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Writedowns put Microsoft in the red

July-22 Microsoft has reported a $3.2bn net loss for the three months to 30 June after posting $8.4bn of writedowns. Earlier this month the company...

Death toll in China oil pipeline blasts rises to 52

Beijing, Nov 24 -  Rescuers have found more bodies at the scene of oil pipeline blasts in eastern China, bringing the death toll in...

Rupee gains 99 paise

Mumbai, Sep 10 -The rupee continued to rule firm for the fourth straight day by surging further by 99 paise to 64.25 per dollar...

Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Probably Rose to Three-Year High

May 22 - Sales of existing homes probably climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years, giving a lift to...

20 children die after eating free school lunch in India

Patna, India, July 17 - At least 20 children have died and more are sick after eating free meals at a primary school in...

Indian shares, rupee rally after opposition party victory

Mumbai, Dec 9 - Indian shares hit a record high while the rupee and bonds rallied on Monday after the main opposition Bharatiya Janata...

Sensex trims initial losses, still down by 29 points

Mumbai, Jan 6 -  The benchmark S&P BSE sensex trimmed initial losses and was down 29 points in late morning trade on selling in...

Import duty on gold incresed By 2%

India, June 7 - The Indian government has raised the import duty on gold by 2% points to 8% to discourage imports by the...

Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes western China

Beijing, Feb 12 - An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck China 's far western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...

Google faces new federal antitrust probe

U.S., May 24 - regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display...

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