| Inflation
rises to 11-month high of 5.92%
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New
Delhi Mar 20:
Inflation surged by 0.81% to over 11-month high of 5.92% for
the week ended March 8 as essential items like fruits and vegetables
and pulses as well as some manufactured items turned expensive.
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| BSNL
gets permission to start CDMA services
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New
Delhi Mar 20:
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has received permission to offer
CDMA services across the country (except Delhi and Mumbai) under
the cross over technology policy.
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| Govt
to cut import duty on edible oils
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New
Delhi, Mar 20:
The government is understood to have decided to slash import
duties on edible oils to make them cheaper in the domestic market,
as it seeks to moderate inflation, which stood at 11-month high
of 5.92 per cent for the week ended March 8.
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| SBI,
8 others may combine for $3 bn Tata loan
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Mumbai
Mar 20:
Atleast four public sector banks and four foreign lenders are
likely to join State Bank of India led consortium to raise the
$3 billion for Tata Motors to fund their foreign acquisitions
including the $2 billion Jaguar and Land Rover deal.
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| Africa
seeks big investments from India Inc
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New
Delhi Mar 20:
African countries, rich in mineral resources, are asking Indian
companies to set up processing plants in Africa if they are
interested in exploiting the continent's natural resources.
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