The BJP leadership, in absence of the party president, is in constant touch with the party MP and former Jharkhand chief minister, Mr Arjun Munda, who is negotiating with JMM chief and Jharkhand chief minister Mr Shibu Soren.

The sports ministry on Monday asked the Indian Olympic Association to take up in detail the controversial tenure issue a day prior to the latter’s executive council and special general assembly meeting.

Not impressed by the tall claims made by highways minister Kamal Nath of constructing 20 km of National Highway (NH) everyday, the Planning Commission on Monday hinted that the panel would be happy to see the country getting addition of barely 6 km on a daily basis.

In the first major victory over its rival Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai’s i10 has driven past its rival Wagon R in the 1.1 litre engine category during FY10.

Kris ‘Chika’ Srikkanth wears three hats as chief selector, brand ambassador of Chennai Super Kings and member of an expert panel for a television channel.
All three jobs are in conflict with each other.

Warlike situation prevailed on Monday at Kalinga Nagar industrial estate and Posco project site in Orissa with the armed police forces making their last efforts to clear the areas of the local residents to facilitate establishment of steel projects.

The promoter of ABB Limited, the Switzerland based ABB, will make an open offer to raise its stake in the Indian arm.
The Switzerland based power major wants to purchase 4.85 crore shares from the open market at a price of Rs 900/share.

A 28-year-old accused arrested in a theft case died in a civic hospital after he complained of chest pain, while in custody of the police in Borivali on Monday morning.

Tourism minister Kumari Selja said terror threats would not deter tourist arrivals ahead of the Delhi Commonwealth Games this October.
Pointing out that threats from terrorism were now a global phenomenon, Ms Selja said the government and tourism industry were gearing up to welcome sports tourists both from overseas and within India.

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is exploring the possibilities of setting up joint ventures with Tata Steel and Arcelor-Mittal to manufacture steel.
Last year, SAIL had signed a MoU with Posco of Korea to set up a proposed joint venture