The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 26, 2008

Sensex rises 405 to cross 17,000-mark
Mumbai, April 25 Stock markets appear to be on a reverse course with key indices recording sustained gains over the past few trading sessions.On Friday, the Sensex breached the 17,000-mark for the first time in the current year. ... More

Bharti’s Q4 net rises 37% as subscriber base widens
To invest $3.5 b this fiscal for network expansion More

Fixed line phone tariffs likely to come down
As Govt exempts operators from licence fee More

GSM operators pitch for faster 3G rollout
New Delhi, April 25 GSM operators on Friday made a strong pitch for the quick introduction of third generation services in the country even as the Communications Ministry said that spectrum issues related to 3G services would be resolved soon. ... More

Deep-sea divers raking in the moolah
Mumbai, April 25 They are mostly under-graduates or just graduates, but command a salary as high as $15,000 a month. They are much sought after by companies such as ONGC and Reliance. Only, their work place is not in plush ... More

NMDC going solo on Chhattisgarh steel project
SAIL out of joint venture More

Costlier food, steel drive up inflation rate to 7.33%
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities up at 226.9 More

PM hopeful of higher grains procurement
Assures Left delegation that efforts are on to check inflation More

‘Be patient, inflation will moderate over a period’
New Delhi, April 25 Even as high inflation continued to be a bugbear for the common man as well as for the ruling UPA-coalition, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Friday expressed confidence that inflation would moderate over a ... More

Siemens net slides to Rs 1.6 cr
Rs 109 cr provided for anticipated losses on certain projects More

Profit margins squeezed, cement cos raise concerns
Mumbai, Apr 25 The battle lines between cement companies and the Government seem to have been drawn. Cement majors ACC and Ambuja Cement on Friday accused the Government of helping cement companies in Pakistan by allowing duty free imports ... More

Wheat production likely to rise 7%
Consumption seen touching 630 m tonnes More

Telecom stocks hog limelight
Quarterly results, swelling subscriber base act as trigger More

Weekly Market Round-up (Latest Audio: English)
The markets opened strong on Monday, taking positive cues from its global peers. It tapered off later in the week to a range-bound trade, surrendering the gains it made on the first day. The Sensex opened on Monday at 16,611.41 points and ... More