Reliance Retail, a division of Reliance Industries, has entered into an exclusive pan-India franchise arrangement with the UK-based Hamleys, to bring the latter`s toys to India,

Vyapar Industries announced that the board of directors of the company at its meeting held on Aug. 12, 2008, have approved to increase the present stake to 49% by a further subscription to equity shares


Mahindra Rural Housing Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, will sell 12.5% stake to National Housing Bank (NHB),

Voltas, an engineering projects company and a Tata Enterprise, announced entering into a definitive agreements to acquire majority stake in Rohini Industrial Electricals (RIE), a Mumbai-based company engaged in undertaking large turnkey electrical and instrumentation projects for industrial and commercial sectors, subject to customary conditions precedent.

Tata Steel, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Steel Global Holding, Singapore, on Aug. 13, signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Vietnam Steel Corporation and Vietnam Cement Industries Corporation.


Infosys Technologies, the country`s second-largest IT services company, hopes to finalize its joint training programs by December

Bhubaneswar-based company, National Aluminium Company (Nalco), will soon rope in a consultant to undertake the detailed project report for its Rs 160 billion proposed aluminium smelter and captive power plant in Orissa,


ONGC Tripura Power Co. (OTPC), a unit of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has signed a contract with Bharat Heavy Electricals for setting up 726.6 mw capacity gas-based power project at Palatana in Tripura.


National Housing Bank (NHB) will acquire 12.5% stake in Mahindra Rural Housing Finance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (MMFSL) for an undisclosed sum


Fresenius Kabi, a German firm will invest around Euro 30 million in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) plant of Dabur Pharma,

Vyapar Industries today announced that the company is growing within new area of business of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) through acquisition in SEZ developer.

MIC Electronics, India`s leading manufacturer of LED display systems, has forayed into the South American market with the supply of perimeter display system to famous Barcelona Sports Club (B.S.C) at Guayaquil,

LDK Solar Co., a leading manufacturer of solar wafers in China, has inked a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to India based XL Telecom & Energy.


Reliance Industries (RIL) is expected to start crude production in its Krishna Godavari (KG) basin wells by the second half of సెప్టెంబర్
Shoppers Stop has opened a MAC store at Elgin Road, Kolkata on Aug. 08, 2008. With the opening of this store, the company now has 5 MAC స్టోర్స్

London-based Greater Pacific Capital (GPC) will buy 38% stake in Ahmedabad-based BPO, Azure Knowledge Corporation for a consideration of USD 32.5 million,

D-Link, one of India`s premier networking firms announced the launch of IP videophone GVC-3000 on Wednesday, August. 13.

I-Flex has bagged order worth USD 90 million from National Australia Bank .the period of contract is for five-years.

NDTV`s entertainment endeavor NDTV Imagine, on August 12, declared the launch of their channel `Imagine Showbiz`, which will be dedicated to Bollywood and entertainment segment, reports agency sources.


Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL), the power distribution arm of the state government is not going for an initial public offering (IPO) as of now

Indian public sector petroleum company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has received nod from government to include Petrobras of Brazil and Statoil Hydro of Norway as strategic partners in the gas rich KG-DWN-98/2 block,

NMDC will sign an agreement next week with global miner Rio Tinto to buy mineral assets,