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India's low-cost carrier SpiceJet has been ranked amongst the top ten-budget airline in Asia by an online travel magazine.

As last year's crop shakes off the effects of a brutal six months in the markets, this year's group takes the baton.

Keeping aside all the controversies of Singur, world's cheapest car, Tata Nano is all set to roll out next month in three petrol variants, standard, deluxe and luxury.

Bangalore, Sept 23 (PTI) Karnataka has sought American help to crack cyber crime cases faster, with quicker responses from search engines Google and Yahoo.

Reliance Industries will start pumping natural gas from its deep-sea block early next year, putting India's most valuable firm on track to earn a quarter of its profit from oil and gas production,

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) In the midst of the ongoing legal battle with Anil Ambani group firm RNRL, Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries today said it would wait for the court decision before

New Delhi, September 21 (ANI): The Kingfisher Deccan combine have started operating flights on a common code named IT, but Air India and Indian Airlines that integrated last August will continue using two codes, AI and IA, at least for two more quarters. National Aviation Company of India Ltd or NACIL has said that the passenger booking systems of the two airlines cannot be merged.

Ludhiana, September 21 (ANI): Traditional wheat and paddy farming in Punjab is now a past. Farmers here are now increasingly taking to growing bananas, as assured returns are very high. They are happy with the shift as the high yielding crop is reaping good benefits.

The celebration of iPhone 3G being launched in India has been short-lived. The much hyped iPhone has not met the expectations of either Bharti Airtel or Vodafone Essar.

Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI) In tune with the global markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today brushed aside concerns over havoc wreaked by US credit crisis by notching up 727 points to

New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) The Prime Minister's economic panel today said the US financial turmoil will not have much impact on India unless there is mess up in the domestic market.

After advising banks to display information regarding interest rates and service charges on the notice boards and websites, The Reserve bank of India has asked the banks and their associates not to engage unregistered telemarketers.

New Delhi/Mumbai, September 19 (ANI): Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE Sensex rebounded from sharp early losses on Thursday. The Sensex snapped a seven-day losing streak, as domestic funds stepped in to pick bargains with Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram ruling out negative impact of Lehman bankruptcy..but the outlook remained shaky on deepening global financial woes.

Mumbai, Sep 18 (PTI) The markets staged an impressive rebound rally today after dropping a hefty over 700 points to snap the seven-day losing-spree at 13,315.

While Indian bankers do not see much impact from the exposure to Lehman Brothers, market analysts do not rule out immediate repercussions of the fallout on the Indian stocks.

Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) The Reserve Bank today asked US investment bank Lehman Brothers' NBFC and primary dealer arms not to remit money in forex without its approval.

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The VAT panel wants the Union Government to bear at least half of the financial burden that the states will have to bear following the implementation of the Sixth Pay

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) Global financial crisis following the collapse of US investment bankers Lehman Brothers will adversely impact the portfolio investment in India, according to Prime

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) With nearly half of their revenues coming from banking and financial services segments, India's top software exporters today said they are closely monitoring the financial

Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) Amidst a plunge in major Asian and European stocks today on global financial crisis, the Indian benchmark Sensex today closed flat after recovering the hefty losses in morning trade with a surprise buying in banking stocks. The BSE barometer settled the day at 13,518.80 points, lower by marginal 12.47 points, or 0.09 per cent, from its last close.