Business

Due to no major hike in the prices of many food articles, fuels and power the annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 6.10 per cent from 6.05.

The Centre has asked industry to show its performance on implementing reservation in the first three months of 2007

All major steel producers agreed to cut prices after the Government asked them to cut prices to contain inflation.

The economic survey suggested the Government to tap into the manufacturing sector for creating more jobs.

Among the new proposals to be implemented will be the advent of call centres to help in smooth functioning.

The Finance Ministry is considering abolishing excise duty on food made from perishable farm produce.

Hutchison Telecom Board is understood to have concluded it’s meeting on the bids received for its holding in Hutch-Essar.

The Finance Ministry wants to scrap 120 Central sector schemes in the Plan—a move that may end hundreds of jobs.

Sansui announced the signing up of Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket’s most reliable batsman, as its brand ambassador.

Lalu Prasad may announce the introduction of dozens of air-conditioned Garib Raths in rail Budget 2006-07.

The markets opened in green with marginal gain as there was buying interest seen in the telecom and cement stocks.

Post price hike, newly launched Zen Estillo and new WagonR will be costlier by Rs 3,500, a Maruti statement said.

The Haryana government has decided to provide additional facilities to the SEZs in the backward areas.

A study by Forrester says global outsourcing will become the dominant form of IT delivery by 2012.

Britain's takeover regulator set out rules on Friday for the final stages of a bidding war for steelmaker Corus.

Company, which owns CNN-IBN, gets robust support from retail investors and qualified institutional buyers.