India's growth to be fuelled by 20 cities, says report

India's growth will be driven by 20 cities, according to a report released here Thursday.9:01 PM on August 07

Mamata threatens to lay siege to Tata Motors plant

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday threatened to lay a siege to the Tata Motors factory in Singur for an indefinite period from Aug 24 to force the West Bengal government to return 400 acres of land 'forcibly' acquired from farmers.4:01 AM on August 04

Federal-Mogul to set up plant near Chennai

The US-based Federal-Mogul Corp announced Thursday that it will set up a new facility near Chennai for manufacturing friction components for original equipment and after-market segments.10:30 PM on August 07

Monsanto launches anti-child labour project in Gujarat

Monsanto, a global agricultural products company, has successfully implemented anti-child labour programmes in Gujarat, said a top company official here Thursday.10:30 PM on August 07

Toyota to launch its hybrid sedan in India

Global auto major Toyota Motor Corp plans to introduce its hybrid sedan Prius in India as an answer to soaring fuel prices and growing concerns over emissions, a top official at its Indian joint venture said.10:02 AM on August 05

Haryana signs agreements for 3,044 MW of power

The Haryana government Thursday signed its biggest-ever power purchase and power sharing agreements with various private and public sector companies. The agreements will bring 3,044 MW of power to the state for the next 25 years.10:31 PM on August 07

Money, money everywhere but Bollywood slipping

While the stars of the Hindi film industry are demanding and getting stratospherically high prices and entertainment conglomerates are registering over 200 percent growth, the quality of cinema seems to be getting ugly and Pagli.10:36 PM on August 03

Fire breaks out in Jayashree Textiles

A fire broke out in a textiles factory in Rishra of Hooghly district, West Bengal, Sunday.9:02 PM on August 03

Private sector urged to invest in infrastructure

Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Friday called upon the private sector to invest in the country's infrastructure, which requires $1.5 trillion by 2017 to sustain the economic growth.4:30 AM on August 02

Field trial for multi-role aircraft by year-end

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct later this year field trials for the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) it intends purchasing. The scrutiny of the technical bids submitted by six vendors was on, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Fali H. Major said Thursday.9:01 PM on August 07

No policy decision on special economic zones: Kamal Nath

An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, met Thursday to discuss norms for special economic zones (SEZs), but took no policy decisions, a senior minister said.9:00 PM on August 07

Nasscom offers to promote IT industry in Punjab

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) Thursday said it will extend full support for the development of IT and IT enabled services (ITES) industry in Punjab.7:00 PM on August 07

'IT sector first choice of engineering, management Students'

IT sector continues to be the number one choice of engineering and management students, a latest survey carried out among the students in Pune has indicated.7:46 PM on August 03

More Cauvery water brings cheer to Tamil Nadu

Thousands of people bathed in the Cauvery river at Mettur in Tamil Nadu, thankful for the brimming waters this season that would give a boost to farm production and electricity generation.11:00 AM on August 04

Gujarat wants centre to bend rules on power allocation

The Gujarat government has asked for all the power from the proposed 1,000 MW project in a joint venture with the state-run Neyveli Lignite Corp (NLC) in Tamil Nadu, though the norms are that at least 57 percent of the electricity generated to be fed to the national grid.11:00 AM on August 02