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      <title><![CDATA[An 'Indian' comes to India to take on Harley-Davidson]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Its origin dates back to 1902, even before the US iconic super bike maker Harley-Davidson was founded.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[For P&amp;G, emerging markets return to centre stage]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G), the world&#39;s largest consumer products company, the focus seems to be back on emerging markets.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coke plans 750-ml bottles for 'home' use]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Beverage major Coca-Cola plans to launch 750-ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, targeting &#39;at-home&#39; consumption of small families, across its portfolio.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Can't sink shareholder money into new thermal project: Sanjay Sagar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[JSW Energy has posted profits for the quarter, unlike its power sector peers.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Some operators not using spectrum efficiently: DoT]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An audit by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has found some telecom service provides aren&#39;t using spectrum efficiently, either in the 900-MHz band or the 1800-MHz band.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Developers turn to small office needs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi&#39;s Kohinoor group launched, on Akshay Tritiya day, office spaces of 1,000-1,500 sq ft each under its The Chambers project at Kohinoor Square in the Dadar area.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[JPMorgan holders to vote on Dimon]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co&#39;s Jamie Dimon prepares for a vote tomorrow on whether he should keep his chairman and chief executive officer titles, he may take comfort knowing most of his biggest shareholders are led by men with the same dual role.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Growth in domestic air traffic flat in Apr]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Growth in domestic air traffic slowed in April, after a spike in March, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[HP sustains lead in Indian PC market with 22.5% share]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Personal computer (PC) maker Hewlett-Packard (HP) further consolidated its position as the number one PC vendor in the Indian market in the January-March quarter.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bangladesh factory banned by Walmart still makes Wrangler shirts]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Bangladesh factory where Walmart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world&#39;s largest apparel maker, US-based VF Corp.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[In battle for tots, pre-schools take baby steps to towns]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sending children to pre-schools is increasingly being considered more effective than teaching them the basics at home.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Affordable houses, but for whom?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Many builders, including Jaypee, Wave Infratech and Tata Housing, have experimented with affordable housing in recent times.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changing global strategy outweighs India concerns for Cipla]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cipla&#39;s stock has been gaining since March, after the company sweetened its offer to gain 100 per cent stake in South Africa-based Cipla Medpro.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRB: Revenue visibility, attractive valuations provide comfort]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[IRB Infrastructure&#39;s share price has jumped 13 per cent in three trading sessions, with analysts turning positive following strong results.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whose cinema is it anyway?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For some weeks now I have been baffled by something.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indian infotech sector is becoming a riskier bet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The potential implementation of the US immigration Bill have added to the challenges faced by Indian information technology (IT) companies.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Royal Enfield kickstarts entry into new markets]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chennai-based Royal Enfield&#39;s British heritage gives it an authenticity that still commands a cult following in European and American markets.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We help SMEs reduce their purchase costs: R Narayan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Power2SME is a buying club that pools demand for raw materials from hundreds of SMEs.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leather units face shortage of manpower]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The $5.5 billion leather industry is facing twin challenging times - shortages of both raw material and manpower.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are still in customer acquisition mode: MTS]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), which provides telecom services under the MTS brand, today said it is still in the customer acquisition mode in both voice and data segments.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Infosys to appeal against tax demand]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Monday said it would appeal against the notice of the income tax department demanding Rs.577 crore as outstanding dues for fiscal 2008-09.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[With DPCO, margins of pharma players may take a hit]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[While the Department of Pharmaceuticals has notified the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) last week, which will bring prices of 348 essential medicines under control, and, in turn, impact the sales and margins of major pharmaceutical companies, data compiled by pharma research firm AIOCD AWACS shows that the Indian pharma market grew by 9.3 per cent during April this year, compared to the same month in the previous year.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Akzo Nobel India posts Rs 62.50 cr net profit in Q4]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Paint maker Akzo Nobel India today reported a net profit of Rs 62.50 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nestle to invest Rs 250 cr on expansion of Punjab milk plant]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dairy major Nestle India today said it will invest Rs 250 crore on expansion and modernisation of its existing milk plant at Moga in Punjab.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Eastern Energy grabs 25% stake in ONGC's block]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd (GEECL), India&rsquo;s leading coal bed methane (CBM) company has grabbed 25% stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Raniganj (North) Block&nbsp; in West Bengal through a competitive bidding process.