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Korean call for Tata Teleservices

Korea Telecom (KT) is in talks to pick up a possible 30 per cent stake in Tata Teleservices, India’s largest code division multiple access (CDMA) telecom operator after Reliance Infocomm. ... | Read..

Hutchison IPO cleared

Hutchison Whampoa has received the go-ahead from US regulators to file for an initial public offering to raise $2 billion fr ... | Read..

Bengal shock for Crompton

The West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) plans to slap a monetary penalty on Crompton Greaves Limited as the firm has ... | Read..

Bharat Petro VRS flounders

The voluntary retirement scheme offered by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has come a cropper with only 440 employee ... | Read..

Cairn boosts oilfield estimate

Cairn Energy plans to produce up to 5 million tonnes of crude oil from its recent discoveries in Rajasthan by 2007. ... | Read..

Say cheese! Sony Corp has unveiled the world's first broadcast quality hand-held video camera aimed at the general public. The camera is set to a ... | Read

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Stock Indices

BSE-100	2832.71	(+11.32)
S&P CNX Nifty	1650.15	(+6.15)

College geeks, test your IT aptitude
If you live in Jhumritilaiya, Purulia or Tukhrul, here’s your chance to grab a hot job in the fast-.. | Read..

Arms folded at Philips India
Philips Medical Systems (India) and Philips Software Centre (PSCL) will be merged with Philips Indi.. | Read..

Govt digs up plan for silt-free Calcutta port

The shipping ministry plans to put in place special “river regulatory measures” to reduce silting i.. | Read..

Italian model for leather units

To facilitate Indo-Italian leather trade, plans are afoot to set up technical service centres i.. | Read..

Reliance Info to pump more into Bengal

Reliance Infocomm plans to invest over Rs 300 crore on network infrastructure to expand its ser.. | Read..

Plastic makers seek duty sops

The plastic manufacturers are seeking a zero per cent import duty on polymers as the spiralling.. | Read..

LIC surprises private players, regains market

Insurance major LIC has clawed back market share in July after a tepid first quarter. It jacked.. | Read..

Lankan arm of IOC defers flotation

The Sri Lankan unit of Indian Oil Corp has postponed its maiden public offer to October because of .. | Read..

Go-ahead for Menlo vendor service

Menlo Worldwide has received clearances from the government to offer vendor managed inventory s.. | Read..

Samsung unveils the slimmest cellphone

Samsung India Electronics Ltd today launched an exclusive mobile phone for Reliance Infocomm at.. | Read..

AROUND THE GLOBE

Aviva sells Asian unit to Mitsui

Aviva Plc, the no. 1 insurer in the UK, has agreed to sell its property and casualty insurance unit.. | Read..

US Air pilots reject new contract plan

Leaders of US Airways’ pilots union have rejected the carrier’s latest contract proposal, a blow t.. | Read..

STOCK MARKET

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	114.75 (+2.95)	114.75 (+2.09)
ITC	1041.55 (+7.25)	1042.25 (+6.95)
Infosys	1616.45 (+9.03)	1615.04 (+7.05)
Reliance	484.75 (+7.85)	484.75 (+7.65)
Wipro	592.04 (+8.45)	592.02 (+8.02)
Zee	156.07 (-4.09)	156.85 (-4.08)

Foreign Exchange

UK £1 : Rs 46.36	SW Fr1 : Rs 35.95
US $1 : Rs 82.53	Euro : Rs 56.01
Yen 100 : Rs 42.29	HK $1 : Rs 5.09
Sing $1 : Rs 26.07	Aus $1 : Rs 31.75

Bullion

Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6260
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 5910
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10550
Silver Portion	Rs. 10650