Ashok Leyland has reported 97.43% increase in its commercial vehicle sales at 10,067 units in March. The company had sold 5,099 units in March last year, according to a statement released by Ashok Leyland. In FY’10, Ashok Leyland sold 63,926 units as compared to 54,431 units in the earlier fiscal, a hike of 17.44%.
Real estate market is seeing action once again in certain pockets. The damage done by the economic slump on princes has almost been undone in several pockets of Mumbai, Bangalore and NCR. The real estate industry is picking up, but slowly and unevenly. While NCR has seen the highest number of project bookings in the… Read More »
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With quality Indian education becoming beyond the reach of the average Indian students, finance is the first thing many of them think about an educational loan. This is where banks have stepped in with novel education loans. After personal loans, banks are now targeting educational loans as the next big market. To capitalize on this… Read More »
ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, two of India’s biggest banks in which foreing investors hold over 51% equity, will now be treated as ‘foreign’ banks. The government’s decision will affect the prospective investment plans of these banks in associates or in segments which have a ceiling on foreign investment.
Leading consumer electronics company Panasonic has announced its intentions of establishing an internal division, Panasonic Automotive Systems India, to concentrate on the Indian automobile sector.
DLF, India’s biggest real estate company, has selected Goldman Sachs as an advisor as it tries to find buyers for Aman Resorts, a luxury hotel chain it had purchased in November 2007 for $400 million.
Private sector bank Lakshmi Vilas Bank has said it has recorded a total business increase of 22.79% at Rs 15,561 crore for the financial year ending 31st March, 2010. Last year, the bank’s total business was worth Rs 12,673 crore. In a statement, the bank says, “The total deposits of the bank rose from Rs… Read More »
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As a bid to restrict the misuse of legal methods for spreading rebellion in the country, the Govt. has frozen 18 bank accounts held by terror suspects under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The bank accounts were maintained in high alert areas such as Pune, Guwahati and West Bengal and have been frozen as per… Read More »