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I dont see inflation in double digits (26 February 09:20) |
| MUKESH RANJAN
Age New Delhi
Feb. 25: The deputy chairman of Planning Comm-ission, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Thursday appeared upbeat while rea-cting to the observations made in the Eco... |
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Retention of clients a problem (26 February 09:19) |
| Mumbai, Feb. 25: Even a year after the Satyam scam, the ghosts of the multi-crore fraud continues to haunt the Hyderabad-based firm and regaining trust and client retention still remain a wo... |
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FM finds way for fiscal correction (26 February 09:19) |
| K.A.Badarinath
Financial chronicle
Feb. 25: The finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, will unveil a roadmap for fiscal correction on Friday to phase out revenue deficit, reduce fiscal def... |
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Recovery on cards for transport sector (26 February 09:18) |
| Parul Chhaparia
Financial chronicle
Feb. 25: Transportation sector including railways, civil aviation, roads, shipping and ports seem to be on the path of recovery.
Economic Survey releas... |
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Reform pension set up Centre told (26 February 09:18) |
| Sarbajeet K. Sen
Financial Chronicle
Feb. 25: The Economic Survey has called for further reforms in the country’s pension architecture including granting of statutory status to the Pensi... |
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Three cos allowed in most circles (26 February 09:16) |
| New Delhi, Feb. 25: The government on Thursday said three private players will be allowed to offer third generation services. Apart from this, four private players will also be allowed in fi... |
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Ranbaxy PAT at Rs 262 cr (26 February 09:15) |
| New Delhi, Feb. 25: Boosted by growth in the US market and forex gains, Ranbaxy Laboratories on Thursday reported a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 262 crore for the quarter ended on Dec... |
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ICICI Bank deposit rates up (26 February 09:15) |
| Mumbai, Feb. 25: The country’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank on Thursday raised deposit rates by up to half-a-percentage point across different maturities.
This move is an indi... |
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Nissan Suzuki get into recall mode (26 February 09:15) |
| Yumiko Nishitani
Tokyo
Feb. 25: Three Japanese carmakers announced recalls on Thursday, mostly in their home market. However, these recalls are not on the same scale as that of market lead... |
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Nandan may design tech for toll roads (03 February 12:49) |
| AGE Correspondent
London
Feb. 2: Apart from the unique identification that every Indian will have, Nandan Nilekani may also be designing technology used for levying tolls on highways.
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Auto Metals save India Inc (03 February 12:47) |
| AGE Correspondent
Mumbai
Feb. 2: Metals, oil & gas and automobile sectors ha-ve been responsible for In-dia Inc's showing in the thi-rd quarter. However, broke-rs expect growth to be m... |
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Human error in IOC depot fire (03 February 12:44) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Feb. 2: Human error and insufficient safety mechanisms have been blamed for the disastrous fire at an Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) depot in Jaipur last year. Eleven p... |
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Indians take 24 chunk of property sales in UAE (03 February 12:44) |
| Dubai, Feb. 2: Indian investors were responsible for the biggest chunk of real estate sales in Dubai in 2009, a new study has revealed.
The figures, included in Fu-tureBrand’s Gulf Real E... |
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BSNL staff seek change in board (03 February 12:42) |
| UPSET BY the deteriorating market share and falling revenues, the employees’ associations of BSNL have sought the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s intervention and demanded change in ... |
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Asia Pacific beats US in air travel (03 February 12:42) |
| AGE Correspondent
Mumbai
Feb. 2: Will 2009 be remembered as the year the fulcrum of world economic power shifted decisively?
It is not just about the recession in the US and growth in Asi... |
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Markets tumble on FII selling (03 February 12:41) |
| AGE Correspondent
Mumbai
Feb. 2: Heavy selling by foreign institutional investors, both in the derivatives and cash side saw the Sensex fall 193 points after opening up 200 points on stron... |
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BHEL donates for AP flood aid (03 February 12:40) |
| AGE Correspondent
Hyderabad
Feb. 2: Public sector major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has donated Rs 2.5 crore for the relief of flood victims in Andhra Pradesh.
