India, Oct. 14 -- The Navratna public sector telecom and digital services company,, has picked up a fresh government contract that adds to its already growing portfolio of technology projects. The assignment comes from a state government department and involves building a set of digital tools and linking them to an existing system. With a deadline set for next year, the order arrives after a quarter in which net profit stayed almost flat even as revenue grew by a fifth.

Shares of RailTel Corporation of India Limitedare trading at Rs. 254.20, up 1.03 percent on Wednesday. The stock touched the intraday high of Rs. 257.15 after opening at Rs. 253.80 before slipping to a low of Rs. 249.50. The company commands a market capitalization of Rs...