In a bid to retain its leadership position in the Indian market, Finnish phone maker Nokia announced a new series of phones -- Asha, a Hindi word for hope, priced between Rs 4,100 and Rs 8,000 approximately.

Drug firm Dr Reddy's Laboratoriesposted a consolidated net profit of Rs 307.80 crore for the second quarterended September 30, 2011, up 7.31 per cent from the same period previousfiscal.

Growing mistrust sours yet another joint venture as Unitech and Telenor slug it out in the courts. Unitech Wireless has dragged Telenor to the Company Law Board, a quasi-judicial body which deals with corporate disputes, alleging mismanagement of the joint venture's operations.

Long Live the Monk: Steve Jobs redefined the way we look at computers, music and communication through an unwavering self-belief.

The India arm of US auto maker GM is in the midst of a DNA change, a result of the 50 per cent stake Chinese automaker SAIC bought in the company in February 2010 for Rs 2,990 crore. The new GM India plans an audacious assault on the Indian market with no less than five Chinese cars in six months, starting January next year.

Internet search giant Google has been ranked as the best company to work for by management and engineering graduates in two separate surveys, which term the company the world's \"most attractive employer\" of 2011.

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), which offers telecom services under the MTS brand name, on Thursday, received a loan totalling $200 million (nearly Rs 977 crore) from two banks, which will be used to further scale up its operations.

Inept and dishonest environment impact assessments tip the scales against Nature. Not only are there numerous many instances of faulty environment impact assessments, but the routine manner in which the government clears them is also alarming.

With the rupee falling sharply against the US dollar, there is a lot of attention on the volatile nature of the Indian currency. But, the current free fall in the domestic currency is in a way mirroring a historical trend.

The two firms had inked a pact on July 22, 2011 with DRL agreeing to acquire JBCPL's prescription products business in Russia and CIS countries for Rs 137.5 crore.

While addressing a conference of BRICS nations in Washington, the finance minister stresses on the need for dialogue rather than competitive devaluation to avoid such a situation.

According to the latest foreign holding data released by the US Treasury Department, Indian holding of the US Treasury bonds fell by $1 billion in July to $37.9 billion.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expresses confidence that India will be able to achieve 8 per cent growth this year, even as he noted that the global economic environment remains an area of concern.

In a first-ever overseas acquisition by the PSU, National Mineral Development Corporation has reached an agreement to purchase a 50 per cent stake in Australia-based Legacy Iron Ore as cornerstone investor for nearly 19 million Australian dollars.

The 30-share BSE benchmark tanked 704 points or 4.13 per cent to 16,361.15 - biggest one day dip after July 6, 2009, as the US Federal Reserve hinted at a risk to the US economy in the coming months.

Dubbed as a takeover tycoon, the Mahindra and Mahindra vice-chairman and MD has not confined to acquisitions alone. Anand Mahindra's 360-degree view of life had management thinker C.K. Prahalad define his sprawl of businesses 'Fortress Mahindra' - an empire that spans not just a hundred countries but has valuable links in multiple industries.

India's leading telecom operator Vodafone Essar will sell MTS's high speed EVDO (CDMA) dongles under its Net-Cruise brand name in a desperate attempt to fight stagnant revenues and declining profitability.

India, the world's largest gold consumer, is yet to buy the yellow metal in bulk, as its two-month-long festival season begins only in late September. Besides, there are no indications yet that the global outlook might not worsen further.

Ripa Rashid's book that she co-authored with Sylvia Ann Hewlett of Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets, looks at how employers attract and retain women in Brazil, Russia, India and China, or BRIC, nations - as well as in the United Arab Emirates.

Research done by BT and Nielsen came up with a preliminary list of 60 B-schools, which had 10 new names on it. And one of them was DMS. It did not make it to the final 50, but its very entry was an achievement in itself.