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Basmati export duty difficult to absorb, says Saudi chamber (17 May 12:00) |
| Plea to reconsider $220/tonne duty |
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Fresh ‘low’ expected to boost monsoon flows (17 May 12:00) |
| Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 Thursday’s well marked low-pressure area over east-central and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal has weakened overnight into a conventional ‘low’ and lay ov... |
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DoT moves tribunal to recover Rs 2,015 cr from Tata Tele (17 May 12:00) |
| Penalty for defaulting on licence fee payments |
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Cell phone services top TV ad volumes in January-March (17 May 12:00) |
| Chennai, May 16 Cellular phone services were the top category advertising on TV during the first quarter of 2008. According to a study by AdEx, Hindustan Unilever Ltd was the number one adve... |
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Bangalore Connect (17 May 12:00) |
| For airport talks: Members of Bangalore City Connect (from Left) Mr Mohandas Pai, Mr Lakshmi Narayan, Ms Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Mr Ramesh Ramanathan, Mr R.K. Mishra, and Mr Sudip Banerji at a ... |
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US Govt urged to curb shrimp imports on food safety (17 May 12:00) |
| Shrimp trade charges USFDA with failing to ensure quality controls |
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CMIE retains GDP growth forecast at 9.5% (17 May 12:00) |
| Private economic research firm, CMIE, has retained its GDP growth projection at 9.5 per cent for the current fiscal, despite fears of high inflation and slowdown in industrial output. In its... |
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Costlier fuels, metals drive inflation rate to 7.83% (17 May 12:00) |
| Wholesale price index of all commodities at 228.6 points |
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Mercedes, JCB India fill in excise revenue shortfall (17 May 12:00) |
| Drop in realisations from Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto |
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Bandra-Worli sea link to be ready by Jan (17 May 12:00) |
| Project being extended by 3.6 km at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore |
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Food, water cos emerging as investment options (17 May 12:00) |
| More fund houses plan schemes targeting the sectors |
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Power shortage makes cos rely on liquid fuel captive plants (17 May 12:00) |
| Little option as energy from naphtha-fired plants is more expensive |
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SAIL Q4 profits up 25% on cost cutting, lower energy use (17 May 12:00) |
| Full-year net at Rs 7,536.78 cr |
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Auto part makers hit by rising input prices (17 May 12:00) |
| Say steel price cuts not for grades used by them |
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Volvo, Eicher Motors tie-up’s ambit may be wider than truck distribution (17 May 12:00) |
| FIPB clears proposal by AB Volvo to pick up 8.1% stake in Eicher Motors |
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Global semiconductor market slowing, says Gartner (17 May 12:00) |
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Govt defers decision on PepsiCo’s plea against divestment condition (17 May 12:00) |
| Information sought on Dubai co in proposed DLF Limitless venture |
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Cyclone alert off as ‘low’ becomes marked (16 May 12:00) |
| Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 The US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC) has invalidated Wednesday’s cyclone formation alert issued for the Bay of Bengal basin, even as the causative... |
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Nokia’s key suppliers to start operations near Chennai soon (16 May 12:00) |
| ‘Telecom park will have twice the number of workforce by next year’ |
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Post-L&T Concrete buy, Lafarge grabs 25% market share (16 May 12:00) |
| Acquisition to be funded by 50:50 debt-equity ratio |
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Govt sees cement prices stabilising at Rs 200 a bag (16 May 12:00) |
| Assures manufacturers of abatement of excise duties & coal linkages |
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BASF raising its stake in Indian subsidiary to 75% (16 May 12:00) |
| Plans to make open offer for 22.31% stake at Rs 274/share |
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SC ruling on cane price lifts sugar stocks (16 May 12:00) |
| Expectation of firm sugar price also bodes well |
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Sensex gains 375 points on positive news on economy (16 May 12:00) |
| Mumbai, May 15 Stocks gained on Thursday on positive reports on the Indian economy by global ratings firm Moody’s and the positive outlook for some sectors that stand to gain from a deprec... |
