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Whiff of hope for debt-laden firms
The Reserve Bank of India plans to rejig the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) mechanism to make it easier for debt-laden companies to shed the burden they have been carrying for years. ...  | Read.. 
 
Powercell to power Eveready batteries
Eveready Industries India Limited today completed the financial closure of BPL Soft Energy Systems Limited (BSESL) ? the bat ...  | Read.. 
 
State Bank opens account in Kenya
The State Bank of India will acquire Giro Commercial Bank in Kenya for Rs 30 crore ($7 million). ...  | Read.. 
 
Oil ministry suffers burns
The Prime Minister’s office has pulled up the petroleum ministry for meddling in ONGC’s Rs 25,000-crore investment ...  | Read.. 
 
Court lifeline for Escorts hospital
Delhi High Court today restrained the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from taking physical possession of Escorts hospital ...  | Read.. 
 
Reddy: Sharing the burden
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Barista aroma wafts across border
Barista Coffee is going places. The company plans to set up shop in Scotland, Singapore and Banglad..  | Read.. 
Air Deccan vows better service
Air Deccan plans to sort out the problem of repeated delays and flight cancellations in six mon..  | Read.. 
 
Ruchi recast recipe
Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd (RSIL), the flagship company promoted by the Shahra family, will restruct..  | Read.. 
 
Foreign bonds to fund Leela expansion
Leela Palaces and Resorts plans to raise between Rs 250 and Rs 300 crore to fund its expansion ..  | Read.. 
 
LIC Housing Finance eager to lend more
LIC Housing Finance Ltd has set a disbursement target of Rs 5,700 crore for the current fiscal ..  | Read.. 
 
Chhattisgarh spanner in Tata project
Diamond has cast a shadow on the steel prospects of the Tatas in Chhattisgarh. ..  | Read.. 
 
Import of sugar, wheat ruled out
Union minister for agriculture Sharad Pawar today ruled out the possibility of importing sugar,..  | Read.. 
 
Oriflame to strengthen distribution network
Oriflame India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Swedish direct selling cosmetic company Oriflame..  | Read.. 
 
AROUND THE GLOBE
Reckitt gulps Boots drugs unit
Britain’s Reckitt Benckiser Plc agreed on Friday to buy Boots Group’s non-prescription dr..  | Read.. 
 
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