http://feeds.business-standard.comThe latest news from India's most respected business daily.enBusiness Standard LimitedSun, 22 Nov 2009 01:15:02 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=377219Hershey Cos controlling trust wants the candy company to make a $17 billion bid for British confectioner Cadbury Plc, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377219Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377223In the film industry, any film that does below 70% on opening day is considered a dud.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377223Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:29:21 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377222General Insurance Corporation (GIC), Indias national re-insurer, is expected to take a Rs 100-crore hit in claims for the fire that broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) complex near Jaipur last month.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377222Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:27:10 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377221Four other banks ready to tap the market.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377221Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:24:46 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377220LyondellBasells acquisition could add over $50 billion to its revenues.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377220Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:23:48 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377139Indian companies have discovered a new path to beat the redemption pressure on their Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs). They are swapping the old FCCBs, which had high conversion premium, with new bonds at a much lower rate.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377139Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377141The Centre plans to allow the (for-profit) private sector to set up educational institutions and tap the capital market, thus aiming to plug the funding gap in the education sector. In this regard, the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has asked Max India Chairman Analjit Singh to prepare a feasibility paper.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377141Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=37714094% foreign investment in aerospace alone.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377140Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377043The Manmohan Singh government is trying to find a middle path in the impasse over the recent sugarcane pricing Ordinance that created an uproar inside and outside Parliament today. According to top sources in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the government may rework the Sugarcane (Control) Order to relieve the states' burden and appease a united Opposition that claims to have the power to defeat the Bill in the Upper House.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377043Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377046Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Steel is collaborating with JFE Steel Corporation, the world's sixth biggest and Japan's second largest steelmaker, for a manufacturing and mutual shareholding agreement.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377046Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377045A rebounding stock market that gained two-thirds in the past year and an economy growing at 6 per cent have seen the combined net worth of Indias 100 richest people touch $276 billion, almost a quarter of the countrys GDP, business magazine Forbes said today in its annual rich list for the country.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377045Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:06:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377044Uncertainty over auctions of 3G or third generation telecom services ended today, with the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) deciding to stick to the January 14 date with a slight modification.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=377044Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376923Small is no longer beautiful for retailers. With customers returning to the shops, almost all retailers are now focusing on large format stores (15,000 to 20,000 sq ft or above) that allow them to sell a larger number of items and trigger higher consumer spending compared to the smaller, convenience formats where its becoming increasingly difficult to make money.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376923Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:57:31 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376926The government today started the process of consultation for the consolidation of public sector banks.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376926Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376925The year-old controversy over hiring expatriate pilots is likely to intensify, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) considering an extension of the deadline for their phase-out.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376925Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376924Tells Wall Street Journal formal search has begun.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376924Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:53:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376785The heat from the cricket endorsement pitch is cooling, with rates falling between 25 and 50 per cent as advertisers shy away from new deals.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376785Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:03:17 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376788The finance ministry is likely to drop the proposal to tax religious trusts. The proposal formed part of the direct taxes code and had raised eyebrows both within and outside the finance ministry.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376788Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:01:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376787When US-based drug major Merck bought Schering-Plough early this month, it decided to go off the beaten track. Instead of having one managing director (MD) for the merged entity, it decided to retain both: Naveen A Rao will continue to head Mercks subsidiary MSD Pharmaceuticals in India and K G Ananthakrishnan will retain his position as MD of Schering-Ploughs subsidiary Fulford India.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376787Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:59:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376685Beginning this December, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs will observe the third week of the month every year as India Corporate Week.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376685Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT