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December 2008

• PNB Reduces Interest Rates

• Banks pay 38% higher advance tax in Q3

• I. J. Kapoor is New Director (Commercial) NTPC

• BHEL wins Order for 1,000 MW Thermal Power Project

• Corporation bank slashes lending, deposit rates

• ONGC declares 180% Interim Dividend

• BOI, BOB cut lending rates

• Railway Revenue earnings up by 14.49 per cent during April- November 2008

• BHEL bags Rs.1,175 Crore Contract from JPVL

• HDFC, BoR, Canara Bank cut lending rates

• BSNL's MoU with Swan aims at exploring revenue streams

• SBI cuts interest rate on MSME loans by up to 1 pc

• Fellowship Award to CMD, NTPC

• Indian Bank cuts deposit rates up to 150 bps

• NTPC signs MOU with TII for Integrity Pact

• Punjab National Bank Opens its 169th Branch

• NSIC signs MoU with Union Bank of India

• ICICI Prudential ties up with American Express

• Dr. U D Choubey honoured with Pragya Puraksar

• RIL regains Rs 2 trillion mark

• UTI AMC eyes 26% divestment

• ONGC & IOC ink MoU for wider cooperation in Oil exploration, production and marketing

• MTNL kicks off 3G 'Jadoo' in India

• ONGC, Gail may cut rebates by 33%

• Railways & M/S GVK Power Limited sign a long term Coal Transportation Agreement

• PNB-IGNOU tie-up for On Line Fee Payment Facility to students of IGNOU

• Union, HDFC Bank cut PLRs, more likely follow

• Maruti, Hyundai slash rates in range of Rs 6k-23k

• RBI cuts Repo, Reverse Repo rate by one pc

• Yes Bank cuts PLR by 0.50 pc; other banks to follow suit

• Cabinet approves financial restructuring for KRCL

• HDFC Bank to buy 10% stake in MMTC-Indiabulls commix

• ICICI Lombard's weaver's policy covered 17.74 lakh families

• European Central Bank cuts interest rates

• Punj Lloyd signs pact with US-based Thorium Power

• BHEL bags order from Oman for supplying gas turbines

• Four new Independent Directors on ONGC Board

• On-line High Power Test Laboratory

• SBI adjudged best bank in 2008

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• NTPC, CIL to ink fuel supply pact

November 2008

• National Seeds Corporation pays Rs. 155 lakh dividend to GoI

• PNB Reduces Bplr & Term Deposit Rates

• BEE launches 'Report on Situational Analysis of Commercial Buildings in India'

• SBI in pact with IAG for general insurance biz

• SAIL to borrow from mkt to fund Rs 54,000-cr expansion plan

• SCOPE Gold trophy for CSR to NTPC

• ICWAI promotes Institute of Management Accountants of OMAN

• BECIL Presents 2.8 crore dividend cheque to GoI

• President releases Special Postage Stamp on GAIL’s Silver Jubilee

• Hewlett-Packard net revenue up 19% in Q4

• ONGC Videsh Limited wins two prospective exploration blocks in Colombia

• BHEL secures Rs.1,325 Crore Contract for New Rating 600 MW Thermal Set

• SBI, PNB, ICICI hike interest rates on fixed deposits by NRIs

• Kingfisher pays Rs 286 cr to AAI

• PNB Increases Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• NTPC Ranked No. 1 For Independent Power Producer in Asia by Platts

• Corporation Bank to cut fixed deposit rates by 50 bps

• Innovative use of Fly Ash to be encouraged

• Indian Railways carry 467.97 million tonnes of freight during April-October 2008

• UCIL and ONGC join hands to explore and develop uranium resource

• SECOND 500 MW UNIT OF NTPC – SIPAT COAL FIRED

• NTPC performed better than globally comparable utilities

• CanBank cuts rates on housing loans

• SAIL pays Rs. 638.04 cr. as final dividend to Govt for FY 08

• SBI, Citibank, others cut lending rates

• India Power Award to NTPC CenPEEP

• GAIL signs Co-Operation Agreement with Himachal Pradesh

• Union Bank cuts PLR by 0.5%

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• Agreement between MoP, NTPC and JICA For enhancing Efficiency of Operating Thermal Power Plants

