Ajmal Kasab&rsquo;s execution was one of the most secret operations carried out by the city police. Late on Monday, as the city was returning to normalcy after the death of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, the police transferred 25-year-old Kasab from Mumbai to Pune in a special flight, under heavy security.

How the hanging of 26/11 lone survivor was planned

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Local cable operators in Chennai will challenge the Centre's notification to implement the cable TV digitisation programme in the city. This will be the first petition against the notification from Chennai, one of the four metros earmarked for digitisation.

Chennai cable operators to challenge digitisation 

Jagdish Bhagwati, professor of law and economics, Columbia University, on Wednesday said India had to push for the things which it wants from the US. Reserve Bank of India governor D Subbarao yesterday said, &ldquo;The US has the obligation, as it is the issuer of the global reserve currency, to provide dollar swap facilities to all large economies, including India.

India has to push US on its demands: Bhagwati

In order to encourage the farmers to seek financial help from the organised sector, the Punjab government is in discussions with the Union government to cut interst rate on agriculture credit by NABARD by a minimum of 2 per cent. The state government has urged the Centre to make available the long- and short- term credit on lesser interest rate to the farmers.

Punjab asks for rate cut on Nabard loan

The Biju Patnaik airport in the city is likely to get the much awaited &lsquo;international tag&rsquo; by March 2013 with the Ministry of Civil Aviation making efforts to enable the domestic airport achieve the coveted status.

International tag for city airport likely by March 2013

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) would release the final guidelines on investment limits for insurance companies in the next couple of days, sources said. The guidelines would cap the debt portion of the investment by insurance companies at 55 per cent, against the current 85 per cent.

Irda to release investment limits by next week

The state steel &amp; mines department will issue notices to 83 miners awaiting second and subsequent renewal of their leases within a month. Depending on the merit of cases, the department will either renew the leases or bring ineligible leases under the fold of its PSU- Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).

Notice to 83 miners awaiting renewal soon

As the government is yet to find a replacement for Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn, it today gave him a one-month extension. Gokarn&rsquo;s three-year term at the central bank is coming to an end on November 24, but the government has not decided on his successor yet.

Gokarn gets extension till Dec 31

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao seems to have a knack of doing the opposite of what members of the technical advisory committee (TAC) on monetary policy suggest.

Subbarao went against his advisors, again

Bangalore-based information technology services and solutions company MphasiS on Wednesday saw its stock fall four per cent in intra-day trade, after Hewlett-Packard (HP), its parent company, yesterday announced it was writing off $8.8 billion due to a massive accounting scandal at its British software unit, Autonomy.

HP's $8.8-bn write-off pulls down MphasiS stock

India's leading payment services provider Atom Technologies, a subsidiary of Financial Technologies (India) Limited has launched inter-bank mobile payment service (IMPS) to enable merchants make inter-bank payments 24x7 through their mobile phones.

Mobile payment service for merchants launched

Mexican brand KidZania is set to launch its first theme park in India in April 2013. The park would be located at R City Mall, Mumbai. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is a strategic investor in the venture.

KidZania to open Mumbai theme park in April

The role of private security firms is set to be scrutinised by the Supreme Court. The court on Wednesday issued a notice to the home ministry to respond to four of its questions on the matter. The court&rsquo;s move was despite the absence of any petition on the issue; recent incidents of shoot-outs in Delhi prompted the step.

Role of private security firms to be scrutinised

The Land Acquisition Bill would not make it to the Cabinet on Thursday but would make it to Parliament in the winter session, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.

Land Bill to be tabled in current Par session

Future Lifestyle Fashion, the newly demerged company of Pantaloon Retail, would be a Rs 5,000-crore business in the next two years, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani said on Wednesday.

Future Lifestyle Fashion to be Rs 5,000-cr firm in 2 yrs

Marking its presence into the premium Special Utility Vehicle segment, automotive player Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Ltd. (M&amp;M) on Wednesday launched the SsangYong Rexton, a luxurious, powerful and premium global SUV.

Mahindra unleashes SsangYong REXTON

Sun Group-promoted SpiceJet Airlines has said it would raise equity capital from its promoters by issuing convertible debentures or warrants to fund expansion plans. The issuance would be convertible up to 52.18 million equity shares, it added.

SpiceJet to issue convertible securities to promoters

Shaken up by the threat of Sterlite Energy Ltd and its sister concern Vedanta Aluminium to stop power supply to Grid Corporation of Orissa (Gridco) for non-payment of power supply dues, the cash-strapped state utility has started groping for money to pay off the outstanding bills of the two Vedanta group companies.

Gridco may clear Vedanta dues in two weeks

Prerna Puri, Secretary - Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration while announcing the event at a Press Conference here at CII NR Headquarters in Chandigarh, said they have partnered with CII this time with the aim to mobilise industry&rsquo;s participation and enhance the scope of the event.

BS Reporter