Hindustan Lever changes tune on `free' Unilever knowhow
By proposing to pay a royalty of one per cent on sales to its parent company Unilever plc, Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) appears to have significantly changed the "free technology" tune it has been singing all these years.

Centre slaps 50% export obligation on Tupperware
The Union govt has slapped a 50% export obligation stipulation on direct marketing major Tupperware India while clearing its proposal to set up a manufacturing joint venture in the small scale sector.

ICICI net likely to jump 25% to around Rs 1,350 crore
Term-lending institution ICICI Ltd is expected to post about 25% growth in its net profit, senior financial sector analysts said. In absolute term, ICICI's net profit may cross Rs 1,350 crore in fiscal 1999.

  Nedungadi Bank posts 41.72% deposit growth
  Shakti Sinha gets UK posting
  Nagarjuna group to enter IT; ties up with Infoquest Systems
  Strike at Faridabad unit takes sheen off Bata India margins
  SBI may take lead in floating rate deposits
  ICICI Bank unveils tenor-linked PLR
  TCS to focus on domestic market
  Corporates turn in improved show; Infotech units top the list
  Bilt sales set to touch Rs 1,000 cr next year
  DoT, private basic firms refuse to share revenue with paging operators
  Maruti not to roll out new models in 1999-2000
  Hallmark, Kermit get approval toimport decoders
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  Cell operators asked to stop providing PCO services
  Pepsi to experiment with contract farming on basmati, pulses
  Trikaya Grey to go in for healthcare marketing
  Captain Cook salt back in the fray
  RPG to expand consumer base through Internet
  Levi's to widen range to non-denims, women's wear
  American Express cards mark rise in Asia spending
  NHPC submits fresh plans on execution of Cauvery project
  SAIL sees 50 per cent drop in exports
  Orissa weighs options on OHPC privatisation