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Reliance Industries Profit Rises 28%
Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, said fiscal second-quarter net profit climbed 28%, helped by strong performance in its refining and exploration businesses.
Stocks, Dollar in Rare Sync
Stocks and the dollar are moving in precisely opposite directions, breaking their usual pattern of trading independently of one another, as investors await word on the Fed's stimulus plans.
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Maruti Suzuki Profit Rises
Maruti Suzuki India posted a 5% rise in its fiscal second-quarter net profit. Higher royalty payments to parent Suzuki help limit Maruti's gains.
Mahindra & Mahindra Profit Rises
India's Mahindra & Mahindra posted an unexpected 7.8% rise in second-quarter net profit as it gained from higher sales of sport-utility vehicles and tractors.
MGM Creditors Approve Reorganization Plan
MGM's creditors approved a plan for the beleaguered studio to restructure in a prepackaged bankruptcy and install Spyglass co-founders Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum as co-chief executives.
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Cars for India's Rich
As luxury car maker Bugatti launches the world's most expensive car, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, in India, we look at some of the high priced cars available here.
India in Pictures
India's Prime Minister arrived in Vietnam, Laborers at work in a factory near Ahmedabad, Trinamool Congress supporters in a march in Kolkata and more.
Asia in Pictures
Hillary Clinton meets Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, rescue workers bring aid to tsunami victims in Indonesia, floods in Bangkok, and more.
India's Microlending Chaos
The microlending movement that was supposed to help lift millions of people in India out of poverty has in recent weeks fallen into chaos.

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Sachin's Bat, Abhinav's Rifle Go for Charity
Indian actor Rahul Bose showed that it is possible for sports memorabilia to be big money even in India, at an auction that raised more than $500,000 (20 million rupees) for charity.
India's Surprise Chief Tweeter
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Weekend Journal

Exploring India's Wines
India might seem like an unlikely wine-producing country, but it now has 69 working wineries, a handful of which are starting to show signs of potential.
City Walk: New Delhi

Opinion

Harsh V. Pant: The Japan Roadblock to Nuclear Cooperation
A stalled deal with India means both wasted commercial opportunities and dangerous strategic imbalance.
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Brazilians Vote in Presidential Runoff
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Apple Sues Motorola Over Patents
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Asia

Myanmar Election 2010
Myanmar will go to the polls for the first time in 20 years. This multimedia project explores what changes, if any, this election could bring to the country.
Afghan Battle Kills 30
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Europe

Ukraine Vote Will Test President
Ukrainians vote Sunday in local elections that are viewed as a test of President Viktor Yanukovych's commitment to democracy. Already his critics are crying foul.
France Rebuffs EU on Wealth Taxes
EU Leaders Agree to Plan Permanent Bailout Fund

Markets

Asia Shares Slip but IPOs Shine
Asian equity markets ended mostly down Friday as investors took profits ahead of the weekend and next week's expected Fed move—but some IPOs, including AIA Group in Hong Kong and TPK Holding in Taipei, got off to strong starts.
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Tech

Google's AdMob, YouTube Chiefs Step Down
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Point-and-Click Politics
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