http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications en-us Copyright 2009 The Hindu Business Line Thu, 12 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline.jpg http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ 320 62 Economy http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252300100.htm New Delhi, Bangalore, Nov 11 Along with a bouquet of flowers, the global CEO of Yahoo! Inc, Ms Carol Bartz, offered the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, whom she met on this morning, help with the Unique Identification (UID) programme being put Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Software http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252330100.htm Mumbai, Nov. 11 The concept of a ‘virtual bench’ for non-billable employees may soon be a thing of the past at mid-size Indian IT companies, thanks to the gradual improvement in demand for software Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Stocks http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111251981000.htm We recommend a buy in Indian Hotels Company from a short-term perspective. The stock’s 5 per cent jump on November 11 has reinforced its intermediate-term uptrend that has been in place since its March low of Rs 34. With this gain the Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Stocks http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111251981001.htm Initiate fresh long position in DLF only if the stock moves beyond Rs 395, with tight stop-loss. Negating our prior view ICICI Bank moved up in the last trading session. Fresh long position can be initiated Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Excise and Customs http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252290100.htm New Delhi, Nov. 11 Signalling a pick-up in the economy on the back of a good festival demand, the Centre’s excise duty collections inched up in October to Rs 8,952 crore. This represented a 4 per cent increase over the Rs 8,591 crore Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Exports & Imports http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252131500.htm New Delhi, Nov. 11 The country’s merchandise exports shrank to $12.5 billion – down by 11.4 per cent, for the thirteenth month in a row in October due to sagging overseas demand on the back of the economic slowdown in the developed Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Sugar http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252310100.htm Mumbai, Nov. 11 Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd has acquired a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Vale Do Ivai S.A. Acucar E Alcool (VDI) for $82 million (around Rs 384 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Radio/TV http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252320100.htm New Delhi, Nov. 11 Consumers will soon get a cheaper option of watching digital television with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting proposing to charge zero annual licence fee from Headend In The Sky (HITS) service providers. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Mutual Funds http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252021000.htm Mumbai, Nov. 11 The common online trading platform for mutual funds may be ready for investors by March, said the Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), Mr A.P. Kurian. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Foreign Institutional Investors http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252051000.htm Kolkata, Nov. 11 Foreign institutional investors are continuing their shopping spree since the beginning of the new Indian trading year on October 16, the Diwali day. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Financial Performance http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252161500.htm New Delhi, Nov. 11 Increase in fuel costs and falling yields have seen Air India more than double its post-tax losses to Rs 5,548.26 crore in 2008-09. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Climate & Weather http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111250841600.htm Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 11 Tuesday’s deep depression over east-central Arabian Sea tracked north-northeast to intensify as a cyclonic storm, named Phyan. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 Exports & Imports http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111252171500.htm New Delhi, Nov. 11 The import of sensitive items during April-August has shown a hefty hike of 30 per cent when compared with the corresponding months of the previous Thu, 12 Nov 2009