Hinduja Group company Defiance Technologies is planning to partner Dassault Syst&egrave;mes, a Paris-based provider of 3D product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, to deliver its offerings using the former&rsquo;s cloud-compatible architecture technology.

Defiance Tech in talks with Dassault for cloud solutions

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Tierra Food India Private Limited will soon launch processed and packaged chips made out of banana and tapioca. The products will be launched in Kerala in Phase-I and then be extended to major cities outside Kerala and export markets.

Tierra set to launch banana, tapioca chips

Tube Investments of India Limited (TII), part of the $3.8-billion Murugappa Group, is planning to invest around Rs 550 crore during the current and the next financial years, according to managing director L Ramkumar.

TII to invest Rs 550 cr in expansion

A group of over 50 IAS officers of the Andhra Pradesh cadre met chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at his camp office on Friday and brought to his notice that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) &ldquo;is targeting only bureaucrats&rdquo; in connection with the ongoing investigation in various cases.

IAS officers seek CM's help against CBI probe

The state government is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the consortium of Navayuga Engineering Company Limited and Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited within 10-15 days, according to state minister for infrastructure, ports, airports and natural gas, Ganta Srinivas Rao. &ldquo;The government is very keen on setting up a Maritime board with an autonomous status to develop the port sector in the state. The board will be in place very shortly,&rdquo; he said at a meet-the-press programme here on Friday.

State govt set to sign MoU for Machilipatnam port

Giving a fillip to the sagging health services in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that it will be mandatory for fresh medical graduates to serve for three years in rural areas while the performance of government doctors, nurses and medical staff would be evaluated for awards.

Fresh medical graduates to serve in rural areas for 3 years 

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Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has agreed to fulfill the majority of demands of the villagers affected by its six million tonne steel plant at Nisha near Angul in a bid to break the impasse over the project which culminated in a violent clash between the villagers and security personnel of the company last week resulting in injuries to about 150 persons from both sides.

JSPL agrees to majority demands of land losers

Infant deaths returned to haunt the Malda Medical College when nine babies have died in two days. Seven of the babies were just 15-days-old.

Baby deaths in Malda hospital

The West Bengal government will set up a highway development corporation in line with the National Highway Authority of India for development of roads and allied infrastructure in the state.

Highway development corporation soon 

Maintaining its thrust of production of value-added grades of steel, Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP)&mdash;the flagship entity of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)--has ended the first ten months of the current fiscal with best-ever production of Electrode Quality (E.Q.) Wire Rods.

BSP posts best production of  EQ Wire Rods

The board of Indian Bank has approved the merger of the bank&rsquo;s wholly-owned asset management subsidiary, Indfund Management Limited (IFML), with itself, which will be completed in another three months. Post the merger, around Rs 63.03 crore will flow into the bank&rsquo;s reserves as Tier-I capital.

Indian Bank gets Rs 63 cr, post Indfund merger

The Visakhapatnam Port has signed a concession agreement with a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to develop the East Quay-1A berth at its inner harbour.

Vizag port signs pact for berth

The Cochin Port Trust (CPT) will introduce an automated bagging system of cargoes from the fourth week of this month. CPT chairman Paul Antony said on Sunday that 2400 tonne of cargo could be bagged on a daily basis through the new arrangement.

Cochin port to introduce new bagging system of cargoes

The BSNL's Orissa circle has registered a significant drop of more than one lakh customers for its landline service in last one year. The officials of the state owned service provider attributed the decline in the customer base to increasingly mobile penetration in the state and poor service delivery.

BSNL's landline customer base falls

The 74:26 per cent equity based JV between PNPPL and Posco recently launched the facility for manufacturing cold rolled non grain oriented (CRNGO) steel at Vavdi, Kheda near Ahmedabad.

Posco, Poggenamp JV to begin plant by Feb end

The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) is enrolling powerloom workers for a short-term course, which will enable them to seek admission to its diploma course in textiles.

YCMOU recognises skills of powerloom workers

Furthering their innovation in launching projects, Ahmedabad-based real estate developers are now banking on celebrities. With formidable names like Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Juhi Chawla, Bappi Lahri and Darsheel Safary being roped in for launching projects, developers hope to push sales amidst slowdown in business.

Ahmedabad realtors take celeb path to push up sales

Hubli-based transport major VRL Logistics Ltd (VRL) has firmed up plans to sell its wind power and cement business units and concentrate on its core business. The company, which operates India&rsquo;s largest fleet of trucks, is re-entering the media business with a new Kannada newspaper in the pipeline.

VRL Logistics set to exit wind power, cement businesses

Blue Star Limited, the country&rsquo;s largest central air-conditioning company, is expecting the downtrend in the commercial construction activity to impact its financials in the next two quarters, according to B Thiagarajan, president (air-conditioning and refrigeration products group).

Lull in commercial construction may hit Blue Star's financials

This time, over 1.19 lakh people &mdash; mainly comprising the armed and paramilitary forces as well as polling personnel &mdash; are casting their votes through ballot papers. The process will continue till 8 am of March 6, when the counting of votes takes place, said Saujanya, a top official with the state election commission. Since the time period between the polling and the counting is very long, the commission is expecting the voting percentage of the postal ballots to go above 80 to 90 per cent.

Postal ballots may tilt balance in some Uttarakhand seats

The retail investor participation in stock market is growing in smaller towns keeping pace with general financial literacy and awareness.

'Small towns more active on stock markets'

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