Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Relflex Elastomers, the synthetic rubber business unit of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Sunday inaugurated a … More » Reliance rubber unit sets up customer support in Vadodara

U.S. car giant General Motors Corp (GM) (GM.N) plans to invest $12 billion in China from 2014 to 2017 and build more plants next year as it steps up its … More » GM to invest $12 bln in China and plans more plants

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Global automakers are scrambling to meet the demands of China's young urban professionals, who want a car that makes them … More » In the driving seat: China's yuppies are new market force for global automakers

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Sunday announced the completion of its construction of a cross-over viaduct above the existing operational line … More » Delhi Metro completes 21-metre high cross-over viaduct

Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government has ordered Toyota India and its workers' union to restore normalcy in operations with immediate effect, … More » Karnataka orders Toyota, union to restore normalcy

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Construction of the stalled six-lane, 291-km expressway between Panipat and Jalandhar can now resume with the Supreme Court … More » Legal battle over Panipat-Jalandhar expressway settled

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The new Indian government should expedite negotiations on the Indo-European Union (IEU) free trade agreement (FTA), says German … More » Need to expedite Indo-EU FTA after new government comes: Envoy

South Korea's Hyundai Motor on Sunday unveiled its small sport utility vehicle (SUV) concept targeted at the Chinese market, planning to join a flurry … More » Hyundai Motor unveils small SUV concept for China, to launch this year

Well, one explanation is that since the car's shock absorber was defective, the tyre punctured when the vehicle went over a pothole! Such is the flexibility … More » English as she is spoke

Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has agreed the basic concept and design of a budget car for emerging markets, a VW manager told Reuters, nearing the project's completion … More » VW has agreed budget car concept, design - manager

Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) India created a world record of quadrupling its GDP in the past 10 years under the two UPA governments, Union Commerce Minister … More » India's GDP quadrupled in 10 years under UPA: Anand Sharma

Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Corporate clothes launderer Laundry Project India plans to expand its business operations by setting up operations in Pune and … More » Laundry Project India to expand operations

Panaji, April 19 (IANS) The Congress in Goa Saturday said it will ask its party's government in neighbouring Karnataka to fall in line over a water dispute … More » Goa Congress unhappy with Karnataka unit over water dispute

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a CBI probe into licences granted to several real estate developers, including … More » CBI probe sought into Vadra's land deal

Narendra Modi is not far off the mark when he says that the May 16 results will be the Congress's worst. It must be mortifying for the Congress that this … More » Will Nehru-Gandhi dynasty reboot or fade out?

Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $2.79 billion to $309.44 billion for the week ended April 11, Reserve Bank of … More » India's forex reserves rise to $309.44 bn

Jammu, April 19 (IANS) Heavy downpour triggered landslides in the Ramban sector of Jammu-Srinagar highway Saturday, leading to the closure of the road … More » Landslides close Jammu-Srinagar highway

Policy experts wonder whether the government and private businesses can control spending as the economy gets stronger and millions more Americans gain … More » Health Care Spending’s Recent Surge Stirs Unease

Dozens of the largest U.S. stock exchanges, brokerages and high-frequency trading firms were hit with a class action lawsuit by the capital of the state … More » Exchanges, brokerages hit with high-speed trading class action

Click here to view the full photogallery.Photos via "Library of Congress Today we take take a break from the regularly scheduled residential fare … More » Tour Miami Beach's Burdines Department Store in 1953

Click here to view the full photogallery. Up for $1.29M on Maryland's Gibson Island is this atypical Chesapeake cottage, a 2,826-square-foot fortress … More » Break the Mold With a Brutalist 'Tree House' on the Chesapeake

Click here to view the full photogallery.Photos by Simon Upton/Elle Decor Enchanted by the "wild dogs and unrestored, decaying palazzos" of Lecce, … More » Colorful Fabrics Restore a 'Dilapidated Concrete Bungalow'

Click here to view the full photogallery. Give designer Karim Rashid pretty much anything—a condo tower, a food court, a record album, a Twitter account—and … More » Inside Karim Rashid's Magical, Hot Pink 'Sparkle Krib'

Here now, Past Lives, in which Curbed explores what some of the country's most interesting residential buildings used to be before they became livable … More » 1835 Textile Mill With Labor Rights History is Now Housing

Brazil´s federal police have opened an investigation into former billionaire Eike Batista for financial crimes, including insider trading, manipulation … More » Brazilian tycoon Batista investigated for financial crimes - reports

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd … More » Gigantic SoCal Equestrian Estate 'Rancho Latigo' Asks $45M

Chennai, April 18 (IANS) The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Friday said it closed fiscal 2013-14 with a net profit of Rs.21.984 crore … More » Reliance Industries sees net profit of Rs.21,984 crore in 2013-14

Photo via Domaine Decorated by the insanely talented, 25-year-old Sasha Bikoff—an up-and-coming new interior designer with a self-professed talent for … More » How a 25-Year-Old Decorated a Ballerina's Dakota Apartment

