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SEBI bans 14 insurance cos from raising money

Market regulator SEBI has barred 14 private life insurance companies from selling unit-linked insurance plans without its approval, on Friday night giving a fresh twist to the turf war between SEBI and insurance watchdog IRDA. "I hereby direct the...

Delhi - Sunday, April 11th, 2010
No plans to sell stake in ONGC, IOC: Petroleum Secretary

The government is not considering selling equity in Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Petroleum Secretary S Sundareshan said on Wednesday."There is no serious consideration (on follow-on public offerings in IOC and ONGC) at...

March 10th, 2010
Govt to create Rs 150 cr IT facilities for small units

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is working on the scheme and would soon take it to the Cabinet, an official said.The plan to be implemented under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) would provide financial assistance to...

New Delhi - Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Tata to introduce Nano in Latin America

Tata is planning to introduce Nano in Latin America in partnership with Italian auto maker Fiat.Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata as said in an interview to Italian newspaper that, " both Tata Motors and Fiat are discussing plans to bring Nano into...

New Delhi - Thursday, July 23, 2009
ICICI bank to open 580 new branches: Kochhar

One of the leading lenders ICICI bank has planed to open nearly 580 new branches. ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar said that, "We will set up 580 new branch this year... one and half year ago we had 750 branches and one year from...

New Delhi - Thursday, May 07, 2009
Cellphone market to fall more, says Nokia

The struggling cellphone market has not yet touched bottom said the CFO of Nokia on Friday."We don't believe that the mobile phone markets have touched the bottom of this recession yet," CFO Rick Simonson told Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat."the...

Helsinki, Finland - Friday April 17, 2009