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Caught fire
A fire swept through two floors of a five-storeyed building of Remington Rand on Wednesday. There was no report of any casualty in the company which had remained closed for the last few years. The cause and extent of the fire was not ... More

ANNOUNCEMENTS


Brand valuation of Tata cos moves up to Rs 24,396 cr
TATA Sons on Tuesday said that the brand value of the group companies and products has increased to Rs 24,396 crore. "Not many have undertaken the brand valuation exercise, but I think we are the biggest (brand) in India. We are head and ... More

L&T-Samsung Heavy consortium bags ONGC order
LARSEN & Toubro Ltd (L&T) told the stock exchanges here on Wednesday that a consortium formed by it and Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd, Korea's ship building, offshore construction and engineering company, has bagged a $456-million (Rs 2,117 More

Power Finance public offer slated for April-June — Merchant bankers to be appointed shortly
POWER Finance Corporation (PFC) on Tuesday said its maiden public offer of 10 per cent fresh equity, along with the sale of the Government's 5 per cent equity in the public sector firm, is likely to take place in the first quarter of the next ... More

Synygy plans foray into new markets
THE Pune-based Synygy India Pvt Ltd has chalked out a roadmap for the current and the next fiscals. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Chetan Shah, Managing Director, said that the company had chalked out a three-year investment plan of Rs 50 ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


JB Chem to raise funds by pref issue; net up 24 pc
THE Mumbai-based J.B. Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals is planning a preferential issue to raise $10 million (about Rs 44 crore) to fund its expansion plans. The company expects to raise funds through the issue of equity on a preferential basis ... More

CORPORATE DISPUTES


Madras HC clears BPL Cellular's capital reduction programme
The proposal, which has already been approved by the board of directors, envisages, inter alia to reduce the paid-up value of each share from Rs 100 to Rs 85. More

COMPANY LAW


E-filing facilities: Cabinet nod for ordinance to amend Companies Act
THE Union Cabinet has given its nod for promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Companies Act, 1956, to enable the corporate sector avail themselves of e-filing facilities. For the successful implementation of MCA-21, the e-governance project ... More

IPR


Novartis loses patent claim on cancer drug — Patents Controller upholds Natco contention
IN a major setback, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG has lost a patent claim for an anti-cancer drug — Imatinib Mesylate — before the office of the Indian Controller of Patents and Designs on Wednesday. Following serious ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Dunlop EGM approves takeover by Ruia group — `Company need not go for open offer'
THE extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of Dunlop India on Wednesday approved the `indirect acquisition' of the company by the Ruia Group. A special resolution in this regard was approved by requisite majority through postal ballot, thereby ... More

NEW PROJECTS


Sundram Bleistahl flags off first consignment — Targets Rs 135-cr turnover in seven years
To Sundram Fasteners, the joint venture with Bleistahl Produktions GmbH of Germany represents one of its various approaches towards globalisation, needed in its quest to become the world's biggest and best fasteners company. More

Rama Newsprint okays capacity expansion plan
THE board of Rama Newsprint & Papers Ltd (RNPL), at its meeting has approved `in-principle' a Rs 350-crore investment plan for augmenting the company's annual newsprint and paper making capacity to the level of 1,35,000 tonnes from about 1,00,000 More

Jindal to set up refinery, smelter plants in Vizag
In the first phase, the company will invest Rs 9,000 crore on a 1.4 million tonne alumina refinery and 0.25 million tonne aluminium smelter. More

NALCO plans expansion
A CENTRAL team led by Union Secretary (Mines), Mr A.K.D. Jadhav met the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Wednesday and proposed that NALCO was looking for areas of expansion in Bauxite mining. It was prepared to invest ... More

`Toyota yet to finalise new plant location'
THE management of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (TKM) is still evaluating what is the best place to locate its new plant and no final decision has been taken yet, said the company's Managing Director, Mr Atsushi Toyoshima. He was speaking to ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS


Tube Investments to invest Rs 30 cr in China plant
TUBE Investments of India Ltd, a Murugappa group company, plans to invest about Rs 30 crore in a greenfield precision tube manufacturing facility in China. According to the Tube Investments' Chairman, Mr M.A. Alagappan, the plant will have an ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Sanyo-BPL joint venture takes off — Eyes Rs 2,000-cr revenues in 3 years
SANYO-BPL on Tuesday said it expects to post revenues of around Rs 2,000 crore by 2009 and lead the market in consumer electronics and white goods in five years. Unveiling the joint venture's plans, the Sanyo-BPL Pvt Ltd Chairman and Chief ... More

OUTLOOK


Hikal hopes to get European nod for 3 APIs by April
HIKAL Ltd expects European regulatory approvals for three of its APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) by April this year, according to its Managing Director and Vice-Chairman, Mr Jai Hiremath. The APIs/formulations in oncology, nausea and ... More

ONGC-Reliance PMT venture wants MRPL, instead of IOC, to lift oil
THE Panna-Mukta-Tapti joint venture between ONGC, Reliance and British Gas, will soon approach the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, seeking its nod to prevent Indian Oil from taking the oil produced. PMT currently produce 37,000 ... More

Reliance for inorganic growth to reach global leadership
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES Ltd (RIL) will look at inorganic growth to achieve global leadership in petrochemicals and refining businesses, said Mr Mukesh Ambani, its Chairman and Managing Director, in a communiqué to the company shareholders on ... More

PEOPLE


Narottam Sekhsaria is new ACC chairman
MR Narottam Sekhsaria, Managing Director of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, has been appointed Chairman of Associated Cement Companies Ltd. Mr Sekhsaria was earlier Deputy Chairman of ACC, and has been associated with the company for six years ... More
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