• PowerGrid net up 7% to Rs 396 crore

• Bharti Airtel Q2 net rises 27% to Rs 2,046 crore

• Hindalco net up 12% to Rs 720 cr

October 2008

• PNB Q2 net up 31% to Rs 707 cr

• PNB Reduces BPLR

• GAIL, IOCL ink MoU for cooperation in Petrochemicals

• ONGC net dipped by Six pc in Q-2; Announced five Hydrocarbon discoveries

• MTNL Q2 net dips marginally to Rs 91.86 cr

• MRPL Q2 net dips 92 pc; projects negative outlook in Q3

• Videocon Industries Q4 net dips 29% at Rs 175.53 cr

• Godrej Industries Q2 net loss at Rs 9 cr

• Tata Power`s revenue up 45.04% in Q2

• State Bank of India Q2 profit jumps 40% to Rs 2,259.72

• ICICI Bank Q2 net profit drops 27.4%

• Corporation Bank Q2 net up 18.6%

• BoB net up 21%, takes Rs 176-cr MTM hit

• Union Bank Q2 profit rises 31%

• Bank inks JV with IFC, Macquarie for PE fund

• NTPC profit after tax for Q2 up by 9.61 percent

• Jet Airways sees Rs 384.5 cr loss in Q2

• Maruti Suzuki Q2 net falls 37%

• Hindustan Unilever Q3 net up 34%

• ICICI hikes home loan rates by 1%

• Gail to buy 19% stake in ONGC's Dahej plant

• PNB not facing liquidity problem; to register 20% growth

• CWC Pays Highest Ever Dividend

• MTNL Presents Rs. 35.43 crore dividend to GoI

• Wipro Q2 net up 19 pc at Rs 978 cr

• Reliance Power Q2 net profit at Rs 37 cr

• SAIL to set up 2 more SPUs, 1 ITI

• SAIL Q2 PAT grows 18% to highest-ever Rs. 2010 crore

• BSNL pays Rs 1,200 cr dividend to Govt

• BHEL wins Order for 412 MW World Bank-funded Hydro Electric Project

• GAIL ranked 2nd in Asia among global gas utilities

• Railway freight revenue goes up by 18.91 per cent during April-September 2008

• University of Delhi & NTPC jointly set up ICT centre

• Allahabad Bank net dips 83% on high provision

• Federal Bank Q2 net up 20%

• Loans lift Indian Bank net 14% to Rs 283 crore

• AEPC signs MoU with Taiwan based Pai Lung for functional fabrics

• R.S.Sharma , CMD, NTPC Honoured with Leadership Award

• SCI Presents Rs. 90.47 crore dividend to GoI

• HDFC Ltd Q2 net dips 17%

• Google Q3 profits up 26% at USD 1.35 bn

• Satyam Q2 net up 42% at Rs 581 cr

• IndusInd Bank Q2 profit rises 51%

• State Bank of Hyderabad net up 30%

• SBI hikes foreign currency deposit rates

• Citi posts Q3 loss of $2.8 bn

• PNB Increases Interest Rates on Non–Resident Deposits

• BDL Pays rs. 23 crore Dividend

• HCL Tech Q1 net dips 4% at Rs 253.79 cr

• PNB Reduces Interest Rates on Housing, Education and Car Loans

• PNB Increases Interest Rate on Term Deposits

• South Indian Bank Q2 net rises 45%

• Axis Bank Q2 net goes up by 77%

• BSNL to roll out 3G services in NE states, Chennai by Jan

• Jet Airways, Kingfisher form alliance to fight turbulence in air

• MNGL's first CNG facilities inaugurated

• Textile industry will touch USD 115 billion by 2012

• RBI cuts CRR by another 100 bps to 7.50%

• Infosys Q2 net up 30% at Rs 1,432 cr

• India 2nd most vulnerable economy: Citi

• Union Bank introduces 900-days deposit scheme

• TCS to buy Citi`s India BPO arm

• NTPC pays highest ever total dividend of Rs 2885.92 cr for 07-08

• REC pays 30% dividend for the year 2007-08

• Sensex crashes by 725 points at a two-year low

• RBI cuts CRR by 50 basis points

• BT ties up with BSNL to offer managed services

• Railway Employees to Get 73 Day’s Wages as Productivity Linked Bonus for the Year 2007-08