Click here to view the full photogallery. If it's true that there's nothing more American, architecturally speaking, than a complete disregard … More » Eight-Foot King Neptune Guards This 'Castle-Like Chateau'

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Pitching for a "Team India", BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Friday his appeal would not be to Hindus and … More » Modi for Team India, says won't divide country in name of secularism

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A pan-India goods and services tax with the support of state governments, a push for infrastructure and privatisation of state … More » Modi open to pan-India retail tax, pushes for jobs, infrastructure

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday said that trade, commerce and technology would be the driving factors in … More » Trade, commerce to drive India-US ties: Modi

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set to lay down office in about a month, his communication adviser made a belated attempt … More » 'Media ignored Manmohan Singh's development pitch'

Photo via Design Boom · Adorable 3BR cape near Sandwich Village wants $323K. · How the modern office shapes American life. · Here's how an eight-story … More » Levitating Homes; Nightclubs for Children; More!

Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the health ministry on the action taken to stop the use … More » NHRC seeks report on artificial ripening of fruit

India's foreign exchange reserves rose to $309.44 billion as of April 11 from $306.65 billion in the week earlier, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. … More » India's forex reserves rise to $309.44 bln as of April 11 - RBI

By setting up a fund, GM could avert years of civil litigation and limit its financial and reputational harm. GM has retained Kenneth Feinberg, a Washington … More » GM could benefit, too, from an ignition-switch victims fund

Is Facebook’s main service still relevant? An argument for why it feels fusty, and why Mark Zuckerberg seems to know it. More » Facebook’s Existential Crisis

Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) India's first double-decker flyover was opened for public use in this west coast megapolis and the country's commercial capital … More » India's first double-decker flyover opens in Mumbai

Bajaj Auto, India's second-largest motorcycle maker, said on Friday the union at its Chakan factory in Maharashtra had proposed a work stoppage from April … More » Bajaj Auto says union at Chakan plant plans work stoppage

Behind the pale yellow walls of a former Benedictine monastery on a wooded hill near Munich, the master brewers of Weihenstephan are still perfecting their … More » Glass half empty for Germany's proud beer industry

Japanese companies' investments in Southeast Asia surged last year to almost three times the amount invested in China, after relations between Beijing … More » Japan investment in Southeast Asia surges amid China slump

The Hindu newspaper, which has its main office in Chennai, has asked its employees not to bring non vegetarian food to the dining room because the smell … More » India: Non vegetarian majority with a vegetarian ruling class?

Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), owner of the world's biggest refining complex, and HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL), part owned by steel tycoon L N Mittal, … More » Reliance Industries, HPCL Mittal plan refinery expansions

China will limit the amount of money consumers can transfer to third-party online payment platforms, aiming to protect banks and consumers from fraud amid … More » China issues banking rules to strengthen online payment security

REUTERS - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.7 percent on Friday to its highest close in 10 days, buoyed by upbeat U.S. economic data and corporate earnings, … More » Nikkei hits 10-day closing high on upbeat U.S. earnings, data

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd is recalling some 2,900 bottles of its stomach ulcer drug ranitidine in the United States after a foreign tablet was found … More » Glenmark pulls 2,900 bottles of ulcer drug in U.S.

New Delhi , April 18 (IANS) Is the Gujarat model of development - one of the central themes of this year's Lok Sabha election - a hype or a success built … More » 'Gujarat model: It is about economic freedom, innovation, pride'

Zhou Hujun, one of thousands of shoe factory workers on strike in southern China, drove his motorbike to the local government's Social Security Department … More » China shoe factory strike shows welfare Achilles' heel

Ford Motor Co and IBM Corp will again have to face a U.S. lawsuit claiming they encouraged race-based human rights abuses in apartheid-era South Africa, … More » Ford, IBM to face renewed U.S. lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses

China's property market could threaten Beijing's plan to manage a slowdown in growth, as evidence mounts of a rapid cooling in what had been one of the … More » China's cooling property market a risk to economic growth

Japan's Nikkei share average advanced on Friday after upbeat U.S. economic data and corporate earnings bolstered investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei … More » Nikkei gains on upbeat U.S. corporate earnings, data

On Thursday, Gorman proved himself right, by showing that his plan to lighten up trading risk and focus on wealth management is paying off. Morgan Stanley … More » For Morgan Stanley, playing it safe pays off

Several behemoths, including Apple, the largest U.S. company by market value, as well as Microsoft, McDonald's (MCD.N) and AT&T (T.N), are due to report … More » Wall Street Weekahead - Spring fever brings hope for U.S. earnings

Click here to view the full photogallery. In a bit of real estate news sure to delight history and music buffs alike, The Little House in Orangetown, N.Y.—a … More » Pay $1.3M For an Incredible Amount of Folk Music History

In It's Not Easy Being Green, Curbed pulls back the curtain on cutting-edge, environmentally friendly design, from urban passive houses to green tweaks … More » This Charming Country Cabin is Maine's First Passive House

