The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 23, 2007

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WEB EXTRAS

RADIO/TV
FDI in Sun Direct TV, Salim group allowed
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today permitted Sun Direct TV to issue equity shares accounting for 20 per cent of its paid up capital to Mauritius-based South Asia Entertainment Holdings Ltd involving foreign direct investment ... More

SOFTWARE
Hexaware looking to shop in US/Europe
Hexaware Technologies Ltd plans to buy an information technology company in Europe or the US for $20-$40 million (Rs 90-180 crore), according to its Executive Chairman, Mr Atul Nishar. "We did a recent acquisition in the US, and would ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
AP order enables action against media
In an unusual move, the Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday empowered the Special Commissioner, Information and Public Relations, to lodge a complaint and file defamation cases against media publishers and editors and initiate legal action. ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Bears pull down pepper futures
Pepper futures declined on bearish activities following uncertainty over delivery of goods for want of space in the warehouses of the exchanges. While the NCDEX, which has a net open position of 15,005 tonnes for March on Thursday, has a stock ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Black flag welcome to Wal-Mart Vice-Chairman
Even as black flag bearers thronged the outer walls of the IGI Airport here, the Wal-Mart Vice-Chairman, Mr Mike Duke, was whisked away through the airport's back gate. Earlier in the day, over a hundred demonstrators waving banners and ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Morgan Stanley, JM Financial part ways
All our options are open on new tie-up, says JM Financial More

OUTLOOK
Load shedding unlikely in Kerala this summer
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