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PEs lobby for directors' parity in Cos Bill

Nominee directors of banks, other financial institutions enjoy certain immunity for wrong doing of promoters

Saviour or slayer? Either way, Nokia's Elop a contender for Microsoft chief

The jury is still out on whether Elop saved or put a nail in Nokia's coffin by making the decision to adopt Microsoft's Windows Phone system

Next-gen spices things up in Chennai

While remaining tied to their family's core business, they are venturing into new areas and even roping in private investors to grow

Good monsoon spurred tractor sales during April-July 13

According to TMA data, total tractor sales in April- July saw an increase of 19.88 per cent as against the previous year

Himachal changes lease rules

Luminous Power bullish on solar power segment

Luminous, which gets 10% of its revenues from solar power backup space, is targeting 25% of its business from the segment in the next two years

Direct benefits for LPG to be operational in Punjab, Haryana by January 2014

Only those who have linked their Aadhaar numbers to both their bank account and LPG consumer number will be able to receive cash subsidy in their bank accounts

Ahmedabad hotel occupancy rates down by 15 per cent

The market gloom has pulled down occupancy rates in city

GUVNL proposes modification to FPPPA formula, approaches GERC

New formula proposes to allow discoms recover adjustments in tariff in the same year

Capital expenditure up 25% in 2012-13

The share of capital expenditure (excluding loans and advances) as a percentage of total expenditure has increased from 11.30% in 2011-12 to 12.76% in 2012-13

Modi should be prosecuted: Demands CPI(M)

The party said that the 'encounter killings' were executed with the full knowledge and direction of those leading the Gujarat govt

CSM signs pact with Ethiopian government

The project, ADMIS funded by the World Bank got proclamation by the Ethiopian government in 2010

Suspended IPS Vanzara's resignation not accepted: Gujarat govt

State govt's decision is ostensibly influenced by norms issued by DoPT in respect of resignation tendered by officers of All India Services

STPI to set up characterization lab at IIIT

The state government has already released Rs two crore to STPI as state's contribution in the first phase

Odisha seeks alternate coal block for OTPCL

Tentuloi block has enough coal reserve at 1,234 mn tonne, but being underground block, coal extraction would push power generation up by 25%

India to get first 24-hour classical music TV channel

Initially, it is free to air in India and is available on multiple system operators

Uliburu mining scam accused arrested

Deepak Gupta, who was operating an iron ore mine of B K Mohanty by virtue of a power of attorney, has been accused of violating forest and mining laws

Glove maker SMR to up capacity 5-fold

For this, it will install four production lines to enhance its total capacity to 35 -40 million pairs per month from the existing 7 million pairs

SBT launches new deposit scheme

HLL Biotech inks supply pact for measles vaccine

To start with, for first two years, IMZ will supply the bulk of measles vaccine to HBL