India abstains from voting at UN to condemn activities of Hamas

India has abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly draft resolution put forward by the United States that would have condemned the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in......

Israel accepts Egypt's ceasefire, but Hamas rejects 'surrender'

Israel on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire plan to halt its deadly offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip but the Palestinian militant groups rejected it calling it......

Israel resumes air strikes on Gaza as ceasefire fails

Israel on Tuesday resumed air strikes on Gaza after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire failed to stop the escalating violence that has killed 192 Palestinians in nine days of fighting as Hamas......

Bon appetit Mr Modi!

'Make in India' will be central to Mr Modi's visit to Europe and Canada. It is difficult to predict what will happen with the Rafale deal, but if it goes through, it will undoubtedly become the......

Spat has cost Wadia, Groupe Danone many opportunit

Mumbai-based Wadia group and French food major Groupe Danone are currently fighting it out in the Bombay high court with the next hearing scheduled for January 10, 2006. However, over the years,......

Groupe Danone likely to exit biscuits on low margi

Groupe Danone is contemplating an exit from the biscuits category in India, due to low margins and a plethora of small manufacturers. The Danone executives indicated, last week, that they would......

Kraft, Danone deal excludes India

Even as US-based Kraft Foods has entered into a deal to acquire the global biscuit business of Groupe Danone, the arrangement does not include Groupe Danone's stakes in biscuit businesses in India......

It's advantage Danone in Wadia talks

Groupe Danone might gain the upper hand in its negotiations with the Wadia group when the two partners meet in late-August to resolve their differences. The advantage could translate into Groupe......

Sponsors stick with Zidane despite head-butt

The main sponsors of soccer icon Zinedine Zidane rallied around the retiring France football captain on Tuesday despite his dismissal for head-butting an opponent in the closing stages of Sunday's......

Sports Shorts: Barcelona star Messi loses appeal in tax fraud trial

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Barcelona's Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (C) arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi to stand......