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Account Speak


  • `Criminal conduct could be concealed in a thicket of detail'

    Accountancy


  • The unguarded deposit gate
  • Developing an internal audit plan
  • `Criminal conduct could be concealed in a thicket of detail'

    Advertising


  • Mudra's unit Tribal DDB launches media tools

    Airlines


  • UAE co invests more in SpiceJet
  • Singapore Airlines revises schedule

    Andhra Pradesh


  • Crafts mela at Shilparamam
  • Visakha Utsav postponed
  • UTI Bank opens branch at Jangareddigudem
  • Pothireddypadu discharge scope to be increased
  • Basix to launch health insurance scheme
  • ONGC launches health info system
  • ICFAI B-school turns attention to corporates
  • WHO hails Prasad eye institute model
  • Science congress to focus on integrated rural development
  • Singapore Airlines revises schedule
  • World Bank keen on partnering for rural growth

    Announcements


  • Royal Classic plans IPO
  • Gala Precision gets Rs 50 cr from GW Capital — Money to be used for acquisitions, plant in Chennai
  • Innova, Corolla prices to go up
  • KBX Motorbike's first board meet in Pune on Jan 24

    Arts & Crafts


  • Crafts mela at Shilparamam

    Auditing


  • Developing an internal audit plan

    Automobile Components


  • Gala Precision gets Rs 50 cr from GW Capital — Money to be used for acquisitions, plant in Chennai
  • KBX Motorbike's first board meet in Pune on Jan 24
  • Auto sector still tops in drawing investments to Pune, says study

    Automobiles


  • GM outsourcing deal decision seen delayed

    Bonus Announcements


  • Mercator Lines board okays bonus issue

    Books


  • Measure measures by their reliability and validity

    Books of Account


  • Measure measures by their reliability and validity

    Brands


  • Royal Classic plans IPO
  • `Brands need to be relevant and engaging'
  • Arrow aims to promote Sport brand with more standalone stores

    Cars


  • Innova, Corolla prices to go up
  • GM outsourcing deal decision seen delayed

    Chemicals


  • JB Chemicals to set up Russian subsidiary

    Chennai


  • Chennai Port Trust to set up desalination plant

    Climate & Weather


  • Outlook on new low-pressure area over Bay maintained

    Coal


  • Coal India may cut output as stocks pile up at power plants

    Coir


  • Coir Board insurance scheme for industry workers

    Commentary


  • Stocks search for direction on lacklustre day

    Commodity Exchanges


  • NMCE hopes to rope in general insurance co as stakeholder

    Consulting


  • Core banking solution — United Bank appoints Ernst & Young as adviser

    Convergence


  • Soon you can watch your own TV channel

    Corporate Bonds


  • Catholic Syrian Bank bonds subscribed fully

    Corporate Governance


  • SEBI unlikely to extend revised Clause 49 deadline

    Disinvestment


  • Govt to consider offloading residual stake in five cos

    E-Commerce & E-Business


  • MCX to provide real-time price info to State e-centres
  • STPI goes online with Oracle applications

    E-Governance


  • President's blueprint
  • Tech in taxation

    Ear to the ground


  • Ferro Alloys bets on mining wealth

    Economic Offences


  • Cash-for-questions scam — Implications for democracy and society

    Economy


  • Bihar's IT dream
  • Indian economy: A balance-sheet
  • Assam Annual Plan size at Rs 3,507 cr

    Editorial


  • Right notes

    Education


  • Kerala: Akshaya to be extended to 6 more dists
  • Seminar on IT, knowledge sharing
  • `Brands need to be relevant and engaging'
  • `Hard work & vision key for success'
  • ICFAI B-school turns attention to corporates

    Employment


  • Kerala: Many countries keen on recruiting paramedical staff thru State agency

    Engineering


  • Hydrocarbon sector — L&T eyes tie-ups for deep-water expertise

    Entertainment & Leisure


  • Maharaja group to open amusement park in Coimbatore in April

    Environment


  • Hydrocarbon sector — L&T eyes tie-ups for deep-water expertise
  • Bengal likely to ban use of plastic bags

    Events


  • Industrialists must turn `creative leaders'
  • NMPT to conduct seminar on dredging tomorrow
  • Seminar on IT, knowledge sharing
  • Trade fair to begin in Madurai tomorrow
  • Science congress to focus on integrated rural development

