http://business-times.asiaone.com/india/0,5516,,00.html? The Business Times Online Edition - Singapore en-us Copyright 2007 Business Times Online. 24 Nov 2009 SGT 24 Nov 2009 SGT 60 http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/static/image/images/topmastheadsmall.gif http://business-times.asiaone.com http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,360852,00.html? (NEW DELHI) Anil Gupta stepped out of an Aircel Ltd shop in New Delhi with a better deal for calling his daughter in Chicago. His mobile-phone contract with Bharti Airtel Ltd charged him 6.4 rupees (19 Singapore cents) a minute to call the US. His new plan with the local joint venture of Malaysia's Maxis Communications Bhd costs 1.75 rupees, a 73 per cent savings. The News 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,360827,00.html? (NEW DELHI) For Indian brides buying jewellery, the bigger the better is the general rule, but record gold prices during this year's wedding season are forcing many to compromise. India is the world's biggest consumer of gold, so the rise of local prices to records above US$1,000 an ounce is keenly felt here - and nowhere more so than in the jewellery shops, an obligatory stop before any ceremony. The News 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,360826,00.html? (WASHINGTON) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has voiced confidence that the US economy will make a strong recovery and poured cold water on talk of dropping the dollar as the key global currency. The News 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT