Difficult to raise money while Chief in jail: Sahara Group to SC

Sahara Group has submitted before the Supreme Court today that it is difficult to raise money while its chief Subrata Roy is in jail. Sahara counsel Ram Jethmalani told the apex court that no international buyer would like to visit the jail to negotiate a deal.On Monday, Sahara group had withdrawn i...

Difficult to raise money while Chief in jail: Sahara Group to SC

Sahara Group has told Supreme Court today that it is difficult to raise money while Sahara chief Subrata Roy is in jail.Sahara counsel Ram Jethmalani told the apex court that no international buyer would like to visit the jail to negotiate a deal.

Obama issues orders to erase gender disparity among US govt workforce

The United States President Barack Obama has issued two executive orders aimed at erasing gender disparities in pay among the government workforce. He said the gender pay gap across the US economy was not right. One directive signed on yesterday bars federal contactors from retaliating against emplo...

Indian biggies at Dubai int'l realty show

Additional penalties on Russia if it does not honor sovereign Ukraine: Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry has threatened Russia with tougher economic sanctions if it fails to back down from its chaotic involvement in Ukraine.Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington that what the US sees from Russia is an illegal and illegitimate effort to destabili...

More time for MFs to comply with monthly norms of asset disclosure: SEBI

Providing more time to comply with its new norms for monthly disclosure of their assets, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Sebi has allowed mutual fund houses to disclose these details for the month of March 2014 till April 14. As per earlier directions these disclosures were to be made till A...

Global economy strengthened at the end of 2013, says IMF<br/>

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the global economy strengthened at the end of 2013.It forecasts global growth of 3.6 percent this year and 3.9 percent in 2015. The global forecast also sees things getting better.The predictions come in the IMF&apos;s latest World Economic Outlook, its...

International Property show begins in Dubai

Oil prices up in Asian trade

Oil prices rose in Asian trade today on renewed fears about Ukraine after pro-Russian protesters seized government buildings in the eastern city of Donetsk. New York&apos;s main contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery rose 46 cents to 100.90 dollar a barrel in mid-morning trade a...

Gazprom announces over 40% increase in price of gas exports to Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced a more than 40 percent increase in the price of gas exports to Ukraine, scrapping a previous discount amid mounting strains between the two countries. Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller said in a statement today, the debt currently owed by Ukraine to Gaz...