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June 2009

• 48 Ganpati Specials on Konkan Rly Route

• Bhel wins Rs 105-crore contract from IOC

• IDBI Bank cuts BPLR by 0.25%

• Gulf Oil's net up over three-fold to Rs 26.74 cr in Q4

• SBI cuts BPLR by 50 basis pts

• ONGC Q4 net dips 16% to Rs 2,206 cr

• OBC declares 73% dividend for 2008-09

• Mahindra appoints new CEOs for Tech M, Satyam

• Union Bank of India raises Rs 500 cr from bonds

• GAIL approves Rs. 7,500 crore investment for Southern pipelines

• Bharat Sanchar Nigam ties up with Microsoft

• 'Maharatna' status mooted for major public sector firms

• IDBI Bank cuts deposit rates by 0.25-0.50% points

• Neyveli Lignite posts net profit at Rs 821.09 cr for FY'09

• Parsvnath Q4 net drops 89% at Rs 11.61 cr

• BHEL wins Rs.105 Crore Captive Power Plant contract

• Satyam Computers is now Mahindra Satyam

• State Bank of Indore recommends merger with SBI

• UCO Bank to reduce rates by 50 bps

• Steel prices to fall by 5% in three months: CMIE

• Korba and Rihand are top Performing NTPC Stations

• Maruti Suzuki wins 'Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award'

• Zee News FY'09 net up 20% at Rs 44 cr

• Spice Comm net loss at Rs 1,015 cr

• 'India's medical tourism earnings to double by 2012'

• Jet, Kingfisher increase fares by Rs.400

• Railway Enquiry Through ‘SMS’ on 139-‘RAIL SAMPARK’

• Railways' April-May revenue up 3.34 percent

• PFC FY'09 net profit up 64 % at Rs 1,979.69 cr

• GIC Housing to sell stake in LIC MF, Trustee for Rs 89 cr

• PNB aims biz of 10 lakh cr, profit of 7,500 cr by 2013

• A.P.Choudhary, ED, SAIL, is new DirectoSr (Projects), RINL

• State Bank cuts deposit rates by 25 basis points

• GAIL FY09 net up 8% at Rs 2,804 cr

• City Union Bank Q4 net dips 7% at Rs 26 cr

• MOU signed between POWERGRID and NTPC with a focus on Common Wealth Games

• No decision on disinvestment of RITES

• ONGC to raise Rs 27,000 cr in next 3-4 yrs

• City Union Bank to raise Rs.250 crore

• Indian wins Finnair prize for best vision of future flying

• NTPC Bags 4 awards at the Great Places to Work Awards-09

• Global IT industry grows 8 percent in 2008, India struggles

• IBM inks $15-million deal with Eureka Forbes

• ICICI Bank eyes robust growth in car, home and corp loans

• ONGC approves revised plan to invest in Cairn's Raj fields

• Konkan Railway Earns Over 120 cr from Ro-Ro Service

• ICICI Bank cuts lending rates by half a percent

• Nalco Q4 net dips 81% at Rs 83 cr

• Oil India net jumps over 20% in 2008-09

• SPML wins consolidated order worth Rs. 105 crore from NTPC

• IT hardware industry wants relaxed taxation in budget

• BHEL bags Rs 375-crore order from Oman

• HPCL Q4 net jumps 13-fold at Rs 5,104 cr

• Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty Elected as IBA Chairman

• SBI raises stake in Nepal JV to 55%

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• SBI's net profit to cross Rs 10,000-cr mark in current fiscal

• Assocham proposes inflation commission

May 2009

• SBI launches DSP scheme for Army

• IOC's Net in Q4 fiscal 2009 at Rs 6,622.96 cr

• Exchange of MOU between PNB and DFC for development of SME & CGTSME

• NTPC signs long term FSA with CIL

• Virbhadra Singh assumes charge of the Steel Ministry to focus on timely completion of expansion of SAIL and RINL

• SAIL Q4 net dips 37% at Rs 1,486 cr

• BHEL Sales surge 40% in the Fourth Quarter of 2008-09

• POWERGRID bags consultancy projects from PSEB worth Rs.1,033 Crore

• M&M Q4 net up 89% at Rs 418 cr, declares 100% dividend

• Tata Comm Q4 net up over five-fold at Rs 302cr

• R. N. Nayak assumes charge of Director (Operations), POWERGRID

• Jet Airways Q4 profit at Rs 53 crore

• POWERGRID lights up Afghanistan, establishes Chimtala Substation in Kabul

• Punjab National Bank launches MoneyGram International Money Transfer Service in India

