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    Centre to discuss eradication of piracy with States — I&B Minister
    MUMBAI, APRIL 4.The Union Government has convened a two-day meeting of State information and broadcasting ministers from April 16 to eradicate piracy, Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, said today. Inaugurating the ...

    ITC signs deal with Centre to settle excise issue
    KOLKATA, APRIL 4. The ITC Chairman, Y. C. Deveshwar, has just signed a deal with the Revenue Secretary to settle the ongoing dispute with the Government over the excise issue. According to the deed of settlement, "ITC has agreed not to claim ...

    Maharashtra joins hands with private power producers
    MUMBAI, APRIL 4.Eight leading private power companies today entered into an agreement with the Maharashtra Government to generate 12,500 MW in the next five years. Signifying a break from the past, the State Government signed memoranda of ...

    Sharp fall in German investment worrying — Chidambaram
    NEW DELHI, APRIL 4.The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, today asked German businessmen to invest in value added and high technology ventures in India. At the inaugural of the 15th Session of the Indo-German Joint Commission on ...

    ChevronTexaco buying Unocal for $16.4 b
    NEW YORK, APRIL 4.ChevronTexaco Corp., the second biggest U.S. oil concern, is buying rival Unocal Corp., the ninth biggest U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company, for about $16.4 billion in cash and stock. Under the deal ...

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    Allahabad Bank fixes price band
    NEW DELHI, APRIL 4.Allahabad Bank has fixed Rs. 75-82 for a share of face value of Rs. 10 under its second public offer, which will enable the bank to mop up Rs. 750-820 crores. The scrip today closed at Rs. 99.85 on the BSE. — ...

    Notice on Wipro
    BANGALORE, APRIL 4.Income-tax authorities have served a notice on Wipro for payment of Rs. 261.70 crores for which the company had sought exemption under Section 10A of the IT Act. Wipro informed the Bombay Stock Exchange this evening that the IT ...

    Morepen files USDMF
    NEW DELHI, APRIL 4.Morepen Industries today said it had filed US Drug Master Files (USMDF) for new Polymorphic Form VI of Atorvastatin Calcium, a cholesterol lowering drug, with the USFDA. The company is also in the process of submitting the same ...

    Accenture to move to permanent facility
    HYDERABAD: Accenture plans to move to a new, bigger and permanent facility in HITEC City in Madhapur here by June. The company at present has 600 professionals working at an incubation facility at Hyderabad, out of a total 11,000 employees ...

    Ford rolls out 100,000th Ikon
    CHENNAI: Ford India has rolled out its 100,000th Ikon from its Maraimalai Nagar plant near here. Celebrating the occasion, David Friedman, Managing Director and President has announced the launch of Josh100 limited edition series packed with ...

    MTA-2005-MetalAsia expo from May 10
    CHENNAI: MTA2005-MetalAsia, a metalworking and precision engineering exhibition featuring the industry's top players and an extensive range of manufacturing technologies and equipment, will be held at Singapore Expo from May10 to 14. Providing an ...

    PFC signs MoU for 2005-06
    NEW DELHI: The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has fixed a target to sanction loans amounting to Rs. 17,625 crores and disburse Rs. 9,515 crores during 2005-06. To this effect, a memorandum of understanding, containing certain other key ...

    New COO for Ashok Leyland
    CHENNAI: Vinod K. Desai has joined Ashok Leyland as chief operating officer. He will head the company's manufacturing, strategic sourcing and corporate quality engineering divisions. S. Nagarajan, Executive Director, Manufacturing, will take ...

    JCB's global growth plans
    BANGALORE: JCB, the world's largest privately-owned construction equipment maker, is poised for global expansion in its 60th anniversary year with the building of its first ever Chinese factory. JCB is also expanding in India, where manufacturing ...

    MindTree revenue at $55m
    BANGALORE: MindTree Consulting, an international IT and R&D services company, has closed its 2004-05 fiscal year with an impressive overall growth. The company achieved gross revenue of $55 million, a growth of 90 per cent over the previous ...

    Stock broking firm opens branch
    KOCHI: Ventura Securities Limited, Mumbai, a stock broking house's branch, was inaugurated by C. P. Jain, President of the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industries. The company, a corporate member of the National and Bombay stock exchanges, has ...

    Veega Land gets ISO 14001
    KOCHI: The amusement park Veega Land was awarded the ISO 14001 certification for eco-friendly management system. The certification was presented by the Minister for Tourism, K. C. Venugopal. Ibrahim Kunju, Minister for Industries, T. H. ...

    Consign Technology enters U.K. market
    CHENNAI: Consign Technology Private Limited has launched its U.K. operations by entering into a partnership with Hemro Associates, a company engaged in messaging and mobile applications in the U.K. to assist in sales and support of the GoDB ...



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