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Indian eves make mincemeat of Pak in Asia Cup

Indian eves make mincemeat of Pak in Asia Cup Defending champions India inflicted a humiliating 10-wicket defeat on Pakistan in their last league match of the Asia Cup women's cricket tournament today to continue their superb unbeaten run here. India bowled out the hosts for a paltry 94 in 47.4 overs before racing to the target in 17.3 overs with all their wickets intact, in what was an inconsquential tie since India and Sri Lanka have already made it to the January 4 final. The outing at the National Stadium could have provided Pakistan, who had lost their earlier match as well to

Indian shares fall on weak Asia

Indian shares fall on weak Asia Indian shares fell more than 1 percent in early Friday deals on weak Asian markets, as investors digested a three-day rally and refrained from taking long positions ahead of the weekend. At 11:09 a.m. the 30-issue benchmark BSE index was 0.88 percent lower at 11,867.95 points, having traded in a 130-point band. It had rallied 3.6 percent, or 422 points, in the past three days. Sentiment was lacklustre in the broader market, with 644 stocks gaining compared with 1,415 that lost ground. Total volume stood at 57.9 million shares. More : in.today.reuters.com

Japan’s Indian business plans pivot on S.E. Asia

Japan's Indian business plans pivot on S.E. Asia In the wake of China's rise, India is beginning to attract increased attention on account of the enormous size of its market. Due to India's distance from Japan and its different business culture, many Japanese companies are hesitant to make inroads in India or have already had their fingers burned. In light of this, some Japanese companies are establishing forward bases in Singapore and Thailand with an eye on leaping from there into the Indian market. Kikkoman Corp., a soy sauce brewer, established a joint research institute with the National University of Singapore

Indian shares follow Asia down on oil; Karachi up

Indian shares follow Asia down on oil; Karachi up Indian shares fell 1.6 percent on Friday as they tailed the rest of Asia, with investors shaken by the escalating conflict in the Middle East and soaring oil prices trimming their equity exposure. A fear of monetary tightening after the Japanese central bank raised its interest rates for the first time in six years also weighed on sentiment, said traders. The BSEs main index, which is up 1.6 percent for the week, ended 1.7 percent lower at 10,678.22 points, but off the days low of 10,563.76 as long-term global investors bought beaten down blue

Indian team gets ready for Asia Cup qualifier

Indian team gets ready for Asia Cup qualifier The Indian football team was slugging it out in a practice match against the Air Force team, but its skipper, Baichung Bhutia was sweating it out by jogging on the adjacent athletic track. "Straight running is not a problem,'' says Bhutia to the doctor P. S. M. Chandran who queries about his recovery. Bhutia suffered a cut on his thigh during East Bengal's national league encounter against JCT recently and thus has been reduced to the sidelines so far during the national team's preparation for the Asia Cup qualifier to be played