INTERNATIONAL
Sun files anti-trust suit against Microsoft San Francisco: Corporate computer maker Sun Microsystems on March 8 filed a $ 1 billion-plus anti-trust suit against Microsoft, adding to the ongoing anti-trust battles facing the Seattle software giant.
NATIONAL
Sinha rules out relaxation in dividend norms New Delhi: Government on March 9 ruled out any relaxation of interim dividend norms and assured small investors that there would be no harassment in the process of dividend tax collection.
'FII investment not to exceed 26 pc in insurance' New Delhi: Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on March 9 said there was no proposal to allow foreign portfolio investment by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) beyond the sectoral cap of 26 per cent in the insurance sector.
Sinha to take up LPG price rollback issue with PM New Delhi: In what is seen as a climb down, Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on March 9 said he would discuss the issue of roll back of LPG and kerosene price hike with Prime Minister A B Vajpayee apparently under pressure from various political parties including BJP.
India's foreign exchange reserves break record Mumbai: India's foreign exchange reserves surged ahead with a further rise of $ 299 million to touch a record high of $ 50,744 million for the week ended March 1 due to fresh inflows.
