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'Japan's economic drive needs structural reforms' (21 May 12:04 am)

Robert Zoellick said Japan already had a debt problem and needed to go through structural changes to liberalize its economy.

Morgan Stanley sued in 'pay-to-play' plan case (20 May 11:05 pm)

Morgan Stanley has been sued by an Alabama medical laboratory that claims it steered retirement plan business to ING US Inc.

JSW Energy promoter to sell 2.82 cr shares (20 May 11:02 pm)

One of the promoters of JSW Energy, Sangita Jindal will sell 2.82 crore shares -- worth over Rs 190 crore -- through the offer for sale (OFS) route on May 22.

Wall Street inches up as deals provide support for rally (20 May 10:40 pm)

US stocks rose slightly as acquisition activity gave support, but investors were hesitant to rush into the market with indexes hovering around record levels.

CBI to inform SC that Chief Investigator in Coal Scam arrested (20 May 10:07 pm)

CBI will tell the SC tomorrow about the arrest of its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt who was the Chief Investigator of the coalgate scam.

'Govt making all efforts to curb fraudulent schemes' (20 May 10:05 pm)

Pilot today said the government is making all efforts to ensure that entities do not misuse existing loopholes to defraud investors.

European stocks rise in muted trading (20 May 09:54 pm)

European stock markets rose in muted holiday trading on Monday amid weak Italian economic data despite a strong start to the new week for Asian equity prices.

India deserves upgrade in sovereign rating: FM (20 May 09:51 pm)

India deserves upgrade in sovereign rating: FMOur case is that we deserve an upgrade both on the outlook and the rating. S&P may not have been convinced about that, says

Competition norms must not stifle growth: Chidambaram (20 May 09:36 pm)

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that competition rules in the country should not become \"another bureaucracy, stifling growth\".

Border issue absent from Li's comments (20 May 09:33 pm)

The border issue was conspicuously missing from the Li Keqiang\'s remarks circulated by the Foreign Ministry today.

Immigration debate: Hexaware to ramp up US presence (20 May 09:25 pm)

Immigration debate: Hexaware to ramp up US presenceHexaware, for which clients in the United States contributed at least 65% of its 2012 revenues of $364 million, has two onshore centres in New

Ex-Nokia employees launches Jolla smartphone (20 May 09:13 pm)

The Jolla smartphone, which is entirely intuitive and has no buttons, is \"a strong candidate\" on the mid- to high-range market.

Citi names new heads of mortgages, private bank (20 May 09:02 pm)

Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Michael Corbat named Jane Fraser as the new head of the bank\'s mortgage business on Monday.

German state to buy more bank data in tax clampdown (20 May 08:59 pm)

The pledge comes amid a growing debate in Europe about tax evasion after the leaking of thousands of holders of secret bank accounts.

Wall Street little changed, deals provide support (20 May 08:49 pm)

US stocks were little changed as acquisition activity gave support but investors were reluctant to rush into the market with indexes hovering around record levels.

AK Antony pulls up BRO for tardy pace of infra projs (20 May 08:37 pm)

Not satisfied with the pace of work on strategic roads along the boundary with China, Defence Minister A K Antony today pulled up BRO and asked it to fast-track the work there.

FIR against Facebook for objectionable page (20 May 08:20 pm)

An FIR was today registered against owners of social networking website Facebook for not removing an objectionable online community page.

Omar hopeful of partial withdrawal of AFSPA from J&K (20 May 08:08 pm)

Omar Abdullah, who has been advocating partial withdrawal of AFSPA from some parts of his state, today expressed hope of achieving it.

EU securitisation event plans return to Barcelona (20 May 08:05 pm)

Before that, the conference spent two chastening years in London\'s Edgware Road, trying to rebuild following the disastrous events of 2008.

BSE, NSE to move some scrips to 'restricted' segment (20 May 08:02 pm)

BSE and NSE today identified stocks of some companies, including Birla Power Solutions, that will be shifted to the restricted trading category from May 24.

Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghan (20 May 08:00 pm)

PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afgha in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Mon, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal

'Karzai to seek more military aid during India trip' (20 May 07:57 pm)

Hamid Karzai will seek greater Indian military aid from India during a visit this week to New Delhi, officials of both countries said Monday

India-China ink 3 MoUs including pharmaceuticals (20 May 07:56 pm)

\"These MoUs will address the growing trade deficit between the two countries,\" a Commerce and Industry ministry statement said.

IPL spot fixing: Rs 20 lakh seized from Ajit Chandila's cricket kit (20 May 07:52 pm)

IPL spot fixing: Rs 20 lakh seized from Ajit Chandila\'s cricket kitRajasthan Royals lodged a complaint with Delhi Police against its three players -- Chandila, Sreesanth and Ankit

John Thornton steps down from HSBC board (20 May 07:52 pm)

John Thornton, the former Goldman Sachs president who specialises in Chinese affairs, is stepping down from the board of HSBC.