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Steel, cement drive infrastructure growth to 9.6% in March (16 May 12:00) |
| Investment activities up on higher consumption of core sector products |
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Does not a doubling of oil prices need a fitting response? (16 May 12:00) |
| If the pace of petroleum consumption growth in 2007-08 is sustained in the current year, its impact on the economy will not be inconsequential. There are reforms outside the petroleum sector... |
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More clarity needed on service tax on forex deals, say banks (16 May 12:00) |
| IBA seeks time till August 1 |
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Finance Ministry rejects NTPC follow-on public offer proposal (16 May 12:00) |
| Company had plans to raise Rs 6,000 crore |
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Maruti Suzuki India (Rs 822.70): Buy (16 May 12:00) |
| We recommend a buy in Maruti Suzuki India from a short-term perspective. From the charts of the stock it is clearly evident that it was on a long-term downtrend from its October 2007 high of... |
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SC asks UP mills to pay Rs 110/qtl for cane in 3 weeks (16 May 12:00) |
| Order to hit Bajaj Hindusthan, UK Modi, Mawana Sugars hard |
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Blue Star sees record growth in FY-08 (16 May 12:00) |
| Commonwealth Games to provide huge opportunity |
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PE funds shy away from real estate sector (16 May 12:00) |
| 30% of deals stuck over valuation concerns |
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FII outflows – turn in tide? (16 May 12:00) |
| Internal concerns deter investors |
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Futures ban will have cascading impact: NMCE (16 May 12:00) |
| Suspension leads to breach of contracts; volumes expected to dip |
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Monsoon onset over Kerala by May 29: IMD (15 May 12:00) |
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India drops in competitiveness index (15 May 12:00) |
| Infrastructure scores low; among top 5 in GDP growth, resilience markers |
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Moody’s sees slowing of GDP growth to 7.7% this fiscal (15 May 12:00) |
| Outlook on foreign, local currency govt ratings for India stable |
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Lafarge emerges front-runner to acquire L&T’s concrete biz (15 May 12:00) |
| Deal estimated at Rs 1,200 cr |
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Iranian gas pipeline: Facts and fiction (15 May 12:00) |
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Great Offshore acquisition of Sea Dragon will not be revenue neutral (15 May 12:00) |
| According to market grapevine, the proposed overseas acquisition of Sea Dragon Offshore, Cayman Islands, by Great Offshore would not be revenue and liability neutral on a consolidated basis.... |
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Secondary steel makers cut prices by Rs 4,000/tonne (15 May 12:00) |
| Cos to hold prices for three months |
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Mundra Port stock jumps 30% in a month (15 May 12:00) |
| Adani Power IPO plans influencing Adani group stocks |
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Polaris Software Lab (Rs 109.35): Buy (15 May 12:00) |
| We recommend a buy in Polaris Software Lab from a short-term perspective. It is clearly visible from the charts that the stock has formed a significant trough at Rs 62 in January. This troug... |
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Supplies to sugar mills may be hit as cane area shrinks (15 May 12:00) |
| Farmers shifting to other remunerative crops |
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Lloyd Electric buyout to help access Europe (15 May 12:00) |
| Luvata Czech would enable it to get superior technology |
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Global IT services: Top 6 Indian cos’ market share rises to 2.4% (15 May 12:00) |
| Worldwide services revenue up 10.5% amid US slowdown: Gartner |
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15.65 lakh demat accounts stay frozen for lack of PAN details (15 May 12:00) |
| They form 10% of the total number of accounts |
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‘Waves to make sense of financial markets’ (15 May 12:00) |
| Expert bullish on CNX-IT index; bearish on Zinc |
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Baring Private Equity plans $750-m investments in India (15 May 12:00) |
| Eyeing alternative energy, media companies |
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Several investigating authorities on trail of IPO scamsters (15 May 12:00) |
| Mumbai, May 14 The Enforcement Directorate has filed a complaint before the Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against some of the accused in the IPO scam. T... |
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