Despite the &quot;overwhelming&quot; need for industry in West Bengal, the manner in which the state government acquired land for the purpose was a &quot;mistake,&quot; Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has said.

Manner of land acquisition in WB a mistake: Amartya Sen

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The Bharatiya Banking Consumer Forum has urged the Union Finance Ministry to conduct a detailed reaudit of all such nationalised banks which have shown profits.

Conduct reaudit of heavy profit-making banks: Sharma

The corruption case filed against Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh by Himachal Pradesh Vigilance Bureau is termed as &quot;frivolous&quot; by Congress.

Cong terms corruption case against Virbhadra frivolous

The Jammu and Kashmir government plans to strengthen the Crop Insurance Scheme so that the farmers are protected from any crop losses due to natural calamities, state Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir said today.

J&K govt plans to strengthen Crop Insurance Scheme

Three persons, including a woman, were today sentenced to death by a special court for their involvement in the 2003 blasts at the iconic Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar here which left 54 dead and 244 injured.

Mumbai twin blasts: Three sentenced to death

The faculty of IIT-Madras began a nine-day protest here today against &quot;delay&quot; in implementing the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations and warned of intensifying the agitation if the government failed to take cognisance of their protest.

IIT-M faculty begin nine day protest

Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma has become the first person from the city of Bhopal to be appointed as the Chief of Naval Staff.

Vice Admiral Verma first from Bhopal to be Naval Chief

The tobacco crop size in Andhra Pradesh has been fixed at 170 million kilograms for the year 2009-10 as the same in the preceding year.

Tobacco crop size in AP fixed at 170 mn kgs for 2009-10

The two-day strike by employees of nationalised banks had its echo in the Lok Sabha today, with a Left member demanding immediate government intervention to prevent a &quot;prolonged confrontation&quot; which would hit the economy hard.

Bank strike raised in Lok Sabha

The Chandigarh administration has proposed a ban on setting up of heavy, large and hazardous nature of industries in future, while laying thrust on developing micro, small and medium enterprises.

Chandigarh to promote SME units, proposes to ban heavy ind

Recommending higher allocation for animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, a House panel has wondered as to why the sector got only 7.7 per cent of the allocated funds of the Agriculture Ministry last fiscal, even though it accounted for 31 per cent of the total farm output.

Grant more for allied sectors of agriculture: House panel

Kerosene and domestic LPG prices in India are the lowest in South Asia, while the rates for petrol and diesel are comparable with its neighbours, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said today.

'Kerosene, domestic LPG prices lowest in India'

Construction of 40,000 houses will be taken up in Delhi for urban poor, economically weaker sections and lower income groups of the city as part of Ministry of Urban Development's agenda for 100 days.

40,000 houses to come for urban poor in Delhi

The government today denied there was any plan to create a chemical zone in the country.

Govt denies any chemical zone plan

After witnessing a double digit increase in percentage terms in the last four years, aircraft movement as well as passenger and freight traffic have recorded a negative growth rate during the last fiscal, the government said today.

Air traffic sees slump after 4 yrs of growth

Inflation remained in negative territory for the eighth consecutive week, falling marginally to minus 1.58 per cent for the week ended July 25, even though the prices of food articles continued to soar.

Inflation falls marginally to -1.58%

The government today said that 130 accidents have taken place in the 11 years that the Metro has been under construction in the national capital, resulting in 102 deaths.

130 accidents have taken place during 11yrs of metro const

Australia today assured India that &quot;firm action&quot; will be taken against those responsible for the recent attacks on Indian students as External Affairs Minister S M Krishna took up the issue with the authorities here amid serious concerns over it back home.

Racial attacks: Australia assures India of action against culprits

Pakistan today said the information provided so far by India on the Mumbai attacks was not enough for it to take legal action against outlawed JuD chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed.

Pak says info on 26/11 not enough to act against Saeed

Business Standard

A committee set up to suggest ways to make four ailing steel PSUs efficient and profitable is likely to submit its report by August 12, a top government official said.

Panel to submit report on steel PSUs revival by Aug 12

The government today said the textile industry will get Rs 2,546 crore under the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) within three working days, which is seen as a stimulus to the sector impacted by slump in global commerce.

Textile industry to get Rs 2,550 cr in 72-hours: Maran

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