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Friday, April 24, 1998
  ICICI net surges 40% past Rs 1,000 crore
The Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) has posted a 40 per cent jump in its net profit for the fiscal ended, March 31, 1998, to touch Rs 1,081 crore against Rs 770 crore the previous year. Excluding the financial institution's (FI's) Rs 73-crore net gain from extraordinary items, the profit after tax stood at Rs 1,008 crore -- a 34% rise over the previous year.
  Tata group to hold 60% stake in Taco
The Tata group will hold a 60 per cent stake in Tata Autocomp Systems Ltd (Taco) which will have an equity base of Rs 500 crore. Led by Tata Industries Ltd (TIL), a clutch of Tata group firms will put in Rs 300 crore into Taco. Overseas investors and an off-shore fund -- to be set up at the initiative of the Tatas -- will subscribe to the remaining 40 per cent.

Russi Mody to marshall workers against Tisco
The former chief of Tata Iron & Steel Co (Tisco), Russi Mody, on Thursday announced plans for a workers union at Jamshedpur, the heart of the company's operations. Stating categorically that he planned to take on the Tata Workers Union, Mody said workers from all industrial units in the steel city will be invited to join the Jamshedpur Workers' Forum, the name for his union.
Air India turnaround hits air-pocket, 1997-98 losses seen at Rs 200 cr
Air India (AI) is expected to post a loss of Rs 200 crore in 1997-98. This is lower than its Rs 390-crore loss in the previous year. The reduction in AI's loss is being attributed to the measures taken to put the airline on its feet. AI has rationalised its route structure, pulling out of loss-making ones.


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Pfizer not to hike stake in domestic arm: MD
Pfizer Ltd managing director Ian Young said on Thursday that the American parent had no plans, as of now, to increase its equity in the Indian arm from the present 40 per cent level. Young said that Pfizer planned to launch a range of new products and line extensions during the year. However, the company would truly flourish only when India offered product patent protection.

Bharti Telecom posts 59% rise in turnover
Bharti Telecom has recorded a 59 per cent increase in sales during 1997-98 as compared to its performance during the previous year. One of the largest manufacturers of state-of-the-art telephone terminals in India, Bharti Telecom achieved a sales turnover of 19.50 lakh telephones as against 12.25 lakh sold during 1996-97.

 


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