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Maruti fails Hyundai test as Santro, Accent drive past Zen, Esteem

Hyundai Motors has, for the first time, overtaken Maruti Udyog in the Zen and Esteem car segments. Hyundai sold 7402 units of its 1000-cc Santro model compared with Maruti's Zen model sales of 6337 units in January this year. Maruti's mid-size luxury car Esteem also fell behind Hyundai Accent.

Mahajan promises more sops for IT firms in budget

The excitement was palpable at Nasscom 2000, with Pramod Mahajan setting the tone when he promised information technology (IT) "maximum concessions in the budget." As industry bigwigs applauded the

Centre to set up committee for DTH services

The Government will soon set up a committee of group of ministers to thrash out modalities for the introduction of direct-to-home (DTH) services, the union minister for information and broadcasting Pramod

Doordarshan to go digital in 4 metros this year

Doordarshan will move into digital terrestrial television broadcasting this year in the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta.

Economic recovery continues to be elusive

The third-quarter results of a host of industries show that economic recovery is still far from certain. The financials of top companies across a spectrum of 12 key industries indicate that the much-hyped recovery