• RCF Presents 51 crore dividend to GoI

• ONGC celebrates 50 years of first oil discovery in Lunej

• POWERGRID declares highest ever dividend of Rs.505.08 Crore

September 2008

• SAIL Signs MoU with L&T for Power

• BHEL bags Rs 990 cr order to set up 500 MW power plant

• Railways earn Rs 1968.78 crore in 10 days

• Golden Peacock Award for NTPC

• PNB Opens its 163rd Branch in Delhi

• Indian banks post Rs 410 cr MTM losses

• Govt announces new licence for IPLC services

• NTPC Signs MoU With Inland Waterways Authority of India

• BHEL wins Rs.338 Crore ICB contract for 3 Turbo-blower Packages from SAIL

• SAIL signs MoU with IIM, Ahmedabad for knowledge sharing

• BHEL's total dividend payout for fiscal 2007-08 touches all-time high of over Rs.746 Crore

• PNB MoU With NSBL & SMC For On-Line Trading Facility

• NTPC's Barh (Bihar) Mega-Power Project Stage-II launched

• PepsiCo to invest $500 mn in India over 3 yrs

• Mahindra & Mahindra ED gets top French honour

• SBI hikes foreign currency deposit rates

• TCS signs five-year IT contract with Ericsson

• PNB Increases Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• PNB Launches Pilot Project of Financial Inclusion Circle

• Rel-Cap to enter banking, PE biz; to pump in Rs 2,000 cr

• HDFC Bank bags best retail bank award

• BHEL win 3 Vishwakarma National Awards, 1 National Safety Award for 2007

• GAIL Assures Complition of BCPL Project

• BSNL set for Massive Expansion by March 2009

• Reliance to set up Rs 40,000-cr steel plant in Jharkhand

• SAIL's Official Language Magazine Wins First Prize

• BSNL allows roaming with pvt oprs, to charge 52 paise a min

• NMDC Pays Final Dividend of Rs. 210 crore to GoI

• GAIL receives highest number of Safety awards from Institution of Engineers

• Country's First ever 3g Services by MTNL this Month

• NTPC along with BSEB to set up power project in Bihar

• Indian Railways carry 336 million tonnes of freight during April-August

• BSNL to procure 93 mn GSM lines for rural areas

• TCS, Infy, Satyam vie for BSNL`s venture

• BEML Limited Bags Contract for Stainless Steel EMU Coaches

• SEBI approves Rs 1,110-crore buy back proposal of DLF

• BHEL bags Rs 2,200 cr order in Tripura

• NTPC is Business Superbrand 2008

• JVA for setting up Power Exchange at National Level

• ONGC rushes financial aid of Rs. 1 Crore for Assam flood relief

• POWERGRID contributes Rs.7 Crore to PM Relief Fund for Bihar flood

• BSNL rejects pvt GSM operators allegations

• ONGC’s first wind-farm, having world’s highest Turbine capacity, inaugurated

• PM inaugurates expansion & modernisation programme of SAIL's Salem Steel Plant

• PNB & BSNL Launch “BSNL Bills Payment Thro’ PNB ATMs

• Bharti, RIL among ten Indian cos in Forbes Asia's Fabulous 50

• Software services, ITeS growth down 29 pc in FY`08: ESC

• PNB Ink MoU With CGTMSE – Committed To Development Of MSEs

• GAIL India approves bonus share of 1:2

• Direct tax collections up 38.3% in first 5 months of FY`09

• PNB Pays Rs.236.91 Crore Dividend to GOI

• Power Minister hands over cheques of Rs. 33.5 crores to PM’s Relief Fund

• HCL’s annual profits down by 4.12%

• Google creates own web browser

• BSNL extends its telephone service to Nathu La

• Tata group signs MoU with TN govt

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non–Resident Deposits

• C.P. Singh appointed CMD of  NBPPL

• P&G FY ‘08 PAT up 46% at Rs 131.4-cr

• Give full talk-time on recharges, TRAI to telecom operators

• LIC may launch credit card next month

• SAIL to hike hot metal production capacity to 26.2 MT by 2011

• BSNL to launch 3G services by year-end

• Canara bank to open 100 new branches

August 2008

• BHEL wins Rs.1,155 Crore for 2 Units of New Rating 270 MW Thermal Sets from GVK Power

