16 October 2013

Top English Premier League side Liverpool on Wednesday announced the launch of a residential football academy here in partnership with city-based DSK Shivajians FC.

15 October 2013

NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Terry Walsh, who has represented Australia in three Olympics, as chief coach of the senior men's national team.

15 October 2013

India, on Tuesday, signed an agreement with Finland to produce indigenous ethanol to promote use of clean technologies and cut down the oil import bill.

13 October 2013

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has won two onland oil blocks in Myanmar, strengthening its presence in the south-east Asian nation.

10 October 2013

BEIJING: China has achieved another world-beating status its leaders don't want: Biggest oil importer.

China passed the United States in September as the world's biggest net oil importer, driven by faster economic growth and strong auto sales, according to U.S. government data released this week.

10 October 2013

NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as the greatest batsman in contemporary cricket, called it quits from Test cricket, announcing his retirement after his 200th match against the West Indies next month, bringing the curtains down on an extraordinary career spanning a marathon 24 years.

10 October 2013

NEW DELHI: Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart Stores have finally downed the shutters on one of the most ambitious joint ventures in the country. The two companies announced that they are breaking off their seven-year-old alliance to pursue their retail dreams independently.

10 October 2013

NEW DELHI: Concerned over environmental damage caused due to an oil spill off Uran coast near Mumbai, the Environment Ministry today constituted a team to inspect the site and issued a show cause notice to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

9 October 2013

MUMBAI: To tackle instances of erroneous trading activities in the securities market, Sebi today proposed a slew of measures for the stock exchanges including well-defined parameters and time-bound approach for deciding on annulment of such trades.

9 October 2013

Samsung Electronics said it will release a smartphone with a curved display and a $1,000 price tag.

The Galaxy Round has a curved 5.7-inch screen using advanced display technology called organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, technology. The Korean company said such a curved screen smartphone is the first in the world.

8 October 2013

Auto major Tata Motors on Tuesday launched a new version of its small car Nano, which has dual fuel option of petrol and CNG, priced between Rs 2.40 lakh and Rs 2.65 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

5 October 2013

MANGALORE: SR Bansal has taken charge as chairman and managing director of Corporation Bank Mangalore on Saturday. Prior to taking over as chairman and managing director of city-based Corporation Bank, he was executive director of Punjab National Bank. Bansal a postgraduate in English, is a certified associate of Indian Institute of Bankers and an Associate of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIIBF).

HYDERABAD, OCT. 4:  

Bayer CropScience India has launched a new multi-crop breeding station in Chandippa, about 46 km from Hyderabad.

The facility will focus on breeding and development of germplasm for high performing hybrids in rice, cotton and millet, says a press release from the company.

4 October 2013

Shares of Jet Airways rose Friday, a day after the cabinet approved a proposal for 24 percent stake sale in the Indian passenger carrier to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.