The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 24, 2002

MTNL wants to take cell to more circles
IN what has put the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) in a quandary, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) has sought permission to start cellular operations in three other circles, eight months after the bidding process for fourth cellular ... More

Forex reserves rise nearly $10 b this fiscal
THE country's forex reserves have increased by nearly $10 billion this fiscal to touch a high of $ 52.189 billion for the week ended March 15, 2002. As at end-March 2001, reserves stood at $ 42.281 billion. For the week ended March 15, 2002, ... More

MNCs taking buyback `positions'
THE free market that should ideally increase choices for the investor seems to be proving otherwise. Investors feel liberal capital market rules are being exploited by multinationals to consolidate their "positions''. This is evident in the ... More

Cess for chemical R&D proposed
INTRODUCTION of a special cess of 0.5 per cent (of the sale price) on all chemical products sold in the country has been recommended by the Government-appointed task force on the chemical industry to create an R&D fund for the sector. The ... More

Grains price cut
NEW DELHI: The Government on Saturday decided to reduce the Central issue price of above poverty level (APL) foodgrains by Rs 100 per quintal for three months in order to liquidate the mounting stock of foodgrains. The below poverty level ... More

HTA on fire at SPARK 2002
SOME screamed, some applauded, some won, some lost, but everyone had loads of fun at the 25th Advertising Club Madras awards (re-christened SPARK 2002 from last year's Cat awards) at the IMAGE auditorium in the city. As advertising agencies ... More

Oscar for Lagaan in store?
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