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  • Govt asks World Bank, ADB for help

    11th January, 2005 20:08

    The government has approached the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, ADB, for financial assistance in rebuilding areas devastated by the tsunami of December 26

  • SHGs come to the rescue of villagers

    11th January, 2005 20:00

    Self Help Groups, SHGs, save villagers from the snares of the local moneylenders. They also aid in awareness programmes and education.

  • Franklin Templeton launches new fund

    11th January, 2005 19:50

    After two years Franklin Templeton has launched a new fund called Flexicap.

  • IT firms looking at domestic potential

    11th January, 2005 19:36

    As global investors make the most of the Indian IT potential, Indian IT firms are also gearing up to ride the domestic wave.

  • Govt shelves retail margins on generics

    11th January, 2005 18:52

    The government proposal to cut retail trade margins on generic drugs to 35% has been shelved.

  • New VAT regime and what it means for states

    11th January, 2005 18:35

    From April 1, the entire nation will be brought under a similar tax structure for all states. The country is gearing up for the biggest overhaul in the tax system

  • Chennai's real estate sales face slowdown

    11th January, 2005 18:19

    Since the tsunamis struck, sales of properties in the coastal areas of Chennai have come to an abrupt halt.

  • PentaSoft Tech considers restructuring

    11th January, 2005 18:04

    PentaSoft Technologies said it was considering a corporate restructuring of the company.

  • Pak to seek World Bank help in project

    11th January, 2005 17:48

    Pakistan will seek World Bank arbitration in the controversial Baglihar hydro-power project after its 'last ditch effort' - the secretary-level talks with India --

  • Shell has to partner with Indian firm

    11th January, 2005 17:31

    Govt will not allow the Shell Group to transport fuel in a foreign vessel. They can only do so if it is with an Indian consortium.

  • Auto ancillaries to be under pressure: Jain

    11th January, 2005 17:25

    Auto ancillary market momentums are expected to be under pressure, while hearty volume growth by auto majors are expected to boost OEM earnings.

  • Yukos threatens to sue ONGC

    11th January, 2005 16:50

    Russia's embattled Yukos Oil Company has threatened to sue Indian oil and gas major, ONGC, if it goes ahead with plans to pick up stake in its core asset Yuganskne

  • F&O side sees marketwide squaring off today

    11th January, 2005 16:40

    There was market-wide erosion of open interest position today, testifying to the sharp drop on the spot markets. Nifty futures were trading at a marginal premium.

  • Pulses remain steady in Mumbai

    11th January, 2005 16:36

    All raw pulses, besides Burmese tur and urad, remained steady on dull demand in the opening session of trading in the Mumbai pulses market today.

  • Stoploss below Rs 200 advised in Moser Baer

    11th January, 2005 16:20

    Rajat Bose is of the view that investors can hold Moser Baer. However, a stoploss below Rs 200 is advised.

  • Rising sugar prices pinch bottomlines

    11th January, 2005 20:05

    Confectionary-makers are bitter about rising sugar prices. Their bottomlines are getting hurt as the option of raising prices will not work. If the situation conti

  • Birla Will case deferred to February 8

    11th January, 2005 19:52

    Counsels for both sides agreed to defer the hearing till February 8, for mutual convenience.

  • Jet & Sahara to explore routes in East Asia

    11th January, 2005 19:47

    Jet Airways and Sahara are now busy mapping their overseas routes. Expectations are that both airlines will start operations to the Far East first, even though it&

  • Mukesh meets Finance Ministry mandarins

    11th January, 2005 19:25

    Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani spent the day in the Capital, holding important meetings with top officials of Finance Ministry and some others.

  • FM in pre-budget meet with agri & industry

    11th January, 2005 18:49

    Finance Minister P Chidambaram began consultations ahead of the budget. He met agriculturists and industrialists on the first day of the two-day exercise.

  • Infosys: What the analysts say

    11th January, 2005 18:34

    There are mixed expectations among analysts for Infosys result.

  • Hubbard appointed as US economic advisor

    11th January, 2005 18:12

    US President George W Bush has named businessman and political fund-raiser Allan B Hubbard as his top economic advisor.

  • Base metals perk up

    11th January, 2005 17:57

    Base metals were on an upward momentum in Mumbai's non-ferrous metal market today on indications of their firmness in the overseas market.

  • Neyveli Lignite net profit up 93.64%

    11th January, 2005 17:46

    Neyveli Lignite announced its Q3 results. Net Sales were down 5% while the net profits increased 93.64%.

  • India's exports cross $53 bn in 2004-05

    11th January, 2005 17:25

    The country's exports in the first nine months of the financial year 2004-05 crossed $53 billion, a growth of more than 23% over the year-ago period.

  • Car Comparison: Pure oomph & sweet luxury

    11th January, 2005 17:14

    These wheels perform a mean mad dash and also make the heart spin with their good looks.

  • Analysts expect another 50 point fall

    11th January, 2005 16:49

    The Sensex closed down 85.67 points, or 1.36% at 6,222.87. The Nifty closed down 29.95 points, or 1.51% at 1952.05. Analysts agree that the markets should stabilis

  • Analysts bullish on TCS, ACC, Guj Amb, IT...

    11th January, 2005 16:39

    Technical Analyst, Salil Sharma and Sandeepa Arora of India Infoline, are bullish on Gujarat Ambuja, ACC, TCS, Infosys and Cranes Software in the coming days.

  • Alcoa to restart another plant

    11th January, 2005 16:34

    Alcoa expects to restart approximately 220,000 metric tons of primary aluminum production in North American during 2005 to take advantage of historically high alum

  • Asia closes up, Nikkei at 6-month high

    11th January, 2005 16:15

    The Asian stock markets closed on a good note today as the Nikkei rose to a six-month high in intra-day trades.