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December 2005

• Govt. to Foreign banks to open 20 branches a year

• BHEL gets Rs. 800 cr order from NALCO

• Maruti sold 46,079 units in Dec 2005

• GAIL share of subsidy down by 44% at Rs. 206 cr.

• GOI clears SAFTA effective from Jan 01, 2006

• GAIL’s Shwe field reserves Certified by third party

• STC pays dividend cheque to Government of India

• GAIL-Gazprom Consortium starts drilling in Bay of Bengal

• RS. 1000 cr saved through energy conservation efforts

• ONGC declares interim dividend of 250 %

• BHEL bags ICWAI National Award 

• ONGC announces new acquisition in Syria

• Iran assures India of LNG supply by 2009

• Reliance strikes gas in KG basin

• NTPC sues Reliance for not signing gas supply contract

• PNB pays Rs. 54.67 cr dividend to GOI

• ONGC commissions Nile Ganga BV in Sudan

• GAIL Signs MoU with Norwegian Company

• Suzuki sues 10 Indian companies for illegal use of name

• BHEL declares all-time high 40% interim dividend

• Bill Gates to invest $1.7 bn in India

• IA's new logo shows Konark Sun Temple wheel

• NTPC to sponsor India-Pakistan veteran cricket series

• Microsoft to open 33 new offices 

• Microsoft to invest $1.7bn in India

• NTPC taking legal steps to enforce RIL gas contracts

• Maruti to hike prices all models in Jan

• EPF fund rate fixed at 8.5%

• SAIL Board okays new projects woth Rs. 348 cr

• GAIL to step up gas support gas supply to IGL

• Intel okays $1-bn investment for India

• BHEL employee conferred ‘National Award 

• GAIL gets Platts Global Industry Leadership Award

• PNB writes off Manjunath's loan

• Maruti Udyog Limited sold 47,391 vehicles in November 

• SEBI seeks clarifications on RIL demerger

• Govt orders oil PSU's to pay 30 % dividend

• Govt orders cash rich PSU's to pay special bonus

• Govt orders other PSU's to pay 20 % dividend

November 2005

• GAIL wins OISD awards

• Improvement in the Profitability of GAIL 

• BHEL Excel Awards for Meritorious Performance announced

• BHEL commissions 150 MW Gas Turbine Generator in Libya

• PNB revises interest rates on NRE deposits

• GAIL - HPCL sign Joint Venture Agreement

• Collaboration between Govt. of Nigeria & OMEL

• Satyam to divest 100 pc stake in Sify

• IT Minister inaugurates national portal india.gov.in

• GAIL inks pact with UIDC

• GAIL wins Golden Peacock award

• PNB gets Golden Peacock Award 2005

• PNB increases interest rates on non - resident deposits

• Govt. approves creation of National Investment Fund (NIF)

• Govt. clears National Steel Policy

• Vodafone picks up 10% stake in Bharti

October 2005

• NTPC posts 15.09% growth in profit in half year
• Gailtel, Railtel & Power Grid join hands for Telecom business
• Maruti Q2 Net Profit up 43.1 % to Rs 2,626.6 million
• National Award for SAIL R&D
• GAIL PAT up by 70 % in the second quarter of FY 2005-06
• SAIL reports Rs. 1,127-crore Q2 profit (after tax)
• Maruti introduces 'WagonR Primea'3

• ONGC Q2 net up by 22.29% at Rs 4138.25 cr

• RBI raises reverse repo rate by 25 bps 

• FM inaugurates PNB's Network Operation Centre

• NTPC, CMD received Green-Tech Achievement award

• NFL presents final dividend of Rs. 30.37 crores to Govt.

• Hero Honda Q2 net profit up 22.41% at Rs 237.92 cr

• GAIL appoints technical consultant for Iran-India Gas Proj.

