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Suzuki Motorcycle plans Indian launch in Oct with 125-cc bike
SUZUKI Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd is planning to kick off its Indian operations with a 125-cc mass market motorcycle in end-October. The company is making an initial investment of Rs 200 crore to bankroll its Indian operations, sources ... More

ACC to sell refractory business to ICICI Venture Funds for Rs 257 cr
ASSOCIATED Cement Companies (ACC) will sell its refractory business to ICICI Venture Funds for Rs 257 crore, the company's board of directors decided on Wednesday. This is in keeping with the company's plans to exit from all its non-core ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


Superstar Exports to buy 15.61 pc stake in SQL Star
SUPERSTAR Exports Pvt Ltd (SEPL) has agreed to acquire 15.61 per cent equity holding in SQL Star International Ltd through preferential offer route. The proposed preferential offer also includes issue of share warrants in favour of three ... More

OVERSEAS BORROWINGS


Uttam Galva raises $30 m thru FCCBs
UTTAM Galva Steels today announced that it has raised $30 million through five-year foreign currency convertible bonds. The bonds, which mature in 2010, carry coupon of two per cent payable semi-annually. The yield to maturity is set at 7.25 ... More

CREDIT RATING


Crisil sees steady ratings scenario
CRISIL has predicted a steady ratings scenario for the rest of the year, despite pressure building up on corporate profitability because of escalating commodity prices. The agency, which has lately recorded 18 upgrades and only two downgrades ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Williamson Tea board revamped
WITH the Khaitans formally taking over 17 tea gardens from the London-based Magors for a consideration of £21.35 million (about Rs 162 crore), the board of directors of Williamson Tea Assam Ltd was reconstituted on Wednesday. Mr B.M. Khaitan ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Ocimum buys German co's genomic diagnostics division — To merge US, India operations
OCIMUM Biosolutions, a life sciences company, has acquired the Genomic Diagnostics division of the German MWG Biotech AG. It also plans to merge its India and US operations. The company has bought the MWG Biotech's division, which specialises ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


Appointing commissioner to review records — Birla Corp minority shareholders' plea turned down
THE Company Law Board (CLB) today rejected the request of minority shareholders in Birla Corporation Ltd (BCL) for appointment of a local commissioner to authenticate the records of the company as well as the entities holding shares in it. The ... More

FDA bans sale of `Red Bull'
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken energy drink Red Bull by the horns! Prohibiting the sale of the drink in the State, the regulatory authority has asked the importers of Red Bull to substantiate that ... More

SECURITY


Information security is not a custom, more honoured in the breach than in the observance
THREATS are increasing in sophistication, even as employees are lacking in awareness and training, laments the `2005 Global Security Survey' on `security threats at the world's largest financial institutions', from Deloitte ... More

PUBLIC OFFER


BEML shareholders clear Rs 400-cr issue
SHAREHOLDERS of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) at today's EGM approved the company's proposed public issue of 72 lakh shares to raise Rs 400 crore. The issue, the premium of which will be decided through book-building, will be subject to ... More

DIVERSIFICATION


ONGC forays into power, to set up project in Tripura
While ONGC would hold majority stake in the venture, it is in talks with PTC to subsequently pick up a minority stake in the SPV. More

SICK UNITS


GKW shines on BIFR deal
THE GKW stock today hit the upper circuit on the NSE as the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction approved its rehabilitation package. The stock frozen at the 10-per cent circuit at Rs 30.25. About 3.26 lakh shares changed hands in ... More

OUTLOOK


ONGC to be worst hit under subsidy sharing
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will have to bear the maximum burden under the subsidy sharing formula being worked out by the Petroleum Ministry. The Ministry is understood to have asked ONGC to pay Rs 2,870 crore for the first quarter ... More

`Centre must launch full-fledged attack on building infrastructure'
THE Centre should launch a "full-fledged attack" on building infrastructure before opening up the economy to facilitate free import of goods, said Mr Raghupati Singhania, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, J.K. Industries Ltd. He also ... More

TRENDS


Only by design
`A well-developed corporate identity helps build recall and relationships.'
Indian design is still nascent, though it has picked up in the last five years. More
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