INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
EMPLOYMENT
‘Employ differently-abled people, Govt will pick up the EPF, ESI tab’
New Delhi, May 17 The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has urged industry to employ at least 1,00,000 differently-abled people before the end of the year and promised that the Government will pick up the tab of the employee provident ...
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ECONOMY
TOP OF THE MIND
Rupee-dollar swings
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Weekly News Round-up
The money earmarked for an IPO will now remain in the applicant's bank account till allotment is finalised, thus eliminating the refund process, according to SEBI. This money will not be used for any other payment obligation during that ...
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PETROLEUM
Pooling of prices for gassified LNG upheld
In an important development, the Gujarat High Court has rejected the plea by State-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) for cancellation of the Union Government's notification facilitating pool pricing of gassified liquefied ...
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POWER
India steps up power play in Bhutan
Both eye complementary trade gains in future
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TYRES
Tyre makers expect price hike; talks on with commercial vehicle cos
Revision to be in phases beginning this month
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COAL
Coal Ministry to finalise plans for more projects
Hyderabad, May 17 The Union Coal Ministry is in the process of finalising plans for taking up more projects and a decision is likely in a month. “The Ministry is planning for new projects to be implemented and the proposals are ...
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GEMS & JEWELLERY
`Make India a trading hub for gem & jewellery'
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
GROUND REALITIES
No relief yet for home buyers
As the Government and industry engage in a tug of war, the former pushing for a cut in prices to control inflation and the latter complaining of inability to bring down prices, either because of rising input costs or market ...
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Construction costs building up
Despite talk of bringing down the price of cement and steel, the market is yet to reflect little of the Government’s efforts to rein in prices. Talk to any of the builders or developers, their complaints are that manufacturers implement ...
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Some hotspots in Bangalore
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PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT
Paper prices firming up on inflationary pressures
New Delhi, May 17 Paper prices are headed north with leading manufacturers such as JK Paper and Ballarpur Industries Ltd (BILT) revising prices due to rise in input costs and buoyant market demands.“The inflationary cost is ...
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CINEMA
India-UK co-production of films
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INCOME TAX
Deductions during moratorium period
Please advise me whether interest on loan taken for the education of my son will qualify for deduction during the moratorium period? — Niraj RamanThe deduction under Section 80E is available in ...
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Malaysian firm registers trademark for South Indian rice Ponni
EXPORTERS VOICE CONCERN
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Anti-fraud conference in Coimbatore on June 13
Coimbatore, May 17 The Second Annual Anti-Fraud Conference is slated for June 13 at Le Royal Meridian, Mumbai. The event being organised by India Forensic is said to be the biggest platform for anti-fraud professionals to network, ...
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