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Pipeline only if price is right

Petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today said India would agree to the Iran-India pipeline through Pakistan only if the price of the gas proved affordable to the fertiliser and power sectors. ... | Read..

Oriental Bank needs an ally for foreign trip

Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) plans to go overseas with other domestic banks as partners. ... | Read..

Infotech, mining to stay on exempt list

The government today clarified that foreign investment proposals in the information technology sector, investments by multi ... | Read..

Internal accruals to support Bosch plan

Bosch, the German automotive and industrial technology giant, will invest Rs 1,000 crore in India in the next three years. ... | Read..

S&N gets go-ahead to raise stake in UB

Scottish & Newcastle, the UK-based brewing giant, will raise its stake in Vijay Mallya- owned United Breweries Ltd (UBL) ... | Read..

Iran?s oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (right) attends Opec?s 135th conference in Isfahan in central Iran on Wednesday. Opec will add an actual vol ... | Read

Sensex

6746.88

-5.57

Stock Indices

BSE-100	3642.51	(-4.53)
S&P CNX Nifty	2125.05	(-3.04)

Yes Bank says yes to flotation
Yes Bank, the youngest among private sector banks, today filed a red herring prospectus with the ma.. | Read..

AGMs set to go high-tech
Amit Ghosh, 49, a government employee from Calcutta, always wanted to attend the annual general mee.. | Read..

High-end gadget sales on a new high

There is a robust upswing in the consumer durables market for high-end lifestyle products such .. | Read..

Competition keeps TVS on tenterhooks

TVS Motors, India?s third largest two-wheeler manufacturer, is yet to decide on a price rise. A.. | Read..

Move to link mill recast to jute bag order

Modernisation of jute mills will soon become a pre-requisite for purchase of B. Twill bags by the g.. | Read..

Patents rejig bill hits rough patch

The proposed patents (amendment) bill ran into more rough weather today with BJP leaders L. K. Adva.. | Read..

Support price for jute fixed

The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) today approved a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.. | Read..

Carmakers blame it on VAT

Carmakers, who have announced price hikes blaming it on steel price raises, now say new tail-pipe e.. | Read..

AROUND THE GLOBE

Former WorldCom chief found guilty

Former WorldCom Inc chief executive Bernard Ebbers, a one-time milkman who turned an obscure long-d.. | Read..

Opec raises output to douse oil-flare

Opec producers on Wednesday agreed a 2 per cent increase in oil supplies in a bid to rein in $55 cr.. | Read..

Rising input cost to put strain on BMW earnings

German premium carmaker BMW forecast roughly stable earnings for 2005 as the weaker dollar and risi.. | Read..

STOCK MARKET

Software exports to go up

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	135.35 (-0.35)	135.04 (-0.04)
ITC	1336.75 (-1.04)	1335.02 (-4.03)
Infosys	2192.03 (-12.65)	2193.01 (-17.07)
Reliance	573.55 (+3.00)	574.03 (+3.45)
Wipro	681.45 (-1.75)	682.95 (-0.75)
Zee	136.09 (+1.15)	137.00 (-1.65)

Foreign Exchange

US $1 : Rs 43.63	UK £1 : Rs 83.89
Euro : Rs 58.31	Yen 100 : Rs 41.09
HK $1 : Rs 5.05	SW Fr1 : Rs 36.09
Sing $1 : Rs 26.35	Aus $1 : Rs 33.95

Bullion

Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6395
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6340
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 11000
Silver Portion	NA
Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6420
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6060
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10950
Silver Portion	Rs. 11050