EU fines Ranbaxy, others for blocking cheaper drugs
BRUSSELS - European antitrust regulators fined nine drugmakers, including Denmark's Lundbeck and India's Ranbaxy, a total of 146 million euros for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant to the market, the first EU sanction against such deals.
Wall St dips after recent rally as Fed statement looms
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks dipped modestly at the open on Wednesday, but held on to most of their gains over the last two days, ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement and news conference.
Tata Motors upgrades eight existing models
Tata Motors launched eight upgrades of existing models, including a CNG-fuelled version of the Nano, but said little about plans for completely new vehicles to help reverse sliding car sales. Full Article
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Rivers swollen, houses swept away
Early monsoon rains have swollen rivers, swept away houses, killed scores and left thousands stranded. Slideshow
Afghan govt to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. peace talks with the Taliban until they were led by Afghans and would suspend negotiations with the United States on a troop pact. Full Article | Afghans must talk to each other for peace: Obama
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Syria Islamists seize control as moderates dither
Radical Islamist units in Syria are sidelining more moderate groups that do not share the Islamists' goal of establishing a supreme religious leadership in the country. Full Article
Indian GP organisers dismiss race rumours
Indian Grand Prix organisers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host a Formula One race next year as "totally baseless and malicious". Full Article
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Focus on U.S. Fed
World Bank watching Fed, ready to act
The World Bank is concerned about the spillover effects on developing countries of a slowing of U.S. money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise, Jim Yong Kim told Reuters in an interview. Full Article
Indian insurers can now go international
Global insurers have been participating in the Indian insurance market for nearly 12 years. We may soon see the trend reversing. The country's insurance regulator (IRDA) has laid down rules for Indian companies to start overseas operations. If the Tatas could buy out JLR and Corus, who knows what opportunities lie ahead for LIC, New India and others. Full Article
Hard currency status a wishful dream for rupee
Despite India’s substantial economic progress over the decades to emerge today among the ten largest economies in the world in nominal GDP terms and the top three in PPP terms, the rupee has not kept pace with this progress and has witnessed periods of high volatility. Until India traverses the distance from a trade-deficit economy to a neutral or trade-surplus nation, the rupee will always remain unhinged. Column
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India in depth: Diaspora's yield hunt gone wrong
India's banking system may lose the only friend it has had the past couple of years: the diaspora. For every $1 of time deposits that Indian banks have raised from residents in the past year, 13 cents has come from the estimated 25 million people of Indian origin who live in other countries. On all but a fraction that amount, the currency risk lies with the depositor. Full Article
Singapore’s creative bank penalty may be a one-off
Singapore has come up with a creative way of penalising rate-rigging banks. Regulators are forcing lenders implicated in manipulating the city-state’s borrowing and currency rates to set aside up to S$12 billion ($9.6 billion) in extra central bank reserves. With rates low, however, the costs will be much lower than recent mega-fines. Full Article
Radcliffe proves acting skills on stage
British actor Daniel Radcliffe won plaudits on Tuesday for a new stage role as a bullied Irish cripple that takes him a critical step further away from his days as boy wizard Harry Potter. Full Article
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Rahul Gandhi: a profile
The Congress lawmaker and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty turns 43 on Wednesday. Slideshow
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