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Board-level appointments -- DCA to tighten norms for relatives of directors
RELATIVES of directors may no longer find it easy to secure board-level posts. The Department of Company Affairs (DCA) proposes to further strengthen the norms pertaining to the appointment of relatives of directors on the board of a ...
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Bid to streamline subscription fees -- Ministry moots fixing of cost cap on basic cable TV services
A RATIONALISATION of subscription fees for cable television subscribers is on the anvil. The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has recommended notification of the maximum cost of a basic tier service — comprising both pay and ...
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DTH entry rules not to be relaxed for now
THE Government is unlikely to relax the stiff entry norms prescribed for permitting companies to get into direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting unless it becomes a platform for the masses. Despite repeated pleas by the Star Group chief, Mr James ...
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Software cos see quarter-on-quarter net decline
FOR the first time in the history of Indian software, the top seven listed companies have reported a quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) sequential decline in aggregate net profits for the January-March 2002 quarter compared to the previous ...
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Riders on SEZ duty-free sops likely
THE Finance Ministry is set to attach several riders to the major entitlement extended to special economic zones (SEZs) on procurement of duty-free equipment, raw materials and components. This is being done to prevent any possible misuse of the ...
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As cola wars rage, this price bubble won't burst
COMPETITION is a wonderful thing as long as consumers benefit from it. Then those who love quaffing carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) should be voting with their feet. In several pockets of the country, the bruising cola wars between Coca-Cola ...
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