The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 28, 2003

Basic players seek 8-digit cell number
IF the basic service operators have their way, there could be a massive overhaul of the numbering plan of the cellular operators across the country. In other words, your 10-digit mobile number could be altered to just eight digits. The present ... More

Pharma stocks tracking the IT route
DRUG companies seem to be facing a similar situation that was witnessed by tech companies in the bourses recently. The rash and subsequent bad sentiment witnessed in stocks of major IT companies two weeks ago is being mirrored in pharma sector - ... More

Task force favours slashing import duty on naphtha
THE high-level Task Force on Petrochemicals, headed by the former Chairman of the Disinvestment Commission, Mr G.V. Ramakrishna, has recommended a major cut in the import duty on naphtha as well as rationalisation of customs and excise duties for ... More

Five cos plan to enter DTH
Is there space for so many players, considering the fact that, in developed countries, there are only two or at the most three players? More

15 more pilots suspended — Flight schedules being modified
AIR India issued suspension letters on Sunday to another 15 of its pilots, bringing the total number of those suspended to 27. The strike by the pilots has forced the airline to suspend some flights and reschedule several others. Mr Jitender ... More

Air India cancels 37 Gulf flights
AIR India has cancelled 37 of its 75 weekly flights from the Gulf and West Asian region under a revised schedule valid from April 27 to 30, due to the ongoing pilots' agitation. A senior airline official told Business Line today that ... More

Fakes are not a `luxury' any more for them...
YOU have probably heard of KitKet chocolate, Vikas cough drops, Dispy cola and Head & Shower shampoo. Now how about Louis Viton bags and Blueberry garments? The menace of counterfeit products - the Rs 80,000-crore FMCG industry's biggest ... More

More IA flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi
INDIAN Airlines is scheduled to operate additional flights on the sector Delhi-Dubai-Delhi on April 28 and 30, and Delhi-Abu Dhabi-Muscat-Delhi to clear the stranded passengers of Air India. According to an official statement, this is being ... More

Jaswant to skip CII annual meet
NEW DELHI: The Union Finance Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, has stated his inability to deliver the inaugural address at the CII annual session scheduled on April 28 and 29. The Finance Minister's office regretted his inability to ... More

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