Facebook-WhatsApp deal, Sahara & political news in focus!

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Facebook to buy WhatsApp: Is the deal worth $19 billion? "I expect there to be a lot of skepticism about this deal. People are going to look at this and say, `Uh-oh, did they... Sebi vs Sahara Case: SC asks Subrata Roy to appear in court Feb 26 A bench asked Roy and three other directors Ashoka choudhary, Ravi Dubey, Bandana Bhargava, to be present in court in... Top 10 stocks that can return upto 75% this year According to a report, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, UPL, Housing Development & Infrastructure and Yes Bank saw the bigge... China offers to finance 30% of India's infra, pips Japan It’s the biggest offer by any one country, exceeding funds contributed by Japan, which has traditionally financed In...

FEATURED STORIES Google explores ultra-fast Fiber service push AT&T Inc said last year that it was ready to build its own 1-gigabit-per-second fiber network, provided it received t... read more What would the iCar look like? It's fun to dream »  Debunking some myths about mutual fund! »

Popular Stories Most of those who left Infosys were not adding value, says NRN Murthy on senior level exits How handpicked experts like Arvind Panagariya, Ravi Mantha are helping Narendra Modi fine-tune his 2014 poll strategy Facebook to buy WhatsApp message service for $19 billion New banking code may keep your online transactions secure

Relief to Rajiv Gandhi's assassins is unconscionable... Arun Jaitley ,Leader,BJP

Latest Updates Top 10 stocks that can return upto 75% this year According to a report, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, UPL, Housing Development & Infrastructure and Yes Bank saw the bigge... Bharti faces $3 bn hit; experts say valuations good Shares of Bharti Airtel slipped as much as 2.2% in intraday trade, after reports said its Nigeria unit has lost a leg... FTAs not evil, take advantage of these pacts: Kher to industry Allaying industry concerns over FTAs that India has implemented with other nations, a top govt official said FTAs are... 'India for institutional reform within SAARC' India today called for institutional reform within the SAARC and define a clear set of policies on the nature of grou...

Market Watch 20 Feb | 05:39PM SENSEX 20536.64 â†" -186.33 NIFTY 6091.45 â†" -61.30 USD/INR 62.11 â†" -0.11 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 29891.00 â†" -140.00

MARKET NEWS Top stock picks by Espirito Santo that can return upto 30% Espirito Santo in its monthly research report has highlighted some stocks that are likely to give sharp returns in th... Markets will be range-bound ahead of polls: BofA-ML 'The upcoming elections are a major risk event in May and before that people’s positioning is going to be light,' say...

Gainers Losers 20 Feb, 2014, 05:39PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Jai Balaji Industries Ltd. 10.84 19.91 42290 10.84 9.33 Birla Precision Technologies Ltd. 2.31 19.69 14066 2.31 1.92 DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. 68.25 13.94 265326 71.75 66.00

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FROM THE NEWSPAPER ITC takes on Nestle, Pepsi, Amul, HUL with dairy, beverages foray Company to take on Nestle, PepsiCo, Amul and HUL with dairy products & non-carbonated drinks... Perform or bid goodbye, Narayana Murthy tells Infosys top deck Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy , who returned to the company last year, says most of recent senior-level exits we... Deutsche Bank may replace co-CEO Anshu Jain: Report Deutsche Bank, is considering possibly replacing co-chief executive Anshu Jain if he is implicated in an ongoing prob... Carmakers like Maruti, Hyundai cut prices after excise duty reduction The biggest relief came from Maruti Suzuki that controls more than 40 per cent of the 2.6 million Indian passenger ca... Before polls, Narendra Modi, Vasundhara Raje consult astrologers Modi is known to consult both professionals and hobbyists. Tejas Mehta, who pursues astrology as a hobby, is sought o...

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