The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 16, 2005

LIC keen on entering health insurance
Although health insurance was "most risky all over the world," LIC was still keen because of both customer expectations and existence of synergy between health and life insurance. More

BSE, NSE open separate window for block deals
BLOCK deals on both the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange has now come under a separate window that would be available for the first 30 minutes of the trading day. The separate window for block deals has become operational ... More

PowerGrid to invite bids from pvt cos for transmission projects
STATE-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is planning to invite bids from private sector companies for executing power transmission projects worth Rs 2,500 crore in the Western region before November-end. The projects were a ... More

Roche to begin Tamiflu supply by April
Roche will bring in Tamiflu at 12 euros (Rs 640) for 10 tablets, plus customs duty. More

Indian wages cheaper than Chinese
The Mercer survey found senior managers and professionals in several sectors in China earn more than twice as much as their counterparts in India. More

Too many frequencies in 3G a growing concern: Siemens
EFFICIENCIES from newer technologies could help ensure available spectrum is fully utilised, before more and more spectrum is made available to operators worldwide, according to Mr Christoph Caselitz, President, mobile networks division at ... More

Wipro eyes big market in Gulf
In 2004-05 alone, Wipro had year on year growth of 85 per cent in the APAC/West Asia region. More

Mahindra British Telecom to acquire Axes Tech
MAHINDRA British Telecom (MBT), the joint venture between Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) and British Telecom, is acquiring the Texas-based Axes Technologies, a global telecom solutions provider. Started in the US in 1990, Axes Technologies offers . More

Non-stop flights bring India, US closer
THE distance between India and the United States has become that much shorter thanks to two US airlines — Continental and American Airlines — launching non-stop services to Delhi from New York and Chicago respectively. While ... More

Pre-school franchises, a growing trend
KIDS - adorable, delightful, and at times annoying... but a source of revenue? Well, apparently so, because the trend of pre-school franchises seems to be growing in India. It's the age group between one-and-a-half and four years that these ... More