Australia beat Pakistan by 31 runs to win the second one-day final at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Kerala budget for 2004-05 presented in the Assembly on Friday laid emphasis on agriculture, IT and tourism, making enhanced allocations to these sectors.
Fiscal deficit fell marginally by 2.3 per cent to Rs 90,239 crore (Rs 902. 39 billion) in the first nine months of the financial year 2004-05 mainly due to higher tax mop-up.
Honda Seil Cars India on Thursday said it would invest Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) in the next two years for indigenisation and aims a hefty over 65 per cent sales growth this fiscal.
Life insurance industry grew by over 65 per cent to Rs 5,436 crore in September compared to Rs 3,291 crore premium income from new business in July, mainly due to the success of LIC's Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana.
Pacers Basil Thampi and Sandeep Warrier powered Kerala into the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy as the hosts registered a thumping 113-run win over Gujarat, on Day 3, in Wayanad, on Thursday.
Railways is expecting investment through various partnerships.
The life insurance industry posted 48 per cent growth in July with the Life Insurance Corporation and 12 private insurers mopping up Rs 3,291 crore in premium income, selling about 49 lakh policies during the month.
National Textiles Corporation's bonds issue to mop up around Rs 500 crore (5 billion) will hit the market next week.
The Sensex slipped to an intra-day low of 5,428, but has now recovered from the lower levels and is down 18 points at 5,445. The NSE is up a point at 1,701.
Airline mum on offer plans, sources say it will be looking to raise around Rs 1,000-1,200 crore
With the scope of expanding excise and customs duties getting increasingly limited, the government would turn to service tax for widening the tax base, mop up from which is expected to fetch over Rs 10,000 crore by 2005.
Jaitley does not believe in living on borrowed money.
Play on the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and India was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Thursday.
The government is likely to mop up between Rs 950 crore and Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 9.5 billion and Rs 10 billion) from the public offer of shares in car-maker Maruti Udyog Ltd at Rs 122-125 a share.
The rupee rose to its highest close in over two years on Friday, helped by a bullish euro, though central bank intervention and importer demand kept it off the day's peak.\n\n\n\n
Spinner Moeen Ali completed a hat-trick to seal England's 239-run victory over South Africa in the third Test at The Oval on Monday.
The central government's gross tax collections rose by 20 per cent to Rs 17,297 crore (Rs 172.97 billion) during the first two months of 2004-05.
Helicopter Eela could have been a good film but falls short, says Savera R Someshwar.
Life Insurance Corporation of India lost more than 8 per cent market share after posting a marginal 1.93 per cent growth in business last fiscal, while private players grew by more than 153 per cent during 2003-04.
The buoyancy in the capital market has enthused companies like Sterlite, UB, Bharat Forge and Centurion Bank to plan rights issues totalling Rs 2,450 crore this fiscal, which is more than double the Rs 1,006 crore raised in 2003-04.
Tax collections grew by 18 per cent at Rs 2,52,162 crore (Rs 2,521.62 billion), crossing the Budget target and pushing up the tax-GDP ratio to 9.1 per cent, during 2003-04.
'We have to be confident, we have to continue what we're doing, doing the basics really well, getting big first innings runs is crucial as we've seen, and just backing up day in and day out.'
The solar rooftop system will generate 7,200 kilowatts per system per year, and it will be used for powering internal lights, fans, and other electrical systems of the coach.
Root's innings was always going to be crucial to his team's chances of chasing down a record 354 at Adelaide Oval and although the innings limped on into a second hour, the hope raised among the English on Tuesday was gone.
England, who hold the urn, were dismissed for 233 in their second innings in the opening session of the fifth and final day of the maiden pink ball Ashes Test.
While RBI's foreign exchange reserves have swelled to over $400 billion, it has a 'sell' position of $981 billion.
The Centre's gross borrowing crossed Rs 1,62,000 crore (Rs 1,620 billion) as bond market turned bullish after a fall in price level in the country last week.
"The people of Karnataka have made up their minds to throw out the Siddaramaiah government. They are disappointed with it on many fronts, with corruption being the main issue. The relationship between corruption and Congress party is akin to water and fish," Shah said.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said on Saturday the economy was on course to achieve its target of 8 per cent growth during the next five years compared with current levels of 5.5 per cent.
A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after Steve Smith's side pushed within 56 runs of victory at the close of day four on Sunday.
Bonuses are typically commensurate with deal activity in any given year. Investment banks, on average, pocket 2-3 per cent as fees for managing an IPO and 1.5-2 per cent for handling QIPs.
Amid reports of a possible stake sale, low-cost airline SpiceJet on Friday said it is exploring all options to mop up funds to overcome the cash crunch.
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