The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 30, 2007

FOREIGN RELATIONS
`US planning increase in 2-way exchange of students'
The US is planning to increase two-way exchange of students with India to cater to the growing demands of American and Indian businesses for trained manpower, said the US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Ms Karen P. ... More

POLICY
HPCL, BPCL allowed to charter ships directly for crude import
Putting an end to tussle between Petroleum and Shipping Ministry ends More

AP cabinet approves land allocation for cement firm
Land will be offered for Rs 1 lakh per acre More

Govt bans Fashion TV for 2 months
Fashion TV has been banned a second time round by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. In a statement, the Ministry clarified that the channel was being banned on all platforms from April 1 to May 30 for "showing programmes that are against ... More

Govt tightens financial norms for domestic airline operators
In an attempt to ensure that players with deep pockets enter the domestic airline sector, the Government has made the financial norms for scheduled airline operators more stringent. It has now been stipulated that an airline promoter must pump ... More

POLITICS
27% OBC quota in IIMs, IITs stayed
1931 census can't be the basis: SC More

We will have to study stay implications: IIM-A Director
The admission of candidates belonging to the Other Backward Castes (OBCs) to elite institutions such as the IIMs and IITs seems to have become uncertain, at least for the time being, in view of the Supreme Court's stay on Thursday on the 27 ... More

IIM-B may hold back call letters
Following the Supreme Court stay on 27 per cent quota for OBC students in institutes of higher learning, the IIMs may hold back offer letters being made to these students. Dr Prakash G. Apte, Director, IIM, Bangalore told Business Line: ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Maharashtra waives purchase tax on sugarcane
Announcing the decision in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Finance Minister Mr Jayant Patil said that for those mills that have already paid the tax, the amount would be adjusted against their dues for the next year. The tax waiver is ... More

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