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Nitish solely behind Bihar's growth model: Shaibal Gupta

Interview with member-secretary of the Patna-based Asian Development Research Institute

On slippery terrain in Iran

India's tightrope walk has become even tougher following sanctions on Iran and a new set of rules against importing crude from the country

Centrum Capital eyes fund raising options

Everstone Capital, which has $1.5 bn in AUM, holds 14.71% stake in the company through its PE fund Indivision India Partners

Tender clause change costs Rs 1,500 crore to Chhattisgarh exchequer: CAG report

Mamata links rape to rising population, shopping malls

Blames certain newspapers for exaggerating rape incidents and adds that social consciousness has seen a rise in rape cases

UN body praises Kerala's Responsible Tourism

The RT model has been hailed as 'a model for India' with equally great potential for replication across the globe by UNCTAD

Jaya seeks national status for Adyar cancer institute

The institute has been rated by WHO as the top ranking centre in the country

BJP kicks off election campaign in Karnataka

Party prefers to downplays Yeddyurappa factor affecting the party's prospects

Malnourishment, hunger biggest challenges: scientist

Director General of ICRISAT William Dar says over 1 bn people across the world go to bed hungry and millions of children in Asia are malnourished

BoM gives Rs 2.51 crore for drought relief

RPI threatens to disrupt IPL unless it funds drought relief

The Ramdas Athawale-led party has demanded that the IPL should contribute match profits for drought relief in Maharashtra

Power tariff hiked in Odisha

Marginal 10 paise hike per unit; Discoms to pay 2% less for power purchase

AP, power firms seek gas from fertiliser quota

Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, in a letter, has urged Defence Minister AK Antony to treat power generation on par with fertiliser sector

Gujarat HC dismisses PIL against APSEZ

People from villages within SEZ had objected to construction of wall along railway line

Govt to table amended Gujarat Lokayukta Bill in assembly

Amendment likely to empower council of minister, chief minister for appointment of lokayukta in the state

BoA approves denotification of Welspun's Anjar SEZ

The company had sought denotification citing non-viability of the SEZ

Newsmaker: Sanjay Dutt

Back on rocky terrain

Property sellers from 2006 under I-T scanner

Show capital gain tax by month-end or face action: I-T department

EC to deploy 500 companies of paramilitary forces

CEC to visit Bangalore for review next week

Kudankulam project cost up 14%

Construction began in Sept 2001 with estimated cost at Rs 13,600 cr; expenditure on the project at Rs 15,454 cr till Jan 2013