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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Sensex Extends Winning Streak (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Though global markets displayed weakness yet bulls remained in control of the major Indian bourses and lifted the benchmark BSE index Sensex at 13,186 levels, up 56 points on Monday.
- India-Sri Lanka Forum To Discuss Economic Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
The Joint Business Council likely to recommend an early partnership agreement
Sri Lanka is India's major trading partner in South Asia
Delegation going to Colombo to take part in JBC meeting
- Home Loans: Rbi Asks Banks To Be More ‘Fair And Transparent’ (Indian Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Nov 02, 2006)
Alarmed over rising consumer complaints on home loans to credit cards, the banking regulator has asked banks to become more “fair and transparent” while signing their agreements with the consumers.
- Insurance Scheme For Diabetics Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, a private sector insurance company, has announced the launch of "diabetes care", a first of its kind critical illness insurance, for people with type-2 diabetes.
- 13k: Large Caps Fuel Surge In Sensex (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Sensex crossed yet another milestone at 13,024.26 on Monday after hitting an all-time high of 13,035 on the back of good corporate results for the July-September quarter.
- Sensex Kisses 13k On Bullish Buys (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday breached the historic 13,000 points mark with market players buying heavily in index-related stocks, placing the key index higher by 117.45 points.
- Al-Badr Man Held In Mysore (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
After West Bengal , the second communist state Kerala, has said that “there is enough indications to show that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is taking roots” Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan called for “close co-operation” between Federal and state forces
- 10 Lakh Bank Staff Go On Strike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Banking and financial market operations across the country were hit today with over 10 lakh bank employees representing public, private and foreign banks going on a daylong strike against government’s bank reform measures.
- Icici Bank, Sixt Form Alliance For Car Leasing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Sixt will take up operational responsibilities
- Micro-Credit Has Not Made Any Macro Impact (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 27, 2006)
Despite the progress made by the micro-finance movement over the past decade, at the macro level, the sector has not been able to make much of an impact.
- Icici Bank Sees 40-Pc Rise In Vehicle Financing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Ties up with Sixt for car leasing
- Ril Constitutes Task Force For Estimating Loss (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Oct 27, 2006)
Reliance Industries has constituted two task forces to estimate the loss that has occured at its 33 mt Jamnagar refinery on Wednesday.
- Mtnl-Bsnl Union Is Off, Hints Maran (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Indicating that a merger of the two telecom PSUs, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, had been put off indefinitely, communications and IT minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday said both companies were working better, separately.
- Icici, Sixt Tie-Up For Car Leasing Biz (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Country's second largest lender ICICI Bank and car leasing service provider Sixt India on Friday formed an alliance to provide a complete vehicle leasing and fleet management solution to corporate clients.
- Ril Cushioned By Recent Insurance » (Hindustan Times, Arun Kumar, Oct 26, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is safe from financial losses arising out of a fire that broke out on Wednesday at its petroleum refinery in Jamnagar, having renewed insurance for the entire plant only earlier this month.
- Insurers See Rs 300 Cr Claim From Ril Jamnagar Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Insurance companies are now expecting a total claim of Rs 250-300 crore out of the various losses caused by the fire at Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar plant.
- Reliance Refinery Insured For Rs 50,000 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Policy renewed for a higher premium of Rs 180 cr on Oct. 1
- Icici Bank Q2 Net Rises 30 Pc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Higher interest income and fee income boosted the bottomline
- Expats Keen To Work In Indian Banking Sector (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The Indian banking sector is becoming a hot destination for expats.
- Sensex Flat; Hdfc, Hdfc Drop 2% (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Sensex is now almost flat 12,887, up three points.
- Icici's Bond Nearly 3 Times Subscribed - Source (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A $300 million bond issue from ICICI Bank, India's second-largest lender, has been nearly three times subscribed, a market source said on Tuesday.
