Category Archives: Business
India, Russia to ink transport aircraft JV agreement in September
Moscow, Aug.19 (ANI): India and Russia are expected to ink a deal for the setting up of a joint venture for production of state-of-art multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) for their air forces. The agreement is expected to be signed next … Continue reading
Pak FI drops 12 percent in first month of fiscal 2009/10
Karachi, Aug.17 (ANI): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has in its latest report revealed that foreign investment in Pakistan has fallen by 12 per cent to 195.6 million dollars in the first month of the 2009/10 fiscal year compared … Continue reading
India signs free trade pact with ASEAN
Bangkok, Aug.13 (ANI): India on Thursday signed the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement in Goods following the meeting of the ASEAN-India Economic Ministers held in Bangkok. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma and ASEAN Economic Ministers signed the pact … Continue reading
Sensex crosses 10,000-points mark for first time since January 2009
Mumbai, Mar 26 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex on Thursday crossed 10,000-points marks for the first time since January 2009. At 3 p.m., Sensex was at a high of 10,010.42 points, up 3.54 percent or 342.52 points. The National … Continue reading
Gene Logic ramps up Genomics Momentum
Gaithersburg, Mar 18 (ANI/Business Wire India): Gene Logic (An Ocimum Biosolutions Company), a leading genomics company, today announced an enhanced range of services through its new interactive website. The website integrates 14 years of research and development in Biomarker Discovery … Continue reading
17th convergence India 2009 opens
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI/Business Wire India): “In today’s world – convergence is the keyword. All facets of communication have converged digitally into the mobile handset,” said Siddhartha Behura, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Govt of India, Chief Guest at the … Continue reading
ANZ move to send 500 jobs to India a “kick in the guts”: Union
Melbourne, Mar.13 (ANI): A union in Australia today described ANZ’s decision to send 500 Australian jobs to India as a “kick in the guts”. The bank, which slashed 800 roles under a program completed last month, is relocating the jobs … Continue reading
MPAS Pressmart Awards Nite 2009 announced
Hyderabad, Mar 13 (ANI/Business Wire India): Magazine Publishers Association of Singapore (MPAS) with support from Pressmart has launched the first Singapore Magazine Awards to recognize the best magazine publishers in Singapore. Pressmart is the leading hosted print-to-online publishing service in … Continue reading
Satyam board discusses expressions of interest by bidders
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): The Satyam board on Friday met to discuss the expressions of interest (EoIs) submitted by bidders, which includes one of its shareholders Larsen and Toubro, Tech Mahindra and Spice Corp. On Thursday Satyam had closed … Continue reading
Inflation rate drops to a six-year low of 2.43 per cent
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Inflation has fallen to a more than a six-year low of 2.43 per cent for the week ended February 28, against the previous week’s 3.03 per cent, government data showed on Thursday. The annual inflation … Continue reading
India’s first emergency medical services launched by Rapid Rescue Services
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): In an endeavor to provide door to door medical emergency services, Gurgaon based Rapid Rescue Services has launched an emergency medical rescue service across New Delhi and Gurgaon. The emergency service will be … Continue reading
Lavasa’s first business hotel from ITC begins operations
Pune/ Lavasa, Mar 6 (ANI/Business Wire India): Lavasa Corporation Ltd., and ITC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Fortune Park Hotels Ltd., today announced the opening of the upscale, Fortune Select Dasve, in Lavasa. The 60-room hotel on the Warasgaon lakefront has been set … Continue reading
Workers at TATA-owned Jaguar vote for a pay freeze
London, Mar.6 (ANI): Workers at TATA-owned car giant Jaguar Land Rover have voted to accept a shorter working week and a one-year pay freeze to avoid compulsory job cuts. Members of Unite and the GMB unions accepted the deal – … Continue reading