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NMDC achieves record iron ore production NEW DELHI: India’s Public Sector Undertaking, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has recorded a production of 20.1 million tones of iron-ore during April-December 2007. This shows a growth of 12.5 per cent over the production during the...

Gold sets another record Gold prices have surged up to record rate of Rs 11030 per ten gram by increasing Rs 10 on the bullion market today due to firm trend in the international market. Traders said the international market had failed to counter the surge of the commodity since the dollar...

India aims record steel production next year India is all set to create new record in steel production next year in order to meet robust domestic demand and also to boost its exports. The steel sector in the country has been witnessing extraordinary growth, making India the fifth largest...

Record increase in coir exports KOCHI: Export of coir products from India increased by 20.47 percent with the record quantity of 118158 tonnes from April to November despite the rupee’s appreciation against dollar. According to a coir board press release, 12.5 percent appreciation in rupee...

India to set record in soymeal export India is all set to export record quantity of soymeal this year after selling 2.5 million tonnes since October. India, Asia’s biggest supplier of soymeal, is on way to set a record in this sector with the exports in all likelihood set to cross targets...

FY07 MAY well go down in history as India Inc’s most profitable year ever. Driven by strong realisations and improving margins, India Inc has come out on top in terms of various ratios used to compute returns. Indian companies have maintained their strong performance on the return on equity...

The Sensex may have set records two days in a row, but that may not necessarily mean a good thing, if experts are to be believed. On Tuesday, the Sensex zoomed to a new record high of 14,806.51 points on heavy buying by foreign funds in blue-chip stocks led by banking and capital good segments...

MUMBAI: The benchmark Sensex zoomed to a new record high of 14,806.51 points on Tuesday on heavy buying by foreign funds in blue-chip stocks led by banking and capital good segments. The Sensex gained 142.25 points to surpass its previous closing peak of 14,664.26 points, scaled on Monday...

TCS sets record with job offers at Chennai varsity IT major Tata Consultancy Services is on a hiring spree. The company recruited a record number of management graduates from Chennai’s Anna University after taking an online test on the campus. TCS made job offers to 1,006 students of Anna...

New Delhi: The current year will see record addition to the country’s power generation capacity. As much as 17,000 MW is slated for commissioning during the year – two and a half times more than the largest addition of 6,850 MW achieved last year. This represents as much as 13 per cent...

'Shrek the Third' Sets 'Toon Record With $122 Million Opening, Shooting Past 'Shrek 2' The big green ogre keeps getting bigger. "Shrek the Third" took in $122 million in its first weekend, breaking the franchise's own record for best debut ever for an animated film, according to studio...

French train breaks speed record A French train with a 25,000-horsepower engine and special wheels broke the world speed record Tuesday for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2 mph (574.8 kph) as it zipped through the countryside to the applause of spectators. Roaring like a jet plane...

New Zealand's record win extends Australia's slump AUCKLAND, (AFP) - Australia were knocked from the world number one spot Sunday when New Zealand smashed a colossal 337 for five to win their one-day cricket international here and clinch the best-of-three series. Australia set what seemed an...

IPO mop-ups hit record high of Rs 13,559 cr Deepak Korgaonkar / Mumbai November 28, 2006 Fund mobilisation through initial public offers (IPOs) has touched a record high of Rs 13,559 crore in the current calendar year so far, surpassing the previous peak of Rs 13,121 crore during 2004...

TCS guns for Guinness record Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India 's largest IT company, is trying for a record in the Guinness Book of Records for achieving a feat of different kind. It has managed to gather 9.55-lakh rural students in Karnataka to physically participate in an IT quiz on a...

A band of 8,000 drummers in India's north-eastern state of Meghalaya is set to create a new Guinness World Record Saturday for the largest drum ensemble. "Everything is set for this historic feat with the drummers rehearsing for the actual show later in the afternoon," M. Lansing, vice chairman...