The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 13, 2003

You still can't choose your STD-ISD operator
WITH telecom biggies - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Bharti and Reliance - vying with each other for a share of the long distance pie, the customer may be elated at the falling STD and ISD tariffs. However, ... More

NIIT acquires CognitiveArts
CONTINUING its spate of acquisitions, NIIT today announced that it has bought CognitiveArts, a provider of custom knowledge solutions for corporates in the US. CognitiveArts was formed in 1994 as a commercial spin-off of the Northwestern ... More

As foreign equity ceiling nears — FIIs tap SBI derivatives
WITH foreign equity investments in State Bank of India almost touching the prescribed upper limit of 20 per cent, FIIs are understood to be purchasing futures and options of the country's largest bank in the derivatives market. Stockbrokers ... More

No worry about inflation, interest rates now: Jalan
THE Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Dr Bimal Jalan, today said that the Indian economy was capable of handling problems arising from a possible war in Iraq and there was no concern `right now' about either rising inflation levels or ... More

SBI plans new prime rate for housing loans
STATE Bank of India (SBI) plans to introduce a separate prime lending rate (PLR) for housing loans. This is expected to provide the bank the flexibility to revise the benchmark rate for housing finance. Currently, the benchmark rate is the ... More

Rupee weakens on $ surge
SUDDEN demand for dollars in the local market weakened the value of the Indian rupee against the greenback. Indian rupee today lost 15 paise against the dollar to close at 47.89/91 against yesterday's close of 47.74/75. Dealers said oil ... More

Flights to Gulf region brave war clouds
IT would seem like business as usual for the global aviation industry and the global traveller even as the war clouds gather in the Gulf region. While Indian Airlines (IA) has no immediate plans to stop flights to the Gulf region, many of the ... More

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