NATIONAL SEBI announces new model for small investors' safety Announcing a new year gift for small investors, chairman of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today (Jan 8,2006) said that the market regulator is soon going to introduce a new model to protect small investors from scams.
A-I to sign pact with Boeing for buying 68 aircrafts In keeping with fleet expansion plans, the country's national carrier, Air-India, is all set to sign a contract with Boeing commercial airplane on January 11 for purchase of 68 state-of-the-art aircraft at an estimated cost of Rs 35,000 crore.
Budget to be soft, as Left ruled states head for polls With Assembly elections in the Left parties' bastion Kerala and West Bengal due this year, the Union budget 2006-07 is likely to be 'soft and political' as there would be no major thrust to push hard reforms.