    Exports & Imports


  • Sugar mills may delay fulfilling export obligation
  • VAT leading to rise in transaction costs for exporters: Study
  • STPI goes online with Oracle applications

    Financial Policy


  • Tax panel wants Rs 1-lakh limit under 80C reviewed every year — Favours indexation of investment limit with inflation

    Financial Services


  • Kotak Mahindra (UK) to set up office at Dubai financial hub
  • Thomas Cook India to come under Dubai Investment fold

    Foreign Banks


  • 3i Infotech signs $2.6-m deal with Malaysian bank

    Foreign Institutional Investors


  • Right notes
  • Mercator Lines board okays bonus issue

    Forex


  • Rupee unchanged; bonds range-bound

    General Insurance


  • NMCE hopes to rope in general insurance co as stakeholder
  • Large claims on account of floods — PSU insurers may trim dividend payouts
  • Basix to launch health insurance scheme

    Govt Bonds


  • Rupee unchanged; bonds range-bound

    Health


  • GAIL sets up diagnostic centre
  • ONGC launches health info system
  • WHO hails Prasad eye institute model
  • Home-made reagent to spur low-cost HIV tests

    Hotels


  • Hotel Leelaventure acquires land in Chennai, Hyderabad

    IPOs


  • Royal Classic plans IPO

    IT Training


  • Kerala: Akshaya to be extended to 6 more dists

    Impressions


  • Trampled upon

    Income Tax


  • FICCI seeks `ombudsman' for direct taxes
  • Govt urged to amend I-T laws relating to BPOs — $1-b revenue, jobs at stake, warns Nasscom
  • Tax panel wants Rs 1-lakh limit under 80C reviewed every year — Favours indexation of investment limit with inflation

    Industry Associations


  • FICCI seeks `ombudsman' for direct taxes
  • Industrialists must turn `creative leaders'
  • Govt urged to amend I-T laws relating to BPOs — $1-b revenue, jobs at stake, warns Nasscom

    Information Technology


  • Dena Bank plans to have 100 branches under CBS
  • Core banking solution — United Bank appoints Ernst & Young as adviser
  • ATMs win over rural Kerala

    Infrastructure


  • Delhi, Mumbai airports revamp plan to be referred to panel

    Interest Rates


  • Limited period rate hike offer
  • SBT raises deposit rates

    Interview


  • Japanese cautious about `quality of company': Nomura

    Investment Banking


  • Japanese cautious about `quality of company': Nomura
  • Kotak Mahindra (UK) to set up office at Dubai financial hub

    Karnataka


  • Floating comfort
  • Seminar on IT, knowledge sharing
  • Bangalore to remain top choice for commercial space next year

    Kerala


  • Kerala: Akshaya to be extended to 6 more dists
  • `Expats' needs to get priority'
  • GAIL sets up diagnostic centre
  • Tata Indicom Xmas offer
  • MCX to provide real-time price info to State e-centres
  • Kerala: Many countries keen on recruiting paramedical staff thru State agency
  • FACT revival among 21 issues CM to take up with Centre
  • ATMs win over rural Kerala

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd


  • Hydrocarbon sector — L&T eyes tie-ups for deep-water expertise

    Letters


  • Bihar's IT dream
  • President's blueprint

    Life Insurance


  • Coir Board insurance scheme for industry workers
  • IRDA issues ULIP guidelines; fixes minimum death benefits

    Maharashtra


  • Auto sector still tops in drawing investments to Pune, says study

    Management


  • Industrialists must turn `creative leaders'
  • `Brands need to be relevant and engaging'
  • ICFAI B-school turns attention to corporates

    Mangalore


  • NMPT to conduct seminar on dredging tomorrow

    Marketing Research


  • Hypermarkets, food & grocery segment to drive retail growth

    Medical & Surgical Equipments


  • Home-made reagent to spur low-cost HIV tests

    Medical Institutions & Hospitals


  • WHO hails Prasad eye institute model

    Mergers & Acquisitions


  • Flextronics increases its stake in Indian subsidiary to 94.3%
  • Cranes' takeover of Systat okayed
  • VisualSoft rejigs biz, fixes share swap ratio
  • ONGC-CNPC jt venture buys Petro-Canada assets in Syria
  • Capsugel acquires Bharti's capsule manufacturing biz
  • Thomas Cook India to come under Dubai Investment fold

