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NRI has not bought stake, says Matrix
REFUTING the news that appeared in a section of the media that a US-based NRI has acquired two per cent equity shareholding in the company, Matrix Laboratories Ltd (MLL), which merged with itself the Ranbaxy-owned Vorin Labs and the Chennai-based ... More

Savoy Suites opening at Noida on Aug 12
ASCOT Hotels and Resorts Ltd (AHRL) today announced that Savoy Suites, its international styled service apartments, is to open its first property at Noida on the outskirts of Delhi on August 12. The Noida property comprises 44 apartments with a ... More

BHEL bags Rs 188-cr order from Tata Power
TATA Power has placed a Rs 188-crore order on Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for the supply of generating equipment for setting up a 120 MW thermal power plant at Jojobera near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. The plant is to cater to the captive ... More

ACCOUNTANCY


CAs can post their photos on Web sites
CALL this a relaxation in the code of ethics governing the profession of chartered accountancy or a mere change in mindset in tune with the changing business environment. Chartered accountants in practice have now been permitted to post their ... More

MANAGEMENT


Madura Garments recasts top management
THE AV Birla group-acquired Madura Garments, which slipped in performance last year, has overhauled its management structure with restructuring of duties and creation of new domains for strategic initiatives. At the top, the Group Executive ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


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    CONSUMER FINANCE


    Ford pushes Mondeo with zero interest offer
    For outright purchases, Ford dealers are offering discounts. But the bigger bargains and surprises are when one opts for the financing schemes. Ford Credit, the financing arm of Ford India, has quietly gone ahead and waived interest on those ... More

    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


    `Better corporate governance need of the hour'
    THE good news is that there is a move toward better governance the world over, as companies realise the advantages of better corporate governance, and shareholders demand higher standards. The bad news is that some markets such as India are ... More

    NEW PROJECTS


    Granules plans Rs 100-cr integration programme
    GRANULES India Ltd (GIL), the Hyderabad-based manufacturer of directly compressible granules and a leading global manufacturer of granulated paracetamol, has chalked out a forward and backward integration programme, involving a capital outlay of ... More

    NMDC to set up steel plant in Chhattisgarh
    CHHATTISGARH, the richest State in the country in terms of mineral wealth, is going to have its third steel plant with the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) finalising the setting up of a plant at Bastar district with an ultimate ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


    SBI, TAFE tie up for tractor loans
    STATE Bank of India and Chennai-based Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, under which farmers who buy TAFE's tractors using SBI's loans will get some financial benefits. These include a ... More

    BHEL pact with NTPC for engg service venture
    BHARAT Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set-up a joint venture company for engineering procurement, construction and maintenance of power plants in the ... More

    Indian Hotels ties up with Mauritian resort
    THE Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) has signed a hotel operating and franchisee agreement with Mauripage Beach Resort Ltd of Mauritius, for a luxury all-villa `Taj Exotica' property. Mauripage Beach Resort will build 78 villas, IHCL running it ... More

    SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT


    ITC shows social responsibility at Chirala
    WHAT has green leaf threshing (GLT) for cigarette manufacture got to do with social reform? On the face of it, nothing. But if one was to hear the story of how the giant Chirala GLT plant of ITC came to be set up in 1927 in such a quaint place, ... More

    DIVERSIFICATION


    Group Apollo forays into online lottery
    APOLLO International Ltd (AIL), a part of the Rs 2,300-crore Group Apollo, has announced its foray into the online lottery business. The company, which is currently engaged in the export of tyres and manufacture and exports of bulk drugs and ... More

    SICK UNITS


    Daewoo India plant humming again, but when will cars roll out?
    AFTER nearly a year of mothballing, the Surajpur plant of Daewoo Motors India Ltd is humming back to life with 166 staffers being recalled for operational maintenance. Expectation is rising among workers as the buzz around the factory is that the ... More

    Pitti AGM okays preferential offer
    The company has agreed to pay an amount of Rs 6 crore to IDBI and convert a debt amount of Rs 1 crore into equity. More

    OUTLOOK


    Buddha may bless Pentamedia with $20 m revenue
    PENTAMEDIA Graphics has pegged the revenue potential of its $6-million animation film, Buddha, at $20 million, which it expects will accrue in two to three years. The film, which is being produced in collaboration with Singapore's ... More

    Ford bullish on C segment; aims to sell 20,000 Ikons
    BUOYED by a 28-per cent growth in the automotive sector in the second quarter of 2003, Ford India Ltd expects the overall market for the C segment cars to grow by about 20-25 per cent this year and has targeted sales of about 20,000 Ikons in ... More

    PERFORMANCE


    UB Spirits Division tops in July sales
    THE first month sales of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) under the newly-formed Karnataka Beverages Corporation suggests that UB Spirits Division (UBSPD) has emerged as leader with sales of 2.72 lakh cases. The sales figures of UBSPD during ... More

    Eicher posts 16 pc sales growth in July
    EICHER Motors Ltd (EML) has registered a growth of 16 per cent in sales of its commercial vehicles in the domestic market during July as compared to July 2002. The company sold 1,056 vehicles in the domestic market during July as against ... More

    Vizag steel plant achieves Rs 522 cr sales in July
    VISAKHAPATNAM steel plant achieved gross sales of Rs 522 crore during July, maintaining the tempo achieved in the first quarter, according to a press release issued by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) here on Thursday. Domestic sales accounted ... More

    PEOPLE


    Mallikarjundas appointed Starcom Media Director
    THE Publicis Groupe-owned Starcom Worldwide had recently appointed Mr C.R. Mallikarjundas as Media Director in its Mumbai office. Mr Mallikarjundas, who was heading the media function at Asian Paints, will head one of Starcom's seven key ... More
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