INTERNATIONAL Former Enron executives refuse to testify Washington: Former Enron senior executives ducked the fire of lawmakers' questioning, pleading ignorance or flat out refusing to testify on dubious financial transactions that ultimately brought the energy giant to its knees.
NATIONAL 24/7 Customer.com gets COPC-2000 certification Los Gatos (California): 24/7 Customer.com, a leading provider of high-quality outsourced customer support services and solutions to Global 500 companies, on February 8 announced that its Bangalore-based customer contact centre became the first in India to earn the highly sought after COPC-2000 certification for its inbound e-mail services and conditional certification for its inbound voice customer service and outbound voice telemarketing services..
Govt out to wash soap industry’s dirty linen New Delhi: In a major crackdown on malpractices of soap manufacturers, government has issued a directive that grades of soaps be indicated on the label along with the Total Fatty Matter (TFM) and that the products conform to the standards laid down for the purpose.
'RBI to buy foreign exchange to build reserves' Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India is buying foreign exchange from the market in major way to build adequate reserves to meet external obligations for next 12 to 18 months, RBI governor Bimal Jalan said on February 8.
Equities rally smartly at BSE due to heavy purchases Mumbai: Heavy purchases by Foreign funds in the top heavyweight Hind Lever Ltd (HLL) prompted a smart rally in equities at early stages on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on February 8.
