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Tata Motors plan to develop Thailand plant put on hold (17 May 10:26 pm)

Struggling to cope with a slump in demand, Tata Motors has taken a call to postpone the development of its new assembly plant in Thailand worth 10 billion baht (around Rs 1,839 crore). T...

GE keen to set up new plants in India (17 May 10:20 pm)

Global conglomerate GE is planning to expand its manufacturing unit at Chakan near Pune. The company is also considering setting up new plants in India, said GE Vice-Chairman John...

High fiscal deficit forces S&P to affirm negative outlook on India (17 May 10:17 pm)

Warns of further downgrade on slower-than-expected reform measures

Competition tribunal tells penalised cement firms to deposit Rs 630 cr in a month (17 May 10:12 pm)

The Competition Appellate Tribunal has ordered some of the country’s biggest cement manufacturers to pay Rs 630 crore while it hears their appeal against a penalty imposed by Compe...

No consensus on Bajaj’s quadricycle (17 May 10:07 pm)

The debate on safety concerns with regard to the roll-out of Bajaj Auto’s quadricycles on Indian roads remained inconclusive, as manufacturers, industry bodies and officials from different

NTPC to move coal thru waterways (17 May 10:06 pm)

Will help save about 20% of the cost of transporting through land

Sandvik to set up new construction equipment unit (17 May 10:06 pm)

Sandvik Asia has plans to manufacture India-specific construction equipment as part of its strategy to focus on the construction and mining sector that has been identified as a major growth area.

Govt may opt for special Parliament session for Food, Land Bills (17 May 10:03 pm)

The Congress leadership was of the view that if a special session was convened, the Opposition’s stand on the Bills would be exposed.

Varsity’s crop advice project helps farmers limit loss (17 May 10:02 pm)

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University’s e-Velanmai adopts technology to speed up crop-salvaging operations

Cooperative societies more bankable for poor: RBI study (17 May 10:02 pm)

Cooperative societies are seen by the poor as more approachable than banks, according to the findings of a Reserve Bank of India research study in Kerala. The study of the portfolios of t...

Unbundling of air fares – will it impact the way Indians travel? (17 May 10:00 pm)

Business travellers will not face the heat of the changed fare structure, but families and leisure travellers will have to bear the brunt.

Industries urges to speed up Green Visakha project (17 May 09:58 pm)

Industries participating in the Green Visakha Project have been urged by Visakhapatnam district Collector V. Sheshadri to complete the yearly target plantation before the monsoon season ends. Sinc...

‘Rs 11,000 cr share sale likely in next 14 days’ (17 May 09:55 pm)

To meet SEBI shareholding norm: BNP Paribas

Tata centre support for UK small units (17 May 09:55 pm)

Tata Management Training Centre and the UK Trade and Investment have joined hands to support innovative UK technology small and medium enterprises (SMEs) entering the Indian market. Geor...

Special status for Bihar will buoy nation’s economy : Nitish (17 May 09:47 pm)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday that granting special status to the State will accelerate economic growth in the country. “I firmly believe that the Centre will have to a...

JM Financial soars on Vikram Pandit’s 3% stake-buy news (17 May 09:45 pm)

The JM Financial scrip gained over 13 per cent on Friday following the news of ex-Citi honcho Vikram Pandit picking up a three per cent stake. The stock closed at Rs 26.7...

‘There is enough growth in the economy’ for entry of more banks (17 May 09:40 pm)

Saving deposit rates at 7% levels are relatively inflation-neutral, says YES Bank chief

RCom banks on spectrum range to woo customers (17 May 09:40 pm)

Aims to be among top two telecom firms

Power from LNG terminal to cost Rs 8 per unit, generation cost to come down (17 May 09:39 pm)

The setting up of first LNG terminal on the East Coast at Kakinada Seaports Ltd will help bring down power generation cost by about Rs 4 per unit and LNG by $4 mmBtu (million British thermal unit)...

RBI auctions 10-year bond worth Rs 7,000 cr (17 May 09:37 pm)

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday auctioned a new 10-year benchmark government bond worth Rs 7,000 crore at a cut-off yield of 7.16 per cent. The bond, which will matures in 2023 and ca...

Standardisation of life insurance products likely by August (17 May 09:36 pm)

To fast-track the product approval process, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has set the ball rolling by unveiling the standard parameters for five key life insurance prod...

Pitroda pushes for spectrum vacation by Defence, space agencies (17 May 09:35 pm)

Writes to PM on action plan to get 100 MHz for mobile services

CSB net up 26% in FY13 (17 May 09:33 pm)

Kerala-based Catholic Syrian Bank has registered a net profit growth of 26 per cent in FY 2012-13 at Rs 32.67 crore against Rs 25.90 crore in the previous fiscal. The interest income inc...

Girls interrupted (17 May 09:33 pm)

It requires a change in mindset to reverse declining sex ratios.

Canara Bank audit finds lapses in DCHL books (17 May 09:31 pm)

An audit of the books of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) showed many irregularities, R. K. Dubey, Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank, said. Canara Bank, which had an exposu...