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 FDI from China, HK may figure on senstive list
Security screening to be extended to pharma, petroleum and data processing

Mumbai airport makeover to make room for 40m passengers
GVK to pump in Rs 5,200cr, but Mumbai flight delays to continue

 Diageo in talks with Sula to buy 26% stake
Diageo, world's largest drinks company, is in talks with Samant-family to buy 26% stake in Nashik-based Sula Vineyards

StanChart MF sale: Aviva top bidder, but top brass backs UBS
Aviva quoted 5% of assets under mgmt, and UBS quoted 4.3%. As of Sept, StanChart MF had AUM of Rs 11,764cr. Top managment of StanChart more comfortable with UBS

Nobel in letter and spirit
Where did the balance rest - quality or cause - when Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk won this year's Nobel prize for literature?

The Hindu Business Line

 Cairn IPO may raise $2b
Parent company to divest 30.5% equity stake. 90% of parent's assets located in India. Cairn Indian produces 7% of domestic crude

 BSNL slashes fixed-line STD rate to Re 1/min
Local calls will be cheaper too, in a bid to resell surrendered lines

 RIL cuts petrol, diesel prices
Reliance has cut prices of petrol and diesel by Re a litre. It is, however, still costlier than PSU products.

DNA Money

 Sensex sights peak on Friday the 13th
Good results set the stage for final date with destiny

 BSNL order value to be much lower
CMD Sinha says negotiations may bring it down to far below $107/line

 The Financial Express

 ONGC's KG basin plans may go awry
Alliance with BG, BP not good enough: DGH

 Bill for 49% insurance FDI in 4 months
G C Chaturvedi, jt secretary of finance ministry in charge of insurance, said bill to amend several provisions in act, including FDI hike, will be introduced in winter session of the Parliament

 

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First Published: Oct 13 2006 | 8:30 AM IST

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