• Kotak Life slashes term plan rates up to 40%

• NTPC board appoints 5 New Independent Directors

• ESIC to Provide Free Maternity Services to Wives of Unorganied Workers : Sudha Pillai

• NBCC Present Dividend Cheque of Rs.55.97 crore to the Urban Development Minister

• ONGC Videsh Ltd to buy UK-listed Imperial

• BHEL continues winning streak in UAE with order for Two Gas Turbines

• IDBI Bank hikes deposit rates by up to 0.75%

• NTPC approaches govt to raise ECBs worth USD 25 bn

• Norsk Hydro of Norway keen on 30 % stake in ONGC block

• Punjab National Bank Opens Its 325th Atm In Delhi Circle

• Banks raise credit card finance charges to up to 50 %

• PNB Signs Mou With Mitcon For Carbon Credit Finance

• Inflation at 16 yr high of 12.63%

• HLL signs MoU with IL&FS and NNE Pharmaplan for its Medipark and Integrated Vaccine Complex

• Steel Minister announces Rs. 25 lakh award for Sushil Kumar

• PNB Housing Finance Declares 20% Dividend For 2007-08

• IOC to see net loss of Rs 5,800 cr in 2008-09

• PNB’s Focus On Education Loan

• BHEL targets 6-fold jump in export earnings by 2012

• Bhoruka Power enters CDM market, inks deal with Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan

• GAIL may take over gas marketing from ONGC

• ICICI plans $200-mn PE fund for SMEs

• BSNL to start 3G services by Dec

• Eco to grow by 9.4% despite gloomy expectations: CMIE

• TRAI asks GSM operators to link RCom

• Fin Min approves SBI-SBS merger

• PFC pays a dividend of Rs. 360 crore to Govt. of India

• PNB Introduces Master Card Money Send Programme

• ONGC Tripura Power Company places Rs. 2200 crore generation contract on BHEL

• Central Bank hikes deposit rates up to 1.25%

• Reliance in talks with HPCL, CPCL, KRL for D6 oil

• United Bank in mutual funds tie-up with SBI MF

• SBI hikes benchmark lending rate by 1 pc

• SAIL awards Rs. 5 lakh to Bindra

• Railways carried 23.3 million tones higher freight traffic in first four months

