The placement office premises suffered extensive damage, there were no reported injuries

Fire at IIM-A's placement office

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Holds Central govt responsible for the plight of people in the state

Gas will be much cheaper if Centre honours HC order: Gujarat energy minister

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Having courted controversy earlier for praising Narendra Modi, Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, the ex-Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, has said that making the Gujarat Chief Minister the election campaign committee head of BJP will prove detrimental to the party."Bringing Modi forward will mean a loss of the Muslim vote bank for BJP. And by making Modi the election campaign committee head, the party itself has dug his own grave," Vastanvi told reporters here.Talking about education earlier, the 60-year-old former chief of the 145-year-old Islamic seminary stressed on people taking their own 'Taleem' (education).  In July 2011, Vastanvi was sacked for praising Narendra Modi following his remarks on the Gujarat Chief Minister's development policies and that Muslims should forget the communal riots of 2002 and move on, which had raised the hackles of the conservatives.

Guj CM would prove detrimental to BJP: Vastanvi

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Brushing aside possibility of 'Modi' factor playing any role in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party today said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's charisma is limited to his state only."Modi is not a problem for anyone out of Gujarat. 'Modi' factor will not affect the parliamentary elections," SP General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said here. On the question of formation of a Third Front, Yadav said it was only in discussion stage and such fronts emerge only after results are declared."We should take a lesson from the past. Third Front will come into existence only after the polls," he said.On power crisis in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav said the previous Mayawati government did not increase tariffs during its tenure, despite a multi-fold increase in consumption."It is the first priority of our government to increase (power) generation and by 2014, additional 5,000 units will be produced," Yadav said.

Modi factor won't play any role in 2014 polls: SP

While company would hold on to prices for now, hike likely by end of 2013

Rupee-dollar fluctuations hurting margins: Volvo MD

Alleges financial irregularities in a joint venture between the erstwhile Left Front govt and a real estate company

CID questions former CPI(M) minister

The project was today inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee

First unit of 726 MW ONGC Tripura power project inaugurated

After Vedanta Resources acquired 51% stake in Balco, the group went for a major expansion plan in the plant that had 100,000 tonnes capacity

Vedanta Resources plans major expansion in Balco

The assembly committee also asks the registrar to submit an interim report in this regard in a week

PAC seeks white paper on chit fund scam

Protesters to observe 'Black Day' to mark eighth anniversary of MoU with South Korean company

Odisha to fast track fresh agreement with Posco

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd (DICV), a 100 per cent wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, exported the first shipment of 64 Fuso trucks, manufactured at its Oragadam Plant, near Chennai and exported to Sri Lanka.It may be recalled, on May 23 last, DICV along with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, another entity of Daimler Trucks, based in Japan, launched the new Fuso range of trucks at DICV's plant at Oragadam, near Chennai. Marc Llistosella, MD & CEO, DICV, commented that going forward, more trucks will be exported to other Asian and African markets.The Fuso trucks range manufactured at DICV's Oragadam plant comprise five models spanning medium / heavy -duty (25 - 49 tonnes) and light /medium-duty (9-16 tonnes).DICV has set up a its production plant at Oragadam, near Chennai which is spreads over more than 400 acres (160 hectares).It includes a test track designed to simulate Indian conditions. DICV has a total dedicated investment of over Rs 4,400 crore (ar

Daimler begins exporting trucks

The Ministry of Power, Government of India, has approved a Rs 32 crore smart grid pilot project for Mysore.The ministry will fund 50 per cent of the project cost while the remaining will come from the Chamundeswari Electricity Supply Company (CESC). It will be the first smart grid pilot for Mysore, said CESC Chief Engineer M Shanthi here. The main objective of the pilot is to improve reliability, manage peak demand, lower electricity costs for consumers, reduce environmental impact like greenhouse gas emissions, to anticipate and respond system disturbances and build operating efficiency of the electric power system, she said. She was speaking at a three-day workshop on 'Smart Grid and Facts' organised by the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore.The grid would look into user-supplier behaviour and hence will address three major issues of efficiency, reliability and sustainability of power generation and disturbanc

Smart grid pilot project for Mysore

Sowing of various food crops, oilseeds and commercial crops has begun in all 176 taluks of the state

Kharif sowing picks up as monsoon intensifies in Karnataka

Delay in pipeline hits commissioning of LNG terminal

GAIL hands over  Rs 150 crore to Kerala farmers

Slew of recent launches are done under the state's policy to reduce burden on the common man

TN launches low-cost mineral water

Tensions between North and South Korea, which broke out in February this year, may have given rise to safety concerns but has not affected the tourism sector.In fact, according to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), "the tensions have built up pent-up demand among international travellers over the last few months."To substantiate this, KTO pointed out that South Korea received 4.4 million tourists in the first five months of 2013, up 1.8 per cent over the same period last year.  KTO expects it to increase for the rest of the year.In view of the tensions between the two countries, there have been significant concerns among industry members and public regarding safety, thus impacting the tourism industry. However, actual visitor arrival figures prove otherwise and Korea maintains its vitality as usual, KTO New Delhi office director, Lee Jae Sang, said.Nevertheless, KTO has embarked upon a promotional campaign and held a meeting here on Thursday to woo tourists. It is currently promotin

'Korea tensions led to pent-up demand among tourists'

Govt's attitude may lead to a hike in gold premiums and incentivise hawala trade

Gold import curbs hit industry

Development of ports in the private sector in AP began in late 1990s

Port development in Andhra lacks transparency: CAG

The state govt has failed in making any blueprint for the scheme

West Bengal's saving scheme could face RBI opposition

He does not believe in being the captain but the coach; an enabler who needs to talk to people frequently

Newsmaker: Atul Singh

A big chunk of RIL's fresh investments worth Rs 150,000 crore will go into refining, petrochemicals and explorationWhen Mukesh Ambani announced earlier this month that Reliance Industries will spend Rs 150,000 crore ($27 billion) in the next three years, it was clear that he was attempting to revive the fortunes of the company which has slipped to the 4th position amongst the country's most valuable company for the first time in almost a decade. The company had lost the coveted pole position as its standalone operational profit (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, or Ebitda) declined to Rs 38,785 crore in 2012-13 from Rs 39,811 crore in 2011-12 and Rs 41,178 crore in 2010-11. The decline in Ebitda came while the company was making large investments in non-core businesses such as shale gas, retail and telecom.Now, the company plans to deploy a large chunk of its capital expenditure in the core businesses of refining, petrochemicals and exploration & product

Ambani searches for growth at the core

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