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Bank of Baroda raises $750 million from overseas bonds

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:59

State-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Thursday said it has successfully raised USD 750 million through an international bond sale at a coupon of 4.8 percent.

Apple loses bid to block antitrust monitorship

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 11:16

Apple Inc lost a bid on Monday to block an antitrust monitor appointed after a judge`s finding that the company conspired to fix e-book prices.

ebook to take visually impaired kids to space

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 15:37

Here comes a first ebook for children with visual impairments which would soon be available at Apple`s iBook store and can be download for free on iPads.

First wave of Chinese IPOs headed for boards as investors eye valuations

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 05:22

Signs of strong appetite were already in evidence during the book-building process, which analysts credited with reforms to the way new issues are priced on the mainland.

Apple seeks removal of court-appointed antitrust monitor

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 09:24

Apple Inc is seeking the removal of a lawyer appointed by a court to monitor its antitrust compliance following a ruling last year that the company had conspired to fix e-book prices.

Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 08:04

The Authors Guild is appealing a US judge`s decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google`s massive book-scanning project, court documents showed Monday.

Book chronicles the plight of endangered tigers

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:57

Why are some animal species disappearing? How do we bring them back? Are we heading towards a world `without tigers`? Are there enough initiatives to address the plight of these magnificent cats?

Queen Elizabeth planned to hit Idi Amin, new book says

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 18:11

Britain`s Queen Elizabeth II planned to hit former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin on the head with a ceremonial pearl sword if he "gatecrashed" a Silver Jubilee church service, according to a new book.

Amazon to sell Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite at special discounts for Christmas

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 10:15

The Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite 3G and WiFi models have been put up for sale and the special offer starts from December 20 and will remain till December 25.

Turkey suspends trial over century-old French erotic novel

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 00:43

An Istanbul court suspended the trial of a Turkish publisher and a translator accused of corrupting public morals over a French book written more than a century ago.

Hardline Pakistani group shuts Iranian stall at book fair

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 21:13

A stall set up by the Iranian consulate at the recent Karachi International Book Fair was forcibly shut down by a Pakistani right-wing group.

New book probes Benazir Bhutto murder failures

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 00:00

A new book brings to a wider audience a theory of cover-up, sweeping blame and staggering security failures behind the 2007 assassination of Pakistan`s ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.