Accompanied by the ... |
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Bankers defend penalty on loan pre-payment (03 February 12:40) |
| Mumbai, Feb. 2: Banks have expressed concern over the Competition Commission’s intervention on homeloan prepayment penalty issue. They fear this would put pressure on costs, thereby increa... |
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Karnataka Semicon Policy arrives (03 February 12:40) |
| Goutam Das
Bengaluru
Feb. 2: The Karnataka Semiconductor Policy arrived on Tuesday, a good 18 months late. However, the state became the first in the country to announce — a development ... |
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Hackers target Indian websites (01 February 03:05) |
| PAWAN BALI
New Delhi
Jan. 31: Hackers have increased their attack on Indian websites which end with “.in”.
According to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), 3,089 Indian... |
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Recalls uncommon in India (01 February 03:04) |
| AGE Correspondent
Mumbai
Jan. 31: Honda’s recall of 8,500 cars is perhaps the largest by an Indian automaker. The company is calling back nearly one-third of the vehicles it sold in 2007 ... |
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Andhra Bank to expand nationally (01 February 02:55) |
| Age Correspondent
Bhubaneswar
Jan. 31: Andhra Bank, which has presence in 22 states at present, wants to acquire pan-India character by opening up branches in rest of the states by the end... |
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Luxury car makers pick up speed in India (01 February 02:52) |
| Amrit Raj Jha
Hyderabad
Jan. 31: It is the small car which makes the big headlines in India, but action is also heating up at the other end of the street. Luxury car brands are lining up ... |
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ICICI open to domestic acquisition (01 February 02:52) |
| INDIA’S LARGEST private sector lender ICICI Bank on Sunday ruled out overseas acquisitions, but said it is open to buying local banks to increase presence and business within the country. ... |
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Dont expect a quiet pre-Budget rally (01 February 02:51) |
| C. Kutumba Rao
EXPECTEDLY FEARS over impact of "Obama Talk", monetary tightening in China, jitters over RBI policy measures have triggered heavy selling in the markets during the week ended.... |
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Land acquisition reason for delay (01 February 02:51) |
| A. Rama Raju
A. Rama Raju is the managing director of Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd, one of the largest infrastructure development companies in India Started as a partnership firm in 19... |
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Interest rates may increase in 12 months (30 January 12:50) |
| Age Correspondent
Mumbai
Jan. 29: If you are planning to make a big purchase on credit, it may be a good idea to do it in the next three months.
Bankers are betting that interest rates ar... |
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Tata Motors back in profit (30 January 12:47) |
| Mumbai, Jan. 29: Auto major Tata Motors on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 400 crore for the quarter ended December on strong domestic demand against a net loss of Rs 263 crore in the sam... |
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Nooyi for women quota at Davos (30 January 12:46) |
| Davos, Jan. 29: Indra Nooyi, the first Indian-born chief executive at PepsiCo, wants a quota system to get more women at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Ms Nooyi rank... |
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India untouched by Jazz recall (30 January 12:44) |
| Age Correspondent
with agency inputs
Hyderabad
Jan. 29: Honda Motors corp said it would recall a total of 6,46,000 units of its Fit/Jazz and City models, including 140,000 in the United S... |
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Wine replaces whisky on consumers table (30 January 12:44) |
| Sangeetha Chengappa
Bengaluru
Jan. 29: In a country that prefers to drink hard liquor such as whisky, more and more people are increasingly switching to wine, which is fast becoming the be... |
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ONGC bids for Venez oil block (30 January 12:43) |
| ONGC HAS bid for Venezuela’s Carabobo oil auction along with Spain’s Repsol YPF SA and Petroliam Nasional Bhd of Malaysia. Other members of the consortium pieced together by ONGC Videsh ... |
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Bernanke gets 2nd Fed term (30 January 12:43) |
| Washington, Jan. 29: The US Senate has voted to confirm Ben Bernanke as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve for the second four-year term.
