A Central team on Friday said there were no cases of total drug-resistant tuberculosis reported in the country and the cases made out by a Mumbai hospital fall in the category of extensively drug-resistant TB.
A key Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue and former Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha member Balvant alias Bal Apte died in Mumbai on Tuesday, losing his 12-day battle for life.
Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland, part of the London-based Hinduja Group, is to enter Britain's mid-range truck market through a tie-up by its Prague-based subsidiary, Avia Ashok Leyland.
After information technology, it's now the turn of Indian business process outsourcing services companies to harness China as a delivery location.
At the end of June, 2016, TCS had a total headcount of 3.62 lakh.
Announcing their first product carrying Ashok Leyland's badge under the joint venture -- the 'Ashok Leyland DOST' -- in Chennai on Tuesday, Hinduja Automotive chairman and Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Ltd chairman V Sumantran said another product from Nissan's stable would be launched next year.
Yesteryear actor Waheeda Rahman, singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, music composer Khayyam, former diplomat Brajesh Mishra and pioneer of the test tube baby in India Indira Hinduja were among a host of distinguished people conferred with the coveted Padma awards in New Delhi on Thursday evening.
'I wanted this biopic to be made while I am alive.'
The group companies now lead the market capitalisation league table in sectors such as ports, power generation, gas distribution and transmission, and power transmission and distribution, ahead of incumbents in both public and private sector. This has Gautam Adani family the second wealthiest in business in India.
Film producer Boney Kapoor's ex-wife Mona died of cancer on Sunday.
Model-turned-actress Huma Qureshi has been roped in Billa 2.
The total dividend income for seven firms grows 25%.
They will fawn over a prize catch who has brought a rich dowry of Gwalior-Chambal politicians. But in the end, all BJP members are prajas of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi, notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The NSE Nifty gained 77.85 points, or 0.71 per cent, to finish at 11,008.30. Intra-day, it shuttled between 10,821.55 and 11,035.65.
The company also unveiled ESSI 20, truck with emphasis on green and efficient transportation. Seshasayee said the truck embodies 20 innovative ideas that together deliver 20 per cent better fuel efficiency and correspondingly over 20 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions.
The actor's four-year-old is reportedly being prepped for surgery.
According to the Asian Rich List 2010, brought out by Eastern Eye, a publication of the Asian Media & Marketing Group, 59-year-old Mittal is followed by the Hinduja brothers -- Srichand and Gopichand -- with estimated wealth of 8 billion pounds, Anil Agarwal of mining group Vedanta Resources with 4 billion pounds, Sir Anwar Pervez of Bestways with 715 million pounds and industrialist Swraj Paul of Caparo with 510 million pounds.
Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland on Tuesday announced a price hike of its entire range of commercial vehicles by up to Rs 50,000 on account of rising input costs with immediate effect.
Senior Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar (75) was rushed to the Hinduja Hospital at Mahim in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, after complaining of chest pain.
The customs duty should be at a substantially lower rate for all types of imports i.e. consumables, pharmacy items, bio-medical equipments etc since this is the major cost factor of the patient's bill.
Wishlist for new PM includes growth boosters, reining in inflation, faster project clearance and reversal of Land Acquisition Act
The Bajirao Mastani actor underwent the surgery in Mumbai's Hinduja hospital on April 5.
Others in the top 10 include Uday Kotak at the 6th place with a wealth of Rs 94,100 crore, Cyrus S Poonawalla at 7th position with Rs 88,800 crore assets, Cyrus Pallonji Mistry at 8th spot with a wealth of Rs 76,800 crore, Shapoor Pallonji at 9th position with a net worth of Rs 76,800 crore and Dilip Shanghvi at 10th slot with Rs 71,500-crore wealth.
The US Government Accountability Office, in a recently released report, moved ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, and three others, including Petronet LNG Ltd, out of the list.
'A proper system needs to be introduced to regularise unaccounted money in India or abroad for being used for the country's economic and infrastructural growth,' the IndusInd International Federation said in a pre-Budget memorandum to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The IIF also suggested that the country needs to take up electoral reforms. The NRIs favoured state funding of elections and stopping the 'flow of money into the parallel economy.'
Companies expect recovery in second half of fiscal as BS VI approaches, claim banks and NBFCs showing greater interest in financing.
Ashok Leyland is likely to increase prices of its commercial vehicles across all models by April 2010 to offset rising input costs.
The company had implemented a programme to encourage employees to come out with new innovations. Following this, it was able to save money and reduce the inventory level to Rs 90 crore from Rs 120 crore, said K Sridharan Balaji, general manager -- manufacturing, Ashok Leyland. These innovations will conserve Rs 90 lakh each year as recurring savings, including Rs 40 lakh from three projects.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
In a pre-Budget memorandum to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, the IndusInd International Federation said selective benefits may be offered to NRIs enabling them to make India the hub for their global activities.
Japanese carmaker Nissan on Tuesday said it is in talks with Hinduja flagship company Ashok Leyland for developing a small car for the global market that could be priced around $4500-5000.
Hinduja flagship company Ashok Leyland on Tuesday said it has developed hythane engines to power its buses, in association with Australia's Eden Energy.
L&T is the largest single shareholder in Satyam holding a 12 per cent stake in the IT firm.
'You will still want to take all the necessary precautions, which is the right thing to do.'
Shruti Haasan's Aazma manages to push the album half a notch higher.
Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja group flagship company and a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, on Friday said it would cut its proposed investment size and would undertake cost-cutting measures, including a 20 per cent reduction in wages, in view of the slowdown in the industry.Speaking to reporters, K Sridharan, chief financial officer, said the company's margin outlook is currently under pressure and it may continue like that till next month.
The Budget should look at giving suitable fiscal incentives both under direct and indirect tax proposals such as accelerated depreciation and nil customs/ excise levies on capital goods, say experts on the industry.
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