The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 25, 2002

Suzuki seeks 100 pc arm for 2/3-wheelers
WITHIN three months of exiting from a 15-year association with the TVS group, Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation has now sought the approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to set up a manufacturing facility in India ... More

TRAI okays Bharti's tariff plan
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has approved the revised STD tariff plan of Bharti Telesonic Ltd (BTSOL), even as it has withheld approval to the company's interconnect agreement with cellular operators for mobile-to-mobile STD ... More

IDBI, ICICI sharpen claws for bond war
A BOND war appears to be on the horizon between the two premier financial institutions (FIs) of the country, with IDBI set to up the ante with an offer of higher returns on its next Flexibonds issue and ICICI likely to play catch-up with its ... More

HPCL okays Birla group plan to hike MRPL stake
HINDUSTAN Petroleum Corporation Ltd has agreed to the A.V. Birla group's proposal to raise its equity in Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) to 51 per cent from the present 37.5 per cent. This will help the A.V. Birla group ... More

Desi Sherlock Holmes stalks cyberlanes
THE chief technologist at eAlcatraz Consulting is dead serious about his job — to secure companies against unwanted intrusion. So much so that Mr Sriram's own employees cannot enter or leave his room without his releasing a ... More

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