Archive for the 'Business' Category

&#39West Bengal should have bought land in the 1950s, 60s&#39

Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) West Bengal could have avoided the present land problem it was facing in setting up industries if only it had purchased land in the 1950s and 1960s like Gujarat, a top bureaucrat said Wednesday.
&#39The Gujarat government had purchased land for industries beside the highways way back in the 1950s and 60s. […]

Maruti says sales shouldn&#39t fall in 2008-09

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Maruti Suzuki India, the country&#39s top car maker, is worried about adverse economic conditions but expects new models to help it maintain last year&#39s production and sales volumes, said Chairman R.C. Bhargava at the launch of Maruti&#39s A-star hatchback on Wednesday.
Maruti, 54.2 per cent-owned by Suzuki, has more than half […]

39th IFFI to host Wong Kar Wai retrospective in association with Palador

Mumbai, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Palador, the undisputed leader in the World Cinema category with over 1,000 of the best and most awarded films, is all set to make its presence felt at the 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) by screening four movies from its extensive library.
In the Mood for Love, […]

Kingfisher makes payment to AAI towards dues

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines Monday made a &#39significant payment&#39 to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) towards clearing its dues after airline chairman Vijay Mallya met AAI chief K. Ramalingam here.
Kingfisher owes the AAI Rs.2.11 billion towards parking and landing fees.

Ramalingam and Mallya discussed the dues pending with the AAI. The […]

Maharashtra government wants 80 percent jobs for locals

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The Democratic Front government in Maharashtra Monday asked industries in the state to provide between 50 to 80 percent jobs in various categories to locals.
In a government resolution issued this evening by the State Industries and Labour Department, all industries - small, medium, and large enterprises - have been advised to […]

Manmohan Singh returns home from G20 summit

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday night returned here after his two-day visit to the US to attend the G20 summit on the global financial crisis.
Singh attended the summit of the Group of 20 leading economies hosted by President George W. Bush in Washington Friday and Saturday.

Addressing the summit, Manmohan Singh […]

&#39Tom and Jerry&#39 adventures still top charts

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Nearly 28 years after its inception, cartoon show &#39Tom and Jerry&#39 is still a top-rated kids&#39 entertainment show on Indian television, reveal latest statistics.
In the Hindi-speaking markets and among cable and satellite viewers in the age group of 4-14, &#39Tom and Jerry&#39, which airs on the channel Cartoon Network India, […]

Evening courts launched to clear bounced cheques&#39 cases

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In a bid to reduce the increasing backlog of cases relating to dishonoured cheques, Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan inaugurated three evening courts in the capital Wednesday.
Balakrishnan expressed concern over the large number of such cases in Delhi and hoped that the concept of evening courts would help […]

Melamesa announces launch of Corners Social-Application Engine, Adlets for campaigns on Social Networks

Hyderabad, Nov 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): Melamesa private limited, a Social Media solutions company, today announced release of Corners Social-Applications Engine and Adlets for brands, agencies, bloggers, entertainment companies and all creative individuals.
The Corners Social Applications Engine enables anyone to easily create, deploy, track and manage social applications across all major social networks - […]

Congress cries foul over Modi&#39s &#39incentives&#39 for Nano

Ahmedabad, Nov 11 (IANS) The Congress has criticised the Gujarat government for reportedly offering a soft loan of Rs.95.70 billion and other special incentives to the Tata group for the prestigious Nano car project in the state.
If for an investment of Rs.220 billion by the Tatas, the Gujarat government gives sops worth Rs.300 billion, then […]