International Business News - Most Popular Articles http://www.ibtimes.co.in All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc plans to bid in India's Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) auction to help spearhead the launch of its next-generation technology into the world's fastest-growing wireless market. 13109 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11854-birds-sit-atop-telecommunication-towers-in-hyderabad-in-this-may-2009-file-photo-qualcomm-inc-said.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/qualcomm-eyes-india-bandwidth-wireless-push.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/qualcomm-eyes-india-bandwidth-wireless-push.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:08:19 EDT Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, left, and Katrina Kaif look on during the inaugural session of FICCI Frames 2010 in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. FICCI-FRAMES 2010, a global convention on entertainment business, will be held from March 16 to 18. 13099 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11844-bollywood-actors-shah-rukh-khan-left-and-katrina-kaif-look-on-during-the-inaugural-session-of-ficc.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/shahrukh-and-katrina-inauguration-ficci-frames.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/shahrukh-and-katrina-inauguration-ficci-frames.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:22:26 EDT The United States and India signed an agreement on Wednesday to strengthen trade and investment ties, following through on a pledge leaders of the two countries made last year. 13106 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11851-indian-ands-national-flags-flutter-in-front-of-the-presidential-palace-in-new-delhi-in-this-febr.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/us-india-move-strengthen-trade-investment-ties.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/us-india-move-strengthen-trade-investment-ties.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:29:02 EDT Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd is in the process of acquiring around 4,000 acres in Chennai and Pune, where it intends to set up two more business parks, a top official said late on Monday. 13104 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/renault-nissan-india-co-talks-car-project.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:57:07 EDT Google Inc's initial sales of its Nexus One smartphone have significantly lagged the pace of Apple Inc's iPhone and Motorola Inc's Droid sales coming out of the starting gate, an analytics firm said on Tuesday. 13101 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11847-a-model-demonstratesnexus-one-smartphone-afternews-conference-at-google-headquarters-in-mounta.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/google-nexus-one-sales-lag-apple-motorola-flurry.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/google-nexus-one-sales-lag-apple-motorola-flurry.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:29:21 EDT Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp raised 5 billion rupees ($110 million) on Wednesday through a zero-coupon bond issue, two sources familiar with the transaction said 13110 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/hdfc-raises-110-mln-bonds.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:40 EDT Energy major Reliance Industries is seeking a joint venture with Atlas Energy to develop the U.S. firm's Marcellus Shale gas operations, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. 13102 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11848-indias-reliance-industries-kg-d6s-floating-production-storage-and-offloading-fpso-vessel-is-se.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/reliance-running-marcellus-jv.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/reliance-running-marcellus-jv.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:30:37 EDT India is unlikely to join other states in putting pressure on China to revalue its yuan currency, Kaushik Basu, chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, told Reuters on Thursday. 13115 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/india-unlikely-pressure-china-on-yuan.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:08:15 EDT Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati came under sharp criticism from national parties on Tuesday for spending what they said was more than $40 million on an anniversary celebration. 13098 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11843-mayawati-chief-of-the-caste-based-bahujan-samaj-party-bsp-speaks-at-her-party-headquarters-in-lu.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/mayawatis-garland-cash-kicks-political-storm.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/mayawatis-garland-cash-kicks-political-storm.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:20:18 EDT Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma urged U.S. companies on Thursday to jump on board India's rapid growth and help it expand its manufacturing base. 13113 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11856-a-file-photo-of-indias-trade-minister-anand-sharma-as-he-looks-on-duringnews-conference-after-a.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/india-seeks-us-nvestment-form-manufacturing-hub.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/india-seeks-us-nvestment-form-manufacturing-hub.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:04:03 EDT As if a Porsche isn't enough of a status symbol, the German luxury sports car company's subsidiary, Porsche Design, is marketing a mobile phone that's exclusive to Porsche owners. 13107 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11852-a-visitor-passesporsche-956hanging-on-the-ceiling-in-the-newly-built-porsche-museum-in-stutt.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/driveporsche-your-status-withphone.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/driveporsche-your-status-withphone.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:30:23 EDT South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is targeting a higher operating profit and double-digit growth in sales in 2010, fuelled by strong demand for its flat screens and memory chips. 13117 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/samsung-eyes-profit-rise-double-digit-sales-gains.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:13:15 EDT Telecoms firms including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Etisalat will vie for third-generation (3G) Indian mobile spectrum in an April auction, as they clamour for capacity for new services. 13112 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/india-3g-airwave-race-gathers-pace-bids-april.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:01:53 EDT The chief executive of LG Electronics Inc said competition in the TV business was expected to intensify as Japanese rivals such as Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp became more aggressive. 13116 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11857-a-man-walks-pastlg-electronics-logo-at-the-companys-headquarters-in-seoul-november2009.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/lg-elec-ceo-sees-tougher-tv-race-more-smartphones.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/lg-elec-ceo-sees-tougher-tv-race-more-smartphones.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:10:17 EDT A top Indian policy adviser on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should carefully consider returning to normal monetary policy, a sign the government may be giving it the green light to raise interest rates next month. 13105 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11850-planning-commission-deputy-chairman-montek-singh-ahluwalia-speaks-duringbusiness-conference-in-ne.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/ahluwalia-backs-careful-rate-normalisation.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/ahluwalia-backs-careful-rate-normalisation.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:24:40 EDT American David Headley pleaded guilty on Thursday to scouting targets for the deadly 2008 assault on Mumbai and plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper in which his accomplices instructed him to behead any captives. 13111 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11855-the-taj-mahal-hotel-is-seen-engulfed-in-smoke-duringgun-battle-in-mumbai-in-this-november-29-200.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/david-headley-pleads-guilty-mumbai-attackdanish-plot.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100319/david-headley-pleads-guilty-mumbai-attackdanish-plot.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:36:06 EDT India's No. 2 mobile services firm Reliance Communications said it would roll out wireless video conferencing services in India, in a deal with Polycom Inc, expanding its offerings in the world's fastest growing market for wireless services. 13108 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11853-a-man-walks-pastlogo-of-reliance-communication-in-mumbai-in-this-september-2009-file-photo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/reliance-comm-polycom-videoconferencing-pact.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100318/reliance-comm-polycom-videoconferencing-pact.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:02:31 EDT A top U.S. official on Monday urged India and other large emerging economies to rescue the eight-year-old Doha round of world trade talks by making better offers to open their markets to American goods. 13096 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11841-shipping-containers-are-seen-at-the-port-newark-container-terminal-near-new-york-city-in-this-july-2.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/uspresses-india-on-doha-trade-talks.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/uspresses-india-on-doha-trade-talks.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:15:52 EDT Tiger Woods will start trying to restore a reputation battered by marital infidelities at next month's U.S Masters, the tournament which helped him become the world's most marketable sportsman. 13097 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11842-tiger-woods-celebrates-after-making-his-putt-on-the-17th-green-during-round-three-of-the-buick-open.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/woods-make-long-awaited-return-us-masters.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/woods-make-long-awaited-return-us-masters.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:17:44 EDT Bollywood actor Preity Zinta reacts during a media conference to announce her as a goodwill ambassador for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 11, 2010. 13100 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/data/articleimgs/11846-bollywood-actor-preity-zinta-reacts-duringmedia-conference-to-announce-her-asgoodwill-ambassad.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/preity-zinta-announces-her-asgoodwill-ambassador-unaids.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20100317/preity-zinta-announces-her-asgoodwill-ambassador-unaids.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:27:00 EDT