Finance minister not to attend Ficci AGM

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has declined the invitation of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to attend its platinum jubilee annual general meeting on December 13.Senior......

Govt to earn Rs 40,000 cr from excise hike, duties

The government on Saturday said it will earn an additional Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) from the hike in excise and restoration of duties on petroleum products, while it will lose Rs 21,000......

Apollo Tyres to slash 1,500 jobs

Apollo Tyres on Thursday said it is lookingat laying off about 1,500 of its workforce. We are looking at about 15 per cent of contract and casual labours(for job cuts). We are not going to cut......

Satyam could hire 30,000 more in a few years

The NYSE-listed Satyam Computer Services on Tuesday said the company has the potential to grow from its current employee strength of 20,000 to 50,000 in a few years."There is a significant growth......