Samtel-Thales joint venture to manufacture avionic systems for fighter aircraft French aerospace major, Thales, which is assembling Scorpene submarines in Mumbai, has tied-up with Samtel Display Systems to jointly make high-end avionics for fighter aircraft Citigroup to sell off $400 billion of assets over next three years: CEO Vikram Pandit Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit is going about his task of bringing the world's largest bank back to profitability in a very systematic manner Bharti's proposed acquisition of MTN runs into pre-condition hurdle If Sunil Mittal's acquisition bid for the 21-country telecom operator MTN were to succeed, the merged entuty would emerge as the world's fifth-largest mobile firm. Google keen to expand ties with Yahoo Internet search engine leader Google is keen on extending its advertising partnership with rival Yahoo, with whom it shared shared advertising space last month for US advertising. Spencer's to invest Rs1,500 crore in new outlets; tie up with foreign brands Punjab earns record Rs1,250 crore for wheat procurement Essar Power gets CCEA approval for 100 per cent FDI Mangalore Refineries to sell diesel to Iran as Reliance halts supplies Nissan appoints Hover to develop Indian market, plans over 50 dealerships Siemens awarded one of its largest wind turbine orders by FPL Energy Government clears UAE developer's Rs1,000 crore FDI plan Kerkorian raise Ford stake again Patni in Schindler's list for double-decker elevator technology Vinci to build world's longest bridge linking Qatar to Bahrain PFG Fiber Glass starts third furnace in China China's producer price index at a 2-year high of 8.1 per cent in April IBM says chip alliance delivers major semiconductor performance leap, power savings Government asks cement producers to cut prices Crude oil surges to record high near $126 a barrel ITC inducted into the UN Global Compact Oil majors agree to pay $423 million compensation for groundwater contamination US House passes $300 billion housing rescue bill Johnson & Johnson patent lawsuit agains Boston Scientific's NIR stent dismissed in Canada IBM to acquire arsenal Digital Solutions Markets ends with deep cut; Sensex below 17000 mark World equity markets bounce back in April: S&P Inflation rate climbs to a 3-1/2-year high at 7.61 per cent Aviation industry sees fewer fatalities, says IATA report Third assessment report on Impact of climate change in India released Fitch watches Bharti's proposed acquisition of MTN Tata Steel raises Rs2,000 crore in non-convertible debentures Textile exports may cross $40 billion in 2010-11 Jubilant Organosys acquires Speciality Molecules for about Rs20 crore Prices, inflation to be brought down: Ashwani Kumar Private equity firm First Reserve invests $300 million in ethanol production AMD unveils ambitious two-year plan; to produce 12-core chips in 2010 Canara HSBC Orienal Bank life insurance JV gets regulatory nod Enzon Pharma to spin off biotechnology business TCS to manage Virgin Atlantic's IT services until 2011 Ashok Leyland to invest Rs3,000 in 3 years; plans to more than double capacity World's largest plastic bag maker Hilex Poly files for bankruptcy Curtiss-Wright to supply reactor coolant pumps for Westinghouse's US AP1000 nuclear power plants in multi-million dollar-deal HCC joins campaign by 18 global business leaders in urging governments on emerging water crisis Microsoft looks at Facebook after losing Yahoo! Google brings YouTube to India HSBC loses data of 159,000 account holders as server goes missing The new Volvo V70 R-DESIGN - redefined Pakistan hopes to get $148 million a year in gas transit fee from India Merrill Lynch chief John Thain finds India the top investment destination Markets close in deep red: Banks, IT, FMCG culprits Tesla Motors opens electric car showroom in California to enthusiastic response Ford to produce 1.4-million fuel efficient cars with 6-speed transmissions by 2009 Ducati comes riding to India at prices ranging from Rs14 lakh to Rs48 lakh Toshiba, O P Jindal Group form joint venture to manufacture steam turbines DuPont setting up photovoltaic unit, R&D facilities in China Infosys, Satyam become SAP global service partners Idea Cellular, Tata Communications, Etisalat UAE team up with HSBC India to launch global money transfers Crude oil near record highs at $122 a barrel Largest emitters of CO2 demand clear government guidelines to address climate change: Accenture DuPont to invest $150 million in ethylene copolymers TRAI revives proposal on carrier selection for STD, ISD calls Amidst global recession, Grand Theft Auto IV notches $500 million sales in one week Agni-3 ready for induction after second successful flight test Samsung launches India's fastest DVD Writer Delhi Metro and Citibank launch co-branded Transit credit card American British Continental: easy as ABC, but does it add up in the sky, asks CAPA ArcelorMittal weighs tie-up with China's Angang Steel Priyanka Chopra to be new brand ambassador of Pond's BEML expands overseas, sets up office in China; eyes Indonesian, Australian markets Steel makers agree to cut prices by Rs4,000 a tonne   Auto Zone:   news/features  |  videos  |  photo gallery Gizmo: mobiles, PDAs, cameras and more Blogs:    The Suresh Lulla Blog       Teaching to learn and learning to teach       Zero emissions    The Vivek Sharma Blog       Buffett hit by weapons of mass destruction       Bharti set for a big African foray?     