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Hari Bhartia to lead CII Biz team to US
A high-powered business delegation led by CII president-elect and co-chairman and managing director of Jubilant Organosys, Hari Bhartia, will arrive in the US to strengthen bilateral economic relations between the two countries and forge collaborations on global challenges, reports HT Correspondent.
Airtel reduces roaming rates
Bharati Airtel reduces roaming rates by almost 60 per cent as part of their new bill plan on Friday.
Lodha chalks out expansion plan, 5 new projects soon
The Mumbai-based Lodha Developers has chalked out definite plans to utilise Rs 2,790 crore mopped up through its initial public offer (IPO), expected by the end of this financial year.
India Inc backs e-voting, but transparency still an issue
e-Voting platform launched by CDSL Ventures Ltd (CVL), the cost affective, convenient and quick mode of getting shareholders approval has found favour with India Inc.
JHM Interstate to open 9 more budget hotels
The third party hotel management company, JHM Interstate Hotels India, has chalked out plans to expand its operations in the country. The company will have nine hotels in its kitty by the end of 2010. HT Correspondent reports.
Ginger hotels on expansion spree
Buoyed by extraordinary response from cost conscious corporate clients, Ginger, the low-cost hotel chain from the house of Tatas, is planning to set up second hotels in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru apart from expanding in other locations. Lalatendu Mishra reports.
Bilakhia eyes edutainment retail market
Mexus Education, the educational venture by the Bilakhia Group, is poised to introduce the concept of dedicated edutainment retail, which includes books, toys, and films, in India. Rachit Vats reports.
BHP-Rio Tinto deal under fire from steel makers
European steel makers have called on EU anti-trust regulators to block a joint venture between the world’s No. 2 and No. 3 iron ore miners, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, that they claimed could hike prices for iron ore.
Hyundai India to see more profits than China in ’10
Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Corporation on Wednesday said that its Indian operations will return more profits than its other big Asian market--China, next year. HT Correspondent reports.
Rothschild eyes disinvestment pie
Leading global investment bank, Rothschild is keen to get associated with India's big-ticket disinvestment starting with state-owned Coal India Ltd, where the government plans to disinvest 10 to 15 per cent of its equity stake. Anupama Airy reports.
Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Windows operating system in China in a licensing dispute with a local supplier.
Ratan Tata searches for successor
Ratan Tata (71), chairman of the Tata Group, is planning to call it a day.  India’s second largest conglomerate — after Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries — is scouting for a successor. HT Correspondent reports.
China Mobile says still in iPhone talks with Apple
China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday it is still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of iPhones in China.
Vikram Pandit stays at Citigroup with $1 annual salary
Banking giant Citigroup's Indian-American Chief Executive Vikram Pandit will continue to work for an annual salary of $1 even as the group raised the annual base salary for two of its executives.
Sun Pharma gets us nod for lukaemia drug
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said it has got tentative approval from the US drug regulator for generic Gleevec (imatinib meyslate tablets), used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia.
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Fish move north to beat the heat
According to a study, conducted by the Sea Around Us Project at Canada’s University of British Columbia, India could lose 40 per cent of fish population over the next 50 years, reports Joydeep Thakur.
Small screen
Miracle workers, not stars, needed to boost TRPs
An entertaining, star-studded show like Dus Ka Dum with a crowd-puller like Salman Khan as the host didn’t do much for the channel, writes Poonam Saxena.

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