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Drinks before dinner

Friday, July 31, 2009 19:06

Guzzlers of Black Label don't really know their aperitifs. Anoothi Vishal suggests some fun - and lighter - spirits to make your evenings livelier and much more stylish.

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Food from Himachal

Friday, July 31, 2009 19:03

Trying out exotic new cuisines often laden with so-called luxury ingredients can turn into a rivetting game of upmanship for the snobs among foodies; rivetting for them, boring for the rest of humanity. And you dont need me to tell you how such snobbery is only increasing by ...

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Geared up

Friday, July 31, 2009 19:01

Skoda hasnt indicated its intention of bringing in a Laura 1.8 TSI with a DSG gearbox just yet, since the overlap with the Superb in terms of product positioning would be too strong for the company to ignore. It would mean a loss in sales of the Superb, which it ...

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U.S., UBS announce breakthrough deal in tax dispute

Friday, July 31, 2009 17:22

MIAMI (Reuters) - The United States and Swiss bank UBS AG have struck a deal to settle their dispute over tax evasion and bank secrecy, backing off from an escalating standoff that had threatened to damage ties between the two countries. ...

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Private airlines to suspend operations on Aug 18

Friday, July 31, 2009 15:08

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's private airline operators said on Friday they would suspend domestic operations on Aug. 18 to protest the lack of government relief for the ailing industry.

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Adani IPO subscribed over 20 times

Friday, July 31, 2009 14:04

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Utility Adani Power Ltd's initial public offering (IPO) worth up to about $625 million, which closed on Friday, has been subscribed over 20 times, according to data on the National Stock Exchange.

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BSE Sensex provisionally rises 2 pct

Friday, July 31, 2009 10:07

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex provisionally rose 2 percent on Friday, as hopes for a global economic recovery were revived by a set of solid corporate results overseas that boosted markets across Asia following a Wall Street rally overnight. ...

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Bharti shares fall 3 pct on MTN deal worries

Friday, July 31, 2009 9:13

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel fell 3 percent on concerns India's largest mobile operator might need to sweeten its offer if merger talks with South Africa's MTN Group are extended, as widely expected.

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India gold demand abates after pick-up

Friday, July 31, 2009 8:52

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's gold demand abated on Friday after picking up for the previous two sessions and traders awaited lower prices to stock up before the festival and wedding season starts, dealers said.

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BSE Sensex rises 2.2 pct to highest since June ‘08

Friday, July 31, 2009 7:03

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex rose 2.2 percent to a 13-month high on Friday morning, as hopes for a global economic recovery were revived by a set of solid corporate results overseas that boosted markets across Asia following a Wall Street rally overnight. ...

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