India's communists should think again Gulf News | One interpretation of the Cultural Revolution in China, some four decades ago, is that Mao Zedong wanted party members and bureaucrats to experience life in the villages. His purpose was that they should become familiar with the rigours of living in the countryside so that they would not be compla...
Bata net soars 41% to Rs 26 crore The Times Of India KOLKATA: Bata India has clocked a 40.7% increase in its net profit in the Q2 of calendar 2010. The net profit jumped to Rs 25.9 crore from Rs 18.4 crore in Q2 of CY09. The net sales of the company grew by 13.4% to Rs 350.1 crore in Q2 of CY10 crore against Rs 308.6 crore in the year ago period. | Th...
Due priority to curb money power, says new CEC The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Guidelines will be in place by August-end; no second thoughts on EVMs | Clear goals:Election Commissioner V. S. | NEW DELHI: S.Y. Quraishi, who took charge as the 17th Chief Election Commissioner here on Friday, said enhanci...
Hind Construction declares bonus The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Subsidiary company to raise Rs. 2,000 crore | HCC Infrastructure partners Middle East firm | Elevated Expressway to start operations in Oct. | MUMBAI: Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has announced a 55 per cent jump in ...
Berger Paints plans facility in Andhra Pradesh The Hindu | Special Correspondent | To invest Rs. 250 cr to double capacity | Plans a resin manufacturing unit in Goa | KOLKATA: Even as it considers an acquisition proposal, Berger Paints India (BPIL) is rapidly completing a slew of greenfield and brownfield ...
India's communists should think again Gulf News | One interpretation of the Cultural Revolution in China, some four decades ago, is that Mao Zedong wanted party members and bureaucrats to experience life in the villages. His purpose was that they should become familiar with the rigours of living i...
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Wage board likely for tea workers DNA India | Kolkata: In an attempt to bring parity in the wage structure of tea plantation workers throughout India, the Union government is considering forming an independent wage board in ...
Welcome Back, I.M.F. The New York Times | DAEJEONG, SOUTH KOREA — Mea Culpa was the message delivered to Asia by the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. | Speaking here at ...
Price hike for Nano, world's cheapest car The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, July 17: The makers of the world's cheapest car, the Nano, said Friday it was raising the price of the snub-nosed four-door vehicle as it announced plans to ramp up pr...
BP to exit Bengal gas block The Telegraph India New Delhi, July 29: BP is keen to exit its lone coal bed methane block in the country at Birbhum in Bengal because of low prospects. | 'BP has put up a request that they would like to walk away from the Birbhum coal bed methane (CBM) block in Bengal....
Nepal-B'desh talks on Mongla port on track The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: Nepal and Bangladesh have finalised the draft agreement on Operation Modalities for the Carriage of Transit Cargo. | Theough, the two South Asian countries have signed a transit agreement more than three decades ago, after ratification b...
AK pipeline operator lists causes of May oil spill Herald Tribune | JUNEAU, Alaska - The operator of the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline system says an internal review has found that a power failure and lack of "situational awareness" contributed to a roughly 4,500-barrel contained oil spill in May. | Michelle Egan,...
Jute wage board set up The Hindu | KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has set up a wage board for the jute industry. The Board will be headed by the former judge, Pradipta Roy, with representation from the mills and trade unions. | ...
