Bombay

26 Feb 2012

Narcopolis
by Jeet Thayil
Faber & Faber

8:21AM

1 Dec 2011

Bombay no longer goes by that name, but a duck is a duck, right? Perhaps not. Bombay duck is, in fact, a species of lizardfish.

2:06AM

Gold Star Line enters vessel-sharing contract

18 Jun 1997

Hong Kong-based Gold Star Line, ICFS of Mauritius and X-Press Container Line (UK) say have entered a vessel-sharing agreement covering their service between Bombay and Colombo, officials say.

10:35PM

Builders target non-residents as the market remains weak

11 Jun 1997

The real-estate market in India's commercial capital, Bombay, has been firmly stuck in the doldrums for two years.

Despite optimistic predictions by multinational property...

9:48PM

International investors likely to help sector

16 Apr 1997

A new report predicts Bombay's property market is about come out of a slump.

4:54PM

Auction points to Bombay slump

26 Feb 1997

An auction of nine prime Bombay properties seized by tax authorities has flopped, with none of the lots attracting a single bid.

The properties included five at Nariman Point, the...

12:32PM

Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Bombay slips

Bombay shares retreated by the close yesterday as lack of follow-through buying from foreign funds prompted speculators to unwind positions in pivotal stocks, dealers said.

The BSE...

9:47AM

APL opens Bombay route

American President Lines (APL) has started a direct container service between Singapore and Bombay that will speed the movement of goods between India and North America, Europe and elsewhere in...

2:25AM

Taiwan stocks

Taiwan shares surged 2.47 per cent yesterday on reports that government funds were buying into Tuesday's tumble.

In other markets around the region, caution prevailed and most...

3:30PM

Poor bank debut threatens state firm sell-off plans

INDUSTRIAL Development Bank of India (IDBI) shares opened at well under the issue price on their debut on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), causing apprehension over several public sector...

1:20PM

The costly title we can do without

HONG KONG has lost one world crown it will be very happy to see the back of.

No city ever wants to be hyped as the most expensive city in the world to locate an office.

12:51PM

SEBI measures to help shareholders

CONCERNED by the 1,000-point drop in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in the four months since the index touched its highest point on September 12, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Board of India...

10:29PM