The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, February 19, 2006

Bird flu virus caused poultry deaths in Maharashtra: Minister
Over 50,000 birds dead in Nandurbar district
THE H5N1 bird flu virus was behind the recent death of a large number of poultry birds in Maharashtra, a State minister claimed on Saturday. "Tests at the Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal, have confirmed that the birds died of bird flu ... More

Public ownership in listed cos — SEBI may use `number of shareholders' as criterion
Indications are that SEBI may finally settle for a minimum 25 per cent public shareholding norm in listed companies. More

Cos head to rating agencies for IPO grading
IPO grading had been permitted by SEBI to enable investors to have an independent opinion from credible entities on the fundamental business strengths of the company. More

Online trading clicks big with investors
MORE Indian investors are logging on to the Internet to put through their stock market trades. The number of investors registered for online stock trading has risen three-fold, to 13 lakh, over the past two years. Online trades now account for ... More

PC shipments up at 4.3 million units in `05: IDC
HP retains top slot with 17 per cent market share
THE Indian PC market including desktops and notebooks witnessed a 26 per cent year-on-year growth in shipments during 2005 to clock 4.3 million units, according to IDC. In the overall client PC (notebooks and desktops) market, HP retained the ... More

Iranian field: ONGC may get stake on same terms as China's Sinopec
ONGC expects to get stake in the Yadavaran oil field in Iran on the same terms as is being negotiated by the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) with Iranian authorities. Reports are that Sinopec is expected to sign an agreement with ... More

Nokia to roll out 5 new models in 6 months
MOBILE communications major Nokia is in the process of rolling out five new models within the next six months. While the Nokia 6103 model is expected to be introduced before March 2006, other models - 6125, 6131, 6233 and 6070 - would be ... More