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HDFC Q4 profit rises by 11 percent
May 06, 2014, 09:21 PM ISTMumbai: Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Tuesday said its net profit increased by 10.79 percent to Rs.1,723.10 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.The company had posted Rs.1,555.21 crore profit in the
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India's forex reserves rise by $500 mn
May 03, 2014, 08:29 PM ISTMumbai: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $499.8 million to $309.91 billion for the week ended April 25, led by a sharp jump in overseas currency assets, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.According
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Mobile phones played a crucial role in the formation and rise of Aam Aadmi Party: Report
May 01, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mobile phones are now ubiquitous in India, but what happens when they are trashed? Tackling the enormous amount of electronic waste being generated in the country is the need of the hour, says
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Gold snaps four-day rising streak on profit-selling
Apr 26, 2014, 07:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Snapping a four-day rising streak, gold prices fell by Rs 60 to Rs 30,620 per ten gram in the national capital today on emergence of profit-selling at existing higher levels against sluggish demand.
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HDFC Bank profit up 23% to Rs 2,326 cr, lowest rise in 10 yrs
Apr 22, 2014, 09:06 PM ISTMumbai: Hit by higher effective tax rate, private sector HDFC Bank today reported its decade's lowest profit growth of 23.1 per cent at Rs 2,326.5 crore for the January-March period of 2013-14.HDFC Bank had earned
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Real life Barbie Doll says interracial couples are behind a rise in plastic surgery
World | Apr 09, 2014, 08:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: The real life Barbie doll, Valeria Lukyanova who is now known for her spiritual side, has claimed that interracial couples are behind a rise in plastic surgery because they are 'making the human
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India's hotel prices saw 6% rise in 2013: report
Mar 09, 2014, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Even as 2013 was a challenging year for the hospitality sector, the average hotel prices in the country grew by six per cent from the previous year at an average Rs 5,254 per
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Gay jokes on Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson on the rise
Hollywood | Jul 22, 2013, 05:54 PM ISTLondon, July 22: With the growing number of gay jokes about them, One Direction band members Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson find themselves in an awkward situation.The stories about them are becoming popular online with
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Sea levels may rise with global warming
World | Jul 16, 2013, 12:46 PM ISTWashington, July 16: Sea levels may rise by about 2.3 meters for each degree celsius of global warming within the next 2,000 years, an international team of researchers has said.While thermal expansion of the ocean
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67% rise in stake by Unilever in its Indian Unit
Jul 05, 2013, 08:14 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 5: Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company claim to acquire about 67% stakes of Indian unit Hindustan Unilever after the close of a voluntary tender. It just fell short of its plan
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Oil tops $99 on Egypt protests, US supply forecast
World | Jul 02, 2013, 09:02 PM ISTNew York, Jul 2: The price of oil advanced past $99 a barrel for just the second time this year as traders anticipate a sharp drop in U.S. supplies and watch developments in Egypt.In Tuesday
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Jiah Khan suicide: fresh handwriting sample heightens confusion over suicide note (view pics)
Bollywood | Jun 23, 2013, 11:39 AM ISTNew Delhi, June 23: A new handwriting sample of Jiah Khan found has created more confusion in her suicide case but this can land her mother Rabia Khan into trouble. This new sample is actually a
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Rajasthan expects eight percent rise in foreign tourists
India | Apr 15, 2013, 03:09 PM ISTJaipur, Apr 15: Rajasthan, the country's famous tourist destination, expects a growth of about eight percent in foreign visitors in 2013, said a top tourism department official Monday."We expect an increase of around seven to
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Amazing to see the rise of F1 in India: Hamilton
Other Sports | Oct 27, 2012, 09:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 27: Amazed to see the rapid rise of Formula One in India, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton said the F1 race here could become one of the best of the year given the
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Ponting Hails England's Rise To Pinnacle Of Test Rankings
Cricket | Aug 15, 2011, 04:45 PM ISTLondon, Aug 15: Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has hailed England's ascendancy to the top of Test rankings after their recent thrashing of India at Edgbaston. Ponting, who stepped down as captain earlier this year
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Sachin And Dravid Rise In ICC Test Rankings
Cricket | Aug 02, 2011, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 2: England's continuing dominance on world number one India in the ongoing Test series is beginning to reflect in the ICC rankings as well with several of their players rising to career-best
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Sehwag, Tendulkar Rise In ICC ODI Rankings
Cricket | Feb 28, 2011, 07:39 PM ISTDubai, Feb 28: Their brilliant performance in the first couple of World Cup matches has helped Indian batsmen Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar to rise to fifth and 10th respectively in the ICC one-day rankings
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Petrol, Diesel Prices May Rise As FM Refuses To Reduce Duty
India | Feb 28, 2011, 03:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 28: Petrol and diesel prices look set to be hiked after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ignored calls for its reduction in customs and excise duty to contain the impact of spurt in