The Hindu : Wednesday, February 25, 2004

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Government moves to check prices
NEW DELHI, FEB. 24.Moving quickly to check the rising domestic prices of steel on the eve of elections, the Government today unveiled a two-pronged strategy of making imports of steel and inputs used for its manufacture cheaper while ...

Petronet plans terminal at Kochi
CHENNAI, FEB. 24.Petronet LNG is planning to set up a 2.5 million tonne per annum LNG terminal at Kochi. The company has undertaken the development work for conducting feasibility study for establishing a solid cargo port. Addressing presspersons ...

Price band for DCI shares announced
NEW DELHI, FEB. 24.The Union Government today fixed a price band ranging between Rs. 385 and Rs. 400 per share for sale of shares in the state-owned Dredging Corporation of India with a 5 per cent discount to retail investors who subscribe the ...

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Strike hits forex trade

Domestic steel producers upset over duty cut

Biocon sets price band for IPO

Stocks stage recovery, Sensex up 36 points

E-mail with aroma

New norms for Customs House agents

SEBI to take a final view on corporate governance

Final norms on investment in non-SLR securities

Scope to spread microfinance, say experts

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Derivative contract size
MUMBAI, FEB. 24. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has said the existing derivatives contract or value of Rs. 4 lakhs and above should be halved while those with a value of Rs. 8 lakhs should be reduced by one-fourth the size. For the ...

Hutch's new service
NEW DELHI, FEB. 24. Hutch, the cellular service provider in the Capital, today introduced a new value-added service, Missed Call Alert, where its subscribers will be able to track missed calls during the period when their handsets are switched ...

SBI's prepaid travel card
NEW DELHI, FEB. 24. State Bank of India and Visa International today jointly launched the `Vishwa Yatra Foreign Travel Card', a dollar-denominated prepaid travel card. The card will be accepted at over 1.3 crore merchant locations with ...

Mixed response to public offers
MUMBAI, FEB. 24.The Government has received mixed response to the sale of its residual equity in three companies with investors bidding substantially for CMC and IPCL but virtually leaving out the shares of the petroleum retailor IBP. While ...

Other Stories

Airtel's milestone

DishnetDSL launches Helloworld

Overnite Express' regional hub

EDS centre gets CMMI Level 5

L&T gets ONGC contract

DRL files ANDA for Amlodipine Besylate

Sierra partners University of Hyderabad

LogicaCMG pact with Britannia Airways

Quantech to invest $3 m

iGate opens new campus

Cerebra's initiatives in healthcare

1:1 bonus from FDC

IPCL to invest Rs. 350 cr.

SAR Silicon's pact with U.S. firm

Datacraft bags two awards

MRF's speciality coatings

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