Chennai | 2 days ago
IFC to take 15 percent stake in two SunEdison companies
Chennai, May 10 - International Finance Corporation -, a part of World Bank, will be investing Rs.75 crore - towards 15 percent stake in two holding companies of solar power plant operator SunEdison, said a senior official of the firm.The investment could go up to Rs.290 crore - over a period of two years if certain conditions are met. The IFC will be picking up 15 percent stake each in SunEdison ... read more

Ahmedabad | 3 days ago
Mundra Port SEZ gets halt order on green clearance
Ahmedabad, May 9 - The Gujarat High Court Wednesday ordered the promoters of Mundra Port Special Economic Zone and Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd to stop construction activity till green clearance is obtained from the union environment ministry.A division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala observed that till Mundra Port SEZ - does not get environment clearance ev ... read more

Ahmedabad | 3 days ago
Gujarat law exam hit by reservation row
Ahmedabad, May 8 - Thousands will appear for the Common Law Admission Test - exam Sunday to enter national law universities. But those who have opted for Gujarat National Law University will have to wait till the Gujarat High Court rules on the reservation issue.Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala have issued notice to the central and Gujarat governments for not keeping s ... read more

Gandhinagar | 5 days ago
Murder accused flees court
Gandhinagar, May 8 - A man accused of murdering a doctor and her mother Tuesday escaped from police custody from a court here, police said.Security forces immediately launched a hunt for Aammin Badshah Mansoori after his sensational run from the Gandhinagar court complex.Mansoori had a year ago murdered a doctor, Nupoor Trivedi, and her mother in Sector 6 here. Her father had settled abroad.All po ... read more

New Delhi | 12 days ago
Parliament passes IIT bill
New Delhi, April 30 - Parliament Monday passed a bill which will make the six new Indian Institutes of Technology - capable of granting degrees to the engineers that pass out.The Institute of Technology - Bill, 2010, along with the National Institutes of Technology - Bill, 2010, was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote Monday. Both the bills have already been passed by the Lok Sabha. The instit ... read more

Ahmedabad | 24 days ago
Asia's largest solar park functional in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, April 19 - A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was Thursday dedicated to the nation by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the state's Patan district, in a boost to India's efforts towards low carbon growth.The solar power park with a power generation capacity of 600 MW, covering approximately 3,000 acres of wasteland bordering the Rann of Kutch, will gene ... read more

Bangalore | 1 month ago
BJP's hard choice on Karnataka leadership: Split or sack
Bangalore/Mumbai, March 19 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - Monday was in a fix on how to tackle its burgeoning Karnataka crisis: should it chuck its present chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda or risk a split in the state unit by expelling former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to quell his rebellion.A clear picture of whether the Gowda government will survive or not is likely to emerge only Tuesda ... read more

Jammu | 2 months ago
Priyanka stands out in Kashmir Congress posters
Jammu, Feb 19 - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka seems to be the new mascot of the party in Jammu and Kashmir, having found a prominent place in its advertisements and posters announcing a mega rally here Sunday.In full-page ads published in local newspapers, a smiling Priyanka is seen sharing space with her mother as well as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The posters and advertiseme ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
Apex court gives bail to suspended Gujarat bureaucrat
New Delhi, Dec 13 - The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to suspended Gujarat Indian Administrative Service - officer Pradip Sharma, who is in jail for alleged involvement in a land scam.The apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.P. Desai granted bail after Sharma gave an undertaking that he would make himself available for trial as and when called by the court and report to police ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
Apex court gives bail to suspended Gujarat bureaucrat
New Delhi, Dec 13 - The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to suspended Gujarat Indian Administrative Service - officer Pradip Sharma, who is in jail for alleged involvement in a land scam.An apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam granted bail after Sharma filed an undertaking that he would make himself available for trial as and when called by the court.The court, while granting bail, dire ... read more