• World wide association for International Railway cooperation

• GAIL to appeal against Essar in the Gujarat High Court

• GSBA top rankers achievers award

• ONGC & Mittal sign 2 JV Agreements

• IOC pays final dividend of Rs. 958.08 cr to government

• Gold jewellery exports may touch US $ 5 billion this fiscal

• GAIL and IOC form Green Gas Limited for city gas projects

• Central Government hikes DA from 17% to 21%

• GAIL signs Gas Cooperation MoUs with Haryana, Punjab

• Railways announces productivity linked bonus

• GAIL keen to invest in Australia

• India bags Indo German chamber of commerce award 

• PNB revises interest rates on non-resident deposits

• LIC Chariman giving cheque of Rs. 1 cr. to CM's relief fund

• GAIL signs historic pact for equity participation

• GAIL’s asset base goes up by 20%

• Maruti announces first round of price increase

• Maruti sales 43949 vehicles in September 2005

• PNB'S announces retail lending festival bonanza

September 2005

• Indian Railways earnings register 10.23% increase 

• NTPC pays total dividend of Rs. 1979 Crore for 2004-05

• GAIL enters Rs. 250 crore Octene based Linear market

• Indian railways take steps to boost sundry earnings

• ONGC to establish 2 pilots for Underground Coal Gasification

• GAIL signs production sharing contract for 2 NELP V blocks

• NTPC targets 17052 MW capacity addition by 10th plan

• Bhilai Steel Plant bags PM’s Trophy again

• Fairy queen to run for tourist season

• 5 Global Consultants to conduct Iran-India Pipeline Project

• ILO-IPEC nominated with 2005 Tech Museum Award

• UK study supports Gail's stand on profit gas in kind

• PNB launches farmers website pnbkrishi.com

• Railway freight earnings register continuous growth

• Sensex crosses the 8500 mark for the first time

• GAIL Plans to set up 50 CNG stations in Bangladesh

• Global workplace deaths vastly under-reported,  ILO

• Maruti to set up world class driving schools in 15 cities

• Indian Railway takes steps to improve passenger amenities

• Poor workplace hits worker's productivity,  new ILO report

• SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant completes Rs 118 crore project

• Clarification regarding new proporsed stoppages of trains

• GAIL to Monetize Stranded Gas in Bangladesh

• Indian Railways carry 262.95 million tonnes of freight 

• GAIL ventures into Marketing of Crude Oil

• New high: Sensex hits 8,000 mark

• PNB Launches New Scheme For Students

• GAIL ventures into coal gasification in China

• C.S. Verma takes over as Director (Finance), BHE

August 2005

• Govt to sell 8% stake in Maruti through competitive bidding
• Fuel price hike likely next week 
• Maruti Sales 42,480 units in August 2005
• PNB develops in-house software for making tax payment
• RITES secures record business contracts of Rs. 635 crore
• SEBI announces new Norm For IPO Allotments
• Central Bank of India plans IPO this fiscal
• IOC raises US$670 million loan
• GAIL to pick up equity in Rs. 25,000 cr Nabucco Gas Project
• Dena Bank focuses on SIDBI tie up
• Maruti tops India Sales Satisfaction Index Study 2005
• L&T Bags Rs. 495 Crore Contract For New Hyd Airport 
• PNB's Independence Day Bonanza Offer
• IDFC list Rs 49.90 on BSE & Rs 60 NSE

• HT IPO price fixed at Rs 530

• Balrampur Chini board approves GDR/FCCB issue of $50 m

• Bank of India to raise Rs 400-600 cr capital in FY06

• HMT may get Rs 750cr for revival from Govt. of India

• Petroluem Minister to meet left leaders on oil prices next wk

• Union Bank merger on hold: BoI

• ICICI Bank to sell stake in Fed Ban & South Ind Bank

• BEML second public issue in September

• Maruti, BHEL stake sale on hold

• Mukesh Ambani unveils major plans

• RIL approves demerger plan : Reliance Industries

• RIL will not share subsidy burden: Mukesh Ambani

• PNB revises interest rates on NRE & CNR (B) Deposits

• YES BANK announces Q1 FY06 results

• Maruti introduces New Look ALTO

• Maruti sold 40,553 vehicles in July 2005

July 2005

• V C Agrawal is new IOC Director (HR) 

• BHEL Q1 net up 208% at Rs 127.9 cr

• IOC register net loss of Rs. 54 cr in Q1

• IOC turnover up 19% at Rs. 42,340 cr

• And. Bank net profit down by 43.2% @ Rs. 85 cr

• NTPC net profit up by 24.2% at Rs. 1309 cr

• Gail India net profit up by 42.5% at Rs. 483 cr

• PNB net profit up by 10.8% at Rs. 358 cr

• SAIL Q1 turnover up by 11% at Rs. 6265 cr

• ONGC Q1 net profits up 44 % at Rs 33.19 bn

• RIL Q1 net profits up 60.7 % at Rs 2,310 cr

• Floods hit output at HPCL, BPCL Bombay refineries

• Bank Of India Q1 net up at Rs 172 cr

• MRPL Q1 net up 92.83% at Rs 215 cr

• Cabinet clears more autonomy for central PSU's

• Cabinet allows PSU 15% invt. in JV from net worth

• Sensex reaches 7500 for the first time

• Maruti Q1 net profit up 32.20% at 226 cr

• Petronet LNG Q1 net at Rs 39.13cr 

• NALCO Q1 net profit up 28% at Rs. 280 cr

• Wipro nets 20 per cent growth in Q1

• Bharat Overseas Bank plans IPO in October

• LIC plans public offer by December 2005 

• Videocon buys Electrolux Kelvinator

• K L Gopalkrishna is new ED of Corporation Bank.

