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S&P still negative on India, warns of rating downgrade

Govt says agency has not taken into account reforms initiated in last six months

Saradha scam | Subbarao, Sebi chief may appear before House panel

The parliamentary panel, headed by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, today questioned Finance Secretary R S Gujral and revenue secretary Sumit Bose

Walmart lobbying case 'closed'

Lack of conclusive evidence of bribery cited

Instant fashion

Trendy bloggers and social media junkies are changing the way fashion is documented and shared in India

Jet, Air India oppose EU aviation norms despite penalty threats

EU's emission trading scheme requires airlines to report emission data and purchase credits in case the emission exceeds capped limits

World Bank nod for $100-million loan to NHB

Loan granted under concessional International Development Association window on a long-term basis for 25 years

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USL net up 5.6 times to Rs 56 cr

The USL board has recommended a dividend of Rs 2.5 per equity share for the year ended March

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Will the spot-fixing scam take the excitement out of IPL?

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Optimistic foreigners
T N Ninan

And why Indian businessmen have a gloomier view

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Changing class in America
Deepak Lal

America's upper and working classes have grown very far apart

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Demystifying China
Sunanda K Datta-Ray

Seeing a sinister design behind every Chinese utterance will only make it more difficult to negotiate a settlement

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After Cobrapost
Devangshu Datta

It's likely that probe into KYC violations will be delayed or derailed, while Cobrapost's funding would be scrutinised

BLOGS


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Spot-fixing gate: a big blow to IPL and Dravid
Gaurav Laghate

There will now be cynicism about every match, and every wicket, six or four will be suspect

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Match fixing is IPL's underbelly
Dev Chatterjee

While the three players arrested on Thursday will be the fall guys, betting and match fixing will continue to flourish

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Recovering a reputation

Ranbaxy needs to investigate internal wrongdoing

Look abroad instead

Govt's quest to revive defunct urea plants is hopeless

Financial X-ray

ITC clocks 3% volume growth in cigarettes

Company's FMCG business turns in a maiden profit in Q4 on higher than industry growth

Bajaj Auto: Lower tax rate boosts bottom line

Operating margin dips 200 bps on higher employee costs & other expenses

BOOK REVIEWS

The argumentative economists

The new book by the prolific pair of Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya puts the word debunking in its subtitle and doesn't look back

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The stampede out
Ian Campbell


Gold moves back to the brink

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Modern models please
Edward Hadas


How to have a good argument about economics

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Russian model, archaic laws impeding growth: Shiva Cement CMD

Urges treatment of all productive assets as national assets, irrespective of ownership

MFIs deny loans to depositors of Saradha, other deposit taking cos

While loans to agents of MLM firms have stopped, existing depositors now have to declare their investments before borrowing from MFIs

Non-cigarette FMCG biz lights up ITC

The ITC stock on Friday closed marginally lower at Rs 334.70 on BSE


Non-cigarette FMCG biz lights up ITC

The ITC stock on Friday closed marginally lower at Rs 334.70 on BSE

P&G to join toothpaste wars with Oral-B rollout in India

Oral-B as a brand name is not unfamiliar to Indians, with it ranked second in the Rs 1,000-cr brushing segment after Colgate

Winsome Diamonds reports net loss of Rs 84 crore

Income from operations stood at Rs 1,920.9 crore compared to Rs 1,766.3 crore in the year ago period


MFIs deny loans to depositors of Saradha, other deposit taking cos

While loans to agents of MLM firms have stopped, existing depositors now have to declare their investments before borrowing from MFIs

'Loan yield dip to affect Allahabad Bank margins'

Hike deposit rates to face competition may impact

ING Vysya Bank plans to raise Rs 2k-cr

ING Vysya Bank has capital adequancy ratio of 13.2 %, looking at credit growth of 17 % on its current book size of Rs 34,370 crore


Tata Tele cancels OFS

Tata Sons, the promoters of the company, have called off the proposed sale of 51 million shares

Tata Teleservices (Mah) dips on opening of OFS

The company has received bids for 20.61 million shares representing 39.93% of total shares offered by the promoter till 1235 hours.

Crossholding in same telecom circle may go

DoT's proposal to impact many, including Vodafone


NIIT Technologies to stay focused on non-linear business

The publicly-listed company garners around 24% of its revenue from non-linear businesses like managed services, IP assets

NIIT Technologies Q4 profit up 22% at Rs 56.6 cr

The Noida-based firm had posted a net profit of Rs 46.2 crore in the year-ago period

Time for reflection, quiet appreciation on Mahindra Satyam: Mahindra

Mahindra, thanked the government and eminent banker Deepak Parekh for swiftly resolving the crisis


DPCO: New rule to take Rs 1,600 cr yearly toll on firms' sales

According to market research firm IMS Health's analysis, 348 essential medicines will now come under price control

Dr Reddy's welcomes new pharma pricing policy

The Centre had ushered in a new regime for pricing drugs and issued a new Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 which came into force on May 15

