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Political war over Sardar Patel as Modi, PM cross swords in Gujarat
Modi says India would have been different had he been first PM , Manmohan Singh counters, asserts \Patel's vision was secular
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Large power plants back on Centre's agenda
The government wants to set up two more UMPPs, though progress on earlier one has been patchy
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BSY spikes rumours about joining BJP
Alleges that few BJP leaders have been intentionally trying to create confusion by spreading rumours that he is preparing to go back to BJP
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Coffee Day Group eyeing $1.2 bn valuation
PE funds willing to invest $100 mn at valuation of about $800 mn
Mars mission countdown to start Sunday
This would be India's first inter-planetary venture
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Sharma declines Modi invitation for Sardar Patel statue function
Sharma accused Modi of attempting to "brazenly usurp" the rich legacy of Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel "whose approach and beliefs militate against all that is personified by the RSS, whose nominee you are
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Ceramic players hike price by 20% with immediate effect
Decision follows HC order to shift to gas-based furnace
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Vodafone launches M-Pesa service in Maharashtra
This service will now be available across 286 Tehsils, 33 Districts through 4,080 specially trained authorized agents
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Twin calamities not to hit mineral output, says EZMA
Rains, restrictions on road transport block 0.5 mt ore transport
Govt schemes to have disaster resilience features
The state administration successfully evacuated about one million people before the cyclone's landfall
OIF assesses loss to MSMEs in Ganjam at Rs 950 cr
A fact finding team of the federation which visited the cyclone hit district has calculated that out of 400 rice mills in Ganjam, 270 have been affected to the extent of 80 to 100%
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IMFA net dips 35% to Rs 14.12 cr
During the quarter, the net profit slipped to Rs 14.12 cr, 35% less than Rs 21.77 cr made during the year ago period
Repco Home Finance net profit up 30.7%
Total income from operations increased by 9.48% at Rs 129.9 crore as compared to Rs 118.65 crore
InsideView to invest $20 mn in India operations
Having started operations in India six years ago, it has invested $50 million here
Gaja Advisors plans $250 mn fund for mid-size, SME firms
IFC to commit equity of $25 million
IPAB refuses use of trademark 'Sony' by India's AB Textiles
The IPAB came down heavily on the decision of the deputy registrar in refusing the Japanese firm's opposition and allowing the textile firm to register the trade mark
Tamil Nadu policy decision on minerals quarrying soon
The issue of alleged irregularities in mines of beach minerals came to the fore after former Tuticorin collector, Ashish Kumar, had conducted inspections at a private sand quarry
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Work on photo-ration cards starts in West Bengal
Identification and collection of data for preparation of digital ration cards were launched today in 11 out of 20 districts of the state