Setting aside the water issues and moving away from the race of attracting investments, the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka today said that their respective states will develop

Andhra, K`taka to walk hand in hand towards development

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The Centre has agreed to bear 20 per cent cost of the Rs 6,300-crore metro rail project proposed for Hyderabad city, chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy announced here today. The Government of India

Centre to bear 20% cost of metro rail project

Power Secretary RV Shahi today said the crunch in coal and gas experienced by power companies was likely to continue for another two-three years though coal imports were projected to rise from the

Power companies` fuel crunch to continue

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) has bagged two export orders worth Rs 900 crore from Oman. The state-owned power equipment major has got the contracts for setting up of gas-based power plants in

Bhel bags two Oman contracts

The bandh in Gurgaon had a major impact on shopping malls with footfalls in declining by over 75 per cent. In fact, a number of shops in Sahara Mall, DLF City Centre and Metropolitan Mall remained

Shoppers avoid Gurgaon malls

Days after the police attack on workers of the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India in Gurgaon, the politics of the issue is slowly gaining centre stage. 


Parties rush to reap political harvest

About 12 and a half years after demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya, charges were today framed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief LK Advani and seven others accused in the case at

Charges against Advani framed

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A day after the CPI(M) alleged links between Ranjan Bhattacharya and the AL Batra Group, which bought the Airport Centaur hotel in Mumbai, a statement from Bhattacharyas lawyers said he welcomed a

Ranjan ready to cooperate with Centaur selloff probe

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government clarify its stand on the proposed Indo-Iran gas pipeline. 


Clarify stand on Iran gas pipe, BJP tells govt

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today said the government was pursuing the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. 


Iran-Pak-Indo pipeline project on: Aiyar

Air and rail services restored; death toll rises to 250 in Mumbai. 


Mumbai gets on its feet

Rejecting the Opposition criticism of a sell-out to the US on the nuclear issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted in Parliament that there was no compromise on the countrys fundamental

PM allays Left's fears on US nuke deal

The Supreme Court today held that the Life Insurance Corporation would be liable to pay insured amounts even if employers did not deduct any premium from wages. 


LIC told to pay for employers` default

PSUs suffer losses as govt keeps prices in check.


IOC, BPCL slip on low prices

Bilateral trade between India and Romania stood at only $726.6 million in 2011-12

India, Romania sign amended DTAA

Ahead of the next Foreign Trade Policy announcement next month, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today met members of Ficci to take their views on steps needed to boost exports that are hit hard by global slowdown

Foreign trade policy: Sharma meets Ficci members

The Election Commission today said Assembly elections could be held in Bihar in October-November. 


Polls in october-november: EC

The ministry of social justice and empowerment today released a joint statement signed by heads of industry that promises more facilities to the disadvantaged but makes no promises of job

India Inc fends off job quota

The power ministry should list the elements of the Electricity Act that are to be reviewed, says the mid-term appraisal of the Tenth Five-Year Plan, adding that this will help remove uncertainty among

Plan panel for power policy rejig

Information and Broadcasting Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said that the government would allow foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to invest in Indian newspaper companies. 


FIIs may get stake in newspapers

In an effort to form an Asian oil community, India will host a buyer-seller meet where Central Asian oil producers and four largest Asian consumers will be present in October.


India to host oil sellers` meet

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