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Union Budget 2015: What the Salaried Class Expects

The 2015 Budget, among other things, is expected to be middle-class friendly, apart from giving thrust to Modi's 'Make in India' initiative. The salaried class wants many tax sops

Feb 24, 2015

CM Kejriwal Wants Delhiites to Participate in Budget-Making

AAP will conduct a survey in 5-10 assembly constituencies for their feedback, which will be then discussed in the House.

Feb 24, 2015

Turkey Keen to Join 'Make In India' Programme; Invites Indian Investments

Turkish Finance Minister has offered Indian industries better access to European and Central Asian markets.

Feb 24, 2015

SpiceJet Offers Holi Sale; Fares Start From ₹1,699

SpiceJet announced its Holi discount, with fares starting at ₹1,699 on domestic routes and ₹3,799 on international routes

Feb 24, 2015

'Studio Green' Starts Audio Company; First Music Launch on 5 March with Karthi's 'Komban'

"Komban" starring Karthi and Lakshmi Menon is scheduled to hit screens on 27 March

Feb 24, 2015

HSBC profits plunge hits Hang Seng Index

A damaging earnings report from Europe's largest bank HSBC, also damaging performance in Hong Kong's benchmark index on Tuesday (February 24). HSBC is one of the most heavily weighted stocks in the

Feb 24, 2015

Budget 2015: Rail Budget Could See Slew Of Environment-Friendly Initiatives

The 2015 Rail Budget to be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu could provide for solar-powered coaches, platforms and stations

Feb 24, 2015

BHP Billiton posts tumbling profits

Falling commodity prices hit the bottom line for the world's largest miner. Australia's BHP Billiton reporting a more than 30 percent slide in underlying half-year profits. Prices of BHP's core

Feb 24, 2015

Nasdaq on nine-session win streak

The Nasdaq was the star of the day extending its winning streak to nine sessions, the longest run since 2010. But, overall stocks were mostly lower... the Dow and S&P 500 easing off recent record

Feb 24, 2015

High noon for farmers and landlords

REFEED TO CORRECT TYPO IN HEADLINE- TO FALLING GRAIN PRICES, FROM CALLING GRAIN PRICES American farmers are getting a pay cut this year. Farm income, which peaked at $129 billion in 2013, could

Feb 24, 2015

High noon for farmers and landlords

American farmers are getting a pay cut this year. Farm income, which peaked at $129 billion in 2013, could slide by almost a third this year to $74 billion. Grain prices have been plunging, hitting

Feb 24, 2015

High noon for farmers and landlords

American farmers are getting a pay cut this year. Farm income, which peaked at $129 billion in 2013, could slide by almost a third this year to $74 billion. Grain prices have been plunging, hitting

Feb 24, 2015

Obama wants new "rules of the road" overseeing retirement

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: President Barack Obama said on Monday financial advisers deserved to get fair compensation for advising clients on retirement plans but that new rules were

Feb 24, 2015

Burberry goes live online

Britain's Burberry brings London Fashion Week even closer to home. For the first time its catwalk show has been broadcast live to the world via the internet. CEO Christopher Bailey wants Burberry's

Feb 24, 2015

Will Greek reform plan secure lifeline?

It's a public holiday in Greece to mark Orthodox Lent. But there's little appetite for celebration after the country's run-in with its lenders. Over the weekend the new Prime Minister was putting a

Feb 23, 2015