![]() The Hindu | State Bank wait-&-watch on rate hike Calcutta Telegraph Mumbai, March 20: The State Bank of India (SBI) isn't planning to raise interest rates now even though the central bank increased benchmark rates yesterday by 50 basis points in a bid to quell inflation which has risen to almost 10 per cent. ... SBI has no plan for immediate rate hike: Bhatt Finmin for new bank licences to be pan-India SBI not to hike lending rates now, says Bhatt |
![]() WHTC | Bharti board clears decks for Zain Buy Business Standard The board of Bharti Airtel today gave its nod to the proposed acquisition of the African assets of Kuwait-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion. Executives from SingTel, which holds 31 per cent in Bharti Airtel, were also present at the board meeting. ... Bharti board okays $9-b offer for Zain assets Bharti board OKs $9 bn offer for Zain Africa ops Bharti board to take a call on Zain's African asset buy today |
![]() The Hindu | PM approves separate dept for wildlife & forests Business Standard To ensure sharper focus on wildlife-related issues and the Forest Conservation Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of a separate department for wildlife and forests. This will be distinct from the one being mulled for ... States defying forest act, says Jairam Save tigers: PM to states Manmohan concerned over unnatural deaths of tigers |
![]() India Talkies | Bengal high on investors' list of destinations:Sen Times of India KOLKATA: Putting up a brave face in front of industrialists on Saturday, state industries minister Nirupam Sen claimed the Singur setback had failed to dampen the enthusiasm investors felt towards Bengal. Sen was addressing a seminar organised by TV 24 ... West Bengal received Rs 7000 crore investment in 2009 Buddhadeb favours consensus on land acquisition policy Land a problem in setting up power substations: Nirupam |
![]() SINDH TODAY | Mamata's gift to world' chugs out from city Times of India KOLKATA: In railway minister Mamata Banerjee's own words, it was "a gift to the world" and not without reason. The Maharajas' Express turned out to be a treat fit for the king. Some of the most experienced travel writers from across the world seemed ... Maharajas' Express chugs out from Kolkata India's most luxurious train flagged off Indian Railways goofs up on India map on ad for luxury train |
![]() The Hindu | BJP protests rise in milk prices The Hindu The Hindu Delhi BJP staging a demonstration under the leadership of Delhi state Prisident OPKolhi against the Milk prize hick of Milk by Mother dairy , in New Delhi on . Saturday. Photo: Anu Pushkarna Coming out strongly against the increase in the ... Protests against hike in milk prices Mother Dairy increase milk prices Consumers angry over hike in milk prices |
![]() SINDH TODAY | Economy Round-up Economic Times The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared Oil & Natural Gas Corp's (ONGC) $2.181-billion investment in a Venezuelan oil block. ONGC's investment along with that of other Indian partners Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Oil India will ... Auction of oil and gas blocks under NELP IX soon ONGC plan cleared ONGC, partners bag 17 blocks under NELP-VIII |
![]() The Hindu | NTPC signs MoU with Gujarat govt Indian Express The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited on Saturday signed an agreement with the Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL) to set up a 500 MW renewable source powerplant. Of this, 50 MW will be solar-based, while the remaining will be ... NTPC plans 1000 MW thermal power plant in Gujarat NTPC to set up 1000 MW thermal plant in Guj NTPC inks MoU with GPCL for 500 MW renewable energy projects |
![]() Indian Express | Sensex outperforms global indices, gains 2.4 pc Economic Times MUMBAI: Benchmark indices of Indian equities outperformed their global peers over the week, even though the rally ran out of steam in the last two days. The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) moved up 411.61 points or ... Nifty, Sensex gain over 2% this week Sensex edges up, posts fourth straight gain Weekly: Sensex, Nifty outperform global indices...adds 2.5% each |
![]() Calcutta Telegraph | Posco eyes Rs 25000 cr project in J'khand Indian Express South Korean steel giant Posco is likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-run SAIL in the next three months to jointly set up a 5 MT integrated steel project in Jharkhand at an estimated cost of about Rs 25000 crore. ... A good idea for Posco and Sail Bokaro steel shines Posco and SAIL to sign a MoU |