• GAIL records Net Profit of Rs 1954 cr for FY 2004-05

• ONGC get nod for Nathpa project in Mangalore

• Inflation up to 4.33 % against 4.22 % ended Jun 11

• Wipro vice-chairman Vivek Paul quits

• D K Mehrotra is MD of Life Insurance Corporation

• S V Narasimhan has taken over as Director, IOC

• A K Shukla is Chairman of LIC

• Crude oil prices rise

• Power tariff up by average 10% in Delhi from Jul 15

• Dabhol renamed as Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt. Ltd.

• Crude prices cross $60

• IOC ranked 170 in Fortune 'Global 500' list

• BEML to raise Rs 400cr through public issue

• AI, IA IPOs in current fiscal: Minister 

• Inflation falls to 4.09 pc 

• Allahabad Bk Q1 net profits up 18.4% @ 162.98 cr

• HDFC Bank Q1 net profits up 21% at 247 cr

• 'All cases on Dabhol settled': Govt

• Finance Ministry okays BoB public offer 

• IDFC IPO subscribed 18.8 times 

June 2005

• P L Gairola joins as ED of Bank of India.

• sA C Mahajan is Executive Director, Bank of Baroda

• M D Mallya has been appointed ED, OBC

• U S Kohli is appointed ED of the Dena Bank

• S Lahiri is new ED of United Bank of India

• Syndicate Bank IPO scheduled for July

• C. P. Swarnkar is new Executive Director of PNB

• IndianOil PR man to represent asia in World Forum

• Sushma Chawla is Acting CMD of Indian Airlines

• Ramakrishnan is new CMD, Andhra Bank

• M B N Rao is new CMD, Canara Bank

• Narainswamy is new CMD, IOB

• Chakraborty is new CMD, Indian Bank

• Maruti slashes price of Maruti 800

• Jindal Poly IPO priceband fixed at. Rs 360-Rs. 400

• Maruti SWIFT to cost Rs. 10000 more from June 8

• Somenath Ghosh takes over as new MD,NRDC

• IOC mobilises Rs. 1000 cr from Indian Bond Market

May 2005

• Maruti sold 42,286 vehicles in May 2005
• Air India IPO likely in December: Chairman
• sBEML to consider Rs 400-450cr Public Issue
• NHPC post net profit of Rs. 684.58 cr for FY0405
• GE teams up with NTPC, BHEL for Dabhol
• IOC achieves a record turnover of Rs. 150000 cr
• Maruti launches its new model "SWIFT"
• SAIL FY0405 net profits up 171% at Rs. 6817 cr
• NTPC ranked 486 in forbes list
• Bank of India net dip to 70.14 % at Rs. 313.71 cr
• IBP net profits up 73 % at Rs. 214 cr for FY04-05
• SEBI issues orders against UBS securities
• ONGC wins 'Golden Peacock Global Award'
• ONGC launches e-investor service
• PNB issues 1 mn ATM-cum Debit cards
• Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar gets 3 year extension
• Maruti Annual Net Profit up 57.4% to Rs 8536.3 mn
• Highlights of Amendents in Budget
• Maruti increases prices of all models except M800
• OBC issue price fixed at Rs 250 per share
• Highlights of Credit Policy announced by RBI
• Maruti sold 38,190 vehicles in April 2005
• IOB net profit up 27% at Rs 651.36 cr.
• GAIL net up 4% at Rs 1947 cr.
• S.C. Gupta is new CMD of Punjab National Bank

April 2005

• BHEL Q4 net profit up 34.3% at Rs.584.63 cr.
• PNB's Q4 net up 21% at Rs 360 cr
• LIC & Dena bank tie up for Bancassurance
• Govt. ratifies EPF rate 9.5% for FY02-03 & 03-04
• RIL Q4 net up 61.5 % 2292 cr
• Boeing gets Air India order of Rs. 30000 cr
• MRPL post highest-ever production, turnover, profit
• Anil Ambani's name not on IPCL website
• Wipro Q4 net up 1.45%, announces 1:1 bonus
• ONGC net up 47 % at Rs. 12,725 cr
• Corp. Bank FY05 net falls 33.93% at Rs. 350.60 cr
• NALCO net profit up 59.31% at Rs 421.83 cr
• Power Finance Corp IPO in July [Press Release PDF]
• Baglihar Project Commissioning by Dec'06 : PFC
• Maruti introduces new look Bharat III OMNI
• Air Sahara's maiden flight to Malaysia on May 15
• IA, Jet, Sahara hikes air fares by 12%
• IOC allowed to charter ships for oil imports
• Supplement 2005 : Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09
• Highlights of Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09
• NTPC FY05 net profit at Rs 5,292 crore
• IOC ranked top oil trader in Asia Pacific
• Gokaldas Exports IPO subscribed 41.62 times
• Maruti Board clears Rs 32719 mn invt for 2 ventures
• Allahabad Bank IPO price band Rs. 75 to Rs. 82
• Allahabad Bank IPO from April 6-12
• SAIL sets records in production and sales in FY ’05
• Maruti registers record sales in 2004-05

