The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 28, 2002

Vajpayee takes `political wind' out of Sonia's sails
IF yesterday it was Ms Sonia Gandhi who sought to market the Congress (I) as the natural party of governance for India Inc to do business with, today it was the turn of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to hit back. In a ... More

Believe in India, and also in Sinha
NEW DELHI: THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, who faced flak from his own party ranks for several of his budget proposals, on Saturday found support from none other than the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, himself. "When our ... More

India Inc shows its compassionate face
FROM the Maruti chief, Mr Jagdish Khattar, to Ambuja Cements' Mr Harsh Neotia and from Ranbaxy chief, Mr D.S. Brar, to BILT's Mr Gautam Thapar - corporates across the board turned up on a sleepy Saturday afternoon to prove a point. "The ... More

BG awaits partners' nod for Panna-Mukta plans
BRITISH Gas (India), which bought over Enron India's 30 per cent stake in the Panna, Mukta and Tapti (P-M-T) oil and gas fields, is ready to make large investments to raise output, according to Mr Nigel Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, BG ... More

Forex reserves cross $55 b
THE country's forex reserves have risen by $268 million for the week ended April 19, touching $55.073 billion as compared to $54.805 billion in the previous week, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement (WSS) of the Reserve Bank of ... More

Bata Q1 net loss up at Rs 4.22 cr
BATA India Ltd has suffered a higher net loss of Rs 4.22 crore during the first quarter ended March 31, compared to the net loss of Rs 3.02 crore recorded during the corresponding period last year. According to a company release issued here, ... More

OECD optimistic of growth prospects
THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has forecast that the economic growth in its member countries would "accelerate gradually" reaching nearly two per cent in 2002 and three per cent in 2003. In its bi-annual World ... More

Cotton bed linen exports -- India asks WTO to set up settlement panel on EU move
COTTON bed linen trade has once again turned out to be a bone of contention between India and the European Union (EU). After the EU initiated a review of anti-dumping measures of cotton bed linen imports from the country on February 12 this year, ... More

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