HYDERABAD: GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd (GVKPIL) will be establishing a 2,400-megawatt thermal power project in a coastal Andhra district and also expand the Jegurupadu and Gautami gas-based power projects by 400 MW. However, there are no timelines fixed for these, according to Vice-Chairman of the company G V Sanjay Reddy. He said the coal [...]
HYDERABAD: A large mega industrial zone on the lines of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor will come up in Andhra Pradesh with several hubs and manufacturing units with collaborative partnerships, according to Union Minister for Commerce Anand Sharma. Speaking at the Partnership Summit 2012 organised by the CII, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Union Government here on Thursday, [...]
HYDERABAD: Yash Birla signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the State Government for Rs. 13,000 crore for three different projects, as part of the Partnership Summit 2012. Birla signed the MoU with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for three different projects. The first project was for Rs. 2,000-crore Sports University spread in 450 [...]
NEW DELHI: Like in China, Facebook and Google India’s websites can be blocked, if they fail to come up with a mechanism to check and remove derogatory contents from their web pages, the Delhi High Court warned on Thursday. “Like China, we will block all such websites,” Justice Suresh Kait said, after Facebook and Google [...]
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday struck down the decision of the Special court for economic offences handing over Vijaya Sai Reddy, vice-chairman of Jagathi Publications Pvt Ltd and personal auditor of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, to CBI custody. Dismissing the lower court’s decision, which was challenged by Sai Reddy, the High Court [...]
HYDERABAD: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, president of the YSR Congress and Kadapa MP, ended his 48-hour rythu deeksha by taking lime juice offered by farmers on Thursday evening. Addressing the gathering after calling off his stir, Jagan said that the Government was not sensitive to the problems of farmers. Numerous agitations too were unable to [...]
HYDERABAD: The second biggest IT bellwether Infosys on Thursday posted 33 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs. 2,372 crore for the third quarter compared to the corresponding quarter last year. The slide in rupee value jacked up the results, but the company was wary of future as it expects a drop in [...]
Madurai: Seven persons against whom police had filed cases for allegedly breaking into the residence of a priest and attacking a close relative of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha A his visit there, today filed anticipatory bail petitions in the Madras High Court bench. They submitted they had nothing to do with the alleged offence [...]
French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier has been killed in the Syrian city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country’s current unrest. He was on a government-authorised trip to the city, the France 2 channel said. Syrian TV said Jacquier was among eight killed. A colleague said that minutes earlier they had [...]
Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid have denied media reports of a rift in the Indian team over MS Dhoni’s leadership and a lack of unity when under pressure. Reports suggested the team was split over Dhoni’s captaincy style and even suggested that one group wanted Sehwag, the vice-captain, to take charge. The Indian team is [...]
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But… Seriously Ajay Hotchandani The theory of the Black Hole states that in the Hole, time and space don’t exist. So if you’ve entered this hole, you can take as long as you want to get ready, and you can store as many suitcases, with clothes you will never wear, above the cupboard (don’t deny [...]
BJP must survive the battle within
The second innings of UPA has been nothing short of tumultuous, marred by massive scams in every sector from rural job schemes to military purchases. When allies themselves are eyeing the jugular of the Centre, relief comes from an unexpected quarters — a divided BJP that is struggling to keep its house in order. The [...]
HR speaks Deepak Karamungikar Workplace politics is a harsh reality in India. When you take up a new role at a well-established organisation, the first few days seem fine. The smiles on everyone’s faces deceive you into believing that all is well. But a few days later, the cracks appear and a few months into [...]
Can England retain their crown?
England’s credibility is on the line as they take on West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The heavy defeats in the Middle East and the Sub-Continent over the last few months have raised a lot of questions over whether England can sustain their No 1 ranking in the long run. They [...]
Live by your wits, you poor chump!
The guiding motto of a government is protecting the weak from the strong; the weak both in social and economic spheres. I am sure 9 out of 10 MPs and ministers do not know this driving dictum. Let us just take a cursory glance at the way our government has ‘protected’ the weak in the [...]
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