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  • SAIL invites merchant bankers for 10 pc share sale

    State-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) said it has invited merchant bankers to manage the first phase of its share sale programme, which may raise an estimated Rs 8,000 crore.  In the first tranche of the 20 per cent share sale programme, the government plans to divest 5 per cent of its stake in the […]

    British Premier not to apologise for Pak terror remarks

    Unfazed by an official protest lodged by Islamabad against his comments, Britain on Monday said Prime Minister David Cameron stood by his remarks asking Pakistan to stop exporting terror and will not back away or apologise. “He stands by his remarks,” said a spokeswoman on the eve of President Asif Ali Zardari’s official visit in […]

    LS passes Bill to replace Ulip Ordinance

    The Lower House of Parliament on Monday passed a Bill to replace the Ulip Ordinance that seeks to set up a joint mechanism to address the issues of jurisdiction between the financial sector watchdogs after the government assured that autonomy of existing sectoral regulators will not be diluted. The Securities and Insurance Laws (Amendment) and […]

    Govt considering extending health scheme to MGNREGS recipients

      The Government said a proposal to extend Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to all beneficiaries of the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was under its consideration.  The proposal to extend RSBY to MGNREGS workers is under consideration of the Government,” Minister of State for Labour and Employment Harish Rawat said. The […]

    Oil pushes above USD 79 as Asian stocks gain

    Oil prices rose above USD 79 a barrel in Asia on Monday as a regional stock market rally gave crude traders optimism, Benchmark crude for September delivery was up 18 cents to USD 79.13 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.    The contract added 59 cents to […]

    Mercedes-Benz India creates a new record in Indian luxury car market – achieves highest-ever monthly sales in July 2010

    Month of July 2010: Sold over 520 units and records growth of  over 80% over July 2009 (July 2009- 288 units) Strong demand for SUV’s with over 60 units sold in July 2010 alone vis-a-visa 140 units through the entire 2009 (January to December 2009) Dr. Wilfried Aulbur (Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India): “Our […]

    Mauj Mobile gets exclusive distribution rights with leading music consortium

    Partners with INRECO, Hindusthan, Manorama Music, JS Audio, Vani & Audio Tracks Strengthening its musical & mobile content positioning in the country, Mauj Mobile, India’s leading content and mobile marketing services provider, today announced its partnership with country’s major music labels like INRECO, Hindusthan, Manorama Music, JS Audio, Vani and Audio Tracs. Having a pan-India […]

    ‘Palestinians not to buckle under US Pressure’

    The Palestinian leadership will not give in to the US pressure to start face-to-face talks unless Israel meets its peace commitments, an official said on Monday. “The U.S. should realize that its pressure would not help since the leadership gives the priority to the national Palestinian interests,” Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the executive committee […]

    US For New Sanctions against Korea

    The United States will soon adopt new financial sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ( DPRK), hoping that the moves will be strong enough to deter further aggression and encourage it to abandon its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. envoy said here on Monday. Washington will soon announce new sanctions on the […]

    Unity Infraprojects Ltd Now Listed

    Bombay Stock Exchange listed US$250 million turnover engineering procurement & construction conglomerate, Unity Infraprojects Ltd today implemented UHF RFID technology provided by Mumbai based EssenRFID at its office headquarters & its site. Pioneering on UHF technology, EssenRFID implemented the Construction Worker tracking solution at one of Unity’s construction sites. The solution encompasses a RFID portal […]