"I am gratified by the Senate’s broad bipar... |
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Term plans offer simple insurance (30 January 12:41) |
| Age Correspondent
Mumbai
Jan. 29: Life insurance is the most basic form of insurance, designed to help dependents in case of the breadwinners untimely demise. There are more than a dozen c... |
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US economy registers fastest growth in 5 yrs (30 January 12:41) |
| CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
WASHINGTON
Jan. 29: The US economy grew for a second straight quarter from October through December, posting a better-than-expected 5.7 per cent annual rate, the fas... |
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Deora on oil hunt in Africa (25 January 03:38) |
| Age Correspondents
Delhi/Mumbai
Jan. 24: The Union minister of petroleum and natural gas, Murli Deora, is in Africa and he is on the prowl for big game - with a team backing him. It is a s... |
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Cadbury farewell leaves bitter taste (25 January 03:06) |
| SARJU KAUL
London
Jan. 24: Britain is still reeling from the shock of losing yet another iconic brand to a foreign buyer, or should we say predator. Last week Cadbury accepted an £11.2 bi... |
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CDMA firms too seek 3G auction (25 January 03:05) |
| New Delhi, Jan. 24: The CDMA operators have urged the government to hold the third generation (3G) radio frequency auction simultaneously with the GSM players so that a level-playing field i... |
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NMDC may file for FPO today to mop Rs 20k cr (25 January 03:04) |
| New Delhi, Jan. 24: The state-owned mining giant NMDC is set to file the draft prospectus with the market regulator Sebi on Monday for its estimated Rs 20,000-crore follow-on public offer.
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US told to drag China to WTO over Google row (25 January 03:03) |
| P. Parameswaran
WASHINGTON
Jan 24: Some groups are calling on the United States to challenge China’s "firewall" before the World Trade Organisation, as a bilateral row over cyb... |
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Bajaj bets big on electronic durables (25 January 03:03) |
| BAJAJ ELECTRICALS, which recently raised Rs 160 crore through a QIP, is eyeing acquisitions particularly in the consumer durables and lighting segments, a top company official said. The comp... |
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Tariff policy is a big risk (25 January 03:03) |
| Virendra D. Mhaiskar
The Union Cabinet minister for roads and highways, Mr Kamal Nath, wants to build 20 kilometres of roads a day — up from the two km/day that was happening last year. F... |
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Three faces of market danger (25 January 03:03) |
| PAUL J. LIM
New York
Jan. 24: After one of the most volatile periods for stocks in decades, it’s only natural for investors to wonder how risky the markets will be in 2010.
Unfortunatel... |
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FO settlement to make week volatile (25 January 03:02) |
| C. Kutumba Rao
Spooked by disappointing corporate earnings and fall in US markets, markets posted their steepest weekly fall since October 2009.
On the BSE, the Sensex dropped 695 points t... |
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MS searching Killer mobile apps (25 January 03:02) |
| Goutam Das
Bengaluru
Jan. 24: "Hear who else is here and introduce yourself".
The placard was loud and clear, and stood out prominently in a crowded room filled with dazzling di... |
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IM beckons ICT vendors (25 January 03:01) |
| Kapil Khandelwal
The buzzword, and the bet these days is on Integrative Medicine (IM). Both doctors and patients are bonding with the philosophy of the "whole-person" approach, wh... |
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Expert finds browser gaps (25 January 03:01) |
| Jim Finkle
BOSTON
Jan. 24: A security research firm said it discovered another set of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, a day after Microsoft Corp patched the Web browser following a h... |
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Bharti margins plummet (23 January 10:19) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Jan. 22: Bharti Airtel net profit rose marginally by two per cent for the third quarter. The company’s revenues took a hit due to increased competition in the... |
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KG offsets RILs refining margins (23 January 10:19) |
| Age Correspondent
Mumbai
Jan. 22: India’s top private sector company experienced the impact of the slowdown as it has seen margins of its oil refining business drop. However, money from ... |
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HindCopper gets nod for stake sale (23 January 10:17) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Jan. 22: Mining ministry has cleared a proposal to disinvest 20 per cent in Hindustan Copper Limited, according to sources.
Hindustan Copper board had sent the... |
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