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Check out: The 3 properties Sahara's Subrata Roy is hoping will bail him out of jail

Subrata Roy has sought an extension of ten days from the Supreme Court to seal the deals for his hotels abroad. Here's a look at the properties.

Chai pe charcha to drums and flute: How Modi floored Japan

Modi's Japan visit was not just about building ties--we saw an interesting side to our Prime Minister too! Here are some of the cool things the PM did during his Japan visit.

17 lakh songs, 8 languages: Airtel launches music app Wynk

Bharti Airtel today launched its first cross operator product in the form of music application Wynk wherein customers of all telcos can access over 17 lakh songs in eight languages.<br />

Image of the day: Modi, Abe indulge in 'chai pe charcha' before real talks

The 'Chai pe Charcha' preceded the official substantive<br /> talks between two.

Image of the day: Modi, Abe talk temples, nuclear energy and smart cities

Modi arrived in Japan on Saturday seeking to capitalise on his affinity with Abe to strengthen security and business ties on his first major foreign visit.

PM Modi launches the Jan Dhan Yojana, his govt's first flagship scheme

The Prime Minister launched the first welfare scheme launched by his new government that hopes to radically improve financial inclusion in the country.

Images: Maharashtra ropes in Cox and Kings to relaunch luxury train Deccan Odyssey

The luxury train with a capacity of 88 passengers, has 21 coaches, including 12 for passengers, two presidential suite cars, two dining cars, one for a spa and another for a bar, with facilities like television with cable, central music player, channel music, FOREX facilities, etc.<br />

Photos: 3 years in the making, check out Volvo's new SUV XC90

Volvo, which is attempting to woo customers in Asia and other markets has come out with a new SUV that has been three years in the making.

Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg: Big CEOs who took the ALS ice bucket challenge

Unlike past celebrity-fueled hashtag activism movements, the current social media phenomenon benefiting ALS, often called Lou Gehrig's Disease, has attracted a noticeably high number of CEOs. Here's a look at the global CEOs who took up the challenge.

Image of the day: Tata Motors launches Zest at Rs 4.64 lakh

Could Zest be what Tata Motors needs to dispel the slump it's been riding for about two years?

From Mrs. Doubtfire to Jumanji: Here are Robin Williams' 10 biggest box-office hits

Veteran actor and comedian Robin Williams died on Monday from an apparent suicide. He was 63. The award-winning actor's career spanned stand-out performances in television, movies and stand-up comedy. Here's a list of some of Williams' most famous films that made a mark at the US box-office too.

Hyundai rolls out its premium compact Elite i20 starting at Rs 4.9 lakh

Hyundai launched its competitively priced brand new compact premium car today.

Sandra Bullock to JLaw: Check out the Forbes' list of Hollywood's 10 highest paid actresses

From Sandra Bullock to Natalie Portman here are the Hollywood actresses who made the most money over the past year.

Image of the day: Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi the richest billionaire in global drug industry

According to Bloomberg's Bliionaire Index, India's Dilip Shanghvi tops the list of individuals with business interests in the healthcare sector.

Image of the day: Check out the car Tata Motors hopes will revive its India fortunes

The car, called Zest, is a compact sedan built on a new platform and, in a departure from previous models, boasts user-friendly features such as touch-screen control panels.<br />

Wine and dine: John Kerry, Ratan Tata mingle ahead of Indo-US meet

Kerry arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday evening for an annual strategic dialogue, the first engagement with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Photos: The Innova killer? Honda launches its new MPV Mobilio

Honda's new MPV has been launched in petrol and diesel variants.

Check out India's best-selling cars so far in the first quarter of this year

India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India continues its dominance on the Indian roads with its four models, led by entry level small car Alto heading the top ten best sellers list in April-June quarter this fiscal.

Photos: Finance Minister budgets in a break, goes on Sunday power walk

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley showed that after a hectic couple of months of the office there's nothing better than a Sunday morning walk to unwind. Here are the images.

From the Reddy sisters to Nadar: A look at India Inc's women heirs

The recent management rejig at Apollo Hospitals has thrown the spotlight on women taking on leadership roles in their family businesses. Firstbiz decided to take a look at some more Indian women occupying top spots in various companies.

Ratan Tata gets highest French civilian honour, Shah Rukh Khan also honoured

Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata and superstar Shah Rukh Khan were honoured by the French government yesterday. Here are the images.

Kuch meetha ho jaye: Jaitley sweetens bitter budget with halwa

The Finance Minister has cooked the halwa and has kickstarted the process for the printing of the Union Budget. Markets will be hoping Jaitley's budget is as good as his halwa.

A month of Modi sarkaar in numbers and charts

It's been a little over 30 days of Modi sarkaar and here's a report card of how the government has fared on economics, governance and business environment and politics.

Drought? No problem! Six sectors that benefit from a delayed monsoon

This year isn't great for agriculture, clearly. India has received 45 percent less rainfall in the first spell till June 17. The Met department has forecasted monsoon to be below normal at 93 percent of the long period average. But, there are some sectors that are likely to benefit because of the dry spell. Here's a look at who will gain.