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Payout trickle dilutes US-64 dollops
Hope-starved investors who have been promised dividends that flow into US-64 coffers from stock investments cannot count chickens before they hatch. While the money parked by the troubled scheme in shares is awesome, pay-outs come in dribs and d ...  | Read.. 
 
Toyota dolls up Qualis on customer demand
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd today launched a restyled Qualis model, priced higher at Rs 8.50 lakh to meet perceived “cust ...  | Read.. 
 
Promoters now hold over 40% in BSL
Faced by a hostile takeover bid from Calcutta-based jute baron Ghanshyam Sarda, the promoters of BSL Ltd — the Churiwals ...  | Read.. 
 
Videsh Sanchar slides to 52-week low
Share prices of Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) plumbed a 52-week low amid concerns the government was thinking of allowing ...  | Read.. 
 
VSNL partner in submarine cable project
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) today invested about Rs 272 crore to jointly work with 12 international telecommunicatio ...  | Read.. 
 
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Intel microprocessors become cheaper
Intel Corp. has cut prices on its microprocessors by as much as 52 per cent over the US holiday wee..  | Read.. 
Hero, Honda Motor gear up for a long ride
Hero and Honda Motor Company today said they will renew their agreement for joint venture Hero ..  | Read.. 
 
Court nail in Napster coffin
The chief executive of Napster said on Tuesday that the company was headed for liquidation and ..  | Read.. 
 
Panel for higher inflow of foreign funds in 4 sectors
The high-powered N.K. Singh committee on foreign direct investment (FDI) is understood to have favo..  | Read.. 
 
Jhawars up stake in Usha Beltron
The promoters of Usha Beltron have increased their stake in the company by 9.46 per cent. ..  | Read.. 
 
Jobs for kin now on DCA terms
The department of company affairs (DCA) is coming up with a set of guidelines for the appointme..  | Read.. 
 
MTNL sets one-week deadline for VSNL
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd today signed an international long distance interconnect agreement wi..  | Read.. 
 
Britannia buyback at Rs 650 per share
Britannia Industries Ltd today announced a share buy-back price of Rs 650 per share. The compan..  | Read.. 
 
NIIT completes third buyout this year
NIIT Ltd today acquired US-based Data Executives International (DEI), its third acquisition thi..  | Read.. 
 
Techies keep fingers crossed on BPO success
Is business process outsourcing (BPO) headed for bustville? The Cassandras reckon it is another..  | Read.. 
 
HCL Insys launches Net phone devices
HCL InfiNet, the internet subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, today launched a range of internet tel..  | Read.. 
 
Bertelsmann profits surge
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG reported that its first-half profits more than doubled..  | Read.. 
 
TCS on overseas recruitment spree
The Rs 4,187-crore Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is aggressively focussing on recruiting from..  | Read.. 
 
Asia agonises, Europe sees ray of hope
Japanese stocks tumbled to 19-year lows, leading most Asian markets lower on Tuesday, as investors ..  | Read.. 
 
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