Indian mining sector under stress: Tata Steel chief
August 21st, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) India's mining sector has been under pressure as a host of mining activities in the country has turned out to be scandalous, Tata Steel managing director ... Read more...
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Vodafone hikes call tariff for post-paid customers in Mumbai by 20 percent
May 1st, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Vodafone India Tuesday hiked its post-paid tariffs by 20 percent to 1.2 paise per second in the Mumbai circle."Vodafone had hiked its call tariffs for ... Read more...
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Love your morning cuppa? Get ready to pay more
February 9th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The humble tea is set to turn a bit pricey. A supply shortage, hike in the wages of tea garden workers and soaring input costs are ... Read more...
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Telcos can fix call tariff depending on market conditions
August 26th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Telecom service providers can fix call tariffs depending upon the market conditions and commercial requirements but within the regulatory framework of the telecom department, Minister ... Read more...
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TRAI quizzes telcos on tariff hike
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Thursday said it had sought clarification from telecom operators on their recent move to hike call rates."We will ... Read more...
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After Airtel, small operators may increase tariff
July 24th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Small telecom operators will heave a sigh of relief with telecom giant Bharti Airtel's raising tariffs by over 20 percent as others can now follow ... Read more...
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Wholesale onion prices crash 50 percent in north Karnataka
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) Onion prices in the wholesale market in north Karnataka's Hubli crashed 50 percent Wednesday with growers and agents bringing more stocks for auctioning, an official said."Wholesale prices of ... Read more...
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Onion prices set to soon decline in Karnataka
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) Onion prices, which shot up to Rs.75-80 a kg in Karnataka this week, are set to decline in the coming weeks with more stocks entering the wholesale markets, ... Read more...
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Wine outperforms gold, oil
December 3rd, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) White and red wine bottles have outperformed gold and oil, said a report on the state of the fine wine market.The Bordeaux Index, a monthly report on the ... Read more...
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Art, accessory auctions gather pace in India
August 18th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The art and accessories auction market is humming with activity in India and abroad, putting memories of the economic meltdown behind. The goods on ... Read more...
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India reaps billions from BWA auction, biggies stay away (Lead)
June 11th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India's auction of spectrum for broadband wireless access (BWA) services ended Friday enriching the government by Rs.38,543.31 crore (over $8.56 billion).
The 16 days and 117 rounds of ... Read more...
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Top England players unlikely to feature in IPL-3
December 9th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) There will not be too many top England players in action for the third season of the Indian Premier League next year.
The third IPL runs between March 12 ... Read more...
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Poverty, starvation stalk Bengal tea garden workers (Lead, superseding earlier story)
June 4th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The cup that cheers is bringing woes to the thousands who work in West Bengal's tea gardens, with poverty, malnutrition and starvation deaths making life a ... Read more...
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Poverty, starvation stalk Bengal tea garden workers
June 4th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The cup that cheers is bringing woes to the thousands who work in West Bengal's tea gardens, with poverty, malnutrition and starvation deaths making life a ... Read more...
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101-carat diamond sells for record $46.2 million
May 29th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by admin
DPA
Hong Kong, May 29 (DPA) A 101-carat colourless diamond the size of a squash ball sold for a record $46.2 million at Christie's auction in here, a radio report said Thursday. The ... Read more...
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