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VAT panel sticks to deadline

The nationwide value-added tax regime will be introduced from April 1 regardless of whether states like Uttar Pradesh join or not. ... | Read..

Sensex spurt thrills investors

The party continued on Dalal Street today as foreign institutional investors, fresh from the weekend break, scooped up share ... | Read..

PNB offer off to a flying start

Punjab National Bank?s second public offer got off to a roaring start with a 4.9-time oversubscription. ... | Read..

Reliance Info pays up Rs 150 cr

Reliance Infocomm today paid Rs 150 crore to the department of telecommunication (DoT) as penalty for routing international ... | Read..

Rising prices to hurt oil firms? earnings

With the price of the Indian basket of crude imports crossing $42 per barrel in February, the downstream oil companies ? Ind ... | Read..

Models display an 82-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) developed by Samsung Electronics, in Seoul on Monday. (Reuters)

Sensex

6878.98

+29.5

Stock Indices

BSE-100	3709.17	(+21.03)
S&P CNX Nifty	2160.01	(+11.95)

IA set to bid for UK landing
State-run Indian Airlines has decided to apply for the rights to fly five times a week to Gatwick... | Read..

Pets come calling on AirTel phones
Japan?s craze with ?mobile pets? is coming to India. .. | Read..

Centre brews revival potion for tea industry

The Centre has appointed SBI Capital Markets to prepare a scheme for the replantation and rejuv.. | Read..

Apex court clears Herbertsons deal

The battle for control of Herbertsons Ltd between liquor giant Vijay Mallya?s United Breweries Ltd .. | Read..

New buses from Tata stable

Tata Motors Ltd today unveiled a range of state-of-the-art fully-built buses and coaches. The c.. | Read..

Gail reaps profit in China

Gail (India) Ltd has made a killing by investing in China Gas Holdings Limited... | Read..

Proposed RBI norms make ING Vysya edgy

ING Vysya Bank has said if the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines on ownership in private secto.. | Read..

Call for close vigil on global crude rates

Economics affairs secretary Rakesh Mohan today said while a close watch should be kept on internati.. | Read..

AROUND THE GLOBE

Shakeup at Sony puts foreigner in lead role

Sony Corp named the British-born head of its US operations, Howard Stringer, as its new chairman an.. | Read..

BAE buys US firm for $4 bn

BAE Systems, Europe?s biggest defence company, agreed to buy US firm United Defense Industries fo.. | Read..

Samsung unveils largest LCD

Samsung Electronics claimed today to have developed the world?s largest liquid crystal display pane.. | Read..

Boeing fires chief executive

Boeing Co on Monday said it ousted chief executive Harry Stonecipher, after a probe into a personal.. | Read..

STOCK MARKET

Mutual Funds

Fillip for export units

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	144.95 (-4.75)	144.95 (-4.85)
ITC	1361.01 (-9.07)	1366.01 (-6.85)
Infosys	2252.85 (+20.05)	2252.01 (+17.09)
Reliance	585.55 (+13.65)	586.09 (+14.85)
Wipro	721.55 (+0.85)	721.85 (+1.08)
Zee	143.08 (-1.95)	144.15 (-1.15)

Foreign Exchange

US $1 : Rs 43.73	UK £1 : Rs 83.68
Euro : Rs 57.76	Yen 100 : Rs 41.64
HK $1 : Rs 5.05	SW Fr1 : Rs 36.85
Sing $1 : Rs 26.35	Aus $1 : Rs 34.05

Bullion

Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6295
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6255
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10895
Silver Portion	NA
Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6345
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 5990
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10850
Silver Portion	Rs. 10950