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Dr Reddy's cancer molecule completes Phase-I trials
MARKING a significant development in the domestic pharmaceuticals industry, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, the Hyderabad-based pharma giant, has completed Phase-I clinical trials on its anti-cancer compound DRF-1042, its first new chemical entity ... More

Kinley to flow into 200-ml cups, at 3 bucks
COCA-COLA India is set to introduce Kinley, its bottled water brand, in 200-ml cups this season. The cups will be priced at Rs 3 each. "We intend to introduce Kinley in cups this season, beginning with Chennai and Gujarat. Subsequently, we ... More

Milk next from Coke?
NEW DELHI: COCA-COLA India could consider introducing branded milk in the Indian market two years later. "Given the company's vision of being a leading beverage company, we could bring branded milk in India from our international portfolio. ... More

Geojit to have Sharjah royalty as director
THE board of Geojit Securities Ltd has decided to induct Sheikh Sultan Bin Saud Al Qasimi, a member of the ruling family of Sharjah, as a director. This will help in augmenting business from NRIs as there are millions of expatriate Indians ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


Ramco to raise stake to 12.06% in Rajapalayam Mills
RAMCO Industries Ltd will increase its stake in Rajapalayam Mills Ltd from 0.78 per cent to 12.06 per cent by subscribing to a preferential issue of share warrants convertible into equity shares that Rajapalayam Mills will be making to the ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


Award for digital tyre inflator
THE digital automatic tyre inflator, a product from Instrument Research Associates, has won an award for successful commercialisation of indigenous technology from the Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology. Announcing ... More

MANPOWER


69% of NGEF staff opt for voluntary retirement
SOME 1,500 or almost 69 per cent of the 2,178 employees of the sick NGEF have opted for voluntary retirement in the past few days. This includes all the 600 members from the switchgear and power electronics divisions that were marked for ... More

NEW PROJECTS


Sika Qualcrete Indian ally plans three new ventures
THE Indian partner of Sika Qualcrete, which is currently being bought out by the Swedish major Sika AG, is planning to set up three new ventures on a total investment of Rs 15 crore. Mr Bhaskar Sen, Managing Director of Sika Qualcrete, told ... More

Astra plans commercial cultivation of herbs
ASTRAZENECA Pharma India plans to expand into commercial cultivation of medicinal plants. A part of the vacant land on the sprawling 70-acre factory premises at Yelahanka near here will be used to grow medicinal herbs on a commercial basis. ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


FICCI seeks clarification on `auditors limited review'
THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has sought clarification from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on `auditors limited review' for companies which have extended their accounting period to 18 months. ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


City Online, Darcom join hands
HYDERABAD: City Online Services Ltd (COL) has entered into a joint venture with Darcom Ltd of Israel to offer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Darcom's Business Development Director, Mr ... More

SICK UNITS


Nocil likely to wind up unit on debt problems
BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has asked troubled petrochemical firm Nocil to settle its dues of over Rs 100 crore before closing down its unit. Nocil, unable to find a suitor, is finally thinking of shutting down its petrochemicals ... More

SBL Industries hopes to resume production at Ranchi unit
SBL Industries was earlier owned by Mr Arun Bharat Ram of the Shriram group. In late 1999, 70 per cent of its stake was purchased by Mr P.C. Sen, who was formerly Chairman of Peerless General Finance. More

OUTLOOK


ONGC bets on deep-water probes -- May spend $100-150 million to acquire rig
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), sitting on a tight schedule of deep-water exploration in the next four years, expects to acquire a deep-water-capable rig for itself. Such a rig could cost anywhere between $100 million and $150 ... More

Navision Software to focus more on SMEs for growth
NAVISION Software India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the $ 200-million-turnover Navision a/s of Denmark, has decided to focus on the SME (small & medium enterprises) segment for business growth. The end-to-end enterprise business solutions ... More

Compudyne eyes growth of 70-80 pc: Fixes IPO price at Rs 65
MULTIMEDIA and software developer Compudyne Winfosystems Ltd said that it would grow at 70-80 per cent in the current financial year and 80 per cent of its expected revenue will come from its multimedia division. The firm hopes to touch $100 ... More

VisualSoft to consolidate solutions business
VISUALSOFT Technologies Ltd, the Hyderabad-based software products and end-to-end solutions provider, is set to consolidate its solutions space further and provide a strategic shift to products business. It is also eyeing mergers and acquisitions ... More

INVESTOR PROTECTION


SEC rules on analyst-investment banker nexus -- It all started with an Indian who sued Merrill
THERE'S a certain inevitability about the fact that the US Securities and Exchange Commission's May 8 imposition of new rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest between Wall Street research analysts and their investment banking cronies had ... More
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