The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 07, 2004

STEEL
Confusion over steel price hike quantum
CONFUSION over the exact quantum of increase in steel prices prevailed over the weekend with the user industry and producers making counter claims and blaming each other for the current fiasco. What exactly is the average price of hot rolled ... More

TEXTILES
EU convenes meet on textile policy measures
THE European Commission has convened the Textiles High Level Ground in Brussels on Friday to develop recommendations on measures to improve competitiveness in the European textiles and clothing industry. According to an EU communication from ... More

RADIO/TV
Indo-Pak series: HC orders notices to Ten Sports, TRAI
THE Madras High Court on Saturday admitted a writ petition seeking appropriate directions to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to ensure that the Prasar Bharathi was enabled to have the terrestrial television rights for the forthcoming ... More

GENDER
`Women also to blame for their slow progress'
MS Bala Krishnamurthy, Founder and CEO Aeolean Inc, US, has an interesting tale to tell. Some years ago, a hospital placed an order for two robots, a male and a female, with the company she worked for. The robots were delivered and a month later, ... More

DISINVESTMENT
FIIs account for 87 pc bids on Day 1 of ONGC issue
THE huge demand for ONGC shares on the first day came mainly from FIIs who accounted for bids amounting to over Rs 18,000 crore. Retail investors (investing below Rs 50,000) applied for just 13,520 shares on the first day, compared with 26.14 ... More

HCI divestment: Group to meet on March 10
THE Inter Ministerial Group looking into the divestment of the Air India subsidiary, Hotel Corporation of India (HCI), is scheduled to meet here on March 10. Official sources told Business Line that the issue of change of consortium and ... More

INTERVIEW
`The loyalty of Hindus not questioned in Pakistan'
THE Hindus in Pakistan constitute hardly 1.5 per cent of the population, and "it is true that they keep a low profile, but have done well economically," Mr Akhtar A. Alavi, Director and General Manager of Aadamjee Insurance, Paksitan's largest ... More

EVENTS
`Lifesciences Symposium' in Goa
LIFESCIENCES Alliance has announced that a "Lifesciences Symposium" will be held in Goa between April 29 and May 1 to create awareness about pharmaceutical drug development and the manufacturing environment prevailing in the emerging as well as ... More