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ad revenues to rise on better price realisations: S L Narayan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kalanithi Maran-owned Sun TV Network has decided to increase advertisement tariffs by an average 19 per cent from July 15.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tata Sons to divest 1% stake in TTML by June 4]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd (TTML) today said its promoter Tata Sons will sell one% stake, comprising 1.89 crore shares, in the company by June 4.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Divi's Lab Q4 net dips 17% to Rs 181 cr]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Divi&#39;s Laboratories Ltd today posted 16.75% decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 180.57 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013, due to foreign exchange loss during the period.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Atul Auto Q4 net rises 72%]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rajkot-based three-wheeler maker Atul Auto Ltd, has posted a 72 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 to Rs 10.34 crore on the back of higher sales.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Omaxe promoters to sell 50 lakh shares via OFS at Rs 148/share]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Realty firm Omaxe&#39;s promoters will sell 50 lakh shares through Offer For Sale (OFS) tomorrow at a floor price of Rs 148 a share to raise upto Rs 74 crore.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coal India Q4 net profit up 90% on dividend income]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Riding on dividend income paid by its subsidiaries, Coal India Ltd (CIL) today reported nearly 90% jump in standalone net profit at Rs 2,320.61 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Srei Infra's Q4 net profit rises fivefold]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Srei Infrastructure Finance today said its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 increased fivefold to Rs 69.3 crore from Rs 13.2 crore a year earlier.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Esssar Energy to purchase Essar Oil's shares from Imperial consultants]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Essar Energy Plc&#39;s 100% subsidiary Essar Energy Holdings Limited, Mauritius will purchase 32.95 million shares in Essar Oil Limited, India, representing a 2.41%&nbsp; interest (including Global Depository Securities (&ldquo;GDS&"), from UK&#39;s Imperial Consultants and Securities Private Limited.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woodland to open 30 'Wood' stores in country]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Aero Group, known for its flagship brand Woodland, is planning to give a spin to one of its old brands - Woods.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SAIL chief makes plan for timely completion of Burnpur project]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Close on heels of a parliamentary panel slamming SAIL for delays in modernisation especially at its IISCO steel plant (ISP) Burnpur, the PSU has assigned critical jobs at the facility to various teams for &quot;timely completion&quot; of project.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[CM to meet project-affected persons of Navi Mumbai airport]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The stand-off between the Maharashtra government and the Navi Mumbai International Airport project-affected persons (PAPs) is expected to end soon as the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has decided to intervene and directly hold talks with them in the next 10 days.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[PC Jeweller net profit up 26% to Rs 291 cr in FY'13]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[PC Jeweller Ltd today reported 26% increase in consolidated net profit for 2012-13 to Rs 291.01 crore, as against Rs 230.93 crore in the previous fiscal, on higher sales.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[IOC achieves technological breakthrough]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) today said it has developed technology that will help advance the use of non-edible oil extracted from plants like Jatropha (bio-diesel) in auto fuels.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In what would finally kickstart Air India&rsquo;s attempt to monetize real estate assets to clear its debt, public sector undertakings Industrial Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Power Finance Corporation have evinced interest in securing a prime plot of land on Baba Kharak Singh Marg from the cash-strapped airline.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cairn says MBA oilfield reserves up 5%]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cairn India said its main MBA oil fields in the prolific Rajasthan block hold 2.19 billion barrels of inplace oil reserves at the end of 2012-13 fiscal, about five% more than a year ago.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hotel Leela Venture Q4 net loss at Rs 142 cr]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hotel Leelaventure today reported a net loss of Rs 142.17 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013 mainly on account of finance costs.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Taj Group opens fourth Gateway Hotel in Karnataka]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Gateway Hotels &amp; Resorts, part of the Taj Group of Hotels, has announced the launch of The Gateway Hotel Lakeside at Hubli, the second largest city in Karnataka.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[India Cements incorporates new subsidiary for infra business]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cement major India Cements Ltd (ICL) has incorporated a new subsidiary for infrastructure business during the fourth quarter.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[City Union Bank profit up by 15 % in Q4]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[City Union Bank (CUB) has reported a 15% growth in net profit during the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013 at Rs 82.48 crore as compared to Rs 71.98 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[India Cements net down 60%]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[India Cements Ltd has posted a 60% drop in net profit during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 at Rs 26.28 crore as compared to Rs 64.92 crore during the same quarter a year ago.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Essar Oil opens Durgapur office to support its CBM operations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Essar Oil Ltd, has opened an exploration and production office at Durgapur for its coal bed methane operations.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lupin shares dip after Mylan's generic drug hits US market]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Image via ShutterstockShares of Lupin Ltd have plunged by 4.5% on BSE following the launch of rival Mylan Inc&#39;s generic version of the cholesterol-lowering&nbsp; Tricor&nbsp; ( Fenofibrate )&nbsp; tablets.