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Govt okays $4.3-bn investment in World Bank bonds

Move would allow India to get equal amount of loan from World Bank, taking country's net borrowing limit to $21.8 bn, against $17.5 bn at present

DoT forms panel to examine Trai's proposals on spectrum

Committee can co-opt or invite an expert whose opinion may be helpful

Air India's plan: If Star disposes, propose to OneWorld

Star Alliance members are scheduled to meet and vote by month-end

Abu Dhabi to be Jet's hub after deal with Etihad

Likely to impact Jet's operations out of Belgium and India

Safety fears might ground mid-size flights to Patna

Airport at Patna is the only one which is not licensed by DGCA, says K N Shrivastava, secretary, ministry of civil aviation

Passenger car sales rise after 10 months

Surge has come on low base due to mont-long lock-out at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar facility last year

Centre asks state govts to reduce tax on ATF

Jet fuel prices high due to rising base price, very high VAT imposed by states

Govt hopeful of clearing FAA audit on back of favourable ICAO assessment

ICAO had in August removed India from list of 13 nations including Angola, Congo, Haiti, Kazakhstan with worst air safety oversight

Labour unrest: Hero MotoCorp talks tough

Says no compromise on indiscipline; announces Rs 1,300-cr investment

Maruti to decide on starting assembly unit in Sri Lanka this fiscal

Company sold around 15,000 vehicles in Sri Lanka in 2011-12, accounting for nearly half of the 29,000 new cars sold in the country that financial year

Investments in auto components sector to hit five-year low

Data available with ACMA shows fresh investments in the sector this financial year would be the lowest since 2008-09

No festive cheer for auto makers

Toyota, Ford and VW are mulling price increases to offset the rise in input costs because of a weak rupee

Tata to launch diesel variant to accelerate Nano purchases

Orders for the car have crashed a whopping 78% between April and July

GM working with govt on Tavera issue

GM had stopped production and sale of Tavera BSIII on June 4

A Grand salvo fired at the Swift

Hyundai's new platform could carry an entry sedan besides the premium hatcback

AAI invites FRQ for Chennai, Lucknow airports

The four more airports at Kolkata, Guwahati, Jaipur and Ahmedabad will be taken up for privatisation shortly

India's largest automaker says the worst is over

Maruti Suzuki Chairman, R C Bhargava believes good monsoon may push rural demand

Labour unrest at Hero's Haridwar plant ends

Production at two-wheeler maker's plant was affected with workers going on a tool-down agitation since Thursday night against the suspension of two colleagues

Production comes to a halt at Hero's Haridwar unit

Haridwar is Hero's largest facility and produces Splendor and Passion bikes

Govt open to full private ownership in 8 planned airports

Also ready to give 100% equity to private players for operations and maintenance of six brownfield airports