The business of courting companies or manufacturing industries to locate in the Tri-State does not appear to be affected much by the slumping national economy. "The activity has been OK. It's not off the charts, but it certainly is pretty consistent,\

For the second straight year, Gordon enters the season in search of a new contract. Unable to negotiate a long-term deal with Chicago last summer after rejecting the Bulls' offer of $58 million over six years, the shooting guard signed a one-year, $6.4 m

The contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the economic wellbeing of the nation could be made to double as long as training and soft loans are expertly availed to the sub-sector, according to a banking expert.

The West Bengal education department is planning on spending at least Rs 100 crore this fiscal on setting up more vocational training centres in schools. There are 1,500 such centres in the state.

The government continued its business-friendly stance in the 2009 budget, offering perks for small and medium scale enterprises, tax relief to enhance private investments, incentives to attract foreign direct investments as well as provide more funds to b