The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 03, 2003

Jaswant moves on from Kelkar
FOR all intents and purposes, the Kelkar committee report is now a closed chapter as far as the Government is concerned. Whatever recommendations were practical, such as over 90 per cent of the recommendations on indirect taxes as also the ... More

Phone bills to keep you awake
IF you are under the illusion that next fiscal, your purse will not be lighter, courtesy the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, think again. Be prepared for a shock: Your telephone bills from April are slated to go up by between 17 per cent and ... More

DSQ Holdings debarred from market for 5 years — Found guilty of insider trading
THE Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has found DSQ Holdings (DSQH) guilty of insider trading in the shares of DSQ Biotech (DSQB) and debarred it from dealing in the securities market for five years with immediate effect. DSQH is one of ... More

Foreign investment cap hiked to $100 m
CORPORATES with a proven track record for investments in overseas joint ventures or wholly-owned subsidiaries can now invest up to $100 million through the automatic route. As part of the latest relaxations in capital account transactions ... More

LPG, kerosene subsidy to make the consumer pay
ON the face of it, the Budget has proposed a 45 per cent increase in the subsidy on kerosene and LPG to Rs 6,300 crore this fiscal over the previous year's figure. However, if last year's global oil market conditions prevail this year too, and ... More

Best practices first choice for biz owners
EVEN as the report of the Naresh Chandra Committee on Corporate Audit and Governance is being digested by the Ministry of Finance, an International Business Owners' Survey (IBOS) conducted by the UK-based consultancy, Grant Thornton, reveals that ... More

I-T relief for cricket money
CONGRATULATING the Indian team on their spectacular victory over Pakistan during the World Cup cricket match held at Centurion, the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, on Sunday announced that the prize money received by the Indian players, ... More

Mammen Mappillai passes away
MR K.M. Mammen Mappillai, Chairman and Managing Director, MRF Ltd, died in a city hospital this evening following a brief illness. He had undergone a heart surgery a week back. He was 80 and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. His ... More