• BHEL bags EEPC's Top Export Award for the 18th consecutive year

• NTPC, NHPC, PFC and TCS to set-up Power Exchange

• Utility Powertech Ltd. Declares 170% Dividend

• 3G spectrum releases for MTNL and BSNL

• Bank of India, Dena Bank hike their BPLRs

• POWERGRID forms JV to evacuate 1200MW power from Sikkim

• Reliance Power to raise $2.5 bn loan: Report

• Shell to help IOC, BPCL, HPCL, MRPL improve refinery margins

• STC records 47 percent growth in trading profit

• ECGC's shows a significant progress in tune with customer's requirements

• Government confers Navratna status on Shipping Corporation

• BHEL got a fresh order Rs 2,500 crore for steam generator

• MoU For Renewable Power Generation Joint Venture Company

• HSBC profits sag 28% to $10.2 bn on bad debts

• Growth of power sector should exceed growth rate of economy

• PNB Revises Interest Rates on Non –Resident Deposits

• S. K. Chaturvedi assumes charge of POWERGRID CMD

• RelCap raises home loan rate by 0.5%

• SAIL, MOIL to invest Rs 400cr in 1 LT Bhilai ferro alloy plant

• Inflation spikes to 11.98%, home loans up

• Tata Steel Q1 net up to Rs 1,488 cr

• MTNL net up 15 pc at Rs 115.9 cr

July 2008

• PNB Hikes Domestic Term Deposit Rates & BPLR

• SBI unions to meet over merger with SBS

• Tata Comm net dips 24% at Rs 98.34 cr

• Mitsubishi Estate Q1 profit up 48%

• PNB Q1 net profit up 20.6 % for 2008-09

• GAIL net profit up 31% in QI of 2008-09

• NTPC profits rose by 5.28 percent in Q1

• ONGC Q1 profit up 44 pc at Rs 6,636 cr

• L&T Q1 net up 33% at Rs 502 cr

• BoI Q1 net up 78% at Rs 561.95 cr

• ONGC to set up JVs with Uranium Corporation to exploit Uranium

• HDFC Bank Q1 net up 45% at Rs 464.4 cr

• ONGC CMD gives away 19th PSPB Bridge awards

• GAIL wins safety award for Pipeline, Gas Processing

• ICICI Lombard aims 20% of motor insurance

• SBI unions to meet on 31st July on SBI-SBS merger issue

• RIL records 13% rise in net profit at 4,110 cr

• Zee News net up 48 % at Rs 9.5 cr

• GAIL, BPCL sign MoU for Cooperation

• Govt approves SBS,SBI merger

• Mahindra Finance Q1 net up 25% at Rs 26.76 cr

• IDBI Bank net at Rs 159.76 cr, interest income grows 35%

• New Station Over Konkan Railway Route

• BHEL Net Profit Surges 33% in the First Quarter of 2008-09

• Petronet LNG Q1 net dips 2 pc at Rs 106 cr

• Maruti Suzuki Q1 net at Rs 465.9 cr

• SAIL`s net up 20.3% at Rs 1,835 cr

• Railways revenue up by 18.04 Percent

• Dena Bank joins ‘TREAD’ Scheme for women’s Empowerment

• PNB organises free health check-up Camp

• IGL to expand its operation to meet the growing demand

• HDFC Q1 net up 25 pc at Rs 468.11 cr

• Powergrid to form subsidiary for Power System Operation

• BHEL bags Rs 160 crore order from UAE firm

• Gas supply starts through Dahej-Uran Pipeline

• Tata Tele Q1 net loss at Rs 34.72 cr

• HDFC Q1 net up 25 pc at Rs 468.11 cr

• IBM quarterly profit up 22%

• SAIL takes steps control steel prices

• Google profit up 35% at $1.25 bn

• BEML Bags Orders Worth Rs. 241 crores

• BHEL bids for Europe rail firm: Report

• Yahoo rejects joint MS, Icahn proposal

• ONGC joins National Action Plan on Climate Change

• BHEL secures Rs.2,175 Crore Second EPC Contract

• Infosys Q1 rises 21 pc on weak rupee

• BEE Sign MoU with PTC

• ONGC rules out listing of overseas subsidiary

• Railways Q1 freight capacity up 9.42

• L&T bags Rs 1,048cr order from Indian Railways

• BHEL bags Rs 2,500 crore order from APGENCO

• Govt approves 23 coal blocks

• GAIL signs Gas Co-operation Agreement with TIDCO

• Allahabad Bank ties up with Tata AIG

• SBI launches `Cash Back` offer

• SAIL steps up availability of steel in domestic Mkt.