• Karnataka Bank Q4 net profit rises 37%

• HCL Info bags Rs.240 crore order from BSNL

• BHEL wins Rs.703 Crore Contract for 270 MW Thermal Power Plant in Maharashtra

• Federal Bank Q4 net up 11% at Rs 114 cr

• Google world's top employer for MBAs: Fortune

• PNB Signs MoU With Ashok Leyland

• NTPC’s Profit up by 58% for Q4

• Mundra Port Q4 net up 66% at Rs 151 cr

• Punjab National Bank Q4 net up 59% at Rs 865 cr

• L&T bags orders worth Rs. 518.2 crore

• NTPC Team Bags Three Quiz Titles

• Railway Revenue Earnings up by 11.06 Per Cent During FY' 2008-09

• Bank of Maharashtra Q4 net up 145.24%

• Essar Shipping FY09 net dips 72% at Rs 77 cr

• Ashok Leyland Q4 net down 70% at Rs 53 cr

• IDBI Bank reduces deposit rates by 0.5-1%

• ICICI Bank cuts deposit rates across select maturities

• BoB likely to start insurance business by March 2010

• MTNL launches 3G mobile service in Mumbai

• J.S. Sarma new chairman of telecom regulator

• NTPC to receive largest ever loan facility from SBI

• BHEL bags Rs.1,475 Crore Contract for 600 MW TPP

• Kotak Mahindra Bank Q4 net dips 12% at Rs 210.7 cr

• Konkan Rly Plants 1 Crore Saplings on its Route

• Hinduja Global Solutions Q4 net up 50% at Rs 36 cr

• IOC, BPCL, HPCL likely to get oil bonds worth Rs 10,300 cr

• SBI slashes deposit rates by 50 basis points

• DLF promoters to sell 10 percent stake in company

• Tata Teleservices FY'09 net loss at Rs 159.60 cr

• ONGC to pump Rs 6,000 cr to raise output from offshore fields

• Bharti Airtel becomes India's biggest music company

• BoR posts 84% drop in Q4 net

• SAIL in pact with Siemens for upgrading technical skills

• SBI Q4 net up 46% at Rs 2,742 cr

• Andhra Bank Q4 net up 62% to Rs 201 cr

• Tatas, SBI, Infosys among world's top 50 reputed firms

• UCO Bank posts Rs.558 crore net profit

• UBI Q4 net dips 11 pc to Rs 465.06 cr

• ONGC added 284 mn tonne of oil & gas reserves in 2008-09

• Genpact Q1 net up 52% y-o-y

• IOB Q4 net up 5% at Rs 322 cr, declares dividend

• Century Textiles FY09 net dips 15% at Rs 236cr

• Kanoria Chem Q4 net up 145% to Rs 7.6cr

• Tata group launches low-cost housing programme

• IndusInd Bank Q4 Net Profit up by over 250% to Rs 50.52 cr

• Maruti Suzuki to launch premium hatchback Ritz on Msay 15

• BHEL achieves record Turnover of Rs.5,405 Crore from in-house developed Products

• Arvind Jadhav takes over as Air India chief

• Allahabad Bank net up 55.8 percent in Q4

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• RCom Q4 net profit falls 3.25% to Rs 1,454.3 cr

• ONGC accretes record Hydrocarbon Reserves during fiscal 09

• NDTV Q4 loss at Rs 160.30 crore

• Dr. U. D. Choubey awarded Fellowship for development of professional management

• Nestle India Q4 net up 23% at Rs 197 cr

• Moser Baer Q4 net at Rs 43 crore

• PNB Housing Finance Achieves 32% Growth in Net Profits During 2008-09

April 2009

• BoI's priority sector advances grow 26% in FY 09

• PNB once again reduces BPLR, Interest Rates on Retail Lending & Deposit Schemes

• GAIL signs Gas Cooperation Agreement with Karnataka

• CMD, BHEL, honoured with Distinguished Alumnus Award

• Central Bank Q4 net dips 51% at Rs 62 cr

• Syndicate Bank Q4 net up 63% at Rs 207 cr

• Aditya Birla Nuvo Q4 net loss widens

• Bharti Airtel consolidated Q4 net up 8%

• Aventis Pharma Q1 up 17% to Rs 40 cr

• HDFC Bank bags The Asian Banker award

• IDBI Bank reduces deposit rates by 0.25-0.50%

• KRCL Records its Highest Ever Performance

• Tech Mahindra posts Rs.221 crore net profit in Q4

• OBC Q4 net profit at Rs 197 cr, declares 73% dividend

• IndBank Q4 net up 63% at Rs 394 cr, declares 50% dividend

• BOB Q4 net up 172% at Rs 752 cr; FY09 net at Rs 2,227 cr

• Petronet LNG net up 70% at Rs 204 cr

• PNB Gilts Q4 net loss widens to Rs 51.55 cr

• PNB ties up with SACML to provide Collateral Management & Referral Services

• Corp Bank posts 27% rise in net at Rs 260cr

• India seeks increase in IMF quota; willing to buy $10 bn bonds for now

• IDBI Bank Q4 net up 28%; FY09 net up 17.7%

• Ranbaxy Q1 loss at Rs 761 cr

• Bharat Electronics net rises 11%

• Andhra Cements Q4 net dips 18% at Rs 14 cr

• Maruti's Q4 net dips by 18%

• B. P. Singh appointed as Director (Projects) NTPC

• HDFC Bank FY'09 Q4 net at Rs 630.88 cr

• Microsoft sales drop for 1st time in 23 years

• RNRL FY'09 net rises 4% at Rs 71.54 cr

• LIC Housing Finance Q4 net up 33% at Rs 158 cr

• Bajaj Hindusthan Q2 net soars 89% to Rs 81.39 cr

• Hindustan Zinc Q4 net dips 53% to Rs 551.47 cr

• RPL Q4 net at Rs 84 cr

• NTPC ranked 317 by Forbes Global 2000

• Yes Bank Q4 net up 24% at Rs 80-cr; no dividend for FY'09

• Tata Sponge's net declines 65.46% to Rs 11.55 cr in Q4

• Tech Mahindra loses Rs 6.4 crore on Satyam shares trade

• HCL Q3 net dips 42 pc at Rs 152.57 cr

• iGate Corp Q1 revenue dips 19 pc at USD 44.8 mn

• Wipro Q4 net up 15 pc at Rs 1,010 cr

• ICICI Bank cuts lending and deposit rates by up to 50 bps

• Rel-Power ties up Rs 14,500 cr for Sasam UMPP

• RBI cuts short-term lending, borrowing rates by 25 bps

• Axis Bank Q4 net up 61% at Rs 581.45 cr

• TCS Q4 net falls 2.1% to Rs 1,333 cr on QoQ basis

• Central bank cuts key rates

• PNB ties-up with Honda for providing car loans

• Indian ADRs drop $523 mn in past week; Infosys loses $996 mn

• Jet Airways ties up with Brussels Airlines

• NTPC appoints Ten New Executive Directors

• ONGC receives ‘Leading Oil & Gas Corporate of the Year’ Award

• GAIL awarded Oil and Gas Pipeline Transportation Company of the Year

• Google first-quarter profits up 8.9 percent

• Oriental Insurance's profit likely to fall 78 percent

• BHEL’s thermal sets contribute 79% of the country’ s total thermal power generation in FY08 -09

