Under pressure, Disney film boss Ross resigns
Rich Ross resigned under pressure as chairman of Walt Disney Co's movie studio after a less than three-year run that included the release of 'John Carter', one of the biggest flops in recent Hollywood
Reliance Industries Q4 profit falls 21 pct; lags forecasts
Energy conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd reported its second consecutive quarterly drop in profit, hurt by weak refining margins and declining gas output from its offshore fields.
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Bahrain Grand Prix to go ahead as protests flare
Bahrain was under tight security on Saturday after violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters overshadowed this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race meeting in the Gulf state.
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Gibson fined for DRS criticism
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after comments made about the decision review system (DRS) during the second test against Australia.
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Berdych upsets Murray to seal Djokovic semi
Tomas Berdych was as giddy as a little boy after overpowering world number four Andy Murray in their Monte Carlo Masters quarter-final on Friday to set up a clash with top seed Novak Djokovic.
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Bharti adds 2.5 million Indian mobile users in March: Trade
Mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel signed up 2.5 million subscribers in March, its highest monthly addition in a year, partly helped by the Supreme Court's order revoking the licenses of its smaller r
England star Rooney among new phone-hacking claimants
England soccer star Wayne Rooney and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 people suing over alleged phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World ne
Enfield is back on quieter bikes
The “thump” is gone, but sales are booming. Royal Enfield, a 119-year-old Anglo-Indian motorcycle maker with a cult following, has brought its distinctive bikes into the modern era with new and quiete
Syria, UN agree on terms of monitoring mission
Syria and the United Nations signed an agreement on Thursday on terms for hundreds of observers to monitor a ceasefire, but fierce diplomatic wrangling lies ahead to persuade the West the mission can
No monkeying around for Japan man, fastest on four legs
In the suburbs of Tokyo lives Kenichi Ito, the world's fastest man on four legs.
For nearly a decade, the 29-year-old Ito, long a fan of simians, has been perfecting a running style based on the wiry