Upbeat from the huge response received to Anjan Chatterjee promoted Speciality Restaurants Private Ltd. (SRPL)'s nation-wide Chinese fine dining brand 'Mainland China' that opened an outlet in Ahmedabad around a year back, the group has now gone ahead and opened its theme based Indian cuisine restaurant 'Machaan' in the city.

Speciality Restaurants opens &#39;Machaan&#39; in Ahd

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Thirty-six lawmakers, mostly from the opposition Congress, were suspended on Tuesday when they trooped into the well of the House in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (CLA) demanding resignation of Chief Minister Raman Singh citing deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

36 MLAs suspended in Chhattisgarh

At least nine British companies have evinced interest to invest in North-East and are presently exploring business opportunities in the region. Sectors like infrastructure, education and training, oil and gas, power, healthcare, among others, have been identified by Britain as potential areas for investment in North-East.

9 British cos show interests in N-E

Nu Street, a Bangalore-based cloudware startup focusing on providing simple applications on the cloud to small and medium businesses (SMBs), is in the process of raising $10 million (approximately Rs 45 crore) venture capital fund shortly to support its go-to-market drive and product development, according to its chairman and chief executive S Parthasarathy (Partha).

Nu Street to raise $10 mn fund

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is set to host its second meet on Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) on December 9-10, 2010. An information network enabling all constituencies in the cancer community sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA, caBIG's activities are supervised by the National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB).

CDAC to host 2nd Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid meet

Pandemonium continued in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (CLA) for the second consecutive day today as the members of the main Opposition Congress stalled the proceedings demanding resignation of Chief Minister Raman Singh for his alleged misrule.

Congress stalls Chhattisgarh Assembly

Delhi-based ACME Tele Power Ltd (ATPL) and First Solar Inc have inked a module supply agreement, which covers the supply of First Solar&rsquo;s advanced thin-film modules for a 15 Mw (DC) solar power plant in the state of Gujarat.

ACME inks supply pact with First Solar for Gujarat plant

Suddenly, it appears everyone has become hyper-concerned about the river Brahmaputra in Assam.

China project to impact Brahmaputra water flow: NGO

Naxals are researching different kinds of explosives to develop new ones and make them more lethal, while using sophisticated communication devices to evade eavesdropping by security forces, documents seized from the ultras have revealed.

Naxals working on new explosives: Police

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The Orissa government has earned revenue of Rs 1031.21 crore (as on March 31, 2010) through different taxes and levies from the steel companies that have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with it over the last six years.

Orissa steel companies pay Rs 3000 crore taxes to state, Centre

Praj Industries, a player in biofuels, brewery, process equipment and water and waste water treatment solutions, announced the winners of the 'Maha-Intrapreneur Awards 2010'.

Praj Industries announces Maha-Intrapreneur Awards winners

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today hinted that the development of a state could be expedited if the same party ruled in both state and Center.

Same ruling party in state & Centre for speedy progress: Rahul

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) plans to set up a nano-foundry by investing Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore. This project will be a cluster with the partnering of IITs and other academic institutions of India. The breakthroughs in various labs under the DRDO are not only enhancing the capabilities of the armed forces, but also contributing to businesses and the public outside the purview of the defence sector.

DRDO mulls nanofoundry for Rs 500-600 crore

As many as 10991 villages under 117 blocks in 17 districts of Orissa have been severely hit by drought with a crop loss of over 50 per cent in this year's kharif season.

Crop loss of over 50 per cent in 10991 villages

The state government through Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation of Orissa (Idco) has acquired and allotted 9863.22 acres of government land to 49 out of the 88 companies across sectors that have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with it.

Idco allots 9863 acres to 49 MoU signed companies

Hyderabad-based Indo-Isreal joint venture company Phoenix Hodu Developers Pvt Ltd is planning to commence real estate development projects in Chennai. It would launch its first project, a Rs 450-crore modern township project, in the fast-developing Old Mahabalipuram Road area soon.

Phoenix Hodu plans Rs  450-cr township

Concentrix Corporation, the business process outsourcing division of Synnex Corporation, has acquired the worldwide technical support, customer service and telesales divisions of e4e, a privately-held BPO company, for an undisclosed amount. These three businesses, part of e4e&rsquo;s support divisions, have annual revenues of approximately $30 million, with an employee strength of 1,700 people in Bangalore, Chennai, Glasgow, HuntValley, Maryland and Phoenix (Arizona).

Synnex Corp acquires e4e's support divisions

Organisations, run by cooperatives, should be part of the global economy to protect it from downturns as the company structure is susceptible to economic collapse as indicated in the recent recession.

'Co-ops should be part of global financial system'

The Orissa government has spent Rs 3620.49 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) till the end of June this year.

Rs 3620 crore spent under MGNREGS

The Nano Mission, the umbrella programme for capacity building in the field of nanotechnology in the country, aims to extend Rs 1,000 crore in funding to projects in the country over a period of five years. This translates into Rs 200 crore per annum.

'Nanotech sector lags other countries'

Chennai-based VGN Developers Pvt Ltd has entered into a joint venture with private equity firm Pragnya Fund to initiate a new residential project in the city.

VGN in joint venture with Pragnya for new home project

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