Thursday 17 May, 2012.
Business - Headlines

Three Air India pilots, who had reported sick, resumed duty on Wednesday in the first sign of an end to the nine-day stir by over 200 pilots, whose union IPG said they were open to talks with the government to resolve the deadlock.
The rupee tumbled 67 paise to all-time low of Rs 54.46 against the US dollar on the forex market during the midsession on Wednesday on increased capital outflows and strong demand from importers.
Countries like India, China and the US, which pursued aggressive reforms, have improved their global trade logistics performance despite the slowdown in progress in the sector over the last two years amid the global recession, the World Bank has said.
Oil prices fell sharply in Asian trade on Wednesday as investors fretted over political uncertainty in the eurozone, while concerns over softer US energy demand also weighed.

DAILY POLL
Do you think Mumbai Indians will win the fifth edition of Indian Premier League?

Cannes film festival curtain up with comedy, chaos
Comedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, with Wes Anderson's child fantasy "Moonrise Kingdom" in a tussle with Sacha Baron Cohen's anarchic alter ego General Aladeen for the attention of the world's media.
WEATHER MaxoC MinoC
Chennai4028
Kolkata3423
Mumbai3327
New Delhi3923
WeatherWeatherXML

This site is best viewed in Internet Explorer 5.5 (or above), Netscape 4.7 (or above)