LIC appoints Booz Allen Hamilton to aid restructuring
Public sector insurance monolith Life Insurance Corporation has roped in Booz Allen Hamilton for its restructuring.

Canara Bank to appeal against order on ABCL
Canara Bank would appeal before the Appellate Authority of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR) against the July 9 order of BIFR which declared ABCL as a sick company.

Digvijay Cement drags Essar group company to court
Shree Digvijay Cement has filed a case against Essar Projects Ltd, a Essar group company, for dishonour of six cheques amounting to Rs 65 lakh issued by the latter.

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