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Satyam seeks more time to restate results

Satyam seeks more time to restate results

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Mahindra Satyam, the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, has sought time until September 30 from the Company Law Board (CLB) to file financial statements.

US stops launch of Dr Reddy's drug

US stops launch of Dr Reddy's drug

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

Dr Reddy's Laboratories received a major setback in the US, as a court there granted a motion seeking a preliminary injunction to block the launch of its generic version of Sanofi-Aventis' anti-allergic drug, Allegra D24.

Congress puts onus of  on Arjun Singh

Congress puts onus of on Arjun Singh

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2010

The Congress jumped into action as it found former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's name was being dragged into the ongoing controversy over Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson's disappearance from the country in December 1984 after a gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal killed tens of thousands of people.

Singh sees 5% inflation by Dec

Singh sees 5% inflation by Dec

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the nation that inflation should come down to 5-6 per cent by December.

Ramesh apologises to PM over Sino-India remarks

Ramesh apologises to PM over Sino-India remarks

Rediff.com   11 May 2010

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh tendered written apologies to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for his recent remarks on the Union Home Ministry's functioning.

Ulips set to get a makeover

Ulips set to get a makeover

Rediff.com   4 May 2010

Irda asks insurance companies to increase risk cover from July 1

Bank lending rates start inching up

Bank lending rates start inching up

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

Banks may have kept overall lending rates unchanged despite a rise in policy rates but have started increasing rates on corporate loans in the sub-benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) segment.

IPL probe limited to money trail

IPL probe limited to money trail

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2010

The Union government will limit its investigations to financial irregularities and tax violations by the Indian Premier League (IPL), its 10 franchisees, as well as the broadcaster. The government does not want to interfere in the functioning of existing sports institutions, a top functionary of the finance ministry said.

Infra firms to gain from easing of lending norms

Infra firms to gain from easing of lending norms

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2010

The decision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease lending norms for the infrastructure sector is expected to help companies avail better and cheaper credit flow, besides getting access to new sources of funds.

Stranded fliers cause 10% rise in hotel prices

Stranded fliers cause 10% rise in hotel prices

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2010

No let up in haze over Europe, expected for five more days

Clash of regulators intensifies

Clash of regulators intensifies

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2010

Ulips are investment-cum-insurance instruments that are at the centre of the confrontation between the insurance and capital market regulators.

RIL to invest $1.7 bn in shale gas in US

RIL to invest $1.7 bn in shale gas in US

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2010

In its first-ever break through in the United States, Reliance Industries Limited on Friday said its subsidiary Reliance Marcellus LLC would enter into a joint venture with United States-based Atlas Energy.

Wockhardt-Abbott deal aborted

Wockhardt-Abbott deal aborted

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2010

Foreign lenders to Wockhardt have succeeded in stalling the debt-ridden pharmaceutical company's attempts to sell its nutrition business to Abbott Laboratories.

'Maruti slipped up by not revealing recall'

'Maruti slipped up by not revealing recall'

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2010

Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava admitted the company had "slipped up" by not informing the press on the recall of 100,000 A-Star vehicles, which began last December, even as the market gave a thumbs up to the car maker with shares going up 2.38 per cent to close at Rs 1,368.65.

ADAG firm puts spanner in Fame-INOX deal

ADAG firm puts spanner in Fame-INOX deal

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2010

In an e-mail written on February 4, the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm has asked Fame's promoter Shravan Shroff to explain why he sold his family's 43.28 per cent in Fame India to INOX Leisure for Rs 44 a share when Reliance had made a 'firm offer' to buy it for Rs 80 a share.

Banks plan to keep rates steady

Banks plan to keep rates steady

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2010

The central bank may hike CRR by 50 bps; some economists expect a rise in policy rates too.

Better Bengaluru airport years away

Better Bengaluru airport years away

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2009

Phase-II yet to begin, will take three years to conclude.

Wipro gets land for second campus in West Bengal

Wipro gets land for second campus in West Bengal

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2009

Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, met the chief minister and formally accepted the plot offered in New Town Rajarhat, on the north-eastern fringes of this city.

Telangana formation raises business concerns

Telangana formation raises business concerns

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2009

The Union government's move to initiate the process for a separate Telangana state has raised both political and business concerns.

3G auctions run into fresh storm

3G auctions run into fresh storm

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2009

DoT prepared an internal note last week also suggesting an alternate payment structure for winning bidders who do not get spectrum immediately.