Hotel companies find a short cut through India's red tape
MUMBAI - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc got a 104-room hotel up and running in India in less than 12 months, bypassing years of red tape by rebranding an existing property instead of building a new one.Subrata Roy says has assets worth under $1 mln
MUMBAI - Often described in media reports as a billionaire, the boss of the unlisted Sahara conglomerate said on Wednesday he had assets totalling roughly 50 million rupees.S.Korea, U.S. remain on missile watch as North lauds Kims
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States remained on high alert for any North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to dial down rhetoric of impending war.Ailing Messi inspires Barca to comeback against PSG
BARCELONA - A clearly ailing Lionel Messi came off the bench to galvanise Barcelona and help salvage a 1-1 draw with Paris St Germain on Wednesday which put the favourites through to the Champions League semi-finals for a sixth straight season.U.S. revives probe of media's handling of economic data - source
WASHINGTON - U.S. law enforcement officials have reversed a decision to wind down an investigation into how news agencies handle the release of economic data to investors, concerned some sensitive information may have leaked into financial markets, a person familiar with the probe said on Wednesday.NASA unveils plan to catch asteroid as step to Mars flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - President Barack Obama wants NASA to start work on finding a small asteroid that could be shifted into an orbit near the moon and used by astronauts as a stepping-stone for an eventual mission to Mars, agency officials said on Wednesday.Friendships cut short on social media as people get ruder - survey
LONDON - Rudeness and throwing insults are cutting online friendships short with a survey on Wednesday showing people are getting ruder on social media and two in five users have ended contact after a virtual altercation.Bickering stakeholders delay India's IOC return
MUMBAI - India appears no closer to a return to the Olympic fold as officials from the country's Olympic association and sports ministry bicker over a controversial government sports code.Car sales fall 7 percent in FY13, first drop in a decade
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - India's annual car sales fell for the first time in a decade in the financial year just ended and are expected to post subdued growth this year, calling into question bullish expectations that fuelled billion-dollar bets from global manufacturers.Unflappable Bayern expose Juventus shortcomings
TURIN, Italy - An unflappable Bayern Munich reached the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday as Juventus were given a harsh reminder of the gap between themselves and Europe's elite after their campaign fizzled out in a 2-0 home defeat.Narendra Modi’s media blitz fraught with risk
During Gujarat's elections last year, incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi used 3D technology to appear at more than one political rally simultaneously. Now re-elected, the man has increased his omnipresence, if such a thing is possible, with help from the media.Tata Motors gains on hopes JLR wholesales to improve
MUMBAI - Shares in Tata Motors rose as much as 4.9 percent on Thursday on hopes unit Jaguar Land Rover Ltd (JLR) would report solid global wholesales for March, which are due later in the day.Big venture firms eye opportunity in Google Glass
SAN FRANCISCO - Venture firms Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are teaming up to provide funding for startups working with Google Glass, the hybrid eyeglasses and smartphone developed by Google.S.Korea, U.S. remain on missile watch as North lauds Kims
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States remained on high alert for any North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to dial down rhetoric of impending war.Nervy Barcelona and dominant Bayern advance to semis
LONDON - Barcelona flirted with a shock Champions League exit before moving into the semi-finals with an away-goals victory over Paris St Germain while Bayern Munich completed a comfortable aggregate win over Juventus on Wednesday.Other Sections
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