Harnessing sunlight on the cheap   For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is actually decidedly low tech--and that's the point. By David Chandler   Rural marketing: the bottom-of-the-pyramid game   The Marcus Evans conference 'Proactive Rural Marketing Strategies' brought together executives from companies across industries to discuss the challenges and triumphs of their endeavours in rural marketing.  Dhruv Tanwar reports from the venue   India's high domestic demand immune to US slowdown: Merrill Lynch's John Thain   John Thain, chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch, feels that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in India will drive revenues for Merrill. He does not believe in the decoupling theory though he says India is less coupled with US companies for domestic demand. India's high domestic demand would be immune to a US slowdown, he says CNBC-TV18 shares with domain-b its exclusive interview with Thain:   Personal branding: The art of managing your personal brand   Lesley Everett, founder of the Walking Tall Foundation, and an authority on personal branding, on her recent first visit to India for the Sales and Marekting Executives International (SMEI) meet, spoke to Domain-b's Dhruv Tanwar about personal branding, and its significance for corporates and individuals today.   Global warming guilt and record oil prices   The reasons commonly espoused don't fully explain the more than 10 fold jump in crude oil prices over the last decade. Maybe, oil is pricey because we all have started feeling guilty about consuming it! By Shivshankar Verma   Mapping Earth's soil moisture   Professor Dara Entekhabi will lead the science team designing a NASA satellite mission to collect global soil moisture measurements and other data seen as key to improving weather   The continuing travails of Ben Bernanke   Bernanke's bold and unorthodox steps in recent months seem to have calmed down the credit markets and yesterday's 25 basis points cut was widely expected. But, his biggest test has yet to come. By Vivek Sharma   Mobile banking set to grow   Mobile banking has emerged the most promising front end technology for broadening the access of finance in the country. By Probir Roy   Monetary Policy 2008-09: Between a rock and a hard place   As the economy slows down further and inflation remains high, the RBI will have to shed the preference for CRR hikes and take more decisive steps.By Shivshankar Verma What do bankers read into RBI’s credit policy? RBI raises CRR by 0.25 per cent to 8.25 per cent; other rates unchanged RBI announces Annual Monetary Policy Statement for 2008-09   Marketing via controversy: The Indian Premier League   Controversy, if used correctly, can be a brilliant, amazingly low cost marketing tool that makes for phenomenal media coverage, and be very effective, if you manage the media well and do not mind the odd dose of adverse publicity in the short term. Dhruv Tanwar takes a look at the flip side of two much publicised events, one a restaurant, and the other the Indian Premier League.   Adding insult to injury   The call for Rahul Gandhi to be named prime minister is a continuation of the efforts to undermine Dr Manmohan Singh that started with the ouster of foreign minister Natwar Singh and had ended, till recently, with the scuttling of the Indo-Us nuclear deal. By Prem Shankar Jha   General Electric shock and after   Are the weak quarterly results and current year forecasts by General Electric indicative of a wider decline in global economic growth? By Vivek Sharma   From hope to resignation   Despite indicators which strongly suggest a deceleration, most forecasters are cautiously optimistic about economic growth while a few remain as optimistic as ever. It maybe time to take a pretty hard look at their number. By Shivshankar Verma   Delta-Northwest merger: Just the tip of the iceberg?   $31.7 billion revenue, 800+ aircraft, largest airline in the world – all very impressive, but does the American consumer gain anything? Or is he at a loss? Sourya Biswas reports. The Delta - Northwest merger   Why Ranbaxy fancies Orchid   With Ranbaxy said to be eyeing the world's fifth largest maker of the antibiotic cephalosporin, what  are the options before the K  Raghavendra Rao-promoted Orchid Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals? 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