European Union leaders clinch deals on banks, budget
BRUSSELS (TIP): European leaders agreed on new steps to fight youth unemployment and promote lending to credit-starved small business on…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Reliance building on real estate interests in Kenya
MUMBAI (TIP): Reliance Industries is expanding its presence in the real estate sector in Africa. In its second major foray,…
Read MoreCustomers Bancorp Inc to invest in Religare Enterprises
NEW DELHI (TIP): US-based Customers Bancorp Inc (CUBI) has agreed to invest $51 million (about Rs 300 crore) in various…
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Movie Review – Shortcut Romeo
Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ameesha Patel, Puja Gupta Direction: Susi Ganesh Genre: Thriller Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes STORY: A…
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Gold Drives Our Traditional Economy, Must Not Be Curbed
An insightful note on the potential adverse effects of current policies on gold trade in India. India is one of…
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Shine A Light On Political Dark Money
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman makes the case for shining a light on the "dark money" in state politics, proposing new…
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Essar Steel raises $1bn through ECB
MUMBAI (TIP): Ruias-ownedEssar Steel on Thursday raised $1 billion or Rs 5,970 crore through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) to repay…
Read MoreIndia fourth biggest market for Sony with Rs 8,000 crore sales
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite weak demand in the industry, Sony India has managed to break into the top five markets…
Read MoreIT INDUSTRY WILL GROW 13-14%: SOM MITTAL
CHENNAI (TIP): Software industry body Nasscom expects the country's information technology (IT) services sector to grow 13-14 per cent in…
Read MoreINDIA, CHINA OPEN TO CO-PRODUCTION OF FILMS
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and China are looking to strengthen co-operation in the area of films and broadcasting, and are…
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Movie Review – Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Neha Sharma, Kristina Akheeva, Annu Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher Direction: Sangeeth Sivan Genre:…
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The Executive’s Club
Unfortunately for Mangano's opponents in the county executive race, the large amounts of money given to Mangano and the Hicksville…
Read MoreUnder The Radar
While perhaps not as headlinegrabbing as the public corruption scandals that have recently ensnared New York state and city lawmakers,…
Read MoreA History of Patronage
The apparent rewarding of family members and associates of county officials with patronage jobs and county contracts has been endemic…
Read MoreChief Deputy County Executive Rob Walker
"Ed had never managed anything. He was not town supervisor or mayor, and some felt [Mangano] should've brought in somebody…
Read MoreFriends of Mangano
The common thread tying together the Hicksville Republican Club and Mangano's campaign is Rob Walker. How did a relatively unknown…
Read MoreA Legal Grey Area
The Hicksville committee also listed separate American Express payments of $2,206 and $1,792 in 2012 for a Myrtle Beach golf…
Read MoreOpposition Research
Eager to avoid a repeat of his party's 2009 debacle, Nassau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs last summer commissioned…
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India Outpaces Major Steel Producers With 5.8% Growth In Fy’13
NEW DELHI (TIP): India, the world's fourth largest steel maker, logged 5.86 per cent growth in production in 2012-13 -…
Read MoreRbi Imposes Curbs On Gold Import
MUMBAI (TIP): In a move to support the rupee, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday announced measures to curb…
Read MoreL&T Wins Gas Project From Saudi Aramco
NEW DELHI (TIP): Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has won a contract from the Saudi Arabian Oil…
Read MoreSebi Acts Against Public Float Violators
MUMBAI (TIP): Sebi acts against public float violatorsMUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi on barred promoters of companies which failed to comply…
Read MoreEmaar MGF Receives Rs 8.6k Crore Fine Notice
NEW DELHI (TIP): Realty giant and Commonwealth Games Village builder Emaar MGF was on Tuesday slapped with a show-cause notice…
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MOVIE REVIEW – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kalki Koechlin Direction: Ayan Mukerji Genre: Romance Duration: 2 hours 41 minutes…
Read MoreReal challenge for Sharif begins now
"Forces of destabilization are as active today as they were earlier. They are anxiously waiting for the withdrawal of the…
Read MoreThe Issue Is Governance In Pakistan
"Pakistan has paid a heavy price for the slow pace of the change-over from a secret government to a transparent…
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TCS FORAYS INTO US GOVT SPACE
BANGALORE (TIP): After tasting fair amount of success in India and a few other emerging countries, Tata Consulting Services (TCS),…
Read MoreIndia hopes inflation-linked bonds can curb gold buys
MUMBAI (TIP): India will sell inflation-linked bonds next week - something it tried unsuccessfully more than a decade ago -…
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KINGFISHER AIRLINES POSTS $380 MILLION LOSS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, which has not flown since last October, reported yet another quarter of loss,…
Read MoreTAJ TO SET UP TWO HOTELS IN CHINA
MUMBAI (TIP): Kunming, the capital and largest city of the Yunnan province in South-West China, holds particular interest for the…
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