2. NEW DELHI: With US President Barack Obama declaring
support for India's bid for a permanent seat, China may move
beyond its stated position by announcing a more pointed
support for New Delhi's place on the global high table during
Chinese PremierWen Jiabao's visit next month. The Chinese
premier is expected to visit India Dec 16-17, his first trip to
the country in five years.
3. MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has
arrested eight finance executives, including the chief of LIC
Housing Finance, accusing them of taking bribes to give big
corporate loans and sending shockwaves through stock and
property markets at a time when the government is buffeted by
a series of high-profile scandals.
4. NEW DELHI: Toyota is all set to make a pitch for the
Indian car market as it launches Etios, the entry-level
sedan, at an aggressive entry price of around Rs 5.25
lakh.
5. NEW DELHI: A longstanding wish of millions of
NRIs for voting right in India has come true with the
Centre issuing a notification to this effect to enable
them to exercise their franchise.
6. MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani's Godzilla-sized home in
Mumbai, Antilia, has just notched up another headline. In the
one month since he moved in with wife Nita and their three
children, the house has generated a power bill of Rs
70,69,488, Mumbai's highest residential electricity bill.