Africa to be ‘next centre of growth’ for Bank of Baroda
February 11th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) is planning to expand its network in Africa for its incremental business growth by opening ten new branches in ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro chief inspects ongoing work
February 10th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) managing director Mangu Singh Friday inspected the ongoing tunnel and boring work on a 3-km underground corridor between the Central Secretariat ... Read more...
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Fix reserve price at Rs.1,658 crore in 2G auction: Uninor
February 10th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Friday signalled its participation in the upcoming auction of 2G licences, asking the telecom regulator to fix the reserve price at ... Read more...
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Lokmat’s record news spread of a world record (With Image)
February 10th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) In what is claimed to be an unprecedented innovation by a broadsheet, an English daily recently produced a full-colour picture and story spread over 16 columns ... Read more...
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Tata Steel posts Rs.6 billion Q3 net loss
February 9th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) India's biggest steel maker Tata Steel Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 6.03 billion for the quarter ended December 2011, against a net profit ... Read more...
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PVR sets foot in eastern India, opens multiplex in Howrah
February 9th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 9 (IANS) Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) Cinemas, which is now eyeing eastern India, Thursday launched its first multiplex here and Sanjeev Bijli said that the company planned to ... Read more...
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CEAT to set up tyre plant in Bangladesh
February 9th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian tyre major CEAT, an RPG Group company, will set up a Rs.250 crore greenfield tyre manufacturing plant in Bangladesh, a company official said here ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel quarterly revenue rises by 17 percent
February 8th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel Wednesday reported a 17 percent increase in total revenue for the quarter ended Dec 31 at Rs.18,477 crore against Rs.15,772 crore ... Read more...
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Norwegian minister meets Sibal, discusses Telenor issue (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Continuing with the diplomatic drive to secure state-owned Telenor's $3 billion investment in India, a key Norwegian minister met Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday and ... Read more...
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Norwegian minister meets Sibal, discusses Telenor issue
February 7th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Continuing with the diplomatic drive to secure state-owned Telenor's $3 billion investment in India, a key Norwegian minister met Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday and ... Read more...
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Kannur airport to begin operations in 2015
February 7th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Kerala's fourth international airport at Kannur would begin operations in 2015, K.Babu, the state's minister in charge of the airport, said Tuesday.Babu told reporters here that ... Read more...
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Tech show provides platform to the disabled
February 7th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taha Haaziq is blind, but his disability never stopped him from following his dreams. He teaches Indian classical music and even provides lessons on popular ... Read more...
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New union officials to negotiate Hyundai wage agreement
February 7th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) An entirely new team of office bearers of the United Union of Hyundai Employees (UUHE) will hold wage negotiations at the country's second largest car manufacturing ... Read more...
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NALCO’s Q3 net profit down 80 percent
February 7th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) The state-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has registered a net profit of Rs.51.22 crore for 3rd quarter of 2011-12 fiscal, down 80 per cent against ... Read more...
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Daimler India’s Bharat Benz trucks to roll on JK Tyres
February 6th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) India's number three tyre manufacturer JK Tyre & Industries Ltd has bagged the order from Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd to supply tyres for its ... Read more...
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Norway intervenes to protect Telenor’s $3 bn India investment (Roundup)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) With the Supreme Court ordering the cancellation of 122 telecom licences awarded in 2008, Norway started a diplomatic exercise here Monday to protect the ... Read more...
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2G auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 6th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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2G re-auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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Only firms given 2G licence in 2008 should be allowed in re-auction: Uninor
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor that lost all of its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week Monday proposed that there should be a fair ... Read more...
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Medical group opposes leniency to accused AMRI doctor
February 4th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association Saturday said no leniency should be shown to AMRI Hospital managing director and veteran doctor Mani Chettri, as it would set a ... Read more...
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Sahara’s pull out unfortunate: BCCI
February 4th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday termed Sahara's pull out from sponsorship and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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Immigration agents’ offices sealed in Chandigarh
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Offices of 20 agencies who were dealing in the multi-million rupee business of sending people to other countries by procuring work permits were sealed here Thursday ... Read more...
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IAS duo sent to police custody
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers arrested for alleged involvement in a multi-crore iron ore export scam were sent to police custody Thursday.Debaditya Chakraborty, a former ... Read more...
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Broadridge enters pact with IiAS
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. and Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Limited (IiAS) Thursday jointly announced an alliance for the sale and distribution of IiAS proxy research ... Read more...
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Renault to roll out below Rs.4 lakh car
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) French auto major Renault Thursday said it is planning to launch a passenger car in India at below Rs.4 lakh."Beyond Rs.4 lakh a car is our ... Read more...
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Berlin gets ‘Don 2′ trail, thanks to ’sexy ambassador’
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 2 (IANS) You can relive the thrills of "Don 2" by retracing the trail left by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan during the shooting of the sleek ... Read more...
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Concast plans to set up Rs. 8 bn cement plant in Arunachal
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Concast Group Wednesday said it is planning to set up a 1.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement plant at Arunachal Pradesh, pumping in an estimated ... Read more...
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Two IAS officers arrested in Bengal
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Two Indian Administrative Service officers - one retired and another on compulsory waiting - in West Bengal were arrested for their alleged involvement in an iron ... Read more...
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i1 Supercar Series put off by a year
February 1st, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) The much-hyped and twice postponed inaugural i1 Supercar Series will now be held in 2013, according to a press release from the promoters, Machdar Motorsports."A number ... Read more...
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UCO Bank’s Q3 net jumps 10 percent (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Public sector UCO Bank Wednesday reported a 10 percent jump in its net profit for the quarter ended December 2011 at Rs.3.33 billion from Rs.3.01 billion ... Read more...
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Ford India logs sales growth in January
February 1st, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Ford India, the Indian subsidiary of the American auto major Ford Motor Company, closed last month selling 10,789 units, up from 10,026 units sold in January ... Read more...
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Maruti Suzuki unveils new Swift DZire
February 1st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Car maker Maruti Suzuki Wednesday unveiled the second generation compact sedan Swift DZire.The petrol variant of the sedan is priced between Rs.4.79 lakh and Rs.6.54 lakh ... Read more...
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United Bank of India’s Q3 net up by 38.5 percent
January 31st, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Public sector lender United Bank of India Tuesday reported a 38.5 percent jump in its net profit in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 to Rs.2.26 ... Read more...
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Swedish firm to manufacture vehicles in Karnataka
January 31st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) Swedish commercial vehicle maker Scania Tuesday said it is setting up a manufacturing plant near here with an investment of Rs.150 crore.The plant, the Scania Regional ... Read more...
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Hero MotoCorp to sponsor Olympic hockey qualifiers
January 31st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL), one of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturers, will be sponsor the men's and women's hockey qualifying events Feb 18-26 here for ... Read more...
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