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FOREIGN FUNDS NET SELL RS.463.89 CR IN EQUITIES ON NOVEMBER 20 (PROV)
MUTUAL FUNDS NET SELL RS.176.7 CR IN EQUITIES ON NOVEMBER 19
DII'S NET BUY RS.18.46 CR IN EQUITIES ON NOVEMBER 20 (PROV)
TO ENTER INTO CUSTOMIZED MOTOR CYCLE BIZ VIA PRO-BIKING SHOWROOMS
TO EXPAND PANTNAGAR CAPACITY TO 70,000 UNITS IN NEXT FEW MONTHS
AKER IS A NORWEGIAN SERVICE PROVIDER CO FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
AKER SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES IN KG BASIN
AKER BAGGED SUB SEA PRODUCTION ORDER FROM RIL IN 2006 ALSO
RELIANCE IND PLACES RS.115 CR ORDER WITH NORWAY'S AKER SOLUTIONS
PORTING CHARGES TO BECOME APPLICABLE FROM DECEMBER 31, 2009
MNP ALLOWS USERS TO CHANGE OPERATORS WHILE RETAINING MOBILE NOS
USERS TO PAY MAX OF RS.19 TO CHANGE OPERATOR WHILE RETAINING OLD NUMBER
TRAI COMES OUT WITH NUMBER PORTABILITY CHARGES
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK PLANS TO RAISE RS 700 CR BY SELLING BONDS
TATA TELE-QUIPPO OFFERING BETTER SERVICING DEAL FOR TOWERS: SOURCES
GTL BID 10-15% HIGHER THAN TATA-QUIPPO: SOURCES
DEAL VALUED AT AROUND RS.6000 CR : SOURCES
GTL FRONTRUNNER IN RACE FOR AIRCEL'S TOWER BIZ: SOURCES
UNDERWEIGHT ON THE TELECOM SPACE; BULLISH ON I.T., BANKING STOCKS
PROMOTERS PLEDGE 1.8% ADDL STAKE; TOTAL PLEDGED SHARES AT 28.28%: NW
RUPEE CLOSES AT 46.62/$ VS 46.68/$ ON NOVEMBER 19
LONG ONLY HEDGE FUNDS LIKELY TO RAISE EQUITY EXPOSURE IN COMING MONTHS
CONSENSUS DECISION OF THE UPA GOVT TO SCRAP CLAUSE 3B FROM THE SUGAR POLICY
SUGAR MILLS TO PAY FRP, SAP DIFFERENCE
MAY JOIN RACE FOR SHELL'S EUROPEAN REFINERIES: SOURCES
PROMOTERS PLEDGE 1.8% ADDL STAKE TOTAL PLEDGED SHARES AT 28.28%: NW
INDEX GAINERS: SUZLON UP 9.3%, TATA STEEL UP 6.3%, SAIL UP 5.3%
METAL INDEX UP 3.7%, AUTO INDEX UP 2.3%, FMCG UP 1.5%
CNX MIDCAP INDEX UP 1%, BSE SMALLCAP INDEX UP 1.6%
SENSEX, NIFTY UP 1% EACH FOR THE WEEK

Updated: 20/11/09 | 11:44 PM IST

Telecom

Bharti Airtel on Friday cut mobile roaming rates by 60 per cent for its 115 million users, opening a new turf in the ongoing tariff war. Under the new plan 'Airtel Turbo', users will be charged 60 paisa per minute on all incoming calls while roaming.

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Tariff war now shifts to roaming; Airtel cuts charges by 60%

Weeks after India's top mobile players got into one paisa per second billing tariff war, Airtel on Friday launched a new bill plan slashing mobile roaming rates by nearly 60 per cent and signalling a tariff war in the wireless market.

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Nokia recalls chargers for 7210 model

Nokia on Monday announced that consumers owning the charger model AC 3E, which comes packed with the popular Nokia 7210, can get a free replacement provided they have bought the phone between June 15 and August 9, 2009. The fault was discovered during a routine quality control process by Nokia.

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BSNL launches per-second billing plan

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Friday announced the launch of per-second billing plan, joining a host of mobile phone operators who have already introduced such tariff scheme.

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MTNL to offer 3G connections for Rs 109 in Mumbai

State-run telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today said it will offer new 3G prepaid connections for Rs 109 in its Mumbai circle.

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Malaysia's Maxis eyes $3.7 bn from record size IPO

The mobile phone empire of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan launched an initial public offering on Wednesday to raise at least $3.4 billion in the biggest share sale in Southeast Asia.

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'Not deviated from norms for spectrum allocation'

Rejecting allegations of alleged irregularities in spectrum allocation to telecom firms, Communication and IT Minister A Raja on Saturday said he had not deviated from the norms followed by his predecessors.

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Tata Comm Q4 net profit dips 63%

Tata Communications (formerly known as VSNL) on Tuesday posted a net profit of Rs 58.86 crore for the quarter ended March 31, down 63 per cent as compared to a year earlier.

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Blackberry controversy will be resolved within a month: Raja

The controversy over Blackberry will be finally over within a month. IT minister A Raja has told NDTV that the Indian security agencies can keep a tab on mails on the Blackberry.

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Mukesh Ambani richest Indian in Forbes list

With a staggering wealth of 32 billion dollars (about Rs 1.5 lakh crore), industrialist Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian, followed by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Anil Ambani, business magazine Forbes said today in its annual rich list for the country.

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