The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 22, 2003

Budget speech to be short & sweet
WHILE it is still unclear whether — rather, to what extent — Mr Jaswant Singh will bite the `Kelkar bullet' on B-Day, one thing is almost certain: the Finance Minister's maiden Budget presentation on February 28 will be a `short and ... More

`Norms neither altered nor diluted' — No large-scale delisting by foreign cos: Jaswant
THE Union Finance Minster, Mr Jaswant Singh, today categorically assured the Lok Sabha that the Government has not altered or diluted the guidelines governing foreign companies to provide 26 per cent equity to Indians. He also denied any ... More

Telecom meet makes `some' headway
THE telecom committee constituted by the Communications Minister, Mr Arun Shourie, to solve the contentious issues between the cellular and limited mobility operators, has decided to seek an adjournment of the cases that are coming up for hearing ... More

ONGC irons out crude supply pact with HPCL
WHEN an exploration company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), enters the refining business through acquisition of Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), domestic refiners like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) have ... More

GoM meet on FDI deferred, likely next week
THE meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on foreign direct investment (FDI), which was scheduled for today to consider revision in foreign investment limits, was deferred owing to lack of quorum. According to a Finance Ministry ... More

Honda lines up 4-stroke 150cc scooter
TWO-WHEELER manufacturer Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India is all set to stir up some excitement in the lacklustre domestic geared scooter market. Top sources said that the company is readying for the launch of a geared scooter that ... More

The art of getting it spot on for the radio
SIX years ago when his creative director benevolently gave him a guide book on FM Radio, Mr Manoj Choudhury, Creative Director, Mudra, Bangalore, chucked it without a thought. Today, he confesses, he's desperately looking for it. Creative ... More

US to tighten H1B visa norms
THE US will tighten the regulations governing H1B visas and revise the ceiling for issuing such visas to ensure that only qualified information technology professionals enter the country, according to Mr James Sensenbrenner Jr., Chairman of the ... More

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