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Centre intervenes to end cashless treatment row

New Delhi, Aug. 8: The Union health ministry has called for a meeting of major hospitals on Tuesday, to develop a standard procedure for treatment across hospitals. The ministry is trying to resolve t

Glenmark settles row with US firm

GLEMARK PHARMACEUTICALS said it has entered into a settlement agreement with US firm Sepracor, which could pave way for the Indian firm to launch generic eszopiclone tablets, used in treating insomnia

ONGC gas set to get higher price

In a big boost to ONGC, the government has approved up to 25 per higher price for natural gas the state-owned firm may produce from new fields.
The oil ministry on June 28 issued guidelines for the p

Biz Briefs

Mumbai-based hospitality company The Pride Hotels’s chairman Mr S P Jain on Monday said it will invest Rs 1,000 crore in the next five years to open ten new properties across India and expand existing

Commodity watch

Aluminium Rs 102/kg
Copper Rs 339.15/kg
Lead Rs 99.75/kg
Nickel Rs 1,016.20/kg
PLATINUM Rs 2,324/gm
Steel (long) Rs 32,520/tonne
Zinc Rs 97/kg
Crude oil Rs 3,714/bbl
Rubber (Kochi)Rs 18,696/100 kg
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Sensex up 143 pts at fresh 30-month-high

Mumbai, Aug. 9: Real estate stock DLF, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and metal stocks along with a strong opening by European markets pushed the Sensex and the Nifty to their two and half year highs on Mond

Brokers bytes

Company: BGR Energy
Broking House: Goldman Sachs
Rating: Buy Price Target: Rs 874

BGR signed two agreements with Hitachi for manufacturing boiler-turbine-generator sets for power plants in India. Th

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Sony’s camcorder for professional users

If you need professional-level video controls and entry-level pros with an affordable starting camcorder, Sony HDR-FX1 perfectly fits the bill. However, it lac

Aphrodisiac triumphant

Hyderabad, Aug. 8: Aphrodisiac, trained by S. Abbas and ably ridden by A. Asbar won The Stewards Cup, the main event of the monsoon races held here on Sunday.

The Results
1. The Grand Entry Plate, 14

Army chief faces CAG

New Delhi, Aug. 8: Once again, the sport of golf has dragged the Army into a controversy. A report by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG), tabled in Parliament on Friday, has indicted t

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