The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 28, 2007

EMPLOYMENT
Anna varsity job fair: Over 400 shortlisted
More than 400 candidates were shortlisted for employment in the job fair conducted by Anna University-Coimbatore at Government College of Technology on March 24 and 25. It was the first job mela organised by Anna University-Coimbatore ... More

NRIS
Govt plans database of non-resident Keralites
Building tax revision soon More

ECONOMY
US yield curve set to flatten
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets US interest rates, met last week. Those hoping for a clear signal on the FOMC's next interest rate move were disappointed. It was a case of running with the hares and hunting with the hounds. ... More

Credit plan for Dakshin Kannada up
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PETROLEUM
IOC chalks out plans for expansion in Turkey, Africa
Plans 15-mt refinery in Turkey at $6 b More

POWER
NTPC inks $100-m loan pact with KfW
NTPC has signed an agreement with German lending agency KfW for a term loan of $100 million (nearly Rs 440 crore) to part-finance renovation and modernisation of its power plants. The loan is an unsecured facility without sovereign guarantee ... More

TAXATION
Service tax collections may top Rs 38,000 cr this fiscal
Service tax collections in 2007-08 could well exceed the target of Rs 50,200 crore, officials of the tax administration believe. The revised target of service tax collections for the year that is coming to a close is likely to be exceeded by ... More

TEXTILES
NTC proposes special purpose vehicles for mill modernisaton
`Asset stripping would not be allowed' More

BREWERIES
Tariff row over imported liquor: EU asks WTO to set up dispute panel
EU asks WTO to set up a dispute panel More

RADIO/TV
No show
IT'S ALL OVER: A television showroom at Begumpet in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Showrooms had linked their sales to the Indian cricket team's fortunes in the World Cup, but the team's early exit has affected their calculations. ... More

EDUCATION
St Xavier's College, IBM India sign pact
To conduct MS Programme in Software Engineering More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital unveils expansion plans
Plans Rs 10-crore retinal care centre in Chennai More

TEXTILE MACHINERY
Textile machinery, spares at 4% VAT
The textile machinery and spares trade has lauded the Government for bringing textile machinery and spares under the 4 per cent VAT rate. The Coimbatore-based Textile Machinery and Mill Stores Merchants Association has in a ... More

CINEMA
`Digital cinema is future of Bollywood'
Mr Raaja Kanwar, Vice-Chairman of UFO Moviez, is convinced that digital cinema is the future of the Indian film industry because it can help plug the leaks in value plaguing Bollywood. "Our entire aim is to do digital cinema the way we are ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
India Today Group ties up with Daily Mail
The India Today Group has tied up with the publishers of the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers (ANL) to launch mainline newspapers in India. "We are delighted that our first foray into mainline newspapers is in partnership with one of the ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Farm growth cannot be doubled without corporate role: Montek
Agriculture growth cannot double without the involvement of the corporate sector, which has the capacity in marketing, supporting diversified agriculture base and bringing in modern technologies, according to Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
`Bring headload workers under welfare scheme'
Since employment of headload workers was governed by the TN Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982, authorities in-charge of ensuring law and order should convene a meeting of rival unions in Erode region with ... More

EVENTS
Chidambaram to open art show
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, will inaugurate an art show organised by the Harmony Art Foundation in Mumbai on March 30. The Harmony Art 12th Show would feature more than 250 works by 128 artists. Ms Tina Anil ... More

INCOME TAX
Banks working on March 26-31
To facilitate Government transactions and meet the probable rush of taxpayers by March 31, RBI has taken the following steps. All the regional offices of RBI and branches of agency banks conducting Government business will extend ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Booming trade: India's exports to Pakistan surge in April-Nov
Exports to Pakistan during first eight months of the current fiscal amount to $869.15 m More