IT-BPO / Report by Union Communications and IT Ministry
Sector set to achieve $60 billion by 2010 According to a special report by the information technology department the software and ITES exports from the country grew from $12.9 billion in 2003-04 to $23.6 billion in 2005-06 and exceeded by 32 pcer cent last fiscal.
RETAIL BROKERAGE
Foreign majors eye Indian cos Foreign majors such as the Citigroup, Societe Generale (SocGen), BNP Paribas, Standard & Chartered Bank and Australia-based Macquarie Bank are understood to be contemplating picking up equity stakes in Indian retail brokerages as an easy route to enter the market.
20-cos enter billion $ club on bourses 07 The combined market value of all the billion-dollar firms stands at $791 billion, representing a gain of $150 billion since the start of this year, an increase of $300 bn in the past one year.
Rupee appreciation jolts Indian exporters: FICCI While on one hand the rupee realisation for the exporters is going down, on the other their margins are getting squeezed, making them contemplate catering only to the domestic market for the time being.
The North Korean 1,853-ton cargo ship Kangsong anchors at the port of Busan, 450 kilometres (248 miles) southeast of Seoul, on Monday. The North Korean cargo ship made a first-ever port call at South Korea's biggest port of Busan, the first for a North Korean vessel in more than five decades, amid signs of reconciliation. AFP
The term of A P J Abdul Kalam is coming to an end. Should India go in for a woman President? If so, who should be the first woman President?
Most of Deccan Herald readers are of the opinion that the idea of ‘Woman as President’ is as exciting as old wine in a new bottle. While some feel that the time is ripe, most are unanimous in their opinion that only a non-political nominee would fit the bill for the highest office in the country.
