http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Sector-Spotlight.aspx?NavId=3&NavsId=23 Sector Spotlight- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:31:30 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22131426/ICICI-Infosys-among-best-firm.html According to the list compiled by HR consulting firm Hewitt in partnership with RBL Group and US magazine Fortune, ICICI Bank emerged at the top, followed by China Mobile Communications Corp and TCL Corp, a China-based electronics goods make PTI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:44:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22131426/ICICI-Infosys-among-best-firm.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/21143358/Vodafone-seeks-more-time-to-re.html The company has now been asked “to show cause why it should not be treated as an assessee in default for its failure to deduct and pay the tax” AFP Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:05:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/21143358/Vodafone-seeks-more-time-to-re.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20223619/We-were-waiting-for-the-market.html The housing outlook report by (rating agency) Crisil (Ltd) estimates that 33 million houses are required in the next few years and most of them in urban areas N. Sundaresha Subramanian and Anirudh Laskar Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20223619/We-were-waiting-for-the-market.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20232045/Aurobindo-Pharma-aims-to-trebl.html The drug maker expects sales from the Pfizer alliance to contribute some 25% to its total sales in four years C.R. Sukumar Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20232045/Aurobindo-Pharma-aims-to-trebl.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19205521/Ranbaxy-recalls-acne-drug-from.html Gurgaon-based Ranbaxy voluntarily recalled 40 mg capsules of isotretinoin, the chemical ingredient in Accutane, the company said in a statement on Friday Bloomberg Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19205521/Ranbaxy-recalls-acne-drug-from.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20221810/Aircel-plans-55-bn-network-e.html The company plans to spend about 5.5 billion dollars in the next five years to expand its network in the world’s second largest wireless market Soraya Permatasari / Bloomberg Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20221810/Aircel-plans-55-bn-network-e.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20193206/Mobile-number-portability-from.html The regulator also notified certain charges associated with MNP and said switching charges for users must not exceed Rs19 Devidutta Tripathy / Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20193206/Mobile-number-portability-from.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20204900/Indians-don8217t-know-how-t.html While this may be a cultural issue, laws should help foster a climate favourable to entrepreneurship Satish John Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:18:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20204900/Indians-don8217t-know-how-t.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20150950/Bharti-slashes-mobile-roaming.html The announcement accelerated losses in the shares of Bharti, the country’s top mobile operator Devidutta Tripathy / Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20150950/Bharti-slashes-mobile-roaming.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20153117/Sony-hopes-online-service-will.html The online service will include games, movie downloads and other interactive entertainment, which will be accessible on Sony products, such as Bravia TVs, Cyber-shot digital cameras and Reader electronic books AP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20153117/Sony-hopes-online-service-will.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20143756/Consumer-firms-hike-ad-spend.html While Hindustan Unilever Ltd raised its ad spend by 38% in the September quarter, smaller rival Marico Ltd increased it by 60% and Godrej more than doubled its spend Aniruddha Basu and Nandita Bose / Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:07:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20143756/Consumer-firms-hike-ad-spend.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20124857/Suzlon-sells-3522-in-Hansen.html Suzlon through its Netherlands-based subsidiary AE-Rotor Holding BV, has sold 236 million depository interests, representing equity shares in Hansen, Suzlon said in a filing to the BSE PTI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:18:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20124857/Suzlon-sells-3522-in-Hansen.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20105419/Dell-bets-on-corporate-spendin.html “A lot of the recovery this time has been in the consumer sector, so it’s not surprising to see Dell’s recovery is a bit slower,” Steve Felice, president of Dell’s small and medium business said Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:24:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20105419/Dell-bets-on-corporate-spendin.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19211729/Vicechair-sells-all-shares-C.html The US-headquartered tech firm’s shares have gained 71% on Nasdaq, from $26.7 on 1 July to $45.6 on 18 November Lison Joseph Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19211729/Vicechair-sells-all-shares-C.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20001528/Airlines8217-losses-increas.html High fuel cost, excess capacity and slump in demand seen as causes; operational numbers may turn out worse Tarun Shukla Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20001528/Airlines8217-losses-increas.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19114726/Smaller-firms-get-a-toehold-on.html Large consumer goods firms usually offer lower retailing margins compared with those offered by smaller competitors who lack bargaining muscle Sapna Agarwal Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19114726/Smaller-firms-get-a-toehold-on.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19110626/JSW-forges-alliance-with-Japan.html The deal will allow JSW to move into the high-margin business of producing steel for car makers Baiju Kalesh and Joel Rebello Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19110626/JSW-forges-alliance-with-Japan.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19233322/RBI-must-exercise-caution-on-e.html The deflationary side is tougher for policymakers to handle, says vice-chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Uday Kotak Menaka Doshi / CNBC-TV18 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19233322/RBI-must-exercise-caution-on-e.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19221110/Suzlon-plans-to-sell-35-stake.html After this stake sale, Suzlon will have to comply with a 180-day lock-in period, during which it cannot sell any more Hansen shares Satish John Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19221110/Suzlon-plans-to-sell-35-stake.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19211635/Nvidia-expects-no-shift-in-Int.html Earlier this month, Nvidia tied up with Infosys to start a technology centre that focuses on creating software which best exploits the parallel processing capabilities of Nvidia’s GPUs Lison Joseph Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:46:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19211635/Nvidia-expects-no-shift-in-Int.html