March 2005

• BHEL net profits up 52 % at Rs 1,002 cr for FY04-05
• Mark Hurd is Hewlett Packard's new CEO
• PNB returns Rs.1153.01 Crore as Govt. Equity
• Jaiprakash IPO oversubscribed by 7 times
• Jet to start Singapore flights from April 14 
• 3i Infotech IPO from March 30th to April 04
• IOC, CMD S. Behuria elected Chairman of SCOPE
• Nationwide stir hits banking services
• ONGC launches OVAL, enters into retail segment
• VAT to be implemented by States from April 1
• ONGC gets National award
• LIC unveils its unit linked pension plan ‘Future Plus’

February 2005

• Highlights of Economic Survey 04-05
• B.M Bansal is the new Director (R&D), IOC
• Economic Survey projects 7 per cent growth
• LIC sold 15.46 mn policies during 2004-05
• PNB plans to open subsidiary in UK
• PNB issue opens from 7 to 11th march
• ONGC Mumbai High crude oil production increases
• Indian Airlines introduces Bumper Super Saver
• M Damodaran is the new SEBI Chief
• Power Minister inaugurated Hydro Project of NTPC
• Jet Airways IPO to open on Feb 18-Feb 24
• Airbus, Boeing eye India
• Plan panel recommends winding up sick PSEs
• Govt to announce aviation policy by March end
• Licence fee 'non-refundable': Dayanidhi Maran
• GAIL to supply natural gas to SAIL plants
• Jet Airways IPO to be between Rs 950-1,125
• Cabinet gives nod to end gas pipeline travails
• HDFC cuts rates, floating loans .25% to 7.25-7.5%
• NTPC commissions 3000 MW Talcher project
• SAIL gives dividend cheque of Rs 532 crore to GoI
• Konkan Railway introduces electronic auction
• Government announces 9.5% interest rate for EPF
• PNB revises interest rates on NRE & FCNR(B)
• 'Indian Oil' among the top global stock picks
• ONGC Q3 net up by 38% at Rs. 6,678 cr.

January 2005

• ONGC Q3 net up by 38% at Rs. 6,678 cr.
• SBI Q3 net profit rises 20% at Rs. 10.99 bn..
• Bharti Tele Q3 net jumps 131% at Rs. 373 cr
• BHEL showcases at 'Powergen India & C. Asia 2005'
• P&G to acquire Gillette for $57 bn
• PNB Q3 Net Jumps 21.0 % to Rs.314.27 Crore
• New look Maruti 800 launched
• India, Russia sign agreement on visa exemption
• Cabinet approves intl. status to Srinagar Airport
• CCEA approves creation of national investment fund
• SAIL Q3 net up 105% at Rs. 1514 cr.
• Govt to sell BHEL, MUL stake next fiscal
• Andhra Bank Q3 net up Rs 122 crore
• NTPC Q3 net profits up by 66.6 % at Rs. 1365 cr
• HDFC Q3 net profits up by 29 % at Rs. 235 cr
• Maruti Q3 Net Profit up 70.3% to Rs 2396.6 million
• Anil Ambani submits report on RIL working
• Reliance Q3 net profit up by 52.2% at Rs 2,091 cr.
• Wipro Q3 net up by 56% at Rs 426.80 cr.
• ITC Q3 net up by 18% at Rs 448.94 cr.
• Nalco's Q3 net up by 83% at Rs 306.07 cr.
• 4 Directors of RIL withdraw resignations
• PNB staff journal gets excellence award
• MTNL, BSNL start Broadband services
• Infosys Q3 net up 51% at Rs. 644 cr
• TCS registers 54% rise in Q3 net
• BHEL bags EEPC's Top Export Award
• PNB revises int. rates on domestic term deposits
• Maruti introduces Bharat III variants
• PNB launches spectrum fixed deposit scheme