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Dr Reddys Q4 profit rises 67%, at Rs 571 cr

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New Delhi: Drug firm Dr Reddy's Laboratories today reported a 66.58 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 570.89 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 mainly on account of robust sales across al

Techie finds success behind the camera

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Hyderabad: Being a man of few words is what worked for Jim George. Setting up a production company was never on his bucket list until his friend planted the start-up seed in him.
“I first worked at a

Faulty biz deal lands NRI on streets

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Dubai: A deperate father Mohammad Sikandar Samrat and his three-year-old daughter Sara in Bahrain have been forced to live in a mosque, park, and car since November 2012 following a faulty business d

Akshaya Tritiya: Not the right time to invest in gold

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Mumbai: With gold ending its 12-year bull run and expected to see further correction in prices, bullion experts said the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya would not be the right time to invest i

30 Indian companies participate in Project Qatar

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Thirty companies from India under the auspices of ASSOCHAM took part in the international trade exhibition ‘Project Qatar 2013,’ making it the largest-ever participation of Indian firms in the event.

Banks lose $45m in biggest heist

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New York: A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in hours by hacking into a database of prepaid debit cards and draining cash machines around the globe, prosecutors said on Thursday and outm

Diesel price hike is credit positive for oil firms: Moody’s

Last week’s about Re 1 a litre hike in diesel prices will help state-owned retailers to cut losses they make on selling the fuel at government controlled rates, Moody’ Investors Service said today.

Govt expects drop in gold imports by next month

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Terming 138 per cent surge in gold imports last month as an “aberration”, the government today expressed the hope that appetite for foreign gold would subside by next month due to the high inventory costs.

Retail inflation slides to 9.39% in April

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Falling for the second straight month, retail inflation declined sharply to 9.39 per cent in April due to easing of prices of vegetables, edible oil and protein-based items.

When I spent some 18 months in London in 1995-96 in the role of a foreign correspondent for an Indian newspaper, there was one issue that dominated “high politics” in Westminster: the European Union.

What Angelina Jolie did by declaring to the world on Tuesday that she had had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies — surgical removal of both breasts without evidence of breast cancer in either — is being seen by many as an act of courage. Her decision is sure to go a long way in creating awareness.