• Bank of India reduces interest rates on deposits

• SAIL sees 10% growth in steel consumption in Jan-March

• Infosys Q4 net dips 1.71% at Rs 1,613 cr

• Larsen and Toubro in pact with Russian firm for nuclear plants

• Intel profits drop 55 percent

• PNB offers State-of-the art Online Trading

• SBI slashes interest rates for new SME loans

• Energy Achievers Award for CMD, NTPC

• NHAI infused Rs 20,000 cr in highways projects in FY'09

• Kotak Life Insurance logs 39% premium growth in 2008-09

• Microsoft ties up with HCL to outsource jobs to India

• SBI cuts deposit rates by 0.25-0.5%

• India announces largest ever auction of hydrocarbon assets

• India's industrial output falls 1.2 percent in February

• Bookings for small car Nano begin from today

• Now make calls from US to India for 1 cent per minute

• NTPC envisages 3,300 MW capacity addition this fiscal

• Uco Bank to finalise general insurance JV structure by Sept

• LIC India to expand overseas

• Macquarie-SBI launches Rs 5,185-cr infrastructure fund

• PNB Inaugurates its 2nd Branch in Hong Kong

• BHEL mulls Rs.480 crore third phase expansion

• NHPC to develop 10,000 MW projects in NE by 2022

• Banks may cut lending rates by 0.5% soon

• Bharat Heavy Electricals net up 6.29 percent

• Bajaj Auto sales down 14.7 percent in March

• BEL sales up 13 percent, pre-tax profit down

• Banks asked to cut rates; push loan growth to 24%

• Maruti sold record 792,167 Vehicles in 2008-09

• NTPC Signs MoU with Govt. of India

• CWC inks MOU with Ministry of Food

• SBI expects 5% jump in auto loans in north on Tata Nano

• PNB Signs Agreement With UAE Exchange

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• L&T bags Rs.12.45 bn Bhutan dam project 

• IndusInd Bank launches Global Remittance offering ‘Indus Fast Remit’

• PNB slashes interest rates on fixed deposits

• Canara Bank reduces BPLR by 50 basis points

• Vijaya Bank reduces BPLR by 50 bps

March 2009

• POWERGRID signed MoU with Ministry of Power

• SAIL sets 12 mn tonnes production target for FY ’10

• Tata Power begins commercial operations at Mumbai plant

• IndusInd Bank signs MoU with ICRA 

• L&T bags Rs.345-crore order from Nuclear Power Corp

• Free cash withdrawals from all ATMs from 1st April

• Tanksale & Pydah are new ED's of PNB

• Oriental Insurance expects Rs.150-crore fall in income

• GAIL rated Top Gas company by Dun & Bradstreet

• ONGC defers fresh investments in Imperial Energy

• ICICI Prudential ties up with PNB for premium payments

• Govt to infuse Rs 1,200 cr in Vijaya Bank

• UBI raises Rs 140 cr through issue of bonds

• Essar to acquire 50% stake in Kenyan refinery

• ONGC receives Dalal Street Investment Journal Award

• BHEL wins DSIJ ‘Most Investor Friendly PSU Award 2009’

• GAIL recognized as the most diversified PSU in the country

• HDFC reduces lending rate

• NTPC bags Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2008

• SBI to give loans for Nano, distribute forms

• Nuclear Power Corp, BHEL sign deal with GE-Hitachi

• D K Sarraf, Director (Finance), ONGC bags Best Oil & Gas CFO Award

• Small car, big dreams: Nano to hit roads in July

• Electricity regulator to set up renewable energy exchange

• STC pays dividend of Rs 13.65 crore to GoI

• Punjab National Bank’s “174th Branch/314th ATM” Opened in Delhi

• Director (Finance), BHEL wins ‘CNBC-TV 18 Best Performing CFO Award’

• BEE major initiative to save energy in Agriculture sector

• Coal India on a lookout for mining assets in Australia

• Rites Signs MoU with TII for Integrity Pact

• LIC hikes stake in 11 firms for Rs 6,450 cr

• Essar Power gets Rs 350-cr equity funding from IDFC

• POWERGRID enhances inter-regional capacity of National Grid to 19, 800 MW

• PNB sees credit growth of 25-26 pc in FY'09

• CFL lamps to cost Rs.15 each

• Bank of India cuts lending rates

• RCom launches GSM services in Delhi

• V. M. Kaul assumes charge of Director (Personnel), POWERGRID

• LIC cuts home loan rate by 0.75%

• ONGC in 2nd round talks with 3 for selling 25% stake in OPaL

• CBS in PNB Sponsored Haryana Gramin Bank

• Largest Natural Gas for Vehicles (NGV) event in South Asia

• Amas Bank is now Hinduja

• GAIL gets 3 Awards for Excellence in Cost Management from ICWAI

• BHEL wins ICWAI National Awards for Excellence in Cost Management

• Govt imposes 35% safeguard duty on aluminium products

• Coal India allocated two blocks in Mozambique

• Petronet to set up gas terminal, signs deal with Cochin Port Trust

• Central PSUs turnover up 36%

• Tata Motors in tie-up with Union Bank for car loans

• HLL Lifecare to set up 100 hospitals across India by 2013

• Satyam starts bidding process for its sale

• ICICI reduces rates on new home loans by 0.25-0.50 pc

• BoB slashes BPLR by 50 bps

• Union Bank cuts BPLR by 0.50% to 12%

• ONGC board approves about Rs 3,500 cr investment

• RBI announces monetary stimulus; cuts key policy rates

• HCL bags Rs 393 cr order from NIC for 7 yrs

• Tata JV, JSPL get coal blocks for USD 18-bn CTL projects

• IDBI, SBI slash deposit & home loan rates

• Yes Bank bets on north Indian market to grow

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• Merger of Reliance Industries, oil-exporting arm approved

