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TI to make buyback offer
TUBE Investments of India Ltd proposes to come out with a buyback offer for purchasing 61,55,769 equity shares at a price not exceeding Rs 100 per share. The number of shares on offer represents 25 per cent of the company's equity capital. The ... More

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


SEBI panel wants companies to reveal fund flow into arms
THE Accounting Standards Committee of the Securities and Exchange Board of India has suggested that companies must disclose in their annual accounts details of amounts of loans given to and investment made into their subsidiaries. It proposed ... More

CORPORATE DISPUTES


Ranbaxy denies `stealing' bacteria
LITIGATION in the pharma world is virtually a way of life, with original patent holders trying to hold onto their patents, even as generic companies step up competition through their `copycat' drugs. And it is in this light that the pharma ... More

Now, LG takes Whirlpool to court
First, it was LG Electronics of India Pvt Ltd that was hauled to the Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) for allegedly misrepresenting facts on its products by Whirlpool of India Ltd and Godrej Appliances Ltd. Now it is ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


MICO develops equipment for Timken
THE Industrial Equipment Division (IED) of MICO-Bosch has developed endurance-testing equipment for Timken, which has been selected by National Instruments India for the "best application in the industry" award for 2001. According to Mr K.G. ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


JCB to acquire Escorts stake in joint venture
THE $1.5-billion J C Bamford Excavator Ltd (JCB) of UK has initiated steps to buy out the Escorts group of Nandas in Escorts JCB Ltd (EJCB), its Indian joint venture with the latter. Mr Onkar Singh Sunar, Managing Director of EJCM, told ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Shhhhh! Info is not for you ...
Not too many corporates are really sharing pertinent information with their shareholders, despite strict norms. More

NEW PROJECTS


Nava Bharat plans captive power plant in Orissa
NAVA Bharat Ferro Alloys Ltd (NBFAL), the city-based ferro alloys major that recently decided to spin off its ferro alloy plant at Raipur in Chhattisgarh owing to high input costs, is now planning to set up a captive power plant at its ferro ... More

MP group enters bus body building
THE MP group has entered the bus body building business with its new venture - Reliance Auto Body Builders and Workshop - here. For the group, which is in property support service business in Pune, Mumbai, Goa and Bangalore, this is part of ... More

INTERVIEW


`Value additions in steel best way to beat trade actions'
"India's status as a net exporter of steel since 1998-99 confirmed the export capability of its steel industry. I am, of course, referring to high-quality steel. India's steel exports have increased from negligible levels to more than three million t onnes currently." More

RIGHTS ISSUES


Electrolux to invest $50 m in Indian venture — Rights ratio fixed at 10:7
THE overseas parent of Electrolux Kelvinator Ltd, Electrolux AB of Sweden, has decided to invest $50 million in its Indian venture within the next couple of months through a rights issue. A capital investment of $75 million has already been made ... More

SICK UNITS


Trayons workers seek layoff allowance
TRAVANCORE Rayons Workers United Front (Aikyavedi) has urged the State Government to make arrangements to pay the layoff allowance and bonus arrears due to the workers of the sick unit, which is has been under layoff since last July. ``The ... More

OUTLOOK


RSA Security bullish on emerging market potential
RSA Security, an information security company, is bullish on the emerging Indian market. The company, which marked its Indian presence in February this year, hopes to rope in about 50 Indian companies as customers by the year-end, said Mr ... More

PERFORMANCE


BSP exports touch Rs 98 cr in April-July
EXPORTS of steel by the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd touched Rs 98.5 crore in the April-July 2002 period. BSP sources said that cashing in on the current uptrend in the market and prices of flats, BSP despatched ... More
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