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Birla Corp cements update
Birla Corporation Ltd (BCL), the MP Birla group flagship, has decided to invest over Rs 300 crore to raise the cement production capacity and set up two captive power plants of 27 MW each. ...  | Read.. 
 
Tariff cut to cool the frying pan
The government is likely to announce an across-the-board cut of about 10 per cent in the tariff value of edible oil imports ...  | Read.. 
 
Three more on Bajaj board
Sanjiv Bajaj, Manish Kejriwal and Tarun Das were taken on the board of Bajaj Auto today, raising the total number of compan ...  | Read.. 
 
New Trevira team in place
Reliance Industries today announced a new management team for Trevira, the German speciality polyester manufacturer it had a ...  | Read.. 
 
Wockhardt plans global flotation
Pharmaceuticals major Wockhardt will consider an ADR/GDR issue and other instruments, including issuance of bonds, convertib ...  | Read.. 
 
R. S. Lodha leaving the Birla Corporation AGM in Calcutta on Wednesday. Picture by Kishor Roy Chowdhury
Birla Corp cements update
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United colours of AirTel
Bharti Tele-Ventures has merged all its telecom services under a single brand ? AirTel...  | Read.. 
Tatas spring Indigo Marina on rivals
Tata Motors today set the cat among the auto-industry pigeons by announcing a price of Rs 4.24 lakh..  | Read.. 
 
Khanna retires from JWT
Mike Khanna, chief executive of J Walter Thompson India, today announced his retirement and will be..  | Read.. 
 
Opec to cool crude boil with additional gallons
Opec on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, 4 per cent, in a renewed b..  | Read.. 
 
Broadband policy to be unveiled today
The Union communications ministry is scheduled to finally unveil the broadband policy on Thursd..  | Read.. 
 
Microsoft opens Bengal window
Microsoft India has outlined a five-point agenda to increase visibility in the region...  | Read.. 
 
HCL Tech net soars, payout at 500%
HCL Technologies today reported a 194 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 791.40 crore for th..  | Read.. 
 
Simplex bags power project
Simplex Concrete Piles India Ltd has bagged a deal to build a Rs 980-crore thermal power unit f..  | Read.. 
 
Saregama hopes to hum profit tune
Saregama India Limited expects to come out of the red in the current fiscal after three years a..  | Read.. 
 
IA lowers fares on select routes
Indian Airlines (IA) today announced low rates for specific flights on 10 sectors following its com..  | Read.. 
 
Defaulter complaints pile up
The ministry of company affairs has received altogether 12,283 complaints against defaulting co..  | Read.. 
 
Hydrogen fuel on fast track
The government has drawn up a Rs 250-crore plan to develop hydrogen as a fuel. ..  | Read.. 
 
AROUND THE GLOBE
Oracle earnings zoom 16%
Oracle Corp?s first-quarter earnings rose 16 per cent on strong demand for its flagship databas..  | Read.. 
 
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LIC offers bonus
CSFB move
Balaji Bank
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BSNL chief
 
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HLL123.55
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123.65
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ITC1090.55
(+4.05)
1090.08
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Infosys1701.85
(+3.09)
1701.00
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Reliance487.65
(+1.65)
487.65
(+1.03)
Wipro588.75
(-12.15)
589.15
(-11.75)
Zee150.08
(+3.65)
150.85
(+3.65)
Foreign Exchange
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Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)Rs. 6175
Gold 22 CaratRs. 6135
Silver bar (1kg)Rs. 10355
Silver PortionNA
Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)Rs. 6220
Gold 22 CaratRs. 5875
Silver bar (1kg)Rs. 9975
Silver PortionRs. 10075