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ONGC may have to invest Rs 600 cr to rebuild Bombay High
ONGC may have to invest Rs 400-600 crore towards rebuilding assets at Bombay High North which were destroyed in last week's fire. This does not include the contribution from the insurance agencies. However, ONGC sources said the "company's ... More

ANNOUNCEMENTS


NMDC declares record dividend
NATIONAL Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC) has declared a 114.5 per cent dividend for the year ended March 31. Consequently, the Central Government, which holds 98.38 per cent equity, will receive Rs 148.87 crore. In February 2005, ... More

ACC launches mobile concrete testing unit
ASSOCIATED Cement Companies Ltd (ACC) has announced the launch of `Grihamitra', a unique mobile concrete testing unit, for its customers. Grihamitra, which will provide onsite services to the `individual house builders' segment, was launched ... More

Wockhardt gets US FDA nod for antibiotic drug
WOCKHARDT Ltd has got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for marketing the antibiotic cefuroxime axetil in the US market. Cefuroxime axetil, the chemical equivalent of GlaxoSmithKline's Ceftin, is the sixth Wockhardt ... More

Bhagyanagar Metals bags BSNL order
HYDERABAD: Bhagyanagar Metals Ltd has informed the BSE that it has bagged a Rs 45-crore order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for the supply of telecom cables. This follows the company being a successful bidder in a tender floated ... More

Aurobindo chief converts warrants
HYDERABAD: The Chairman of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Mr P.V. Ramaprasad Reddy, has on Tuesday converted his balance outstanding convertible share warrants of 15 lakh into 15 lakh equity shares of Rs 5 each. In a release to stock exchanges ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


Jubilant pref allotment
NEW DELHI: The board of directors of Jubilant Organosys Ltd has approved issuance of 9.9 lakh equity shares (of Rs 5 each) for cash, at a price of Rs 1,100 per equity share on a preferential basis to one or more investment entities ... More

OVERSEAS BORROWINGS


HEG issues $28.75 m FCCBs
HEG Ltd, manufacturer of graphite electrodes, has placed $28.75 million unsecured and un-rated five-year foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) at a 32 per cent conversion premium, translating to a price of Rs 192.06 per share. The equity ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


`Corporate India must see tax as board level issue'
TAX matters should get a full voice in the boardrooms of Corporate India as it is now a big business issue and is on the radar screen of investors and analysts besides government and potential investors, a tax expert has said. "It (tax) should ... More

NEW PROJECTS


NGO fund for rehabilitating tribals hit by Posco project
IN an attempt to bring some respite to the 4,000 tribal families who could be displaced due to the Posco steel project in Orissa, International Watch Organization, based in the US and India, has set up a $5 million (about Rs 22 crore) Tribal ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS


Ranbaxy commissions new Malaysia facility
RANBAXY Malaysia Sdn. Bhd (RMSB), a subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, has commissioned its new manufacturing facility in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. This unit is expected to enhance the company's manufacturing capabilities in ... More

L&T plans to set up switchgear unit in China
LARSEN & Toubro Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding for setting up a greenfield switchgear manufacturing project in China. Mr R.N. Mukhija, President and Member of the board of L&T, said the proposed plant in the Wuxi New ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


RBI nod not needed for appointing foreign nationals on co boards
THE Reserve Bank of India has clarified that its approval is not required for the appointment of a foreign national as a director on the board of directors of an Indian company under the Foreign Exchange of Management Act, 1999. In a release, ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Relisys pact for clinical trials
HYDERABAD: Relisys Medical Devices Ltd, a Hyderabad-based stent and catheter manufacturer, has entered into an agreement with a German company to launch international clinical trials on a drug eluting stent that reduces tissue inflammation ... More

DIVERSIFICATION


Innosoft plans to shift focus from IT to infrastructure
INNOSOFT Technologies Ltd - a Hyderabad-based plastic products manufacturing and IT services provider - has announced its move to diversify into infrastructure development and power-related services. The Chairman and Managing Director of ... More

PERFORMANCE


Bajaj Auto sales up 5.4 pc in July
BAJAJ Auto Ltd (BAL) on Tuesday reported a 5.4 per cent rise in total 2&3-wheeler sales for July to 1,49,406 units from the previous corresponding 1,41,743 units. This included an 11.5-per cent gain in motorcycle sales to 1,15,216 units ... More

Hyundai sales skid in July
HYUNDAI Motor India sold 19,286 vehicles in July 2005, 355 vehicles fewer than it sold in July 2004, when total sales were 19,641 units. Domestic sales in July 2005 were 10,746 units against 13,012 vehicles in the same month last year, a 17 per ... More

TVS Motor sales rev up
TVS Motor Company's two-wheeler sales in July were 1,01,359 vehicles against 1,00,224 in the same period last year, according to a press release from the company. It sold 53,215 motorcycles (52,958) in July. It plans to bring out two variants ... More

PEOPLE


Provogue promoter arrested on drug charge
THE high-profile apparel brand Provogue's promoter Mr Salil Chaturvedi was arrested on Tuesday morning by the Mumbai Police in connection with a narcotics case. He has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) ... More
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