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AP aiming at new industries with upto Rs 25,000 cr investment each year

The state's industries department thinks the single desk facility that was recently introduced would help in getting the projects off the ground quickly

Bharti Airtel's plot veers off script in Africa

Five years after it ventured into Africa, Airtel wants to sell four of its subsidiaries there to France's Orange, signaling a change in its strategy

Odisha to start refund of chit fund depositors' money soon

The law and finance departments would come out with a procedure to refund money lost by investors in chit fund fraud cases

Odisha ropes in KPMG to draw up long-term industrial strategy

The objective is to identify the potential sectors for industrial development and address the gaps in policy, infrastructure and investment promotion

No backlogs, red tape in W Bengal: Mamata in UK

If you say London is the (financial) capital of the world, I say Bengal is the human capital of the world, Mamata said

CSR: What keeps companies from doing good?

Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force

Illegal cigarette market grows due to high tax rates in Assam: Ficci

Price of illegal cigarette pack in Assam is at one fifth of the price of a legal packet which makes it very attractive to consumers, particularly youth and rural population

Villagers face action for Posco land encroachment

FIR against encroachers from Gobindpur, Nuagaon and Gadkaujang villages has been lodged at Abhayachandpur police station

Truckers' strike in Sundargarh-Keonjhar belt hits pellet, steel units

Steel makers have been forced to go for production cut due to the ongoing strike

Mahindra Reva bets big on Metro Rail projects

CEO says company exploring role of electric vehicles in public commuting and goods transport

Can Foxconn create one million jobs in India

Six months after it closed its factory in Chennai, the company has promised to set up 10-12 plants and employ 1 million workers in India by 2020. But this time round, it is treading cautiously

Honda, Hero prepare for final showdown

As Honda draws up aggressive plans to expand into the rural market, Hero MotoCorp is readying a new range of scooters

S Africa plans to grant tourist visa under five days

As of now, it is taking five working days to complete the checks and balances to grant tourist travel visa for Indian applicants

Coromandel International Q1 net declines 60 per cent

Company's total turnover up by 16% to Rs 2,181 cr

SAIL's special unit at Salem signs MoU with Butterfly Group

Stainless steel utensils, kitchenware & tableware will be manufactured from this unit

EU-ban will impact $1 bn pharma exports from India: Pharmexcil

Drugs made and sold directly by Indian firms make up 30% of this value, the rest comes from products sourced by global generic players from India

Nitish presents his report card amid RJD's bandh chaos

Lists improvement in law and order as the most remarkable sign of change

Mamata on UK visit, greets 'great nation' Britain

A five-day visit seeking to woo foreign investment for her state

Odisha HC relief for miners in money laundering case

The fixed deposits cannot be liquidated by the petitioners and they need to be furnished as bank guarantee

Nalco may tweak volume, price for profitability, says CMD

TK Chand took charge as CMD of the company today