Stock exchanges oppose vital reforms
Two committees set up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are burning midnight oil to find a solution to the two most burning issues in the stock market -- regulating short sales and uniform settlement on stock exchanges.

Powergrid selects IVO as telecom consultant
State-owned Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has selected multinational IVO as the consultant for entering the telecom sector and has sought Rs 800 crore loan for the same.

EC may drop objections on import duty
The European Commission (EC) is likely to drop its objections to the 4% special additional import duty (SAD) imposed by India even as New Delhi's controversial automobile policy remained unresolved at the Indo-EC formal talks in Geneva last week.

  Different strokes
  Chains of command in the years to come
  East Asia begins to bounce back
  Inflation dips to 8.13%
  CII for changes in buyback norm
  Gujarat to get $2.8 bn FDI
  PCs likely to cost more
  IDBI, State Bank oppose Metal Box revival plan
  Paying for a brand new currency