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Football clubs may cut renewal contracts

While there is an upward revision due next month, the buzz is that foreign players will get same pay, domestic ones will face cut

Trinamool Congress at crossroads as people see red

The Saradha scam, which has so far forced 14 people to commit suicide, suggests corruption and greed for power continue to drive politics in ...

A check on greed in the iron age

The Lokayukta report in Karnataka exposed illegalities, irregularities and crime by mining mafia in connivance with politicians and bureaucrats

Canada woos entrepreneurs with new Start-Up Visa

Programme launched in April offers immediate permanent residency; move a welcome signal for the Indian community

Squeeze HFCs under RBI umbrella to shield from red tape: SBI

A single regulator for all types of loans would help credit disbursal, says Pratip Chaudhuri

Traders increase bearish bets on gold

Open interest highest since April

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How India should reform its trade for the 21st century
Jayanta Roy

Focus on integrating India into regional trade blocs and helping professional services transcend borders

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Free labour for govt
Sreelatha Menon

The government earns Rs 70,000 cr off its six million social workforce by flouting labour laws

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Time to state a strategy
Premvir Das

In a recent talk delivered in New Delhi, the former foreign secretary and current chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), Shyam ...

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'We must identify the causes of moral decline in our society'
Pranab Mukherjee

It gives me immense pleasure to be here today for the third Convocation of Nagaland University, a premier centre of higher learning in the ...

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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

Dan Brown cracks the code

Inferno may become more popular than Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons because of the way the writer has reinvented the art of the novel

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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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High street rent up 12% at Delhi's CP, down 12% at Mumbai's Linking Road

Among other cities, SP Road & Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, were up 8-10%, Usman Road in Chennai was up 9% and Aundh in Pune rose 3-5%

Naxal-hit areas: BSNL gets more funding flexibility

As most of the towers will be installed in rural, hilly and forest areas, they may not be viable even after 5 years

SpiceJet commission cut to boost web sales: Agents body

Travel agents fear other airlines may follow suit


Dutch firm Coram to use India as base

Huge population, coupled with affinity towards European designs, are the key reasons why Coram has decided to shift focus to India

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


Squeeze HFCs under RBI umbrella to shield from red tape: SBI

A single regulator for all types of loans would help credit disbursal, says Pratip Chaudhuri

India MFIs baulks at chit fund depositors after Saradha

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


Naxal-hit areas: BSNL gets more funding flexibility

As most of the towers will be installed in rural, hilly and forest areas, they may not be viable even after 5 years

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.


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


Tata Motors raises Rs 1,545 cr in Singapore notes

Tata Motors, India's biggest vehicle maker announced its wholly owned subsidiary, TML Holdings Pte Ltd, had issued and allotted S$350 million ...

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


High street rent up 12% at Delhi's CP, down 12% at Mumbai's Linking Road

Among other cities, SP Road & Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, were up 8-10%, Usman Road in Chennai was up 9% and Aundh in Pune rose 3-5%

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


SpiceJet commission cut to boost web sales: Agents body

Travel agents fear other airlines may follow suit

Pre-school players take big steps to growth

Players are looking at both organic and inorganic growth to expand their market reach

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


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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How to select stocks for investing

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The Luxury Circle

Strategic location, old-world charm and dearth of other quality retail spaces in Mumbai is prompting luxury brands to set up shop at Horniman ...

Sanskrit symphony

The festival of ancient arts comes with an unusual fusion of Odissi and Romanian ballet

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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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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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