'New pharma policy alone can't make healthcare affordable'

The move to regulate prices, comes at a time when the margins of the Indian pharma industry are under pressure


Apollo Tyres shelves $150 mn fund raising via QIB

The company has said it will go-ahead with its Rs 500-crore expansion plan both in India and international operations

Escorts gains post Q2 earnings

Q4 profit up 62% yoy at Rs 37 crore against Rs 23 crore due to lower raw material cost and interest cost

Bajaj Auto Q4 net down

The company reported net profit of Rs 766 crore for the quarter as compared to Rs 772 crore posted in the quarter previous to last


We are not on a capex holiday...we're actually in a sweet spot: Lalit Jalan

Interview with CEO, Reliance Infrastructure

CESC's Firstsource investment starts to pay off

With Firstsource Solutions turning around, the Sanjiv Goenka company is looking for better growth in the coming years

DLF raises Rs 1,863 cr through IPP

The funds will be utilised primarily to reduce debt, at Rs 21,350 cr as on December 31, 2012


Jet, Air India oppose EU aviation norms despite penalty threats

EU's emission trading scheme requires airlines to report emission data and purchase credits in case the emission exceeds capped limits

Should IndiGo fret over new rivals?

Not really. Its bigger fleet, comparable aircraft technology and better connectivity give it a huge advantage

Air India plans to cut loss-making routes to 15%

It had sought to bring down the daily 480 flights in both international, domestic sector from 69% to 25% in the last financial year


Kirloskar Electric bags railway order

Orders for systems which will be used in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains

Tecpro Systems soars on technical collaboration with Japanese firm

The company has entered into a license agreement with MHI-MS for manufacturing of electrostatic precipitator.

L&T Construction secures orders worth Rs 2,542 cr

L&T Construction has won orders valued at over Rs 2,542 crore during the months of April and May


Russian model, archaic laws impeding growth: Shiva Cement CMD

Urges treatment of all productive assets as national assets, irrespective of ownership

Competition tribunal asks cement firms to pay Rs 630-cr interim penalty

Firms are to make this payment within a month, failing which their petition would be dismissed

No major impact of tribunal order: Analysts

Analysts remain selectively bullish on the stocks from this space


Sesa Goa to resume mining in Karnataka by June

Sesa Goa's mine in Karnataka's Chitradurga district is among the mines on which the Supreme Court

HZL, Balco stake sale will be windfall for everyone: Vedanta

The government, which currently holds 29.5% stake in HZL and 49% stake in Balco, is looking at exiting from the two firms

Vedanta core profit $4.89 bn in FY13; Cairn contributes 49%

Revenues rose 7% to $14.99 billion in the last fiscal versus $14.01 billion in FY12


GSK Consumer hits new high, stock surges 27% in a week

In past two trading sessions the stock has gained 15% after MSCI has included the company in its index.

Sluggish demand dents GSFC profits

Net dips by 75% at Rs 58 crore in fourth quarter of 2012-13

Procurement prices key hangover for sugar makers

While sugar & ethanol realisations have improved, rise in cane procurement prices in current season and expected further increase in next ...


CBI probe into Deccan Chronicle on: Canara Bank

CMD says action should be taken against the media company

In conversation with SL Narayanan, Group CFO, Sun Group

He says that the decision to increase advertising rates has been well thought out and effected after ensuring that the market will be able to ...

Sun TV Q4 profit up by 12%

Company announces 19% hike in advertising rates; income increases 11%


Gas distribution bids for seven cities to be cleared soon

Adani, GSPC, EIL and Gail Gas to benefit

Adani Ports surges as Q4 net trebles to Rs 710 crore

Q4 consolidated net profit more than doubled to Rs 710 crore on account of one-time gain of Rs 420 crore due to divestment of its holding ...

CARE Ratings rallies post Q4 earnings, special dividend

Announced a special dividend of 80% or Rs 8 per share on competition of 20 years of Analytical Excellence.


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Madhya Pradesh goes the Gujarat way for power

It has tied up long-term contracts and has undertaken reforms, just as Gujarat did a few years ago, to provide 24x7 electricity to consumers

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Should IndiGo fret over new rivals?

Not really. Its bigger fleet, comparable aircraft technology and better connectivity give it a huge advantage

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Akshaya Tritiya leaves real estate firms idling by

Even buyers have not been showing much enthusiasm in booking properties, due to high prices and the overall lacklustre economic environment

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Sports wear brands work up the fitness track

Puma, Reebok, Adidas and Nike are launching high-performance sports shoes

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AirAsia: The low-cost card may not fly in India

Unlike Malaysia where the airline didn't have competition from other LCCs, its new market in India has quite a few thriving players

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IIMs' faculty worked up over appraisal scores

Faculty members' teaching and non-teaching activities are assigned scores for earning incentives under new scheme

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BMW's new 6 Series Gran Coupe is not just seductive and haute - its ride quality is better than its badge siblings'

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