapore were down 0.6 percent. On Wednesday, the 30-share BSE index rose 0.4 percent to 17198.95, its highest close since ...Nifty closes near 5100 ahead of expiryEconomic TimesNifty closes with modest gain ahead of expiry; BPCL up 6.9%Moneycontrol.comSensex up over 150 pts @ 13:35 hrsSifyNDTV.com -Business Standard -Economic Timesall 187 news...  

BBC NewsSingh: India Will Not Let Hatched in Pakistan Mumbai Terror Attacks Happen AgainVoice of America"India's commitment to an open democratic and secular polity will not be shaken by such assaults on our way of life." Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...India's PM Singh says assured by us on PakistanReutersCanada and India Resume Nuclear Energy TradeNew York TimesZakaria: India was reassured by ObamaCNNThe Associated Press -AFP -ABC...