INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Dalmiya interim bail plea
The issue of Dinesh Dalmiya came up on Thursday before Mr Justice S.P. Talukdar of the Calcutta High Court. The matter will again appear on June 9, 2006, on necessary order. Mr Dalmiya has filed an application for interim ...
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ECONOMY
RBI raises reverse repo, repo rates
Aimed at containing inflationary pressures
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PM asks advisory council opinion on market crash
Impact of petro product price hikes will be `very little', says Rangarajan
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Kerala: Strike calls over fuel price hike
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has called for a general strike in Kerala on June 13 to protest against the increase in petrol and diesel prices announced by the Centre. Meanwhile, the Motor Transport Workers and Engineering Mazdoor ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
Nepal invites investment from Indian companies
Nepal has invited the Indian business community to explore investment opportunities in the areas of hydro electricity, tourism and labour intensive manufacturing, among others. While speaking at a meeting organised by the Confederation of ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
SIDCO estate at Perambalur soon
SIDCO will soon be setting up an industrial estate at the outskirts of Perambalur town. Approval of a site measuring 44.4 acres at Elambalur by the Directorate of Town Planning has been hastened. According to an official release, ...
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PETROLEUM
Bongaigaon, NRL to gain from excise sops
The 50-per-cent excise benefit for North Eastern States will come to the aid of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (BRPL) to offset the negative impact of additional discount on refining margins due to ...
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The balancing act with trade parity oil prices
Price review `reflects' panel recommendations
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Lorry strike on June 13
The State Lorry Owners' Federation - Tamil Nadu has decided to support the call of the All India Motor Transport Congress to observe a nationwide strike on June 13 to protest against the increase in the price of diesel and ...
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Hard-sell...
Healthcare activists charge that pharma companies are more interested in bringing lifestyle products into the market, thereby ignoring `poorer' diseases.
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Prescription woes
It is normal to suffer from mood swings or mild anxiety. But drug companies have made a disorder of normal mood swings and use it as a reason to push anti-depressants, says Dr Chandra Gulhati, Editor of `Monthly Index of Medical Specialities' ...
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POWER
NTPC urged to expedite gas procurement
CERC seeks gas availability position on a daily basis
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TAXATION
VAT boost: AP eyes higher commercial tax receipts
The net revenue was put at Rs 2,106 crore during the period, as against Rs 1,449 crore in the same period last year.
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Are we paying more fuel taxes?
Whenever there are price hikes of petroleum products, especially petrol and diesel, one wonders if these fuels aren't cheaper in other countries. On that, there is sufficient evidence to support the view that such puzzlement is justifiable, and ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Nasscom online test rollout from November
NAC modelled on GRE
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BIO-TECH & GENETICS
`India should tap Europe's biotech R&D programme'
Collaborative research plan to spend € 55 b
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NFC develops titanium product for LCA, GSLV
Also to accelerate Tejas project, reduce production costs
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
DoT asks VSAT operators to comply with new FDI guidelines
Cos told to submit unconditional compliance before July 2
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EVENTS
Industrial expo highlights avenues for engg sector
Overseas manufacturing cos eye India to source components
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10 crore and growing
THE MINISTER for IT and Communications, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, receiving a memento from Mr S.C. Khanna, Secretary General, AUSPI (extreme left), Mr T.V. Ramachandaran, DG, COAI, Mr Pankaj Mohindroo, President, ICA and Mr P. Balaji, President, Tema, ...
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REPORTER'S DIARY
Skewed timing
If Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is said to have an uncanny sense of timing, the Prime Minister's Office is just the reverse. On Monday morning, when the Union Cabinet braced itself to take a hard decision on raising petrol and diesel prices, the ...
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INCOME TAX
`Options open on new tax form'
Form 2F is one of six forms for salaried taxpayers
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Chamber pleads for continuation of Saral form
The Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Union Finance Ministry to consider withdrawing the proposed new IT returns form, stating that it is complicated, and allow the continuation of the much simpler Saral form. In a ...
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Seafood exports cross $1.5 b
Increasing demand from the EU, China, West Asia spurred growth
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Govt working to check Lankan pepper imports
Growers fear dumping which would drive prices down further
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Govt allows pulses import at nil duty
In a bid to check spiralling domestic prices, the Union Government has allowed duty-free import of pulses, as against the present 10 per cent. This facility of exemption from customs duty is available up to March 31, 2007 and "will apply only ...
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PEOPLE
Amrita Patel is acting Chairperson of IRMA
New chief to be selected in a month's time
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