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[GEECL picks up 25% stake in ONGC's Raniganj CBM block]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd (GEECL) today said it has won a 25% stake in state- owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp&#39;s (ONGC) Raniganj coal-bed methane (CBM) block in West Bengal.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[RIL restarts crude unit after brief shutdown]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Reliance Industries, the world&#39;s largest refiner, has restarted a 330,000 barrels per day crude distillation unit (CDU) on Monday following a shutdown last week for maintenance, traders said.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uninor aims to achieve break-even in all circles by 2013]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Telecom operator Uninor today said its Gujarat circle has achieved break-even and it targets to break even in rest of the circles by 2013-end.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oil Min proposes gas price hike to $6.7]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Oil Ministry has moved a Cabinet note to raise the price of natural gas produced by state-owned ONGC and OIL as well as private firms like Reliance Industries to $6.7, less than $8-8.5 hike previously expected.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[City Union Bank to expand branch and ATM network]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Private sector City Union Bank plans to open around 80 branches and add more automated teller machines (ATM) this year, a top official said Monday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adani Enterprises posts standalone net loss in Q4]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Ahmedabad-based Adani Group, has registered a net loss of Rs 73.6 crore on standalone basis for the fourth quarter ended March 2013.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/adani-enterprises-posts-standalone-net-loss-in-q4/246993/on</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[IL&amp;FS signs MoU with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Infrastructure Leasing &amp; Financial Services Limited (IL&amp;FS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (ICBC (Asia)) based in Hong Kong.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ilfs-signs-mouindustrialcommercial-bankchina-asia-ltd/246987/on</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[India Cements Q4 net profit down 60% to Rs 26 cr]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[India Cements today posted around 60% dip in net profit at Rs 26.28 crore for its fourth quarter ended March 31 on higher expenses towards fuel and freights.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-cements-q4-net-profit-down-60-to-rs-26-cr/246943/on</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Apollo Hospitals net profit up 27%]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Healthcare service chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd has posted a growth of 27.3% in net profit on a standalone basis, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 at Rs 75.52 crore as against Rs 59.32 crore for the same period of previous quarter.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uninor breaks even in Gujarat; to set up 500 new network sites in state]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[GSM operators Uninor, which today said that it has achieved break-even in Gujarat telecom zone, plans to set up 500 new network sites by June in Gujarat telecom circle.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Samsung launches Galaxy Grand Quattro in India for Rs 17,290]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Aimed at maintaining its leadership position in the smartphone segment in the country, Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of its Galaxy Grand Quattro, priced at Rs 17,290.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank launches an account for women]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank India has announced the launch of &lsquo;Eve account&rsquo;, specifically for women in India.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Salary hikes to be at 12% this year: TeamLease Study]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jobs image via ShutterstockWith companies emphasizing more on skills, there seems to be greater synchrony between skills and salaries, states TeamLease&rsquo;s Salary Primer for 2013.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/salary-hikes-to-be-at-12-this-year-teamlease-study/246849/on</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[GSPC to spend Rs 2,000 crore on gas terminal at KG-Basin]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), a Gujarat government-owned oil and natural gas entity, will be spending over Rs 2,000 crore on its proposed gas terminal at Mallavaram near Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/gspc-to-spend-rs-2000-croregas-terminal-at-kg-basin/246798/on</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ravi Narain joins NBFC board]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Stock Exchange&rsquo;s longest serving managing director has joined the board of a non-banking financial company as an independent director.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Overall salary hike to be 12% this year: study]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a good news for jobseekers, the hiring activity is likely to see an uptrend in the coming months and salaries are expected to rise 12% across industries and functions this year, said staffing services major TeamLease.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[PC shipments rise 7.5% in Jan-Mar: IDC]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[India PC shipments rose by 7.5% to 2.71 million units in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the previous quarter, research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) said today.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Unions, left-wing outfits demand release of Maruti workers]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Police action against protesting workers of Maruti Suzuki in Kaithal in Haryana during the weekend has drawn criticism from trade unions and some left wing organisations, who have renewed demands to free the 147 workers arrested in July last year after the violence in the Gurgaon plant.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley to sell India wealth management unit to StanChart]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley said on Monday it has signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth management unit to Standard Chartered .]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tech Mahindra to deliver Aspect's IP solutions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tech Mahindra today partnered with Aspect Software, and will deliver the latter&rsquo;s suite of products like interaction management and workforce optimisation.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Infosys to challenge new tax demand of Rs 577 cr]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Infosys Ltd, India&#39;s No.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New drug policy: Consumers gain, companies to feel the heat]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It was an eventful last week for the pharmaceutical sector.