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Man killed by car while dribbling soccer ball from USA to Brazil

Associated Press | Wednesday May 15, 2013

The trip would have taken him on foot for more than a year through 11 countries before reaching Sao Paolo, Brazil, where the World Cup soccer tournament will be played.

Ranbaxy shares rebound 2% after selloff on $500 mn settlement

Tuesday May 14, 2013

Shares in drugmaker Ranbaxy rebounded sharply after falling as much as 4 per cent on Tuesday. The stock saw heavy selling in early trade after Ranbaxy said it will pay $500 million in civil and criminal fines under the settlement agreement with the U...

Ranbaxy whistleblower Thakur to get Rs 266 crore

Tuesday May 14, 2013

Dinesh Thakur, former Ranbaxy director and global head of research information & portfolio management, is entitled to $48.6 million (Rs 266 crore with respect to $1=Rs 54.80) as the whistleblower in the case, the Justice Department said. It was Thaku...

HSBC fears 'significant' penalty in NRI tax evasion probe

Wednesday May 8, 2013

The US tax department is investigating possible evasion of federal income taxes by the American residents of Indian origin through use of their accounts with HSBC India.

Indian shooting coach denied US visa to accompany team

Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013

The NRAI had a feeling that Ali could face problems in getting the visa, so the federation had informed him in advance to file his application. Some of the pistol shooters taking part in the competition in the USA are Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sidhu...

Wall Street slips on weak economic data

Wednesday May 1, 2013

Wall Street edged lower at the open on Wednesday, weighed by weak results from Merck as investors waited to hear from the US Federal Reserve on the state of the economy.

US gets its first legal online poker website

Reuters | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Internet betting was banned by Congress in 2006, but tax-hungry states are now relaxing rules.

Li Na relishing final against 'fighter' Maria Sharapova

Agence France Presse | Sunday April 28, 2013

Second-seed Li enjoyed a 6-4, 6-3 win over qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the USA, ranked 104th in the world, to reach the final. With a brand-new Porsche waiting court-side for Sunday's winner to drive off, Li admitted she could be presented w...

Verizon looks to buy Vodafone's stake in joint venture for $100 billion

Thursday April 25, 2013

Verizon, which already owns 55 per cent of the company, which is the biggest US wireless carrier, has not put a proposal to Vodafone yet but it has hired both banking and legal advisers for a possible bid, the sources said.

Sleeping ad giant Amazon finally stirs

Wednesday April 24, 2013

After running ads on its own website for years, the company has taken the first steps toward becoming a true Internet advertising network, using the knowledge garnered from its data to place targeted ads for some of the world's biggest advertisers ac...

USA's Mini Melts ice cream launched in India

Tuesday April 23, 2013

USA's Mini Melts Inc launched its ice cream in India today and said it aims to make it available in 1,200 outlets in the next three years across the country.

Serena, Venus lead United States to Fed Cup win

Associated Press | Monday April 22, 2013

Venus Williams beat Johanna Larsson 6-3, 7-5 to give the United States an insurmountable 3-1 lead against Sweden in the Fed Cup World Group on Sunday.

USA Today founder Al Neuharth dies at 89

Reuters | Saturday April 20, 2013

Al Neuharth, who founded USA Today more than 30 years ago and saw the newspaper become one of the largest in the United States, died on Friday at age 89, the newspaper reported.

India seeks more US visas for its high-skilled workers: report

Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013

As the US moves forward to reform its immigration system, India has said that a generous American visa policy for the country's high-skilled workers would help everyone and both nations will emerge as winners.

Barack Obama's income fell in election year, paid 18.4 per cent tax rate

Reuters | Saturday April 13, 2013

President Barack Obama paid an effective federal tax rate of 18.4 per cent in 2012 and saw income from his best-selling books drop as he ran for re-election, according to his tax returns released by the White House on Friday.