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On back of I-T revenues, Hinduja TMT Q3 net Rs 131 m.
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT (formerly Hinduja Finance Corporation) has posted a net profit of Rs 131 million for the quarter ended 31 December, 2001, up from Rs 124.3 million in the corresponding period of the previous year (an increase of 5.4 per cent), a company release states.
According to the release, the growth was mainly from the company’s call centre activities and other IT enabled service initiatives. The company’s income for the quarter was Rs 201.6 million as against Rs 222.6 million in the corresponding period of the previous year due to the phasing out of its finance activities, the release said.
The call centre set up in Bangalore has started off with its first client, a large US telecom company with an initial capacity of 180 seats, being ramped up to the contracted 540 seats and its functioning to the full satisfaction of the customer. HTMT is upgrading the call centre in a phased manner by not only increasing the number of seats but by reinforcing its capability to handle comprehensive business processing services.
HTMT has focused on IT services (covering systems integration, ERP implementation, software maintenance and development and Internet solutions) and IT enabled services (broadly covering business process outsourcing including call centres). HTMT has developed expertise in the domain areas of manufacturing, automobile, telecom, banking and financial services.
HTMT claims it is a a debt-free company and its net worth as at the end of 31 December, 2001 stands at Rs 3770 million with a book value of Rs. 106/- per share.
HTMT has its subsidiaries in USA, UK and France and is in the process of tying up with a large electronics group in Germany for marketing its services and consolidating its operations in Europe.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
