Business

Lee Cooper unveils Beijing collection

Aug 9th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Leading lifestyle apparel and accessories brand Lee Cooper has formally unveiled its Team Great Britain’s formal wear for the Beijing Olympics 2008 to the world, a statement issued by the company said Saturday.



Tata Teleservices to invest $2 bn in GSM services

Aug 9th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

Agra, Aug 9 (IANS) Tata Teleservices will invest $2 billion to roll out GSM-based mobile services in India, said a top official.



Chhattisgarh to get Rs.427.6 bn in steel sector

Aug 9th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

Raipur, Aug 9 (IANS) As many as 20 steel makers have signed separate deals with the Chhattisgarh government that will bring investments worth Rs.427.61 billion ($10.2 billion) to the state, a senior minister said here Saturday.



Chhattisgarh to get Rs.57.1 bn for nine cement plants

Aug 9th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

Raipur, Aug 9 (IANS) Nine Indian cement companies will invest a total of Rs.57.1 billion to set up nine cement plants in Chhattisgarh, a minister in the state government said here Saturday.



Malaysia, India once lifted trade ban for a dance

Aug 9th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Memories of the time when the Malaysian and Indian governments lifted a ban on trade of peacock feathers, just for 24 hours, to facilitate a dance performance still brings a smile to the face of legendary dancer Vatsala.



Equity markets flat in early trade

Aug 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian equity markets, which opened lower Friday following weak markets abroad, were flat in early trade.



Fake currency racket: panic grips SBI account holders

Aug 7th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

Domariyaganj (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 7 (IANS) Panic gripped the account holders of the Domariyaganj branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district Thursday after a cashier admitted to the police that he had exchanged fake notes of denominational value of Rs.15 million with original ones.



India’s annual inflation rate breaches 12-percent mark (Lead)

Aug 7th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Business, India

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation overshot the 12-percent mark at 12.01 percent for the week ended July 26 amid a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that bringing down prices will be his government’s top priority.