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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
i-Mate to target mass market thru global campaign
Aims to grow by four times; to introduce new phone models
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POLICY
Ambiguities in Aircraft Bill: Panel
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has expressed the view that The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2006 was a "piece meal" effort on part of the Government. "A lot of ambiguities exist regarding the role of ...
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SUGAR
`Stake increase will force Shishir Bajaj into negotiations'
Will avoid the delay of going to CLB and court settlements
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AP to procure turmeric at market rates
With turmeric farmers demanding remunerative prices for their produce in the last few weeks, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to intervene and procure turmeric at commercial rates beginning Monday. The move is likely to trigger an ...
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FINANCIAL MARKETS
Fickle capital flows and equally fickle market psychology
The day's headlines are about Sensex tumbling over 453 points on funds selling, markets plunging, and global sell-off melting the indices. One also saw quite a few `tanks', `nosedives' and `falls' in the market reports . `Have the markets gone ...
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COMMODITY MARKETS
Bearish activities push down pepper futures
Pepper futures declined on Wednesday on bearish activities and reports of $25 drop in Vietnamese prices. Reports that the Centre was unlikely to extend export subsidy for pepper also had an impact on the prices. Add to this March contract on ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Creative accounting can thrive on gaps in M&A standards
In India, at present, there is no accounting standard corresponding to IFRS-3 dealing with acquisition of an entity as a subsidiary on day zero, leaving some significant issues un-addressed. MR PAUL ALVERAS, A SENIOR PROFESSIONAL IN A MEMBER FIRM OF ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL.
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TOURISM
SriLankan Air banks on MICE to pull tourists in
Better connectivity, `visa on arrival' policy likely to lure more
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PERFORMANCE
Net loss of Kerala PSUs declines
The state-level public sector undertakings in Kerala have performed better, albeit collectively, in 2005-06 with a significant reduction in net loss as compared to the previous year. The net loss during the year was Rs 114.18 crore as against a ...
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BOOKS
Meetings are indispensable
The clown sings in Twelfth Night: `Journeys end in lovers meeting... ' Alas, company meetings are different journeys, which you can't wish away. For, "Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything," as John Kenneth ...
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