The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 16, 2007

ICICI Bank may sell entire stake in NCDEX
ICICI Bank Ltd may sell its entire 8 per cent stake in the National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) to the Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange Inc, which owns the New York Board of Trade (NYBoT). Confirming the deal, Mr ... More

Maruti hikes prices across all models
Maruti Udyog Ltd on Thursday hiked prices of all its models on account of increased cess announced in the Union Budget 2007-08. The hike ranges between Rs 258 and Rs 1,017 (ex-showroom-Delhi prices) and is effective across the country. The ... More

HPCL to track LPG supply using radio frequency identification
RFID (radio frequency identification) will soon enter Indian homes as Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) plans to use the technology to track LPG cylinders. The plan is to initially use RFID to track cylinders within HPCL bottling ... More

Edible oil imports decline to 9-year low in February
Cottonseed, rapeseed help maintain supply More

GAIL, Reliance sign pact for cooperation in gas sector
Aims at better utilisation of pipelines More

Vodafone's Hutch deal in order: Kamal Nath
Arun Sarin confident of getting FIPB approval More

IRDA fiat on discounts irks PSU insurers
Floor limit of 25% set for discounts on base tariffs More

Tax revenues of VAT States rise 23.41% in April-Jan
Tax revenues of the 31 VAT-implementing States have recorded a 23.41 per cent increase during April-January 2007 to Rs 1,09,095 crore compared with the collection level of Rs 88,403 crore during the same period of the previous year. This ... More

Cotton economy reviving on output growth, demand
Prices expected to rise as surplus stocks are depleting More

Trauma at Nandigram
Has the CPI (M) lost its common touch and sensitivity? Is the Buddhadeb model of economic development coming close to being discredited? These are the questions that inevitably arise in reaction to reports in ... More

Insurance salary hikes highest in 2006: Report
Despite the hype about increase in wages in the IT industry, it is the insurance sector that has witnessed the highest salary hikes in 2006. As per the Hewitt Associates' annual salary increase survey of 600 companies and 21 industries, the ... More

Indian `idol' in Afghanistan
For a growing number of Afghans, India is a good friend... a feeling not too relished in neighbouring Pakistan. More

Participatory Notes — When will we cleanse the system?
The recent Pune hawala racket has brought Participatory Notes sharply into focus. More