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Diageo brings United Spirits into its balance sheet fold

Diageo acquired an additional 26% in USL taking its total stake to 54.78%

Promoters to infuse Rs 600 cr in GMR Infrastructure

An underpass constructed by GMR Infrastructure that leads to the airport in New Delhi

Cotton yield pegged higher this year

Exports of cotton increased to 11.4 million bales compared to 10.1 million bales last year, according to CAB estimates

MNC shares rally on buzz of delisting

Novartis, Asahi India Glass, Castrol, Colgate-Palmolive among stocks that rose as investors rushed to buy them

Union Bank to focus on lending to farm, retail sectors

The PSU bank has registered a year-on-year growth of 21% in priority sector advances

Midal Cables gets land for aluminium unit

Company to invest Rs 300 crore on the facility

Odisha to liquidate defunct PSUs

As many as 76 firms are defunct in the state

Paradip refinery to be ready by December

IOCL has faced various hurdles in setting up the refinery such as slump in oil market, land & labour problems, delay in CPP

Ladli Yojna allocated Rs 778 crore for FY15

The scheme, launched in 2006, with an aim to empower girls by making their future financially firm through improvement in their educational and economic status

MP assembly debates MPPEB scam; BJP, Cong trade charges

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he felt deeply wounded when his wife's name was dragged into the scam by the Congress spokesperson

Coffee exports dip 2.6%

Rupee appreciation and a fall in prices have hurt the interests of coffee exporters

Karnataka Bank targets Rs 5,515 cr agri loans in FY15

Bank to open 75 new branches across country this year, of which 29 will be in rural areas

Karnataka constitutes Agri price panel

The APC will fix fair price for agriculture produce in the state

Shriram Transport Fin sees demand growth in H2

The company is planning to raise Rs 1,500 crore to fund the business through the public issue of secured redeemable NCDs that opened on Wednesday

Kerala opens startup cells

Building on the state's Student Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012, state government and KSIDC have announced a slew of initiatives to make Kerala a sought-after destination among the young entrepreneurs

NSL Consolidated proposes pellets plant in Telangana

The company is currently into iron ore production in India and thermal coal exploration in Australia

Airtel plans 4G launch in Andhra, Telangana this fiscal

Airtel had already made 4G services available in Mumbai, Punjab, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata

Pharma sector seeks boost to research, innovation

The sector has high expectations from the upcoming Budget in terms of clear signals aimed at driving research and manufacturing

Congress MLAs suspended for a day in Gujarat assembly

The MLAs demanded a discussion on the drought like situation in the state

Gujarat GSDP growth at 8%, per capita income up 6.6%

The GSDP at constant prices (2004-05) for 2012-13 has been estimated at Rs 427,219 crore as against Rs 395738 in 2011-12