Tatas may bag Ford brands for over $2 b The bids from leading Indian conglomerates and the front- runners for the deal, Tatas and Mahindras, are worth over $2.05 billion and $1.9 billion respectively, sources close to the development said.
PM panel debates rising rupee impact on exports
The Prime Ministers Council on Trade & Industry, on Tuesday, deliberated on strategy on how to counter the adverse impact of rising rupee on exports.
Web cos discuss ways to woo biz The much talked about Web 2.0 companies are developing good content but are not able to make enough money. This was one of the important views discussed at the Web Innovation 2007, The Nextgen web technology revolution: 2.0 & beyond, conference on Tuesday.
Direct taxes collections up 42 per cent The governments kitty swelled by 42.50 per cent at Rs 1,64,407 crore from direct taxes till December 15, prompting the finance ministry to express confidence that the exchequer will be richer by over Rs 3 lakh crore from these levies this fiscal.
From left - Adobe Managing Director Naresh Gupta, Times Internet Director Mohit Hira, Mindtree President & CEO Krishnakumar Natarajan and MSN India Country Manager Jaspreet Bindra at the 'Web Innovation 2007' conference in Bangalore on Tuesday. DH Photo
Two teenagers peeved over bullying, gunned down their classmate in a Gurgaon public school. Is it symptomatic of the breakdown of discipline in schools or growing western influence or ill-effects of sudden affluence in society. Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. While many of our readers opine that parents must show more responsibility in bringing up their children, a few say that there should be strict rules to curb violence in media contents.
