18-May-09 News Headlines

Corporate News Headline

•GTL has won a Rs. 3.24 bn order from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution. (BS)
•Ahluwalia Contracts India has bagged a contract worth Rs. 2.19 bn from National Building Construction. (BS)
•MTNL has earmarked Rs. 17.25 bn capital expenditure plan for the current fiscal. (BS)


Economic and Political Headline

•Riding on a strong performance in game-changing states, the Congress powered the UPA for another term in office with the coalition close to majority in the Lok Sabha without the need for allies like the Left parties. (BS)
•Industrial production in the US contracted 0.5% in April, the least since October and New York's manufacturing slump eased further in May, signaling the recession's grip is loosening. (Bloomberg)
•Europe's economy contracted 2.5% from the fourth quarter, at the fastest pace in at least 13 years in the first quarter as companies cut output and jobs to survive the worst global slump in more than six decades. (Bloomberg)
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