The trouble with Martin Frost

An inaugural round-up.

Say it ain't so...

The American people think he's a failure, yet he'll be taking the oath of office again.

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday said it would buy a German drug firm and acquire a brand in the US besides earmarking 100 million dollar for investment in manufacturing next fiscal.

however, it is not a screaming buy at these rates

Cipla has reported a 67 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 125.67 crore (Rs 1.25 billion) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2004 as against Rs 75.32 crore (Rs 753 million) in Q3 in the financial year

As many as 350 applications have been received from registered companies and trademark owners to get .IN internet domain name.

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday asserted that all state governments were gearing up for the introduction of the Value Added Tax regime from April 2005.

Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal has become the first member from India to join the GSM Association, a global trade association representing the GSM industry, having more than 670 mobile operators serving over 1.2 billion customers worldwide.

Ranbaxy Laboratories on Tuesday reported a 2.1 per cent year-on-year decline in net profit at Rs 743 crore (Rs 7.43 billion) in the financial year ended December 31, 2004.

HCL Infosystems on Tuesday reported a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit at Rs 34.1 crore (Rs 341 million) for the second quarter ending December 31, 2004.

The agriculture growth rate this year is expected to be flat due to deficiency in rainfall in both the south west monsoon and north east monsoon in 2004, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday.

ONGC has evinced interest in building a $2.5-billion refinery in Ecuador and will also bid for acquiring oil and gas exploration blocks in the Latin American country.

India and Malaysia are likely to conclude a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement aimed at spurring economic growth for the two countries.

Is it a bird...is it a plane?' This famous line from Hollywood blockbuster 'Superman' just about sums up the Indian Railways' dilemma about the Skybus.

World's premier bourse London Stock Exchange has decided to focus on three emerging and fast growing nations -- India, China and Russia, as it sees more companies from these regions tapping the European capital market.

India will make a fresh attempt at entering Angola for oil exploration.

BSNL on Tuesday said there was a possibility of increasing the rentals and call charges of fixed line phones, even in the rural areas, to make up for losses due to lowering of levy rates announced by TRAI.

Foreign oil companies appear to be bullish on oil exploration prospects in India even as they expect to sort out some outstanding issues with the government.