It is a celebration of womanhood, says PM
The Women's Reservation Bill 2008, which seeks to earmark 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday |
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Protest march
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No Indian petrol for Iran since May; Govt denies US pressure
India has not supplied gasoline petrol to Iran since May 2009. This information was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Jitin Prasada, to the Rajya Sabha on |
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Gujarat Police to acquire 50 dogs
With Gujarat being high on security map due to its shared borders with Pakistan and other threat perceptions, the State Police is beefing up its Dog Squad by setting in motion the process to acquire 50 pedigree dogs at an estimated |
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Everest Ind sees signs of rebound
After seeing a virtual stoppage of production till April May 2009, Everest Industries, according to its Director and Chief Operating Officer, Mr Manish Sanghi, is improving every |
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Daimler confirms sale of Tata Motors stake
Daimler, the German maker has finally confirmed it had sold all of its 5.34 per cent ordinary shares of Tata Motors to various investors, bringing it in a tidy cash inflow of 300 |
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Patel Engg gets coal linkage for TN project
Construction and infrastructure major Patel Engineering said it has received coal linkage for its proposed 1,050 MW 3X 350MW thermal project at Nagapattinam, Tamil |
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Honda Motorcycle to set up second plant in Rajasthan
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India will set up its second plant near Bhiwadi, Rajasthan at an investment of Rs 470 crore. It is less than 50 km from its existing unit in Manesar, |
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L&T's foray into power will generate revenues in long term
Larsen & Toubro's move into the power generation segment is likely to provide a steady stream of revenues with lucrative profit margins over the long |
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Scathing attack on Corus plant closure
A group of British Members of Parliament launched a scathing attack on the mothballing of Corus's Teeside Cast Products plant in northern |
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MSN Labs bags award
MSN Labs has bagged a silver rolling trophy of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fapcci for excellence in research and development for 2008-09. The award has been instituted by Spectra Shares & Scrips Ltd. |
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Ramky Infra bags Rs 1054-cr orders
Ramky Infrastructure Ltd , part of the Ramky Group, has bagged projects aggregating Rs 1,054.46 crore recently, including a deal from IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd., and covering earthwork excavation, formation of embankment, underground |
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Low pay hikes likely from R&D multinationals
R&D multinationals in India that slashed salaries significantly for mid and junior level employees in 2009 are likely to give out low hikes 6-10 per cent this year. Salary changes across functions such as associate engineers, engineering |
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New Pennar Ind facility
Pennar Industries Ltd announced on Tuesday that it has commissioned a Rotary Compressor Housing manufacturing line at its plant in Isnapur near Hyderabad. In a statement to the stock exchanges, the Chief Financial Officer, Mr R.Ravi, said the new |
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Bosch declares lock-out' at Naganathpura plant
Bosch Ltd has declared a lock out' with effect from March 8, at its Naganathpura plant in |
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India is our future market: Audi chief
The Audi Chairman, Mr Rupert Stadler, calls India the future market for the German luxury carmaker. The company is expecting a 10-fold leap in sales in India in the next 10-15 |
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IOC not to participate in Barmer project
The Minister of State MoS for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Jitin Prasada, said that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd IOC has regretted its participation as equity partner in the proposed Barmer refinery due to financial |
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CA institute wants flexibility to cos on depreciation rates
The CA institute favours a regime where depreciation rates for company law purposes are based on the useful life of an |
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Sony launches Net-enabled LCD TVs; plans 3D sets
YouTube fans will no longer need a computer. With the aim of becoming the market leader in the flat panel TV segment, Sony India on Tuesday launched the Bravia NX series with in-built |
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IPL, a marquee event for brands
The commercial hoopla surrounding the third edition of the Indian Premier League is emerging to be the tent-pole property for advertisers with around 90 brands planning to promote and launch new products this |
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