EDS buy gives HP services, India edge

Acquisition will create the second largest MNC IT firm in the country, level the playing field with front-runner IBM

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Mindshare to create client-specific units

Firm has already created dedicated divisions for big-ticket clients such as PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd, Vijay Mallya?s UB Group and the country?s largest private bank ICICI Bank Ltd

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Bajaj-Nissan-Renault car to travel the world

The three firms have not yet decided whether the vehicle will carry all three brands, be sold under different brands in different markets, or have a unique brand

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Deputy MD Swamy quits Toyota Kirloskar

Swamy declined to comment on which firm he would be joining and said he had ?several options?

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Faster refunds coming for IPO applications

Application money for these share issues will remain in an investor?s bank account until the allotment of shares is finalized by the issuing company

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Sweet sorghum: ?smart crop? which can produce food and fuel

Sweet sorghum is the world?s fifth largest grain crop after rice, corn, wheat and barley

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Mphasis investors should look to Digital Globalsoft deal

If delisting Mphasis shares is not on the agenda, it?s unlikely that the offer price would be higher than the average price in the last six months

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India?s future ban is no answer to inflation

Contracts that allowed the future price to be locked today made storage a less risky proposition for both the farmer and the warehouse

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Basmati farmers say they may switch to cotton

They say the taxes will force them to grow cotton though the crop requires higher labour and input costs

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FIIs put investments on hold as rupee continues its weak run

Most FIIs buy stocks in dollars and their returns are strongly linked to how the rupee performs against the greenback

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