The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 23, 2009

STATES

MAHARASHTRA: ‘RBI move will put pressure on banks to lower lending rates’
Mumbai, April 22 Corporates are hopeful that the Reserve Bank of India’s cut in repo and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points each will put pressure on financial institutions to cut interest rates and provide some relief. ...

OTHER STATES: Ministers, senior leaders to battle it out today
New Delhi: The electoral fate of an array of national and regional leaders would be decided in the second phase of the 15th Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. Leading the pack is Mr Rahul Gandhi, who is contesting for the ...

MAHARASHTRA: Drop in office space rentals
BRE attributes it to low demand and freeze on development. Mumbai, April 22 Office space rentals have dropped five to 20 per cent across cities in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the last ...

MAHARASHTRA: Milind Deora flaunts report card
Mumbai: One of the youngest Members of Parliament and son of Union Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, Milind wears both his youth and lineage rather ...

OTHER STATES: It’s more intra-party battles in Jharkhand
Ranchi: As Jharkhand completes its Lok Sabha elections on Thursday with eight of its 14 seats going to polls (six seats went to the hustings on April 16 ) the overriding perception in the State is that it has gone through one ...

MAHARASHTRA: Industry bodies seek more reduction in rates
The apex chambers of commerce and industry hailed the Credit Policy announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday but expressed that there was a need for further ...

OTHER STATES: Poorvanchali numbers key for Congress in west Delhi
New Delhi: The Congress high command sprang a surprise on everybody when it announced Mr Mahabal Mishra’s candidature, rejecting the claims of many other popular contenders from West Delhi, dominated by Punjabis and ...

OTHER STATES: MMTC’s new gold refinery to begin operations soon
New Delhi, April 22 State-owned trading outfit MMTC Ltd has said its new gold refinery in Sohna, Haryana will commence operations within nine ...

KARNATAKA: Trivitron in tie-up with Spanish co
Bangalore, April 22 Trivitron, the largest medical technology provider in India, has announced its alliance with BioSystems, Spain, to manufacture in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) reagents. Through this tie-up, BioSystems will manufacture IVD ...

WEST BENGAL: China Eastern to introduce daily flights to Kolkata
Kolkata, April 22 China’s State-owned carrier China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd will operate a daily flight between Kolkata and Kunming from June 1, raising the frequency of service from four weekly flights, said its General Manager, ...

TAMIL NADU: AISMK: Top priority for agriculture
Chennai: Actor-politician R. Sarath Kumar’s All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) has promised to present a ‘green budget’ every year for agriculture, besides declaring cultivable land ...

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