Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, December 19, 2008
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version
Google



Business
News Update

News
ePaper
Front Page
National
States:
• Tamil Nadu
• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• New Delhi
• Other States
International
Opinion
Business
Sport
Miscellaneous
• Cartoons
Engagements

Sudoku
Today's Headlines


RSS Feeds


Specials
In Focus
Photo Gallery
Events 2007
Know Your English

Features:
Magazine
Literary Review
Open Page
Metro Plus
Business
Education Plus
Book Review
Young World
SciTech
NXg
Friday Review
Cinema Plus
Quest
Property Plus

Stocks
Quotes
SE Diary

Advts
Retail Plus
Classifieds
Jobs
Obituary

Archives
Yesterday's Issue
Datewise

Google

Group Sites
The Hindu
The Hindu ePaper
Business Line
Business Line ePaper
Sportstar
Frontline
Publications
eBooks
Images
Ergo

Home



“Banks will have to cut floating rates”
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that banks would have to reduce the floating rate of interest on existing loans once the prime lending rate (PLR) is brought down. He was replying to a discussion ...

JLR: onus on Tatas
LONDON: Pointing out that the government does not have an ‘open cheque-book’ for ailing private companies, U.K. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has said that Indian conglomerate Tatas have the ‘first responsibility’ ...

Yahoo to fuel ‘Call Ezee’ phone search service
BANGALORE: Yahoo has joined with an Indian provider of telephone based directory search service to extend its services to the burgeoning voice market. The global Internet player on Thursday announced here that it had acquired 30 per cent ...

BPO industry may have to work on thin margins and low billings
Companies have to diversify into knowledge process outsourcing for survival

‘Despite slowdown IT services still growing’
Nasscom scales down growth forecast for 2008-09

Other Stories



Barometer


Briefly
ITC launches eco-friendly paper
KOLKATA: ITC has launched an environment-friendly paper by substituting ‘elemental chlorine’ in the bleaching process, which reduces chemical usage, water pollution and discharge of toxins. A company statement claimed that this was ...

Allahabad Bank cuts home loan rates
KOLKATA: Allahabad Bank has decided to reduce interest rates for new housing loans up to Rs. 20 lakh (for 20 years). The revised rates are: 8.50 per cent (fixed) for loans up to Rs. 5 lakh and 9.25 per cent for loans above Rs. 5 lakh and up to ...

Maveric Systems partners Saudi Arabian firm
CHENNAI: Maveric Systems, an independent software testing company, has partnered Wareef United, a service provider in the banking and insurance verticals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to offer software testing services. Maveric Systems is ...

Sony introduces two Blu-ray products
NEW DELHI: Sony India has introduced two new Blu-ray products to its suite of full high definition gadgets, Blu-ray Disc Player (BDP-S350) and Blu-ray Home Theatre (HTSF2300). Featuring innovative technology with exceptional design and ...

IBM India gets Employer of the Year award
BANGALORE: IBM India has won the national award for empowering persons with disability as Employer of the Year, 2008. The award was presented to IBM India in Delhi by the Vice-President of India, Mohammed Hamid Ansari. — Special ...

Virgin Mobile launches vDesire
CHENNAI: Virgin Mobile has launched vDesire, a slim, stylish, chrome-finished mobile device endowed with 1,000 SMS storage capability and supports a phonebook with 500 x 5 entries. It comes with a prepaid connection and lifetime validity at a ...

MRF declares lock-out at Arakkonam plant
CHENNAI: MRF, a leading tyre manufacturer, has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the company’s management has declared a lock-out at its manufacturing plant in Arakkonam (Tamil Nadu) from December 17 to 19 on account of labour ...




Read Today's supplements: Friday Review | Cinema Plus |

Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com
Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address

Yesterday's
Business Page


News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Today's Headlines | Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education Plus | Book Review | Business | SciTech | NXg | Friday Review | Cinema Plus | Young World | Property Plus | Quest |
Advts:
Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News |

The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | The Hindu ePaper | Business Line | Business Line ePaper | Sportstar | Frontline | Publications | eBooks | Images | Ergo | Home |

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu