FIs reject RIL plea on blanket nod for loans
The financial institutions have rejected a request by Reliance Industries to give a blanket `no-objection' to the company for its future borrowings and cede pari passu charge on such loans.

Maruti woos Esteem clients with Baleno upgrade offer
Maruti plans to sell about 10,000 units of its new premium segment model Baleno over the next one year. To hit the roads in the first week of December, the company expects sizable sales to come from the 1,20,000 strong Esteem customers.

Pentafour Software lays eyes on $15m revenue from 3D animation in 3 years
Pentafour Software & Exports Ltd expects to generate $15 million in revenues in three years with its recent acquisitions of Animasia International Pte Ltd of Singapore and its subsidiary Kingdom Animasia.


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