- The Private Equity Boom (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 16, 2006)
Private equity is classified under FDI, but the way it is growing, it will soon outpace traditional FDI.
- Prize Money (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 15, 2006)
The Nobel Peace Prize does not usually go to a businessman, but Mohammed Yunus is a money-lender with a difference, and so is his Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
- Prize Money (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Peace Prize does not usually go to a businessman, but Mohammed Yunus is a money-lender with a difference, and so is his Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
- Reservations About Quotas For Women On Boards (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 12, 2006)
With women matching up to men in every walk of life, the crutch of reservation on company boards is not warranted.
- Tata Aig Most Satisfying Insurer In Life, Health: Survey (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Customers of Tata AIG's health and life insurance products are the most satisfied lot in the segment and so are those covered by HDFC's home insurance and Iffco Tokio's motor insurance policies, a government-sponsored survey has revealed.
- Boom Time (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Oct 07, 2006)
Since the Sensex low on June 14, the BSE Bankex has been the best performing sectoral index, having gained over 50 per cent.
- Icici Bank To Rope In 50,000 Over 5 Years (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The country’s largest private lender ICICI Bank is on a hiring spree and will employ 10,000 personnel a year for the next five years to cater to the boom in banking industry, a top bank official said.
- Icici Cautious About Lending To Sezs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Private sector banking powerhouse ICICI Bank on Thursday said it would wait for the government to remove the cloud of uncertainty surrounding Special Economic Zones before deciding on lending to such projects.
- Pm Signals Sez Burial (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 29, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's directive against large-scale acquisition of prime farmland for non-agricultural purposes and full rehabilitation of affected farmers seems to have put a spanner in the rat race to create Special Economic Zones.
- Ongc -Hpcl In Oilfield Tie-Up (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd and its partners have been awarded a contract for the development of offshore fields off Mumbai (known as Cluster 7) by Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC).
- Sensex Up 91pts; Itc, Hdfc Bank Lead (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The Sensex touched a high of 12,422, and is now up 91 points at 12,412.
- Lower Interest Rates On The Horizon (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
India’s top bankers, state-owned and private, expect interest rates to soften or remain stable in the near future. A comfortable liquidity position, fall in global crude oil prices and appreciation of the rupee are likely to push the interest rates . . .
- Small Banks In A Competitive Era (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2006)
The decision to merge the troubled United Western Bank (UWB) with IDBI Bank in no way obviates the need for a wide-ranging debate on the larger issues related to small banks.
- Reliance Retail Eyes Credit Arm (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Reliance Industries is foraying into personal finance services, including the highly competitive automobile and consumer loan segment.
- Sensex Drops 37pts, Reliance Gains 1.5% (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 30 points at 12,244. After slipping deeper into red, the index bounced back into positive zone to touch a high of 12,303.
- Micro Finance Builds Bridges (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 22, 2006)
I had learnt many years ago about how small loans to the poor work in theory. Initially it was research on the internet on a subject which interested me, followed by consulting for Sa-Dhan, the association of microfinance companies in India.
- Rbi Clamps Down On Sez Financing (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India today clamped down on banks' financing of special economic zones (SEZs) by directing them to treat exposure SEZs as lending to commercial real estates, "keeping in view the current market conditions".
- Racing To The Bottom Of The Pyramid (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a veritable race to the bottom of the pyramid. Just a decade ago, banks on an aggressive growth path used to eliminate small & medium enterprises (SMEs) from their portfolio. Then, economic and corporate reform, falling interest rates and a . . .
- Sensex At 12,000: Rally Thin (Business Line, Raghuvir Srinivasan, Sep 17, 2006)
1,664 stocks trading below April 20 level
Banking, auto components and tyre stocks are leading the current rally; some banking stocks such as Bank of India and Bank of Baroda are trading more than 20 per cent higher than their prices on April 20.
