NATIONAL Production stops at Toyota factory following strike Production work at Toyota Kirloskar Motor at Bidadi on the city outskirts came to a standstill today (Jan 7, 2006) following a workers' strike, sources in the company and union said.
PM asks Mauritius' Indian diaspora to invest in Bihar Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (Jan 7, 2006) called upon Indian diaspora in Mauritius, with roots in Bihar, to invest and help transform the state of their origin.
Biocon India's Kiran Mazumdar Shaw bags WIBTA award Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Biocon India, was selected as one of the winners of the Wharton-Infosys Business Transformation Awards (WIBTA) 2006, Asia Pacific.
Burst of investments to move economy faster: FM Forecasting a burst of investments and a busy year for bankers this year, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today (Jan 7,2006) said India's economy was poised to grow at a faster rate of 7.5-8 per cent during the period.
Biocon's Shaw flays leaders on infrastructure woes Joining hands with Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy over issue of infrastructure development, Biocon CMD Kiran Muzumdar Shaw, today ( Jan 7,2006)came down heavily on politicians for not accepting the changes required in today's growing economy and instead adopting a parochial outlook to rule the nation.
FM asks states to sign MoU for cooperative package Centre today (Jan 07, 2006) asked states to sign MoU to implement the Rs 13,596 crore cooperative revival package as suggested by the Vaidyanathan committee.
Growth rate to continue at 7.5 to 8 per cent: FM Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has expressed hope that the country's economy would continue to grow at a modest rate of 7.5-8 per cent in the current year with a plethora of new investments coming in.
BSE: Sensex at new peaks, heads for 10,000 level Riding high on increased liquidity into the bourses, the Sensex continued its upward march and scaled new peaks, adding to the kitty another 242 points during the week even as the current market valuations and economic fundamentals attracted sustained FII inflows.
