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Pranab rules out roll-back of petrol prices | Aarti Dhar | 'Financial condition does not permit it' | NEW DELHI: Stoutly defending the economic rationale of his budget proposals for 2010-11, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday ruled out... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Hindu Delhi Finance Fuel Photos Prices |
Putin ends India visit with a bagful of win-win deals | New Delhi: India and Russia reinforced their special relations with each other by signing defence deals running into billions of dollars. The final price for aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, which... (photo: World Economic Forum / Sebastian Derungs) DNA India Defense India Photos Politics Russia |
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Gold continues recent pullback as euro strengthens; oil drops on mixed economic reports | NEW YORK - Gold continued to retreat Friday as investors grow more confident in the strength of currencies. | Gold had rallied throughout February and into early March ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Star Tribune Business Economy Gold Market Photos |
Maize-based biofuel unlikely to reduce global production of CO2 | Washington, DC: New economic analysis has confirmed that maize-based biofuel is unlikely to reduce global production of carbon dioxide (CO2). | The analysis, conducted ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) DNA India Biofuel Crops Ecological Maize Photos |
Pakistan navy tests missiles in Arabian Sea | While the two nuclear-armed neighbors have taken slow steps toward restarting peace talks, they also have a history of using weapons tests as a form of diplomatic saber... (photo: Creative Commons / Jitam) The Press Democrat India Missiles Navy Pakistan Photos |
Chevron Well-Positioned for Future Growth Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) enters the decade with an upstream portfolio of major capital projects that uniquely positions the company for future growth, executives sa... (photo: AP / Marcio Jose Sanchez) Subsea World Business Chevron Growth Nyse Photos |
Cruise ship squeezes down river | A cruise ship has navigated some extremely tight spots on her maiden journey from an inland shipyard in Germany to a Netherlands port. | The 36m-wide 317m-long Celebrit... (photo: Creative Commons / Dashers) BBC News Cruise Journey Navigated Photos Spots |
Obama aims to double exports | WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama laid out plans Thursday to help U.S. businesses double their export sales and add what he said would be 2 million more jobs at home... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) The News & Observer Economy Export Obama Photos US |
Sony moves in on Wii | TOKYO -- Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. | On Thursday the Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 introduced its highly anticipated motion-co... (photo: Creative Commons / Ian Muttoo) The News & Observer Games Photos Sony Technology Tokyo |