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Coimbatore firm launches branded cotton yarn
SCM Textile Spinners, part of the Rs 500-crore flagship company TCS Textiles Pvt Ltd, is promoting the cotton yarn brand, `Madras Yarn,' using the group's blue peacock logo. (The logo represents the quality standards for 100 per cent cotton ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


GR Cables plans preferential offer
GR Cables Ltd is convening the meeting of its board of directors on February 16 to consider allotment of 45-lakh equity warrants convertible into equal number of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 2.55 per share as per the SEBI ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


Annual report award
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Great India Healthcare Management Ltd, which owns the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in the city, has won the award for the second best annual report instituted by the Institute of Chartered ... More

TAXATION


FICCI wants Govt to lessen tax burden on corporate India
THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has made a case for lowering the tax burden of Indian companies so as to make them competitive in the international market. A study on Indian tax system, the findings of which ... More

Radico gets export duty waiver for grain distillery in UP
LIQUOR major Radico Khaitan Ltd has received exemption from export duty for three years for its upcoming grain-based distillery in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. According to the company, it is the first to set up a grain-based distillery in Uttar ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Many suitors for Bombay Burmah's coffee plantation business — Deal may cost Rs 85 crore
"Earnings from the coffee business are meagre. Compared to it, if the company manages to sell it off at Rs 80 crore, then the financial returns are more attractive. The deal would substantially improve the PE ratio of the company." More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Bennett to pick up 6% stake in Sahara India
SAHARA India Mass Communication Ltd has informed the BSE that its board has approved the plan to issue 11 lakh shares to Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd at Rs 344 per share. It amounts to six per cent, a company official said. The shares would be . More

Country Club eyeing acquisitions
COUNTRY Club (India) Ltd has informed BSE that its board is in the process of finalising plans for acquisition of properties in several locations in the country and one property in Sri Lanka. The company has intimated that at its meeting held ... More

NEW PROJECTS


BHEL to set up thermal project in Sudan
INDIA would build a 500 MW thermal power project in Sudan to help the African nation meet its power needs. The 500 MW thermal power project would be built in 44 months by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for $457 million, of which India has ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS


ONGC may invest in oil sand extraction projects
ONGC Ltd is exploring the possibilities of investing in oil sand extraction projects. Oil sands or tar sands, a mined product found mostly in Canada and Venezuela, are deposits of bitumen (a heavy black viscous oil), which is treated to produce ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


W. Asia Maritime in deal with Japan firm to charter bulk carrier
WEST Asia Maritime Ltd (WAM), the Chennai-based ship owning and operating company, has signed a $33.52 million (Rs 150 crore) deal with Mitsui & Co, Japan, for taking a bulk carrier under bare boat charter from the Japanese company. The 56,120 .. More

OUTLOOK


GSK Pharma to bring in more products, intensify research
IF 2005 has been a good year for Glaxosmithkline (GSK) Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the company is looking to keep that momentum by doing more clinical research and bringing new products into India this year, said the Managing Director of GSK, Mr S. ... More

Glenmark's prospective obesity drug set for phase I trial in May
GLENMARK Pharmaceuticals Ltd expects to file its prospective obesity drug, the third new chemical entity from the company, for phase I trial in May. Phase I trials involve the exposure of the drug on 50-100 healthy human volunteers to evaluate ... More


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