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OUTLOOK: DLF to raise over Rs 2,000 cr thru ‘non-strategic’ assets sale
New Delhi, Feb. 2 India’s largest real estate company DLF Ltd on Monday said it plans to raise over Rs 2,000 crore by ‘unlocking’ non-strategic and non-core assets. These may include surplus land in specific sites and its ...

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: Books of Educomp, six PSUs come under Govt lens
Inspections against more cos likely. New Delhi, Feb. 2 On the heels of the Satyam fraud, a number of companies both from the public and private sectors have come under the Ministry for Corporate Affairs ...

AUDITING: Indian CAs can soon practice in Australia
MUTUAL RECOGNITION. New Delhi, Feb. 2 Indian chartered accountants may soon get to practice Down Under. This could be one of the positive fallouts of the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) that accounting bodies of India and Australia are set ...

PERFORMANCE: Maruti bucks trend with highest-ever car sales in Jan
Signs of commercial vehicles sales revival. Mumbai, Feb. 2 January marked a feather in the cap for the country’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki which posted its highest ever monthly sales of 71,779 units. Its previous highest was in March ...

OUTLOOK: Merck talking to 10 pharma cos for tie-ups
US slowdown not to impact investments in India. Hyderabad, Feb. 2 Global pharma major Merck & Co Inc is planning to expand its research collaboration with Indian companies and is currently in talks with 10 major and ...

OPEN OFFERS: Market participants welcome SEBI move
Amendments to open offer price norms. Mumbai, Feb. 2 Market participants welcomed markets regulator SEBI’s decision to amend takeover regulations for calculation of open offer price as it is in “the better interest of the long term ...

INSIGHT: Time to act, not just react
If the global financial crisis and the Mumbai carnage were not bad enough, the new year saw the ‘lid’ being blown off the big ‘Satyam scandal’. Corporate coffers have, no doubt, borne the brunt of these ...

NEW PROJECTS: Biological E’s new facility in AP inaugurated
Plans Rs 250 cr more investment for expansion later. Hyderabad, Feb. 2 Hyderabad-based Biological E Ltd (Bio E) has set up a new 75-acre biopharmaceutical and vaccines manufacturing campus at SP Biotech Park (Phase 2) in Shameerpet, on the ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: GAIL, IFFCO sign MoU
GAIL (India) Ltd and Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for co-operation in natural gas sector related opportunities in India. Under this agreement, both the companies ...

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fall in crude rates: Castrol India cuts prices
Mumbai Feb. 2 After a period of over six years, automotive and industrial lubricants maker Castrol India, which has a nearly 20 per cent share in the domestic automotive lubricants market, has cut prices of its products across its portfolio ...

RESTRUCTURING: RCom to transfer optical fibre biz to Reliance Infratel
Mumbai, Feb. 2 The board of Reliance Communications has decided to transfer the optical fibre business of the company to Reliance Infratel, a subsidiary of ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: CII seeks protection for non-executive directors against criminal liability
‘New Companies Bill needs to encourage independent directors on boards’. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) wants the liabilities of independent directors to be “distinguished and made less onerous than liabilities of ...

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Swiss pharma co Lonza evaluating prospects in India
Hyderabad, Feb. 2 Lonza, a $2.5 billion Switzerland-based supplier to pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries, is evaluating prospects in India for manufacturing and custom manufacturing ...

OUTLOOK: Hyundai raises i20 production
New Delhi, Feb. 2 Hyundai Motor India Ltd is increasing its production gradually to meet the demand for its recently launched premium compact car, ...

OUTLOOK: My TVS to expand car service biz to 14 States by year-end
Mumbai, Feb. 2 My TVS, part of the Chennai-based TVS Group, is gearing up to expand its multi-brand car servicing business into 14 States by the end of this year. My TVS provides independent after-market services including car services, ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Cos recruit 20% more engg students at JK Tyre Baja SAE
Pithampur, Feb. 2 Automobile and components manufacturers hired 20 per cent more engineering students at the JK Tyre Baja SAE India this year as compared to the previous edition ...

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Century Textiles cuts output
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SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT: Oil PSUs agree to spend 2% of profits on social responsibilities
New Delhi, Feb. 2 Public sector oil companies have agreed to spend at least 2 per cent of profits on corporate social responsibilities ...

NEW PROJECTS: 5 cos to invest Rs 6,520 cr in Maharashtra
In spite of the general economic slowdown, Maharashtra continues to attract big ticket investments. On Tuesday, the State Government will enter into a memorandum of understanding with five companies for investments totalling Rs 6,520 ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Raymond slips into red on forex losses
Ahmedabad, Feb. 2 Raymond Ltd slipped into the red with a net loss of Rs 15.20 crore in its third quarter ended December 31against a net profit of Rs 9.36 crore in the corresponding period the previous ...

PERFORMANCE: Mahindra sells 1,788 Xylo units in 2 weeks
Mumbai, Feb. 2 Mahindra & Mahindra said it sold 1,788 units of the recently launched multi-purpose vehicle Mahindra Xylo in the first two weeks. The first vehicle delivered on January 16 following its launch three days prior to it. ...

PEOPLE: New MD for Timex
Timex Group India has announced that the recently appointed Timex India President, Mr G. Kannan, will take over as the Managing Director from Mr Kapil Kapoor. Mr Kannan has earlier worked for Swatch Group India and Titan Industries. Mr Kapoor, ...


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