- A Smart Gang Of Three (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 15, 2006)
Finally, the public sector banking industry seems to have found a way to blunt the political opposition to consolidation. The Mangalore-based Corporation Bank has informed the stock exchanges that the chiefs of three banks—namely the Oriental . . .
- All The Bidders For A Troubled Bank (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 14, 2006)
Just a fortnight ago, when United Western Bank (UWB) topped the first-ever customer satisfaction survey of banks, the findings and timing of the survey seemed outlandish.
- The United (Western) Colours Of Idbi (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Sep 14, 2006)
Challenge for IDBI will be to convince its own shareholders that the decision was in their interest.
- Did The Best Bank Win? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 14, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hand over United Western Bank (UWB) to IDBI brings the curtain down on the 10-day drama that began with the RBI clamping a moratorium on the Satara-based bank.
- Keeping Your Word (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 13, 2006)
If the present government is trying to get back at the previous one and discredit disinvestment per se, then that is truly tragic.
- For Farmers, The Real Issue Is Access To Credit (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 12, 2006)
Credit is the most important resource, which the rural populace lacks. The farmers we have spoken to do not have banks they can borrow from. Despite the priority sector lending of PSU banks, farmers are still borrowing from local moneylenders at . . .
- Wrong On Rights (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 12, 2006)
FM holds reforms hostage to archaic ideology
- All The Bidders For A Troubled Bank (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 11, 2006)
Just a fortnight ago, when United Western Bank (UWB) topped the first-ever customer satisfaction survey of banks, the findings and timing of the survey seemed outlandish.
- Sensex Up By 52 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, went up by over 52 points in early trade today on buying by foreign as well as domestic funds in heavy-weighted bluechip stocks.
- Sensex Perks Up 65pts; Rel Comm Zooms 5% (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The Sensex opened marginally higher at 11,859. After moving up in the morning session the index slipped into red in the noon deals to touch a low of 11,825.
- Why Discriminate Against Exchanges? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2006)
One of the most important vehicles of growth in any economy, emerging or developed, has been vibrant and sophisticated exchange marketplaces.
- Us Firm To Build $100m Office Complex In India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 08, 2006)
A US company has signed a $100 million deal with an Indian firm to develop an office complex near Hyderabad, Andhera Pradesh.
- Surfeit Of Suitors: Allow Foreign Banks To Bid For Uwb (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 06, 2006)
The growing list of banks (seven to date) queuing up to take over United Western Bank (UWB) is proof, if any were needed, of the intrinsic worth of Indian banks and the attractiveness of the Indian banking sector.
- The Balancing Act (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Sep 06, 2006)
In value terms, the Centurion BOP-LKB merger will benefit Centurion BOP shareholders more than those of LKB.
- Rbi Not To Relent On Scam Penalty (Business Standard, Anindita Dey, Sep 06, 2006)
IPO scam-tainted banks cannot expand for 3 years.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to continue with the three-year ban on branch expansion of banks tainted in the IPO allotment scam.
- Various Banks Vie For United Western Bank (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Four banks - ICICI Bank, Canara Bank, Federal Bank and Andhra Bank - have approached Reserve Bank to acquire the troubled United Western Bank, which was placed under moratorium on Saturday.
- Banks Queue Up To Acquire United Western (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
UWB keen to offer reconstruction proposal
Canara Bank submits EoI to RBI
Stanchart also shows interest.
- Four Banks In Fray For United Western (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
ICICI Bank, Canara Bank, Federal Bank and Andhra Bank —have approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to acquire the beleaguered United Western Bank (UWB), which was placed under moratorium on Saturday.
- Nooyi Powers Ahead Of Sonia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Conventional wisdom believes powerful men are born leaders. And powerful women, the same wisdom argues, are an anomaly. But that’s the thing about conventional wisdom — it is meant to be turned on its head. How else do you explain five Indian women . . .