• BHEL to invest Rs.250 Crore to set up a manufacturing Plant at TN

• Maruti Suzuki sales up 24 percent in February

• SBI Life Insurance launches Smart ULIP product

February 2009

• Dr. U. D. Choubey, CMD, GAIL receives “Corporate Role Model” Award

• Steel Minister launches rebuilding of Malvika Steel after SAIL take over

• BSNL launches 3G services in eleven cities across the country

• NMDC pays interim dividend of Rs 401.75 crore to GoI

• A. K. Goyal Joins as Member Staff, Railway Board

• 36 More Summer Special Trains on Konkan Rly Route

• V.S. Verma -takes over as Member CERC

• BEL pays Rs. 36.41 cr interim dividend

• Tata Motors to launch 'Nano' on March 23

• GAIL signs Term Sheets with NFL and Urvarak Videsh Limited

• Konkan Rly's Karmali stn gets excellence award

• LIC ups stake in ICICI Bank to 9.38%

• 208 Summer Specials on Konkan Railway Route

• State Bank of India slashes car loan interest rate to 10% for one year

• Sushilkumar Shinde lays the Foundation Stone of 1000 MW NTPC –Mouda Thermal Power Project

• BHEL outbids Chinese companies; Bags Rs.3,150 Crore Mega Contract

• Steel Minister lays foundation stone for SAIL's 9th SPU

• BHEL pays 90% Interim Dividend on Post-Bonus Equity for fiscal 2008-09

• Genpact Q4 up 51% to $47 mn

• Punjab National Bank Sign MoU with HMIL

• Central Bank freezes home loan rate at 8% for one year

• National Award for Meritorious Performance in Power Sector 2007-08 to POWERGRID

• Five NTPC Stations bag National Awards

• POWERGRID pays interim dividend

• ONGC Signs MoU with Weatherford for Enhancing the production from their matured fields

• NTPC and NPCIL sign MoU to set up joint Venture to Produce Nuclear Power

• NTPC pays highest ever Interim Dividend of Rs. 2308.73 Crore

• SAIL pays Rs. 460.81 crore as interim dividend to Govt

• Bartronics bags Singapore Govt’s order for RFID tags

• ONGC receives FICCI Annual Award for Environmental Sustainability of Businesses

• Bharat Co-operative Bank go live on SWIFT Network

• Websense Rolls Out Enhanced Cloud Computing-Based Security Services

• UCO, Vijaya, Central Bank surge on Rs 3,800-cr fund infusion

• Singapore Air Q3 net falls 43%

• BEML bags Rs 1,672-cr Metro Rail order

• BHEL wins Four Major Contracts in a row cumulatively valued at Rs.7,000 Crore

• NTPC Achieves Highest Ever Generation

• PNB Launches Global Credit Card

• NTPC Vindhyachal bags QCI – DL Shah Award

• MTNL launches 3G Services in Delhi

• Punjab National Bank sets a Milestone for the Indian Banking Industry

• BSNL reduces broadband tariff to promote web conferencing

• SAIL commemorates golden jubilee of production

• Mohan Tiwari Joins As Managing Director, IRCON

• BHEL and KEL to form JV for manufacture of products for Railways and Industries

• ICICI Prudential Life launches Wealth Advantage

• S. S. Khurana Takes Over as Chairman, Railway Board

• GAIL and IFFCO join hands for Cooperation in Gas Sector Projects

• Sudhir Vasudeva joins as ONGC’s Director (Offshore)

