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ANDHRA PRADESH: It is party time in AP
Hyderabad: It is raining freebies, sops and promises from parties making a serious bid for power in ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Govt staff can get higher medical reimbursement
Through CGHS, health insurance policies. Hyderabad, April 1 Employees availing themselves of the benefits of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) are also eligible for claiming reimbursements from their health ...

TAMIL NADU: Fleet operators feel the heat of slowdown
Number of buses transporting employees shrink by a third. Chennai, April 1 At the dawn and the dusk on any working day, it was a common sight in the recent several years to see at the entry points of Chennai’s industrial corridors clogged ...

KERALA: ‘Time for coir producing nations to stand together’
Former Coir Board chief calls for global forum. Coir producing countries around the world should think of joining hands through an institutionalised mechanism, according to Dr Christy Fernandez, former Chairman of the Coir ...

OTHER STATES: A corporate politically quiet in bastion
Raipur: Corporates willy-nilly have to engage with politics in places where their businesses are based. But not always. Witness, the Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency in ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Three major Vizag PSUs suffer neglect
Visakhapatnam, April 1 The troubles of three major public sector units here – the Visakhapatnam steel plant, the Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV) and the Hindusthan Shipyard Ltd – suffering the economic slowdown have ...

MAHARASHTRA: Shipping industry likely to see revival in 6 months
Mumbai, April 1 Shipping industry may see a revival in the next six months as the clouds of slowdown enveloping the global economy are expected to dissipate to some extent ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: PUMA to build on cricket merchandise, sponsorship
Hyderabad, April 1 Sport lifestyle brand PUMA today said it plans to consolidate its presence in India sponsoring cricket and through cricket-centric merchandise for players and ...

OTHER STATES: JICA sanctions Rs 4,062-cr soft loan for Delhi Metro phase II
Money to be used for development of Phase-II of the Metro corridor. New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been sanctioned a loan of Rs 4,061.81 crore from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the development ...

MAHARASHTRA: Meet on hospitality industry
Hold on and continue to expand is what the hospitality experts had to tell the hotel industry at the Hotel Investment Conference – South Asia (HICSA) 2009, organised by HVS, the global consulting firm dedicated to the hotel, tourism ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: RINL chief appeals for cooperation
Mr P.K. Bishnoi, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has appealed to the staff, senior executives and the unions to co-operate with the management in improving productivity. He made the appeal at a ...

KERALA: Meet on entrepreneurship
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 The Kollam-based TKM Institute of Management and the Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the National Institute of Personnel Management are organising a seminar on entrepreneurship in the city on ...

KERALA: Agro-biodiversity centre’s success story in Kerala
Kochi, April 1 The Community Agrobiodiversity Centre (CAbC) under M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), that has been operating in the Wayanad district for a decade, seems to have been successful in conserving traditional varieties ...

MAHARASHTRA: Street Surfing enters Indian adventure sports market
Pune, April 1 California-based Street Surfing, player in adventure sports, has entered the India market with is product offerings of surfboards. The company is entering the market with two products, wave ...

MAHARASHTRA: Maharashtra to ship 500 tonnes Alphonso, Kesar to US
MANGO EXPORTS. Pune, April 1 Alphonso, king of fruits, is all set to journey across to tickle the palate of its US, Japan and European countries consumers. Mr Santosh Patil, Deputy General Manager, Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board ...

KARNATAKA: Areva’s Hosur unit goes on stream
Bangalore, April 1 Areva T&D India, the transmission and distribution division of French major Areva, on Wednesday inaugurated its manufacturing unit at Hosur. The company has invested €18 million (Rs 117 crore) in the facility, ...

WEST BENGAL: Webel plans integrated IT park, residential township
The West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd (WEBEL), the nodal agency for IT and ITes development in the State, has drawn up a plan for setting up an integrated IT park and residential township on 100 acres at Kalyani in ...

KERALA: BSNL schemes for mobile customers
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has introduced attractive discounts and freebies to its post-paid mobile customers with effect from April ...

GUJARAT: Timbor Home to open 300 stores in two years
Ahmedabad, April 1 Timbor Home Pvt Ltd, leading manufacturer-retailer of modular kitchens in India, would invest Rs 40 crore to increase the number of its stores to 300 in the next two years in ...

TAMIL NADU: Stadco Auto to set up prototype manufacturing facility in India
Chennai, April 1 The UK-based Stadco Automotive will set up a prototype manufacturing facility in India ...

GUJARAT: Monsanto to invest Rs 50 cr in research
Ahmedabad, April 1 Monsanto Company will invest Rs 50 crore to establish its Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program, to fund research and production of rice and wheat, through plant breeding techniques, according to a ...

MAHARASHTRA: Western Railways posts 14% hike in cargo handling
Mumbai, April 1 Western Railways bucked recessionary trends by notching up a 14 per cent hike in cargo throughput, at a time when even major ports are facing a fall in ...

GUJARAT: SEBI office at Ahmedabad
Mumbai, April 1 The Ahmedabad regional office of SEBI commenced operations on Wednesday. This regional office will cater to the needs of investors and market participants in Gujarat and Rajasthan, SEBI ...

KARNATAKA: Mr K.R. Upili, Retired Group Head and ex-board member of Siemens; T. John Institute of Technology
Bangalore, April 1 Preparation is the key to success in a job interview, said Mr K.R. Upili, Retired Group Head and ex-board member of Siemens, while delivering a lecture on how to prepare for an interview, organised by BL Club for the ...

TAMIL NADU: Mr K. Premanathan, Managing Director, Anand Engineering Products Pvt. Ltd; St.Joseph’s Institute of Management
Chennai, April 1 With increasing domestic consumption and employable workforce, supported by the stimulus packages extended by the Government, our economy will bounce back to post a healthy 8-10 per cent growth very soon, said Mr K. ...






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Markets (April 1)
Nifty (at close)3060.35(+39.40)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)50.83/85
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs2,439
Gold (a gram) Rs1,418
Silver (a kg) Rs22,805


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