    Mutual Funds


  • 20% income distribution by CanEmerging Equities

    NRIs


  • `Expats' needs to get priority'
  • Kerala: Many countries keen on recruiting paramedical staff thru State agency

    Natural Calamities


  • Trampled upon
  • Large claims on account of floods — PSU insurers may trim dividend payouts
  • Programme on tsunami on Discovery

    New Products & Services


  • Soon you can watch your own TV channel
  • Programme on tsunami on Discovery
  • Home-made reagent to spur low-cost HIV tests
  • State Bank launches `no frills' account for villagers

    New Projects


  • Chennai Port Trust to set up desalination plant
  • Salem Steel to get Rs 1,200-cr facelift
  • Hotel Leelaventure acquires land in Chennai, Hyderabad
  • Sasken to set up centre in Mexico
  • Fiserv launches Indian operations

    Off-shore Development


  • Sasken to set up centre in Mexico
  • Fiserv launches Indian operations

    Office Equipments & Supplies


  • Linc Pens plans more exclusive outlets

    Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd


  • ONGC launches health info system
  • ONGC-CNPC jt venture buys Petro-Canada assets in Syria

    Other States


  • Bengal likely to ban use of plastic bags
  • Assam Annual Plan size at Rs 3,507 cr

    Outlook


  • Hydrocarbon sector — L&T eyes tie-ups for deep-water expertise
  • Pfizer proposes new launches — Separate divisions for therapeutic segments set up

    Outsourcing


  • Lason India team head
  • Govt urged to amend I-T laws relating to BPOs — $1-b revenue, jobs at stake, warns Nasscom
  • GM outsourcing deal decision seen delayed

    Overseas Investments


  • JB Chemicals to set up Russian subsidiary

    PSU


  • `Cos must integrate societal tasks at operational level'
  • Coal India may cut output as stocks pile up at power plants
  • Govt to consider offloading residual stake in five cos

    Paper, Board & Newsprint


  • `Paper manufacturers must improve quality to survive'

    People


  • Justice Sodhi takes over as SAT chief
  • Lason India team head

    Petroleum


  • ONGC-CNPC jt venture buys Petro-Canada assets in Syria
  • Reliance demerger comes into effect
  • Petroleum regulatory board Bill tabled in RS

    Pharmaceuticals


  • JB Chemicals to set up Russian subsidiary
  • Pfizer proposes new launches — Separate divisions for therapeutic segments set up
  • Capsugel acquires Bharti's capsule manufacturing biz

    Plastics


  • Bengal likely to ban use of plastic bags

    Policy


  • Bengal likely to ban use of plastic bags
  • Petroleum regulatory board Bill tabled in RS

    Politics


  • Cash-for-questions scam — Implications for democracy and society
  • FACT revival among 21 issues CM to take up with Centre

    Power


  • PowerGrid may enter generation through management contracts
  • Nathpa Jhakri suffers Rs 355-crore loss due to silting
  • Coal India may cut output as stocks pile up at power plants

    Private Banks


  • Karnataka Bank's `no frills' accounts
  • Catholic Syrian Bank bonds subscribed fully
  • UTI Bank opens branch at Jangareddigudem

    Promotions & Offers


  • Tata Indicom Xmas offer

    Public Sector Banks


  • Dena Bank plans to have 100 branches under CBS
  • Core banking solution — United Bank appoints Ernst & Young as adviser
  • Limited period rate hike offer
  • SBT raises deposit rates
  • State Bank launches `no frills' account for villagers

    RBI & Other Central Banks


  • World Bank keen on partnering for rural growth

    Radio/TV


  • Programme on tsunami on Discovery
  • Tara TV plans separate channel for North-east

    Railways


  • Railways freight earnings up 17 pc at Rs 22,615 cr
  • Rlys to place orders for wagons with Burn Standard, Braithwaite

    Readymade Garments


  • Royal Classic plans IPO
  • Arrow aims to promote Sport brand with more standalone stores

    Real Estate & Construction


  • Bangalore to remain top choice for commercial space next year

    Reflections


  • The delightful pink fleet

    Regulatory Bodies & Rulings


  • Justice Sodhi takes over as SAT chief
  • IRDA issues ULIP guidelines; fixes minimum death benefits
  • SEBI unlikely to extend revised Clause 49 deadline
  • Petroleum regulatory board Bill tabled in RS