• PNB Revises IR on Non –Resident Deposits

• NTPC Sign MoA with PFC

• SAIL signs MOU with SCI to form Shipping JVC

• HDFC, ICICI raise home & other loan rates by up to 0.75%

June 2008

• PNB Increases BPLR & Deposit Rates

• NTPC signs PPA with GRIDCO

• SBI, UBI increase BPLR by 0.5 per cent

• Exports up by 22.9 per cent in FY'08, says RBI

• Star PSU Award for NTPC

• GAIL Board issuance of 1 bonus share for 2 equity shares

• OTPC places Rs. 2207 Cr Letter of Award on BHEL-GE

• BHEL wins Rs.1,840 Crore Turnkey Contract from DVC

• POWERGRID’s Net Rises by 17.82 %

• MTNL gets ILD licence; ISD rates could come down further

• Union Bank to raise Rs 8,000 cr through MTN

• Vijaya Bank raises interest rate on deposits

• PNB Signs MoU With AIF for Promoting Micro Finance

• India to invest USD 3bn on gas in Iran block

• RBI hikes key interest rate to 8%

• BHEL places first commercial order on BHPV

• HDFC FY `08 net up 56% at Rs 2,713 cr

• PNB Signs MoU With ILFS-CDI

• RBI may up rates, GDP growth likely at 7.4%

• BSNL slashes STD rates of cellular services up to 50%

• BHEL wins Rs.3,588 Crore turnkey contract

• ONGC to become carbon neutral

• GAIL signs Gas Co-operation Agreement with TIDCO

• GAIL wins Occupational Health and Safety Award

• PNB Revises IR on Non –Resident Deposits

• Majumdar is acting CMD Powergrid

• SAIL signs MoU with MDI

May 2008

• NTPC Sale of energy up by 13.67%

• L&T Q4 net up 38 pc at Rs 966 cr

• TCS bags $100 mn contract from European firm

• IIIE Performance Award to NTPC

• BHEL wins Rs.1150 Crore Turnkey Contract

• SAIL to pay USD 150 per tonne for BCCL coal

• Bajaj Auto posts Q4 net at Rs 120.79 cr

• Bharat Excellence Award to Dr. A. K. Gupta

• RBI approves merger of CBoP, HDFC Bank

• ICICI bank wins Asian banker award

• Waitlisted Tickets now can be booked through internet

• NTPC ranks no 1 in workplace category

• POWERGRID doing IT fine in Transmission

• SAIL sets new performance landmarks in FY '08

• PNB Q4 Net Up by 128.75% (YOY)

• FM Inaugurates PNB’s 1st Micro Finance Branch

• REC Acquires Navratna Status

• SJVN conferred with Mini Ratna status

• GAIL records Turnover of Rs. 18000 cr

• OWERGRID adopts six ITIs in three states

• NTPC earmarks 0.5% of Profit for Green Growth

• SAIL signs MoU with BEML for CES

• Railway earnings up by 16.73%

• HDFC Bank launches fund transfer through mobiles

• Cairn India appoints new Chief Operating Officer

• Senior Journalist, Kumar Rakesh Joins Focus TV

• SBI Q4 net up 26 pc at Rs 1,883 cr

• PNBHFL Achieves 73% Growth in Profits

• GAIL gets 2 Awards for Excellence in CM

• Power Grid get " Navratna” Status

• R. S. Sharma is New CMD NTPC

April 2008

• BHEL bags orders worth Rs. 3368 cr

• Konkan Railway gets Patent for ACD

• PM inaugurates modernisation programme of SAIL's BSP

• RIL net profit for 07-08 up 63%

• Axis Bank FY 08 net profit up 63%

• PNB Gilts Ltd profit zooms by 309%

• Railway Freight Revenue Goes up by 13.86 %

• Maruti Suzuki set to hike prices in May

• RBI hikes CRR by 0.5 % to curb inflation

• Google`s Q1 profit climbs 30%

• PGCIL's Performance during 2007-08

• ONGC gets 10% Interim Dividend from PHH

• PFC NET PAT FOR FY 07-08 UP 23%

• Infosys to Pay 20.82% Interim Dividend for FY' 08

• PNB launches mobile ATM vans on its Foundation Day

• OVL qualifies for oil and gas contracts in Iraq

• BSL wins Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award '07

• CIL to talk to Arecelor Mittal for JV

• BHEL and NPCIL to float JV Company to construct NPP

• SAIL, TATA agree to cut steel prices

• PNB changes FCNR & NRE Deposit Rates

• Railways to induct 20000 Wagons

• GAIL signs contract for supply of PMT gas

• NTPC and NGRI Sign MoU for GED

• GAIL signs contracts to takeover PMT gas mktg.

March 2008

• Pawan Hans pays dividend of  Rs 8.92 cr

• BHEL gets Rs. 550 cr order from New Caledonia

• Power Grid get US$ 400mn loan from ADB

• Power Grid, WB sign up for US$ 600 mn Loan

• POWERGRID sign MoU with MoP for FY 2008-09

• TRAI paves way for cheaper calls

• GAIL signs Annual MoU for FY 2008-09

• ONGC signs MoU with Ministry for 2008-09

• PFC & IREDA Sign MoU

• BEML to Pay 55% Interim Dividend to GOI

• OVL and ONGC sign Performance contract

• PNB Gets Skoch Challenger Award

• GAIL awarded Company of the Year, for 2006-07

• BHEL pays 90% Interim Dividend for fiscal 07-08

• POWERGRID pays interim dividend of Rs. 210.45 Cr

• Four NTPC Stations bag National Awards

• GAIL wins Dun & Bradstreet Award

• Three POWERGRID projects bag National Awards

• ONGC signs Performance Contract with MRPL

• Allahabad Bank cuts home loan rate by 0.25%

• BHEL wins Rs.2,030 Crore contract through ICB

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• NALCO Presents Dividend Cheque of Rs.252.67 cr to GOI

• RCom to issue 1.75 cr shares under ESOP

• GAIL keen to buy ADB's stake in Petronet LNG

• Tatas to invest USD 500mn in Wimax

• K. Ravi Kumar assumes additional charge of CMD, BHEL

• ONGC secures Amity Award for Excellence in Cost Mgmt.