- Forbes Lists Nooyi As More Powerful Than Sonia (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Chief executive-designate of Pepsico Indra Nooyi and ICICI bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Bulls Back, Sensex Gains 79 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The Sensex opened at 11,699.57 on Friday morning and rapidly fell into the red to 11,666.01 as blue chip stocks went down on a moderate bout of selling pressure.
- Merkel Overtakes Rice As World's Most Powerful Woman: Forbes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indra Nooyi,, Sonia Gandhi, Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, Vidya Chhabria among Indians on list.
- Nooyi, Sonia Among World’S Powerpuff Women (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi has been listed as the 13th most powerful woman in the world in the annual Forbes listing, headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Sonia, Nooyi Find Place In Forbes Most Powerful List (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Indian women seem to be on the move. PepsiCo's Chief Executive-designate Indra Nooyi is the fourth most powerful woman in the world while Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is at 13th position, according to Forbes Magazine.
- Sonia, Nooyi Among 100 Most Powerful Women In The World (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 01, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Chief Executive-designate of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Sensex Up By 41 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The stock market continued its upward momentum for the fourth straight session today with the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, rising by over 41 points in early trading on funds and retailers buying.
- On Jet Plea, Case Transferred To Bombay High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Order restraining airline from demanding escrow account money will continue
- Net Result (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
More Indians are accessing the Internet than ever before, but the nation is way down the list in the number of users internationally. The US is the leader by far, followed by China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Korea.
- Sensex Up 86pts; Tata Steel Spurts (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The Sensex touched a high of 11,722, and is now up 86 points at 11,706.
Tata Steel has spurted 1.4% to Rs 535.
- Govt Stumped By Reliance Demand For Ipcl Refund (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Aug 29, 2006)
IPCL may end up being sold for a song. After paying nearly Rs 1,490.84 crore for a controlling share, Reliance Petroinvestment Ltd wants more than half its money back, and the government can’t find the papers to contest RPIL’s claims.
- Our Energy Interests~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2006)
This is where the oddities arise and a disjoint becomes apparent between what the Government of India is saying and what American and Indian businessmen have been doing.
- Banks Start Battle For Deposits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Even as interest rates started rising, commercial banks have started a deposit war to attract funds. With public sector banks coming out with five-year deposit schemes at 8 per cent interest rate, private sector banks have gone one step ahead and . . .
- Mutual Fund Rules (New Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 20, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman M. Damodaran has a way of effecting major changes in regulation and statute without the market getting a whiff of his plans.
- Icici Bank Offers $340-M Bond Issue At 7.25 Pc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Offer receives $3.6 b order book, subscribed 10 times
- Kidwai Gets Rbi Nod, To Quit Nestle Board (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
India's central bank has approved the appointment of HSBC’s new Indian head, Naina Lal Kidwai, after she agreed to bow to the regulator’s demands and quit the board of food maker Nestle, HSBC said.
- Andhra Bank, Icici Bank Lead In Npa Cut: Study (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Improved assets quality contributed to impressive bottom-line
- Pepsi Understands India Better Than Rbi? (Indian Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Aug 16, 2006)
Two exceptional women met with two exceptionally dissimilar treatments on Monday. In the US, the $27 billion PepsiCo announced that it would hand over the reins of the company to Chennai-born Indra Nooyi who would be the first woman, first . . .
- Hc Refuses To Expunge Remarks On Icici Bank (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Standing by its earlier view that banks like ICICI cannot employ musclemen to recover loans, the Delhi High Court has refused to modify its previous order that virtually indicted the bank for abetting the suicide of a youth who reportedly defaulted . . .
- Addressing The Digital Underside (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 14, 2006)
There is enormous ignorance about the dangers from misuse of digitised data and we need privacy polices and statutes to protect citizens.
- Bpo A Crorepati Option (Times of India, T Surendar, Aug 13, 2006)
Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, often written off as poor cousins to their software counterparts like Infosys and Satyam, may not be such poor places after all—thanks to that almost-forgotten term, stock options.
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