CanBank net dips 8.1 pc Canara Bank, on Saturday, reported a 8.1 per cent decline in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008. It's net profit was Rs 464.06 in the fourth quarter as against Rs 505.09 crore for the same quarter last year.
CorpBank net up 73.4% Corporation Bank, on Saturday, announced a net profit of Rs 205.60 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2008, an increase of 73.55 per cent over Rs 118.47 crore in the corresponding quarter a year-ago.
IDBI net profit up 14.72 pc Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), on Saturday, reported 14.72 per cent growth in net profit for fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008 at Rs 244.99 crore as compared to Rs 213.55 crore in the comparable quarter of last fiscal.
ICICI Bank clocks robust net profit of Rs 1,149.84 cr ICICI Bank, on Saturday, reported 39 per cent growth in net profit for the January-March quarter at Rs 1,149.84 crore, compared with Rs 825.12 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
AVIATION / American carriers looking for consolidation
AmAir talks merger with Continental, US Air American Airlines has had early-stage merger talks with US Airways and is in advanced talks for an alliance with Continental Airlines, sources briefed on the situation said on Friday.
Selection of pulses and other food grains are on display outside a wholesale food supplier's shop in Mumbai on Saturday. A sharp rise in food prices has developed into a global crisis, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday. AP Photo
Many candidates have made it a habit to change parties just to contest elections. Should people of Karnataka reject the party-hoppers lock, stock and barrel? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Not surprisingly, most readers called the turncoats as a sign of decadence in democracy and ideology, and that they should be written off with the bullets of the ballot. Voting for stable, honest and ideal-driven candidates, requires maturity on the voters’ part, said some.
There were a handful who felt that it was okay to be search for “greener pastures” to seek gain and sure enough, hop and jump.
