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Siemens posts Q4 net loss of euro 1.06 bn
German engineering conglomerate Siemens today said its net loss was at euro 1.06 billion (about $1.5 billion) in the fourth quarter of this year.

Bye bye, brand name
Self-deprecating humour isn’t something one sees too much of in this country (where making fun of others is held a nobler pursuit than laughing at one’s own foibles), so I’m always pleased to read Saad Akhtar’s webcomic Fly, You Fools! (People are Mindless Cattle), a good-natured, witty take on some of the things we read about in the newspapers every day. It isn’t brilliantly written or drawn (in fact, it mostly uses photos and mixed media rather than fresh illustrations) but it’s goofy and perceptive, casting fresh light on (among other things) security checks at mall entrances (http://tinyurl.com/5s25pe), rich kids mowing down pavement-dwellers in their Mercs (http://tinyurl.com/mhpwep), and loud honking at traffic signals as a substitute for sexual inadequacy (http://tinyurl.com/kl7knc).

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Tata Power with Norway firm to dev hydropower project
Tata Power and SN Power, Norway’s fast growing international renewable energy company, signed an exclusive partnership agreement to develop joint hydropower projects in India and Nepal.
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Letters: Divided we fall I

Thanks to the Congress party blinking in the face of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s fast and declaring that it would support the creation of a Telangana state, an unprecedented crisis has been created. As many as 130 MLAs in the state assembly have already resigned, and it is possible there will be a similar move among the MPs. Thanks to the Telangana move, there are already protests from Rayalseema supporters. - Analysts" corner - Iffco aims to sell 5 lakh tonnes of fertilizers - Pratip Kar: More than compliance">Pratip Kar: More than compliance - Central team to visit Orissa to assess drought - Mixed week for Smart Portfolios - AV Rajwade: Insider trading">AV Rajwade: Insider trading There is nothing in the history of Indian states to suggest that smaller states fare better than larger ones, the only difference comes from the quality of leadership — Nitish Kumar would have run an undivided Bihar just as well and Lalu Prasad would have run a divided Bihar just as badly. Sanjay Gupta, New Delhi


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