February 2008

• JV Agreement between NTPC and UPRVUNL

• BHEL wins Rs. 1075 cr EPC contract through ICB

• PNB Reduces BPLR by 50 bps from 13% to 12.50%

• SAIL forms JV with JAL for cement plant at Bokaro

• SBI cuts prime lending rate by 0.25 percent

• HCL Tech buys US firm Capital Stream for Rs 160 cr

• BEML to Pay 55% Interim Dividend

• BHEL wins Rs.650 Crore EPC contract in Libya

• Insurance sector seeks 49 per cent FDI

• SAIL bags FICCI Award for Rural & Community Dev.

• NTPC- JV Agreement for 1980 MW Power Station

• ECGC Presents Dividend Cheque of Rs.80 cr to GOI

• NTPC pays Interim Dividend Rs. 2226.28 cr to GOI

• GAIL signs MoU with ITERA Oil & Gas Company of Russia

• BHEL bags largest long-term contract from ONGC

• SBI slashes prime lending rate by 0.25 percent

• Union Steel Minister inaugurates SAIL's BSP expansion

• PNB Operationalises Cheque Truncation System in NCR

• SAIL pays Rs. 673.49 cr as interim dividend to GOI

• PNB Housing Finance Achieves 76% Growth

• India can aim to grow by over 9%: PC

• PNB signs MoUs with ICRA & Fitch Ratings

• GOI Receives Rs. 9.56 Cr Dividend from STC

• Mother Teresa Award for Corporate Citizen to NTPC

• Jury’s Appreciation Award & EL Award to ONGC

• PNB Revises IR on Non –Resident Deposits

• PNB starts banking operations in Hong Kong

• SAIL signs MoU with HEC for equipment supply

• Powergrid’s Q3 Net Rises 13.94%

January 2008

• SAIL Q3 net profit grows 32% to a record Rs. 1935 crore

• BHEL to raise Boiler production capacity

• PNB Pays Homage to Lala Lajpat Rai

• VSNL Q3 net dips 15-fold at Rs 9.52 cr

• Hinduja Group proposes to invest $50 bln in India

• PNB Q3 net up 26% at Rs 541.46 crore

• BHEL bags EPC contract from Reliance Industries

• ONGC Q3 net dips 6.4 pc on higher subsidy bill

• Reliance Power issue price fixed at Rs 450

• PNB Gilts Q3 profits zoom by 102%

• Wipro Q3 net up 11%, sees good momentum

• Assocham for 20% hike in petrol products

• POWERGRID & ILFS sign JV agreement

• Petronet LNG Q3 Profit up 55% to Rs. 131 crores

• Allahabad Bank Q3 net up 27 pc at Rs 365 cr

• HCL launches low priced laptops

• GAIL to lay gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore

• BSNL introduces free insurance for customers

• ICICI Bank may cut home loan rates in FY `09

• Canara Bank to launch online trading portal

• Tata's 'Nano' launched; dealer price Rs 1 lakh

• GAIL, Coal India sign MoU to set up SCG project

• RITES issues bonus shares of Rs.36 crore

• OIL Declares interim dividend of 125%

• SAIL-RDCIS Wins Prestigious GP Award

• BHEL bags World Bank-funded export order

• PNB Revises IR on Non –Resident Deposits

• ONGC’s 3rd CDM project registered by UN body

• SAIL and Tata Steel form JV for coal mining

• SBI revises interest rates on term deposits

• PNB at the Doorstep of Masses

• Govt. clears SAIL SEZ at Salem

• Maruti December sales up 6.88%

• UCO Bank plans merger to attain size: Report

• Tata Steel, Sail to form JV for coal mining