BJP President Nitin Gadkari today dubbed the Congress as a &ldquo;mother and son party&rdquo;, where the post of party chief is reserved only for a member of the Gandhi family.

'Cong, a mother, son party'

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Two mediators named by Maoists to hold discussions with the Orissa government on release of abducted district magistrate R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Mohan Majhi today held discussion with state officials here today rekindling hopes of a breakthrough in this hostage crisis.

State officials hold talks with Maoist negotiators

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Chennai-based Accel Frontline Ltd, an end-to-end IT services provider, has entered into a pact with Swedish firm Inswedco AB to offer on-site and off-shore technology professional services to the Scandinavian market.

Accel Frontline in pact with Swedish firm

Now luxury steps out of Ahmedabad! Luxury car dealers in the city are now in the process of spreading wings to districts like Surat, Rajkot among others.

Luxury car dealers shift gear to smaller towns

Castor oil prices may soon see a correction on improved crop prospects, maintained the international and domestic experts at the Global Castor Conference 2011, held here on Saturday. The experts anticipate a marginal dip in the prices also due to a slowdown in demand at the peak price levels. The prices, which had touched a peak of $2800 per tonne, are expected to come down to $2000-2200 per tonne in coming months.

Castor oil prices may see correction: experts

The Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), India's premiere Communications Management Institute will be organising the TEDxMICA International conference 2011 on 26th of February. This time the event seeks to explore the theme 'Communication unplugged' delving into the nuances of engaging with the powerful force of ideas.

MICA to host TEDxMICA conference

The Trinamool Congress chief claimed that during its 35-year rule, the CPI(M)-led Left Front has stalled all the development and closed job avenues for the youth.

Bengal economy suffered under CPI(M) rule: Mamata

Pune-based, Ganesh Bhel and Chaat Products, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification from T&Uuml;V AUSTRIA for manufacturing and packing their product.

Pune Bhel shop gets ISO Certification

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP), an official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines and other healthcare products, has been working in India for over 10 years, mostly supporting Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers who want to get into the US market.

Q&A: Roger L Williams, MD & CEO, United States Pharmacopeia

Ending uncertainty over her party's alliance with Congress ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today said the tie-up would remain and asked people to dislodge the Left Front government after 35 years of &quot;misrule&quot;.

No uncertainty over alliance with Congress: Mamata

Acumen group,&nbsp;a Kochi-based financial services company,&nbsp;would enter the portfolio management services (PMS)&nbsp;segment on Monday. It would offer the services to individuals, companies and non-resident Indians (NRIs).

Acumen group to enter portfolio mgmt segment

Tamil Nadu is expected to be a leader in automobile industry in the country with Chennai alone having a capacity to produce 2.2 million vehicles per annum in the near future, said deputy chief minister M K Stalin. The state government is presently in the process of drafting a sector specific policy for automobiles which will contain many new initiatives not only to attract new investments but also to improve the competitiveness of the existing units, he added.

South grows as automobile hub

The Renault Nissan Alliance has said that its Oragadam green fieldfacility, near Chennai, will be a template for its Morocco facility.

Oragadam, our template for greenfield facility: Renault

Andhra Pradesh&rsquo;s Jawahar Knowledge Centre (JKC), a training and placement support institute for engineering and other graduates, expects a &ldquo;normal&rdquo; recruitment season this year.

JKC expects 'normal' recruitments

Expressing dissatisfaction with the implementation of various central programmes in the state, Union Minister for Law and Justice M Veerappa Moily said here that the Centre was contemplating appointing an ombudsman in every district to keep a vigil over the implementation of the programmes.

Centre to appoint ombudsman in every district: Moily

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of a new National Institute of Design (NID) in Jorhat in Assam.

Assam gets a new NID

India&rsquo;s official auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), has slammed Uttar Pradesh government for servicing debt with borrowed funds and &ldquo;leading the state to a debt trap&rdquo;.

CAG slams UP for paying debt with borrowed funds

The Budget session of the state assembly will begin tomorrow here.

MP Budget session begins today

Kerala chief minister&nbsp;VS Achuthanandan&nbsp;today laid the foundation stone for the first IT/BPO complex in Infopark-Phase II. He&nbsp; also unveiled the masterplan for the project at the function.

Master plan for Infopark Phase-II unveiled

The Uttarakhand government has appointed Mumbai-based STUP Consultants (Pvt) Ltd as the consultant for the expansion and modernisation of Naini Saini airport in the hilly Pithoragarh district and has agreed to pay Rs 3.51 crore as the consultancy fees.

STUP appointed consultant for Naini Saini airport

With the focus on enterprise development activities and to make the rural masses self-sustainable, the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, has partnered with public sector banks Corporation Bank and Central Bank of India to provide credit to young people, women and differently-abled youth living in rural areas of India.

London partners with Indian banks for rural development

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