Putin now wants Indian investment
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged Indian trade and industry to invest in the food products, pharmaceuticals, services, electronics and information technology, biotechnology and civil aviation sectors.



Indian MFs may stalk foreign markets soon
If the government is willing, Indian mutual funds will soon be able to invest in the stocks of companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Yahoo or General Motors.



DCA empowers SEBI to punish errant cos
The Department of Company Affairs conferred SEBI powers to punish companies for non-issue of shares, non-payment of dividend, mis-statements in prospectus and non-issue of prospectus.



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