The government, in collaboration with US NGO Wash United, will hold a &lsquo;sanitation mela&rsquo; in states every year for the next four years.

Govt to hold sanitation mela in states 

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A six-member team of the M B Shah Commission appointed by Government of India to probe illegal mining in states is set to visit Odisha again on October 3. &rdquo;The investigation team would consist of officials from forest, mining and vigilance departments of Gujarat and Karnataka. The team will be here till October 11 and visit the various mining sites of the state,&rdquo; said a top official  of the state steel and mines department.

Shah commission to visit state on Oct 3

The recent diesel price hike is going to pinch the denizens of Guwahati further hard as public transport in the city is expected to become expensive from next month. The minimum bus fare is expected to rise by 50 per cent and minimum fare of share taxi by 60 per cent.

Public transport to become expensive in Guwahati

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will follow the writ of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) when it amends its constitution to allow party President Nitin Gadkari an unprecedented second consecutive term.

Gadkari gets a second term as BJP amends party constitution

Bangladesh on Friday assured that the fallout of Teesta water sharing treaty will have no impact on bilateral relations with India.

Teesta water sharing fallout not to impact bilateral issues: Bangladesh

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, in its affidavit to the Supreme Court, said the Kudankulam nuclear power plant was absolutely safe even without implementing all the 17 recommendations of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.

Nuclear plant totally safe, NPCIL tells SC

The UPA Coordination Committee, chaired by UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday backed the economic reforms undertaken by the government. But key allies NCP and DMK urged the cap on domestic LPG cylinders be reconsidered.

Allies back UPA, but want rethink on LPG cap

The Confederation of Indian Industry announced the formation of its task force on BCM and risk management on Thursday, and set its focus to guide and promote services offering in the area of business continuity management and risk management, which in turn would help industry.

CII announces formation of task force, risk mgmt

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday deferred a decision on a plea by Tata Power Company seeking a higher rate for sale of power from its showcase 4,000 Mw Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat.

Decision on Mundra UMPP rate hike deferred

To make sugar adequate during the festival season, the central government has decided to make available four million tonnes of non-levy (free sale) sugar for the open market in the months of October and November.

Government to release more sugar for October, November

Subash Menon has resigned as managing director and chief executive of telecom software product company Subex. However, Menon, also the founder of the company, will continue to be with the company&rsquo;s board as a non-independent director. &ldquo;With the restructuring of the foreign currency convertible bonds complete, I have decided to focus on my other business interests and hence, this move,&rdquo; Menon said in a statement. The board of directors of the company, which met in Mumbai on Thursday, has approved his resignation. The company has not yet announced his successor. On Thursday, Subex shares closed at 13.75 on the BSE, down 3.85 per cent.

Subash Menon resigns from Subex as CEO & MD 

National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), the leading online spot commodity trading platform promoted by Financial Technologies, has tied up with about 300 farmers in Kerala to facilitate direct selling of agricultural produce to consumers.

NSEL ties up with Kerala farmers

India&rsquo;s current account deficit (CAD) for the first quarter ended June declined to $16.4 billion from $17.4 billion in April-June 2011, on moderation in trade deficit and rise in remittances from foreign Indians.

CAD in Q1 at 3.9% of GDP

The rupee rose to a new five-month high of Rs 52.86 to a dollar on Friday. The currency has gained almost five per cent in September, the highest against other Asian currencies. This was a consecutive monthly gain for the rupee.

Rupee rises to 5-month high

Even as the search for its new director is still in process, the Board of Governors at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) are set to meet again on Friday at the campus. While the IIM-A board is set to meet for quarterly review, the members of BoG are likely to discuss the names shortlisted for the post of director.

IIM-A board of guvs to meet today

To mark its 14th birthday on Thursday, Google, on its home page, has featured a chocolate cake with 14 candles on it. The cake carried Google&rsquo;s logo and candles in Google&rsquo;s colour &mdash; red, green, blue and yellow. It was in 1998 when two Stanford university students, Lawrence &ldquo;Larry&rdquo; Page and Sergey Brin, joined hands to form the search engine.

Search engine Google turns 14  

CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday said the Left parties were not seized upon the issue of forming a third front as an alternative to the United Progressive Alliance and the National Democratic Alliance as of now.

BS Reporter