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aircel seeks to get its Rs 19,500-cr sticky loans refinanced]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mobile operator Aircel has appointed SBI Capital to refinance or reschedule repayment of part of the Rs 19,500-crore loan it had taken to build its network and buy 3G and 4G spectrum.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[TCS finds the Wall formidable, still]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang comes here on Tuesday afternoon, his first stop will be the offshore development centre of Indias largest information technology company, Tata Consultancy Services, in the western suburbs.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building bridges between neighbours]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An agitation by the residents of a housing society in Bangalore following a ruptured water pipeline in their complex saw three friends, all in their mid-20s, pool their technical expertise and savings on an online platform for apartment owners to address common issues.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/building-bridges-between-neighbours/517302/</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Branding beyond the Taj]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Indian Hotels Company&#39;s strategy of multiple brands has helped it expand into upscale segments, but it had to tackle transition challenges wherever old properties were given a new identity.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dip in business travel impacts state hospitality industry]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The high and rising inventory coupled with weak global and domestic economic environment has resulted in a decline in domestic hospitality industry in fourth quarter of fiscal 2012-13.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/dip-in-business-travel-impacts-state-hospitality-industry/517239/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apollo Tyres, has decided to drop its plan to raise $150 million (around Rs 800 crore) through a Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB) citing the volatile market condition.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mallya readies platform for 10% preferential allotment to Diageo]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nearly six months after signing a landmark deal with Diageo, liquor baron Vijay Mallya, is preparing the stage to make the 10% preferential allotment in his flagship United Spirits to global spirits major Diageo.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[COAI plans to seek cancellation of 19 GSM permits of Tata Tele]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[GSM industry body COAI is planning to approach the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in the &quot;next few days&quot; asking it to cancel 19 licences awarded to Tata Teleservices (TTSL) over five years ago.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Supply blues: Realtors may disappoint buyers this year as well]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Realestate image via Shutterstock2013 was projected as the year of delivery for residential projects, which have remained stuck for years giving sleepless nights to the buyers.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lingering row between CIL and power producers such as NTPC is casting a shadow over 10 % divestment plans in the coal major as its parent ministry has reservations about stake sale till issues, like Rs 9,000- crore dues owed by electricity utilities, are resolved.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Even as the Ruias promoted Essar Energy plans to pump in nearly $1 billion for upgrading its Mombasa-based Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd, the future of the refinery is said to be under threat.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The CRPF, which recently took over the duties of guarding RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, has raised concerns in ensuring a &#39;fool proof&#39; Z category security to the business tycoon in the absence of local logistical support to its squad.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Stricter norms and higher rejection rate of work permits have pushed up the visa-related cost of country&#39;s second largest software services company, Infosys by more than 50 % to Rs 308 crore in 2012-13 fiscal.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SBI says deposits to grow by 25% in FY14]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;State Bank of India is projecting a deposit growth of 25% during the current fiscal compared to 14.85% in 2012-13.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The new drug price control policy that has recently been notified is likely to be a boon for consumers as it will put an end to the &quot;arbitrary&quot; pricing regime and bring down medicine prices, say pharma sector players.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Under pressure from DGH, Reliance Industries has agreed to do separate tests to confirm three natural gas finds in the KG-D6 block but the regulator is not impressed and wants the discoveries to be taken away from the company.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SAIL Consortium may scale down initial capacity of Afghan plant]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The government may consider amendments to the Income Tax Act of 1961 as well as The Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 to resolve its Rs 14,000 crore tax dispute with British telecom giant Vodafone as law of the land does not provide for conciliation talks between a company and the sovereign state.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Corporate India announced merger and acquisition (M&amp;A) transactions worth $ 1.66 billion in April, with inbound deals being the flavour of the month as foreign firms continued to show interest in Indian businesses.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[MakeMyTrip, India&#39;s largest online travel portal, expects nearly 50 per cent of its revenue to come from the hotel business over the next two years, a top official said today.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tata Motors, India&#39;s biggest vehicle maker announced its wholly owned subsidiary, TML Holdings Pte Ltd, had issued and allotted S$350 million (Rs 1,545 crore) in principal amount of 4.25 per cent senior notes due 2018.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Texas sued BP Plc, Transocean Ltd and others involved in the 2010 oil spill, calling it the &quot;worst environmental disaster&quot; in US history and becoming the fifth Gulf of Mexico state to file claims.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 1963 Aston Martin like the one James Bond drove in &quot;Goldfinger&quot; began its journey from Frankfurt to New York by being maneuvered into the hold of a Delta Air Lines Inc jet.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc is in talks to buy Tumblr Inc, a service that hosts 108 million blogs, a person with knowledge of the matter said, a deal that could help the biggest US Web portal lure users and advertisers.]]></description>
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