Washington, July 30: Noting that 12 percent of India's over 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, the US has asked donors to make targeted investments in India's water and sanit

Toronto, July 30: With Apple's iPhone 4 threatening to topple it from its top perch in North America and even President Barrack Obama admitting on a TV show Thursday that using BlackBerry is "no fun"

London, July 30: British Airways on Friday said net losses widened to 122 million pounds during its first quarter as strike action and the Icelandic ash cloud grounded flights, but insisted it was set

New Delhi, July 30: The government today decided to release Rs 4,868 crore to public sector lenders for providing concessional loans to farmers.

The decision, taken at a Cabinet meeting, will help le

Seoul, July 29: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Thursday reported a 71 percent rise in second-quarter net profit as exports to emerging markets and improved utilisation rates offset lower domestic demand

Frankfurt, July 29: German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Thursday that its second quarter net profit fell to 525 million euros (680 million dollars), well below market expectations.

Net profit fell

Tokyo, July 29: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it returned to the black in the fiscal first quarter thanks to strong sales in televisions, its PlayStation 3 console and computers.

Tokyo, Japan, July 29: Japan's number three automaker Nissan Motor on Thursday announced a quarterly net profit of 106.6 billion yen (1.22 billion dollars), after a 16.5 billion yen loss a year earlie

Tokyo, July 29: Videogame giant Nintendo Co. said Thursday it sank into the red for the three months ended June, hit by sluggish sales and a stronger yen.

Nintendo said it suffered a net loss of 25.2

Mumbai, July 29: Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark index ending a meagre 39 points up from its previous close.

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