”India” News

Maruti Suzuki profit falls 34 pct

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India 's top car maker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, posted a surprise 34 percent fall in quarterly net profit as a large depreciation charge outweighed higher sales, knocking its shares lower.
04 25 2008 2:01AM (...more)

Opposition MPs take price protests to parliament

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's main opposition alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday stepped up protests against rising prices ahead of state elections, forming a human chain around parliament.
04 25 2008 2:00AM (...more)

Govt plans more fiscal steps to tame inflation

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will consider more export curbs and fiscal steps to tackle rising inflation if necessary as the communist-backed government battles to put a lid on soaring prices that threaten to hurt it at the ballot box.
04 22 2008 11:45PM (...more)

India less vulnerable to global turbulence - RBI

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India 's financial sector is likely to be less affected than similar sectors in most emerging economies by the turbulence in global financial markets, the Reserve Bank of India Governor said.
04 19 2008 6:29AM (...more)

India gold demand low, buyers eye price dips

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India 's gold demand was low on Tuesday as prices remained firm, but a good number of traders were awaiting price dips to buy, dealers said.
04 9 2008 4:38AM (...more)

Conde Nast's GQ to launch later this year in India

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Men's luxury magazine, GQ, will launch later this year in India , Conde Nast International said in a statement on Monday.
04 8 2008 12:57PM (...more)

Designers going green at India fashion week

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Environment-friendly clothing is in vogue around the world and many designers at Delhi 's fashion week espoused the 'green' cause.
03 17 2008 9:56PM (...more)

Gold buyers wait for prices to reverse

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India 's gold demand remained slack on Friday as buyers watched prices near $1,000 an ounce and waited for dips to help them procure the metal for the low-key retail sales, dealers said.
03 15 2008 6:51PM (...more)

Supreme Court suspends obscenity charges against Richard Gere

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court suspended on Friday legal proceedings against Richard Gere , who faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing Bollyood star Shilpa Shetty last year.
03 15 2008 6:51PM (...more)

Sensex drops 4.8 pct to six-month closing low

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares slumped 4.78 percent on Thursday to their lowest close in more than six months as investors grappled with fears of a local slowdown, rising inflation, the risk of a U.S. recession and credit market problems.
03 14 2008 2:36AM (...more)