http://feeds.business-standard.comThe latest news from India's most respected business daily.enBusiness Standard LimitedSat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:02 GMTNewspapersBS RSS Generator10http://feeds.business-standard.com/images/logo_small.gifhttp://feeds.business-standard.com14428Business Standardhttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375628Baba Ramdev and the Tata Group are poles apart in their area of operations, but they have one thing in common: both have been quick to spot the money-spinning potential of Ayurvedas healing touch.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375628Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:07:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375631Her father-in-law built a global steel empire relying solely on this strength and now Megha Mittal displayed the same predatory skills with her bid for insolvent European fashion house Escada.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375631Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375630Dr Reddys Laboratories has succeeded in developing a copycat or generic version of Pfizers Lipitor, the world's largest selling drug which has sales of over $10 billion.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375630Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:22 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375629The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has pulled up the department of revenue for rejecting all foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals in which funds are routed through Mauritius and said it has taken a conscious policy decision to overrule such objections.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375629Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375516In the next few months new operators offering a large number of free short messaging service (SMS) deals to attract mobile subscribers might soon find it difficult to do so. Telecom operators that have contracted bulk deals with companies to send unsolicited messages to operators in other networks might also find it more expensive.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375516Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375515The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government today announced a bold disinvestment policy that could see unlisted companies with a positive net worth going to the stock market and the proceeds from sale of government equity being used entirely for social sector programmes for a three-year period.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375515Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375393BCCI almost doubles base price; stiffer cut-off for bidders.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375393Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375397For the first time since April 1997, growth in bank credit has dropped to single-digit levels, an indication that demand is yet to pick up. For the year up to October 23, bank credit flow grew by 9.65 per cent. This is the slowest pace of increase since April 25, 1997 when the growth rate was 9.61 per cent.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375397Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375395Stimulus assurance, global cues pull back Sensex, Nifty.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375395Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375394Daughter with firm advising RIL; Bench reconstituted, fresh hearings to begin.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375394Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375249Ministry moves to cut subjectivity in decision making, delegates more powers to Registrar of Companies.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375249Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:46:30 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375253Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today signalled that the governments economic reform strategy would focus on fiscal consolidation, debt management and mobilising additional resources through disinvestment proceeds. The emphasis would be on curbing subsidies and promoting private sector investment by continuing stimulus measures.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375253Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:43:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375252The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) proposed a new set of norms to minimise misuse of powers of attorney (PoA) that clients execute.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375252Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375251Next hearing on January 7 to consider whether ban will be extended to other cities.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375251Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375250Weighed down by weak global markets and worse-than-expected corporate earnings, Indian stocks plunged for the sixth day in a row. The Bombay Stock Exchanges Sensitive Index, or Sensex, dropped to its lowest level in more than two months.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375250Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375125Scrabble's unique business model gives a new direction to Indias digital cinema market.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375125Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:43:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375127Powered by aggressive cost cutting and favourable terms from real estate developers, retailers have posted a healthy increase in operating profit margins (OPM).http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375127Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:42:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375126Can deliver revenue by February if auction goes smoothly, he tells FM in letter.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375126Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375022Two months ago, Michigan-based Perrigo Company, one of the world's largest over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical producers with over $2 billion sales, acquired 85 per cent in Mumbai-based Vedants Drugs and Fine Chemicals for nearly Rs 60 crore.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375022Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375025The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has decided to conduct a quarterly scrutiny of the end-use of funds raised through initial public offers (IPO).http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375025Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:40:08 GMT