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March 18, 2014 2:10 PM

India & China hold 3rd round of Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing

India and China held their third round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing today. Officials said, focused discussions on collaboration in a number of areas, including Railways and Information Technology. The Indian side at the talks is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, ...

March 17, 2014 7:50 PM

Hinduja brothers emerge as 3rd richest family in Britain<br/>

The Hinduja brothers have emerged as the third richest family in Britain. The latest rich list from &apos;Forbes&apos; magazine showed that London-based Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja have a combined wealth of 10 billion US dollars.Among the five top richest Britons, the Duke of Westminster ...

March 17, 2014 7:34 PM

Vodafone to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for 7.2 billion euros

Vodafone has agreed to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for 7.2 billion euros in a deal aimed at expanding its interests in Europe.Ono, which is private equity-owned, offers cable TV and Internet services and has 1.9 million customers in Spain.Vodafone boss Vittorio Colao said the deal was an attracti...

March 17, 2014 12:20 PM

Oil prices up in Asia trade after Crimea referendum

Oil prices rose in Asia today on increased geopolitical tensions as the United States hinted at fresh sanctions against Moscow after Crimea voted in a referendum to break away from Ukraine and join Russia. New York&apos;s main contract, West Texas Intermediate for April delivery, was up 23 cents...

March 16, 2014 8:36 PM

Govt hikes import tariff value on gold

The government has hiked the import tariff value on gold to 445 dollar per 10 grams from 433 dollar per 10 gram earlier. A notification by the Central Board of Excise and Customs however said, the import tariff value -- the base price at which customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing --...

March 16, 2014 2:28 PM

Iraq's oil output surges to highest level in over 30 years

Iraq&apos;s oil production has surged to its highest level in over 30 years last month. International Energy Agency in its latest report said that Iraq&apos;s oil output jumped by half a million barrels a day in February to average 3.6 million barrels a day.The country hasn&apos;t pumped...

March 16, 2014 2:14 PM

IT department floats toll-free help line number for general public

The Income Tax department has floated a toll-free help line number for general public to alert it about any suspicious movement of large sums of cash in the national capital during polls. The investigation wing of the department has created a control room and complaint-monitoring cell at its office ...

March 16, 2014 11:35 AM

Govt hikes import tariff value on gold

The government has hiked the import tariff value on gold to 445 dollar per 10 grams from 433 dollar per 10 gram earlier. A notification by the Central Board of Excise and Customs however said, the import tariff value -- the base price at which customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing --...

March 15, 2014 8:17 PM

Last date for advance tax payments extended to March18

The government has extended the last date for payment of final installment of advance tax for current fiscal to 18th of this month. Earlier, the last date of payment was fixed for 15th of March. An official release said that the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued an order to extend the time li...

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