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NTPC sale to fetch 1.8 billion dollars: Disinvestment Secretary

By: AMITOO2_44

A five percent stake sale of the state-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) could fetch the government 1.8 billion dollars (81 billion rupees), Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Friday. Last week, the government mandated more sales of shares by state firms and changed the rules on how it can use the ...

17 days ago

Strickland needs help from Republicans to patch $1 billion budget ...

By: OhioNewsBureau

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has been both applauded and pilloried for his decision to suspend the final year of an income tax reduction of 21 percent. His supporters said it was a bold move, while his detractors said it was just a matter of time until h

about 1 month ago

New settings in German politic scene

By: Ricky7524

Chancellor Angela Merkel and her new ally Guido Westerwelle, leader of the Free Democratic Party, opened talks Monday on forming a new German government.Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and its Bavaria-only sister, the Christian Social Union, won a majority in Germany's Sept. 27 election for a center-right government with their preferred allies,...

about 1 month ago

Disinvestment Secretary: NTPC sale to fetch 1.8 billion dollars

By: munish25

A five percent stake sale of the state-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) could fetch the government 1.8 billion dollars (81 billion rupees), Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Friday. Last week, the government mandated more sales of shares by state firms and changed the rules on how it can use the ...

17 days ago