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TRAI talks tough on spam SMSes

TRAI talks tough on spam SMSes

Talking tough on spam text messages on mobile phones, telecom watchdog TRAI says it will act in two months to strengthen the national “Do-Not-Call Reg...


Dell to launch smartphones in India

Dell to launch smartphones in India

Dell plans to sell its smartphones in India to enter the world's second-largest wireless market.The company, based in Round Rock, Texas, which sells c...


New inflation index likely from August 14

New inflation index likely from August 14

A new system of inflation measurement, under which price changes of about 250 extra items would be covered, is likely to be rolled out by the governme...


Apple CEO is the smartest CEO

Apple CEO is the smartest CEO

Fortune magazine slected Apple chief Steve Jobs as the 'smartest CEO' in the field of technology.Steve Jobs has emerged as the first in the list of '5...


Industrial growth slows to 11.5%

Industrial growth slows to 11.5%

India's industrial output, measured by index of industrial production, rose 11.5 per cent in May from a year earlier. However, there was considerable ...


8 Indian firms on Fortune 500 list

8 Indian firms on Fortune 500 list

New York Eight Indian companies, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have made the cut on ...


House panel for action against BSNL chief

House panel for action against BSNL chief

The parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) has demanded action against BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal after he faile...


Google expects China to renew license

Google expects China to renew license

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says he expects Beijing to renew the license the company needs to continue operating its search engine in China.The renewal ha...


Domestic car sales up 31 pc in june

Domestic car sales up 31 pc in june

Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 30.79 per cent to 1,41,184 units in June, 2010, compared to 1,07,948 units in the same month last year, said an...


FICCI for lowering MAT to 15% in DTC

FICCI for lowering MAT to 15% in DTC

Industry chamber FICCI on Wednesday demanded that the MAT rate be cut to 15 percent of the book profit in the Direct Taxes Code.Besides, the chamber i...