    Reliance Industries Ltd


  • Reliance demerger comes into effect

    Resorts & Amusement Parks


  • Wilderness Resorts to set up eco-tourism chain

    Restructuring


  • Reliance demerger comes into effect

    Retailing


  • Wilderness Resorts to set up eco-tourism chain
  • Arrow aims to promote Sport brand with more standalone stores
  • Linc Pens plans more exclusive outlets
  • Hypermarkets, food & grocery segment to drive retail growth

    Rubber


  • Mixed trend in rubber prices

    Rural Development


  • Basix to launch health insurance scheme
  • Science congress to focus on integrated rural development
  • World Bank keen on partnering for rural growth

    Science & Technology


  • Science congress to focus on integrated rural development

    Security


  • `Mobile threats set to rise faster'

    Sensor


  • Stocks search for direction on lacklustre day

    Shipping


  • Chennai Port Trust to set up desalination plant
  • Suez Canal depth being increased
  • Mercator Lines board okays bonus issue
  • NMPT to conduct seminar on dredging tomorrow

    Shopping


  • Getting ready for Christmas
  • Waiting for Santa

    Sick Units


  • FACT revival among 21 issues CM to take up with Centre

    Small Savings


  • Tax panel wants Rs 1-lakh limit under 80C reviewed every year — Favours indexation of investment limit with inflation

    Social Security


  • The unguarded deposit gate

    Society & Development


  • `Cos must integrate societal tasks at operational level'
  • GAIL sets up diagnostic centre
  • ONGC launches health info system

    Software


  • Flextronics increases its stake in Indian subsidiary to 94.3%
  • 3i Infotech signs $2.6-m deal with Malaysian bank
  • Sanrasoft's anti-virus tool
  • Sasken to set up centre in Mexico
  • VisualSoft rejigs biz, fixes share swap ratio
  • STPI goes online with Oracle applications
  • Fiserv launches Indian operations
  • Small software companies riding the market boom

    Spices & Condiments


  • Market intervention in vanilla may hurt STCL

    Standards & Benchmarks


  • `Paper manufacturers must improve quality to survive'

    State Bank of India


  • State Bank launches `no frills' account for villagers

    Steel


  • Salem Steel to get Rs 1,200-cr facelift

    Steel Authority of India Ltd


  • Salem Steel to get Rs 1,200-cr facelift

    Stock Exchanges


  • Interconnected SE opens branch in Hyderabad

    Stock Markets


  • Ferro Alloys bets on mining wealth

    Stocks


  • Mercator Lines board okays bonus issue
  • Flextronics increases its stake in Indian subsidiary to 94.3%
  • Triveni Engineering up on growth hopes

    Strategy


  • Karnataka Bank's `no frills' accounts
  • Tara TV plans separate channel for North-east

    Sugar


  • Sugar mills may delay fulfilling export obligation

    Tamil Nadu


  • Trade fair to begin in Madurai tomorrow
  • Hotel Leelaventure acquires land in Chennai, Hyderabad
  • Maharaja group to open amusement park in Coimbatore in April
  • `Brands need to be relevant and engaging'
  • `Hard work & vision key for success'

    Taxation


  • Tech in taxation
  • VAT leading to rise in transaction costs for exporters: Study

    Technical Analysis


  • Volatile movement

    Telecommunications


  • Tata Indicom Xmas offer
  • `Mobile threats set to rise faster'
  • Capsugel acquires Bharti's capsule manufacturing biz

    Tourism


  • Singapore polishing tourism strategy — To introduce casinos, high-value restaurants, bars
  • Floating comfort
  • Visakha Utsav postponed
  • Something to cherish

    Trends


  • Small software companies riding the market boom

    Venture Capital


  • Gala Precision gets Rs 50 cr from GW Capital — Money to be used for acquisitions, plant in Chennai

    Viruses


  • Sanrasoft's anti-virus tool

    WTO


  • Govt will safeguard national interests at WTO, assures Minister — Hong Kong draft gives enough 'negotiating space'

    Water


  • Chennai Port Trust to set up desalination plant
  • Pothireddypadu discharge scope to be increased
  • Nathpa Jhakri suffers Rs 355-crore loss due to silting

    Wildlife


  • The delightful pink fleet



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