Archive for March, 2010

Standard Chartered may buy remaining UTI Sec pie

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:54

Apart from lining up an entry into the Indian corporate equity business scenario in a major way, Britain’s Standard Chartered is mulling over acquisition of the remaining 26 per cent stake in the erstwhile UTI Securities.

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Bharti shares rise after Zain buyout deal announced

Friday, March 26, 2010 9:29

With Bharti finalizing a mega $10.7-billion deal to buy out African operations of Kuwaiti firm Zain, the investors are an elated lot. The take over of Zain by the Indian telecom major would mean that its profitability would rise on a long-term basis.

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Kerala says Coke caused damage; don’t assume things, responds Coca Cola

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 21:10

The Kerala-Coke tussle goes on…and on! After a lull, the soft drink giant is back in the news after a report submitted to the government pointed fingers at Coca Cola for having caused socio-economic damage amounting to Rs 216.26 crore at Plachimada village in Palakkad district of Kerala.

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IPL-broadcasters’ tussle ends

Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:36

The smokescreen has finally lifted. We will all now be able to watch the IPL matches on television.

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Indian companies may get listed on London Stock Exchange

Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:34

Indian companies are now looking westward with a goal. The lure, of late, comes from the London Stock Exchange (LSE).  Getting listed on the London bourse is high on the agenda of Indian firms to the extent that they are in fact sort of clamoring for getting on to the British bourse in the immediate future.

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Indian investors can now access US bourses, thanks to NSE move

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:25

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 futures contracts trading for Indian investors from NSE

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Google Transit for Delhi Metro launched

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 14:29

Google India and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have embarked upon an initiative to provide complete information on the schedules and routes of the Delhi Metro trains, on mobile devices.

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