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Amway stores raided in Kerala
06 Aug 2011
Key to longevity: pray you have good genes
06 Aug 2011
A healthy lifestyle won’t necessarily increase your life span. That depends more on the genes that you inherit
Secretaries’ panel for 51% FDI in retail, but with riders
06 Aug 2011
The panel has mooted stringent conditions for foreign retailers, including a minimum investment of $100 million and mandatory investment of at least 50 per cent in back-end infrastructure
Kraft Foods to split into two companies
04 Aug 2011
Kraft expects to create these companies through a tax-free spin-off of the North American grocery business to Kraft Foods shareholders by the end of the year
Government may end diesel subsidy for cars
04 Aug 2011
The government may end diesel subsidy for passenger cars, accounting for over 15 per cent of the diesel consumed in the country.
RIM to launch seven smartphones in India
03 Aug 2011
MARG Karaikal Port starts container services
03 Aug 2011
SC ban on Bellary mining hits steelmakers hard
03 Aug 2011
Steelmakers in the region say the ban on iron ore mining in Bellary could affect their production
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