 | Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has sought a fortnight from Arcelor Mittal Steel to settle the issue of iron ore supply. Jharkhand is unable to meet the steel giant's demand of 600 million tonnes of iron ore for 30 years to set up a 12 million... More |
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 | A 17 kg hen, a 30 kg pumpkin and an 11 kg cabbage are the star attractions at the ongoing Agritech Fair 2007 here.
In the three-day fair that began Monday, farmers flaunted their kingsize agricultural products, especially vegetables. But the main... More |
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 | India's largest private sector company Reliance Industries Ltd., (RIL) Tuesday crossed the Rs.2 trillion market capitalisation mark, making it the third Indian company to reach the coveted mark.
Market shares of Reliance India's fist and only... More |
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 | The truism within the world of mobile telephony that talking on mobile phones is merely one of the routine functionalities acquired a new meaning Tuesday with Jet Airways and Hutch together launching mobile ticketing.
Using a mobile transaction... More |
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 | London-based industrialist Lakshmi Niwas Mittal will invest $725 million for a 49-percent stake in an oil refinery which is being built by the state-run Hindustan Petroleum, it was announced Tuesday.
"Mittal Investment and Hindustan Petroleum... More |
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 | Sweden's Volvo AB has made a $1.07 billion offer to take over Nissan Diesel Motor Co, the Japanese company said Tuesday.
Europe's second-largest truckmaker already owns 19 percent of Nissan Diesel and has offered to buy the rest by paying... More |
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 | Petrol pump owners in Jharkhand went on a 24-hour strike Monday in support of their five-point charter of demands, including reduction of sales tax.
About 600 petrol pumps were closed, triggering a fuel crisis in the state.
"Our demands are... More |
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 | The telecom and agro-farming group Bharti Enterprises Monday said it would invest $2.5 billion in the retail trade business in India over the next seven years with technological backing from Wal-Mart of the US.
The group, which is making the... More |
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The Andhra Pradesh government is set to develop 31 special economic zones (SEZs) for information technology (IT), state Finance Minister K. Rosaiah said Monday.
In his budget speech in the state assembly, Rosaiah announced an allocation of... More |
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 | A biodiversity technology institute has developed a range of beverages and wine to save the flavour of the moribund Kangra tea, once known for its superb quality and distinctiveness in the international tea market.
After intensive research, the... More |
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