Thursday, December 6, 2012

Controversies dog Walmart's global retail success

Controversies dog Walmart's global retail success

Controversies dog Walmart's global retail success

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:09 PM PST

WalMart is one of the world's most successful companies and also one of its most controversial. Its model of global sourcing at a very large scale helps ensure that prices are low for customers. Howe...

Ajit Pawar set to return as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister today

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:49 PM PST

Armed with a clean chit in the Maharashtra irrigation scam, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar will return as the state's deputy chief minister today.

Sonia Gandhi to campaign in Gujarat today, address two rallies

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:43 PM PST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will campaign in Gujarat today. She will two rallies - one near Gorsamba village in Surat district and the second in Keshod town of Junagadh district, party sources sai...

US President Barack Obama lights National Christmas Tree

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:40 PM PST

President Barack Obama and his family have flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree.

$2 billion price tag for US presidential election

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:21 PM PST

Campaign finance filings with the government now show that the cost of the 2012 US presidential race has surpassed $2 billion, a new record.

Deportation looms for tech guru John McAfee after heart drama

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:14 PM PST

Software guru John McAfee, fighting deportation to Belize, was rushed to a hospital in Guatemala on Thursday shortly after his asylum request was rejected, but a suspected heart attack turned out to b...

FDI vote in Rajya Sabha today; Govt likely to sail through with Mayawati's support

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:12 PM PST

The Bahujan Samaj Party's 15 Rajya Sabha MPs will vote in favour of the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. This could help the government scrape thro...

Cauvery row: Karnataka Chief Minister to meet PM today

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:33 AM PST

In the wake of Supreme Court directing Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has said he would lead a MPs team from the Cauvery Basin today to meet Prime Mi...

Venkaiah Naidu apologises after woman MP breaks down over his comment

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:29 AM PST

Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu had to apologise in Parliament today after a woman MP from the Congress broke down when he snapped at her for interjecting during his speech in Rajya Sabha on Foreign ...

FDI vote in Rajya Sabha: how the numbers add up

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST

The Rajya Sabha is all set to vote on the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

John McAfee denied asylum; expected in Belize

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:22 AM PST

Software company founder John McAfee was denied political asylum in Guatemala on Thursday and police in Belize said they expected him to be flown back soon for questioning about the killing of a fello...

Mayawati to vote for FDI, Govt likely to win in Rajya Sabha too

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:06 AM PST

The Bahujan Samaj Party's 15 Rajya Sabha MPs will vote in favour of the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail. This could help the government scrape through by...

Teen stabbed allegedly for taking on eve-teasers

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST

On Monday evening, 19-year-old Santosh Vichivora, a resident Dombivli's Navneet Nagar, was walking down from a bus stop to his house after finishing work. He was accompanied by a girl who stays in the...

Maldives to take control of airport from GMR after Singapore Supreme Court order

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:51 AM PST

A Singapore court ruled in Maldives' favour on Thursday in the South Asian island nation's move to cancel a $511 million airport development contract with GMR Infrastructure, clearing the w...

Champions Trophy Hockey: India prevail 1-0 over Belgium, enter semi finals

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:38 AM PST

India grimly hung on to an early lead to prevail 1-0 over Belgium to advance to the semifinals of the Champions Trophy at the State Hockey Centre on Thursday.The goal that settled the fate of the quar...

Government divided over investment body; Chidambaram clears note that pushes for it

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:16 AM PST

The Cabinet has postponed its decision on setting up a National Investment Board (NIB) or a Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI) which will expedite projects over Rs. 1,000 crore by setting timeline...

Ajit Pawar to be re-inducted in Maharashtra cabinet: Sources

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:48 AM PST

Just days after a White Paper on irrigation in Maharashtra practically gave a clean chit to NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, sources have told NDTV that he will be sworn in tomo...

Jindal extortion case: Anticipatory bail granted to Zee chairman, his son

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:48 AM PST

Zee Group Chairman Subhash Chandra and his son were today granted interim protection from arrest by a Delhi court till December 14 in the case of alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid from Congress MP Na...

Akali Dal leader arrested for allegedly killing Punjab cop who protested daughter's harassment

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:07 AM PST

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Ranjit Singh Rana and one of his associates were arrested today for allegedly shooting dead a Punjab police officer, who objected to them harassing his 23-year-old daughter.

Lame-duck government will have to pay heavy price for support on FDI: Arun Jaitley

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:34 AM PST

Strongly opposing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the policy will make India a country of "sales boys and sales girls".

FDI debate in Rajya Sabha: latest developments

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:27 AM PST

The Rajya Sabha today began debating the government's decision to allow foreign supermarkets to set up shop in India. And in what can be seen as a big respite for the government, Bahujan Samaj Party (...

No power in Jharkhand as electricity workers strike against privatisation

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:26 AM PST

A major part of Jharkhand remained without electricity for more than 24 hours today after the state electricity board union went on strike to protest against handing over the power distribution, billi...

477 dead, homeless swell after Philippines typhoon

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:41 AM PST

A quarter million people were homeless and 477 confirmed dead after the Philippines' worst typhoon this year, officials said on Thursday, as the government appealed for international help.

People involved in crimes against women to be booked under National Security Act in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:33 AM PST

In a bid to check instances of crimes against women in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government today said offenders will be booked under the stringent National Security Act.

Elephant's tusks, trunk, tail chopped off in Assam

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:32 AM PST

The elephant is lying in a paddy field in Kharmauza village, five kilometres from Goalpara town on national highway 37. Eyewitnesses say its tusks have been uprooted and trunk chopped off. The tail is...
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