Stranded trader allowed to visit India for a month

One of the two stranded Indian traders, who were under a travel ban pending a trial over allegations of non-payment of dues to Chinese businessmen, has been granted permission for a month to visit......

Krishna assures help to stranded Indian traders in China

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday assured two Indian traders, trapped in a financial dispute with local businessmen in the commodity hub of Yiwu, that he would take up their case......

Krishna holds talks with Chinese vice premier

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday held a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Li Kaqiang, and discussed bilateral relations with the leader, who is tipped to become the prime minister......

China cautions its citizens against travelling to India

In what is seen as a tit-for-tat move, China has cautioned its citizens against travelling to India following protests over the increase in petroleum prices, after New Delhi issued advisories......

Why insurance firms are renegotiating rates for bank directors' indemnity

Market leaders in this line of business - New India Assurance and Tata AIG - have begun to reassess the premium on risk exposure of their portfolio in the director’s and officer’s......

Property booms in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad may just be the next big thing on the property metre. Neighbours watch out! Ahmedabad looks like a big construction site today -- what with malls, flyovers, roads, residential townships,......

Book retailing business booms

The recent launch of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series showed that reading is alive and well in India.Not that it needed reminding, for book store chains are exploding across metros in the......

How to give your career a boost

India is becoming more competitive. What about you? The 2006 edition of the World Competitiveness Report, an annual document on the state of competitiveness of nations by the world-renowned IMD......

Sanjay Dutt's nephew to debut

Nilesh Sahaya is convinced he has acting in his genes. After all, he is Sanjay Dutt's nephew. Nileshis yesteryear actress Zaheeda's son; and can legitimately lay claim to being part of a film......

Bambai Ka Babu: way ahead of its times

Dinesh RahejaFrom the moment the credits roll and a windshield frames your view of a wet road on a bleak monsoon morning, you know you are in for an atmospheric thriller.After all, Raj Khosla was......