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Petrol Price Hike In India: Rates Before And After Hike

The Indian Government Wednesday announced the single largest hike in petrol prices by Rs. 7.50 per liter (including tax). The hike price came into effect from midnight and has led to a nationwide protest with the common man, the government's allies and oppositions fuming over the issue. May 24, 2012

Reebok Files FIR Against Former Top Employees For Alleged Fraud

Reebok India on Tuesday filed an FIR against its former managing director Subhinder Singh Prem and COO Vishnu Bhagat for allegedly mishandling the company's money by indulging in fictitious sales, and setting up forged accounts over the past couple of years May 23, 2012
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Google-Motorola Deal: Sanjay Jha Sidelined, Dennis Woodside is New CEO of Motorola

After acquiring Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion, search engine giant Google Inc has named Dennis Woodside, former president of Google's Americas region, as the new CEO of Motorola. Sanjay Jha, former CEO of Motorola, has stepped down, giving way for Dennis Woodside to take up the task of leading the cellphone company. May 23, 2012
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BSE Sensex Up, Rupee Hits Record Low

The BSE Sensex posts its third consecutive daily gain on Monday after State Bank of India boosted the outlook of the stock market with its impressive earning last week. However, rupee hits a new record low at 55 per dollar, which could affect the stocks. May 21, 2012
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Rupee Tumbles Short of 'Psychological 55' at Record Low of 54.99 to Dollar

Indian currency took another beating on Monday, sinking to a record low of 54.99 against the US dollar in the late afternoon trade session. The rupee stood at 54.96/97 to the dollar at 4:26 p.m. (1056 GMT), and had earlier plunged to the key psychological level of 55 to the dollar, Reuters said. May 21, 2012
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Facebook Valued At $104 As Public Trading Set To Begin; Shares Priced At $38

Facebook raised $16 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) by a technology company in history as it increased the price of its offering to $38 per share on Thursday. The social media giant's valuation shot up to about $104 billion before public trading begins Friday on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol FB. May 18, 2012
Prices of the safe haven yellow precious gold metal jumped 0.2 per cent to $1,751.80 an ounce after finance ministers in the heavily fiscal-affected eurozone and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to reduced Greece's long-term debt.

India's Gold Demand Falls 29 Percent In Q1; Price Upturn Likely In Future

India's gold demand slumped 29 percent in the year's first quarter, falling far behind China which is now the world's leading bullion market, the World Gold Council said Thursday. As per the organization's report, the country's gold consumption in volume declined to 207.6 tonnes in the first quarter, as compared to that of 291.8 tonnes at the same period the previous year. India's gold jewellery market reported a drop at 19 percent to 152 tonnes, while investment demand dipped 46 percent down... May 17, 2012
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Wipro to Acquire Promax Applications Group

Indian global IT services and consulting company Wipro Limited announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Australian analytics company Promax Applications Group (PAG) for Rs 1920 million May 1, 2012
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