NATIONAL Oil firms demand hike in petrol and diesel prices Public sector oil firms want a massive Rs 5 per litre increase in petrol and Rs 4.30 a litre hike in diesel prices from April 1 in step with the steep rise in cost of raw material (crude oil) and new investments made in producing cleaner fuel.
BSNL, Tata bag rural household telephony project BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd), Reliance Infocomm and Tata Teleservices have bagged the eight million fixed line rural household telephony project under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), expected to be worth about Rs 80 billion.
'Pass an all India test, get a job in BPO industry' Aspirants to join call centres or business process outsourcing units may soon have to take up an All India common entrance test, similar to entry tests for IITs, if a move initiated by software industry body NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) takes off.
Market snaps five-day losing streak; gains 31 pts Discounting concerns over high crude oil prices and negative Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) activity, the stock market snapped a five-session long string of losses and ended with 31 points gain on the back of a pull-back rally.
Pinnacle Inc releases Liquid Edition version 6.1 Pinnacle Systems Inc, a leading provider of digital video solutions, today (Mar 18, 2005) announced the immediate availability of Pinnacle Liquid Edition version 6.1, which offers expanded HDV capabilities that provide true end-to-end HDV workflow with the inclusion of comprehensive deck and device support for Sony's popular prosumer and professional lines of HDV cameras and decks.
G-20 Ministers emphasise on 'balanced package' Highlighting the need to arrive at a "balanced package" at the forthcoming Hong Kong Ministerial, the group of 20 leading economies of the world (G-20) today (Mar 18, 2005) asked the developed countries to put an end to all trade distorting policies in agriculture and sought phasing out of export subsidies in five years.
Inflation at 5.3 per cent for week ended Mar 5 Inflation breached the 5.0 per cent figure with price level rising for the second consecutive week by 0.30 per cent to 5.3 per cent in the week ended March 5 despite cheaper fruits and vegetables.
BSE: Sensex moves either-way in volatile trade After a cautious start, the stock market today (Mar 18, 2005) witnessed volatile activity with the Sensex moving either-way in a range of over 42 points during morning trading as operators covered short positions at the weekend amid negative activity by foreign funds.
Six Indian BPO firms get Net-MR Certification Six Indian companies have joined a select group of certified BPO providers in the world following a certification by GMI, a leading provider of integrated software and service solutions for market research.