Chinese lawyer Hao Junbo wants to make you rich if you're a whistleblower after a bounty. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received a tip-off … More » China's new breed of whistleblowers takes on big business

Prominent New York hotel executive Sant Singh Chatwal pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to make $188,000 of illegal campaign contributions to three … More » Hotel magnate Sant Singh Chatwal pleads guilty to U.S. campaign contribution scheme

U.S. stocks ended a holiday-shortened week with mostly modest gains on Thursday, though the S&P 500 notched its biggest weekly advance since July as Morgan … More » Earnings lift S&P 500, Nasdaq; S&P's best week since July

Nine-figure listings have been (relatively speaking) flying off the proverbial shelves lately, what with Connecticut's Copper Beech Farm selling for … More » Mapping the 11 Most Expensive Houses Ever Sold in America

Photo via Messy Nessy Chic The Palace of Versailles looms so large in humanity's understanding of unrestrained splendor that it has inspired a whole … More » Get a Janitor's View of Versailles in These Unprettied Photos

Rendering via Curbed NY Designed by NYC-based architects Chad kellogg and Matt Bowles of AMLGM, this tubular sea monster of transit hub could someday terrorize … More » Proposed NYC Transit Hub Looks Like a Giant Sea Monster

Image via Architizer The landmarked and preserved architectural masterpieces of the world would undoubtedly look very different if they were subject to … More » Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye Gets Irreverently Suburbanized

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd … More » Über-Lavish, Highly Gilded Miami Penthouse Asks $8.9M

A former 20-year veteran of BP plc (BP.L) who oversaw the company's cleanup efforts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will pay more than $224,000 to … More » Ex-BP employee settles SEC insider-trading oil spill case

U.S. stocks advanced slightly in choppy trading on Thursday after three days of gains, as underwhelming results from tech bellwethers Google and IBM were … More » Wall St edges higher during earnings flurry

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Delhi Police have advised people to avoid routes going towards central part of the city due to processions expected on the occasion … More » Avoid central Delhi Friday, advises police

Rendering via Architectural Record It's easy to fault Walmart for disrupting "mainstreet" America by pricing out small retailers, but thing … More » With Rentals Atop Stores, Walmart Really Does Have Everything

U.S. stocks were little changed in choppy trading on Thursday following three days of gains, as underwhelming results from tech giants Google and IBM were … More » Wall St little changed amid earnings flurry

Global equity markets rose slightly on Thursday, boosted by data indicating strength in the U.S. economy and by upbeat results from some major U.S. companies, … More » Global shares edge higher on U.S. data; dollar falls

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said the national auditor CAG can audit telecom operators' account books to ascertain whether the … More » CAG can audit telecom operators: SC

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy Thursday made an another fresh offer to comply with Supreme Court's direction to deposit Rs.10,000 … More » Subrata Roy makes fresh offer for his release

Photo via Co.Design According to Mark Gerald, the intersection between interior design and psychoanalysis goes way beyond the rug-draped chaise longue … More » Free Associate in Style in These Chic Psychoanalysts' Offices

Click here to view the full photogallery. While this bohemian, midcentury modern listing might lack the qualifications needed to actually count as the … More » Midcentury 'Urban Tree House' in Cali Wants $1.225M

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court order Thursday that the national auditor CAG can audit telecom operators could open a Pandora's box and lead … More » Telecom firms see opening of Pandora's box with SC order

Panaji, April 17 (IANS) Bringing relief to Goa, the Karnaraka government was Thursday told by a specially designated tribunal, to erect a brick wall to … More » Karnataka directed to build wall across controversial canal

Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) After having worked out an agreement with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on the troublesome Delhi-Gurgaon toll … More » Haryana to frame policy on toll rates

Wall Street opened flat on Thursday, following three days of gains, as underwhelming results from tech giants Google and IBM were offset by upbeat quarterly … More » Wall St opens flat on mixed earnings

Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) India's third largest software exporter Wipro Thursday projected higher average revenue of $1,735 million ($1.74 billion) from … More » Wipro ups IT revenue forecast for first quarter

The social network will begin offering “app install ads,” which prompt smartphone users to try new games and other apps. The category has been a lucrative … More » Twitter Goes After a Facebook Cash Cow

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Competition Appellate Tribunal has cleared the India unit of Germany-based firm SCHOTT of anti-competition charges. The … More » Germany's SCHOTT cleared of anti-competition charges

Photo via My Modern Met · When architecture meets fashion. · That Tommy Hilfiger Raleigh hotel mashup is happening. · Former AmEx CEO wants $10.5M for … More » Architecture in Fashion; The World's 50 Coolest Tree Houses

Goldman said net income fell to $1.95 billion, or $4.02 per share, in the first three months of the year from $2.19 billion, or $4.29 per share, in the … More » Goldman Sachs profit falls 11 pct but beats estimates

Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) A city court Thursday sent Saradha chit fund scam kingpin Sudipto Sen's wife Piyali and son Subhojit to five days custody of the … More » Saradha kingpin's wife, son sent to ED's custody