• Maruti Suzuki registers highest ever sales

• Kingfisher Airlines Q3 loss widens to Rs 626 cr

January 2009

• PNB Q3 net up 86% at Rs 1,006 crore

• Oriental Bank Q3 net up 82% at Rs 252 crore

• L&T Q3 net up 25% at Rs 604 cr

• Reduction in BPLR, retail lending rates and term deposit rates by PNB

• Sanmar Group of Chennai bags SAIL Golden Jubilee BMQB Trophy

• BHEL Q3 net up 2.4% at Rs 790 cr

• Andhra Bank Q3 net up 34% at Rs 213 cr

• BPCL Q3 net soars 174% at Rs 799 cr

• Maruti Suzuki Q3 net dips 54% at Rs 214 cr

• BoB Q3 net up 41% at Rs 708cr

• Dena Bank Q3 net up 39% at Rs 140 cr

• ONGC Q3 net down 43% to Rs 2,475 cr

• GAIL Q3 net dips 59% at Rs 253 cr

• Bank of Maharashtra net up 20% y-o-y to Rs 121 cr

• Yahoo posts net loss of $303 million in Q4

• Tata Investment Corp Q3 net dips 22% at Rs 35 cr

• MTNL to get tax refund of Rs 510 cr

• Central Bank Q3 net soars 76% to Rs 353 cr

• Corporation Bank Q3 net rises 34%

• NTPC gets best CFO award

• Powergrid sign USD 400 mn loan with World Bank

• NTPC declares highest ever interim dividend of 28%

• Maruti announces increase in prices

• SAIL Q3 net down 56 per cent

• POWERGRID energises vital transmission line in Afghanistan

• Bharti Airtel Q3 net up by 38.34% at Rs 1,976.41 crore

• HDFC's Q3 profit dips 16%

• R-Capital net rises 11% to Rs 132 crore

• Wipro Q3 net up 17%

• Konkan Railway Completes 11 Years

• SBM Q3 net jumps 157% to Rs 182 cr

• SBT profit soars 215% to Rs 261 cr

• Allahabad Bank Q3 net remains flat

• PNB Launches Doorstep Banking Services

• Railway Freight Revenue Goes up by 13.39 Per Cent During April-December 2008

• Sudhir Vasudeva is ONGC’s next Director (Offshore)

• HDFC to slash auto loans by 150 bps

• ONGC to become carbon neutral in next few years

• RBI unlikely to cut key rates in policy: Bankers

• PNB Gilts Posts Q3 net profit up by 563%

• HDFC cuts rates for new home loans for limited period

• MTNL's 3G services in Delhi

• PFC net up 6% at Rs 339 cr

• IndusInd Bank Q3 profit jumps 80%, recovers NPAs

• TCS Q3 net up 2.67 %

• R. S. Sharma, CMD, NTPC Elected Fellow of WAPS

• HDFC Bank Q3 net up 45%

• Defence PSU MIDHANI gets Mini Ratna status

• Airports Authority of India Gets Mini-Ratna Powers

• Railways Commission Computerised Passenger Reservation Facilities on More Locations

• ONGC inks MoU with Australia’s Arrow Energy

• 2 More Winter Special Trains on Konkan Rly Route

• Infy Q3 net up 33 pc at Rs 1,641 cr

• ONGC to invest USD 5.3 bn in gas finds by 2013

• DLW dispatches locomotive to Mozambique

• Maruti Suzuki’s A-star sails to Europe from Mundra

• Konkan Railway announces extension of Temporary halt at byndoor

• Tata Power signs MOU with Government of Gujarat

• NTPC signs MoU with Govt of Karnataka for Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project

• Powergrid enhances the inter-regional capacity to 18, 700 MW

• IRCTC Launches Toll Free 24x7 Helpline

• RAILTEL Commissions 30,000 Kms Optical Fibre Cable Projects

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• Axis Bank Q3 net up 63%

• ONGC has made special arrangements to supply Gas to Mahanagar Gas Limited

• ICICI Bank bags rural marketing award

• Satyam chief resigns, admits irregularities; stock down 48%

• Praveen Kumar Joins as Member Mechanical, Railway Board

• Substantial interest rate cut on Housing Loans by PNB Housing Finance Ltd.

• Temporary Halt For Kerala Sampark Kranti At Udupi Station

• Railways Introduce ‘Mobile Helpline’

• Maruti sold record 56,293 Vehicles in Dec. 2008

• 57 banks registered with SEBI for new payment system of IPOs

• GAIL buys LNG from Shell at USD 11.7 per million to optimise output

• NTPC Stations Record Highest Generation