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Wednesday, January 15, 2003
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Toyota Corolla priced at Rs 9.8 lakh
TOYOTA Motor Corporation, the third largest automaker in the world, today announced the launch of its popular model, the Toyota Corolla, in India. The luxury sedan will be made available in three variants, priced at Rs 9.8 lakh for the base ... More

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


New advisory panel set up on accounting standards
Although Nacas was intended to be a permanent body, the Department of Company Affairs has decided to restrict the term of the committee to one year. The earlier committee's term lapsed in August 2002. More

MANPOWER


NTC to spend Rs 250 cr more on VRS
NTC will spend another Rs 250 crore for voluntarily retiring its workforce in the textile mills identified for closure and disinvestments. This amount would be spent to settle the VRS dues for about 9,000 workers, according to Mr S.B. Mohapatra, ... More

CORPORATE BONDS


IDBI Flexibonds issue to open on Jan 20
IT is the peak of the "tax-plan season", and issuers are losing no time to cash in on the demand for tax-saving instruments. While ICICI Bank's retail offering is already open in the market, Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) today ... More

RESTRUCTURING


  • Jindal Iron okays UTI's terms on recasting debt

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    Nicholas Piramal shareholders okay Global Bulk Drugs merger
    NICHOLAS Piramal India Ltd (NPIL) has informed that its shareholders at Tuesday's court convened-meeting, approved the scheme of amalgamation of Global Bulk Drugs and Fine Chemicals Pvt Ltd (GBDFC) and NPIL. GBDFC is among the very few USFDA ... More

    NEW PROJECTS


    WelcomHeritage plans to add properties in South
    BY the summer not only will WelcomHeritage be announcing three new summer locations in Ladakh, Solang Valley and Dharamshala in the North, but it would have also concretised plans to add four to five new heritage properties to its basket in the ... More

    Naidu offers more land for Infosys Hyderabad centre
    INFOSYS Technologies Ltd, the country's leading end-to-end technology solutions provider, has outlined its Hyderabad expansion plans which involves an investment outlay of Rs 100 crore and additional manpower of about 1,300 in Phase II and III ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


    MoU signed for golf course near Hyderabad
    PRAJAY Engineers Syndicate Ltd, a major construction company, has entered into a MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department at the recently held Partnership Summit for developing an 18-hole, full-fledged golf course of international ... More

    INTERVIEW


    `We need to have a minimum Rs 100-cr working capital' - Mr Y.S. Choudhary, Managing Director, HTL Ltd
    "A PECULIAR problem with the disinvestment in HTL is that the seller of the company is also the buyer of its products. My position is totally awkward compared to the other companies that have been disinvested," says Mr Y.S. Choudhary, Managing ... More

    OUTLOOK


    Moody's changes Reliance outlook to negative
    THE international rating agency Moody's has changed the outlook for Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) senior unsecured debt securities ratings from stable to negative. However, Moody's has affirmed the existing Ba2 rating on the senior unsecured ... More

    Armour to focus on Asia
    ARMOUR Consultants Pvt Ltd (ACPL), the Chennai-based risk management insurance consultancy services company, has announced its plans to spread its wings into Asian countries over the next couple of years. ACPL, with an equity participation of ... More

    PERFORMANCE


    Kaante supplies the oxygen to Pritish Nandy Com
    ONE film can make a difference. Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd's (PNCL) unorthodox production basket appears to prove just that. During 2001-02, PNCL had recorded a turnover of Rs 20.16 crore, a portion of that coming from its first two Hindi ... More

    PEOPLE


  • Seshavataram is GMR Tech chief

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    Reliance's IndiaMobile services to roll out today
    RELIANCE Infocomm's `IndiaMobile' limited mobility telephone service commences rollout tomorrow, with the start of customer registrations and country-wise product and service demonstrations in all major cities and towns across the country. The ... More

    Radico Khaitan plans Rs 25-cr investments
    THE liquor company, Radico Khaitan Ltd is on an expansion mode with investments of up to Rs 25 crore to increase production facilities. The company is also looking at using Mauritius as a hub for exports into Gulf and African countries of some of ... More

    Indians to get a taste of Guyanese rum soon
    DEMERARA Distillers Ltd (DDL), the Guyana-based over $6-billion manufacturer of alcoholic beverages is set to commence its Indian operations shortly. Towards this, the company has floated a 50:50 joint venture with Indian promoters group and is ... More

    Ford hopes to sell 20,000 cars this year
    FORD India Ltd hopes to sell 20,000 cars in India in 2003, up from 15,000 cars that were sold in 2002. Export of Ikon variants has been pegged at 30,000 units in the current calendar year. In 2002, the company exported Ford Ikons to South ... More


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