CORPORATE DISPUTES
ESPN yanks signals to Asianet — Sports buffs in a jam as charges, counter-charges are aired
ESPN Star Sports has cut off its services to cable operator Asianet on the ground of huge outstanding dues even as the latter accused Star Sports of resorting to arm-twisting tactics against cable operators. Mr Sricharan Iyengar, ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Quarterly results: Relaxation sought for listed companies
THE Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India has urged the Securities and Exchange Board of India to relax the conditionality attached to the announcement pertaining to quarterly results for listed companies, as many of them had ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Keltron training programme
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron) has invited applications from fresh graduate engineers for its six-month-long, on-the-job training that commences on January 24, 2005. Announcing this, ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS
Cos find FD market unattractive
BANKS may have raised interest rates on their deposits, but manufacturing and finance companies are in no hurry to follow suit. Companies, in fact, don't find fixed deposits an attractive source of funds at all. They cost a lot even now (about ... More

NEW PROJECTS
Singareni Collieries plans Rs 3,835-cr new projects
SINGARENI Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), a public sector undertaking, will be opening 16 opencast and 9 underground mines at an estimated capital outlay of Rs 3,835 crore during 2004-17. The 115-year-old coal company will be closing 11 ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Bata India makes realty foray — Inks joint venture pact for township development
BATA India Ltd — the country's largest footwear manufacturer — is foraying into real estate development. The company has entered into joint venture tie-ups with the Calcutta Metropolitan Group and the Kolkata Metropolitan Development ... More

DIVERSIFICATION
FMCG majors diversify to stay afloat
THE fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector appears to be in the diversification mode. Whether it is DS Group's foray into confectionery, Himalaya Drug Company's foray into baby care products or Marico Industries into functional foods — ... More

OUTLOOK
BHEL(Tiruchi) ancillary units urged to diversify
THE ancillary units of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) at Tiruchi should try to emerge as product designers and manufacturers and gear themselves for on-site fabrication of materials as they have the potential to emerge as a centre of ... More

Odyssey bullish about scope of leisure stores
EVEN as the concept of leisure stores is still evolving in India, what was earlier a predominantly metro phenomenon is now reaching out to smaller cities too . These stores, which offer a variety of products, are facing competition from online ... More