FM ignores rollback chorus, refers subsidy issue to panel
Finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday refused to roll back the increase in food and fertiliser prices, ignoring persistent pressure from coalition partners and Opposition parties.

Iffco ties up with Tokio Marine for insurance foray
Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative (Iffco), the world's largest fertiliser cooperative, has tied up with Japanese major Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance to enter the non-life insurance segment.

Tariff regime may neutralise QRs fall-out impact -- Maran
The government can utilise the mechanism of raising tariffs within the bound rates in order to protect the domestic industry from the fall-out of removal of quantiative restrictions on 714 tariff lines from April 1.


  HDFC cuts home loan rates by 25 basis points
  Costly foreign liquor may hit spirits
  Executive Briefing
  Long-term bond yields rise on fresh buying, likely to stabilise
  Euro recovers modestly amid talk of ECB buying
  US treasuries fall on likely hike in interest rates
  Banks' IPO loans may turn sticky as scrips take a beating
  Indian Oil may pitch for lower transfer price for MRL shares
  `PDS foodgrains being diverted to open market'
  Five regulators to synergise network
  Orissa grid problems upset Rourkela Steel plans
  Chambers welcome modifications in Finance Bill 2000
  Tax concessions for EPZs, SEZs below expectation -- Exporters
  FE Chat/Ravindra Gupta