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TAMIL NADU
Connect2006 to focus on `Vision 2011' for TN
`Creating a knowledge-driven ecosystem' will be the event's theme More

New diagnostic kit to detect typhoid, malaria antigens
DR&DE transfers `typhigen' technology to Kochi, Bangalore manufacturers More

Insurance staff federation meet begins today
The 29th General Conference of the South Zone Insurance Employees' Federation begins on Saturday. The four-day event is to be inaugurated by the Kerala Education Minister, Mr M.A. Baby. Over 3,000 employees from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the ... More

`Entrepreneurs must invest in Africa'
"Africa is not a short-term bet. In the past, Indian entrepreneurs were only looking at executing orders for a particular period. But today, there is a definite need to build a long-term business plan. The receptivity to Indian products is more ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
HPCL acquiring land for Vizag unit expansion
HPCL is actively taking steps to acquire necessary land for capacity expansion of its refinery here from 7.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 15 mtpa. It is acquiring the land from the Visakhapatnam Port Trust. According to Mr A.S Rao, ... More

Zensar plans to expand in Hyderabad
Software services provider Zensar Technologies Ltd plans to expand its Hyderabad operations once it moves into the new facility within the next three weeks. This is part of the company's plan to induct about 800 people during the year. About ... More

PM doubles flood relief for AP
Central team to visit State soon; fresh alert in Krishna delta More

Machilipatnam-Tirupati train
Mr R. Velu, Union Minister of State for Railways, is scheduled to visit Machilipatnam on Sunday for the inauguration of the new fast passenger train service between Machilipatnam and Tirupati (that will run on Tuesday, Friday and ... More

80 per cent subsidy on farm pumpsets in AP
State Govt extends ban on Maoist groups More

Meet on pvt equity in life sciences
Venture Intelligence, the leading provider of research and networking services to the private equity and venture capital ecosystem in India, is organising Life Sciences Connect, a conference on private equity investing in the ... More

TCS quiz for school students
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will host its inter-school IT quiz in Hyderabad on August 19. It is open to school students from Class 8 to 12. The city is the eighth centre where the quiz is being held this year. The winners of ... More

KERALA
Kerala notifies cola ban
The State Government on Friday notified the ban on production and sales of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products through a Government Order. As per the order, all regional food and health functionaries and food inspectors have been empowered to ... More

Kelvinator upbeat on Kerala
Kelvinator has introduced its home brand appliances including its re-launched refrigerators in the Kerala market to coincide with the Onam festival season. The other products launched in the market included air conditioners, ... More

Popular Vehicles is top Maruti dealer
Maruti Udyog Ltd has adjudged the Kochi-based Popular Vehicles and Services Ltd, as the No.1 Platinum Plus Maruti dealer in the country. The ranking is done based on different parameters pertaining to various departments such as ... More

Sansui's `Fly for Sure' offer
The Japanese brand Sansui has announced a bumper scheme `Fly for Sure offer'. Those who buy a 29 inch TV will get a free air ticket to anywhere in the country in any airline, Mr Anil Khera, Director (Marketing and Sales), Kitchen ... More

OTHER STATES
Mittal Steel firm on setting up Jharkhand, Orissa plants
Mittal Steel has reiterated its commitment to set up integrated steel plants in both Jharkhand and Orissa. However, the first of the two plants will come up in that State where progress is made with regard to acquisition of land and mines, Mr ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai airport gets new identity
Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), which was awarded the mandate to modernise and upgrade the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Thursday unveiled a new brand identify for the airport. MIAL is a joint venture between the ... More

Mumbai, rude?
Dressed in crisp black-coats, they stood on the kerb, about 60 of them. Men and women staff of Marine Plaza, stood in silent reverence in front of the glass-tinted hotel, facing Mumbai's famed Marine Drive. They ... More

Kakade Construction setting up 6 malls in Pune
Earmarks Rs 900 crore for the project More

Pegasus in talks with Dutch fund for $200-m investment in Pune
Lines up Rs 700-crore real estate entry in major cities More

A.K. Majumdar passes away
Mr Anil Kumar Majumdar, a former IAS official of the Maharashtra cadre, died after a prolonged illness on August 7. He was 80. Mr Majumdar had been ailing for some time. Belonging to the 1949 batch of IAS officers, he had been the Collector of ... More

GUJARAT
ONGC hopes to resume gas supplies from Hazira soon
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) hopes to resume gas supplies from the Hazira gas processing complex within a week. "The initial conjecture is it will take seven days for operations to resume. We will be able to start only after cleaning ... More

WEST BENGAL
IIFT Kolkata opens with 2-yr MBA course
Buddhadeb okays three more acres for expansion More

Latest edition of I-T book launched
Launching the 15th edition of the two-volume income tax tome `How to handle income tax problems', jointly authored by Mr Narayan Jain and Mr Dilip Loyalka, here today, Mr D. K. Das, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-1, Kolkata, said such works ... More






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