The Hercules Mountain Biking Himachal race will flag off on September 27 from Shimla and will cover a distance of 680 kms over nine eventful days.
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A mental patient has been deported to India to face an uncertain future, although his case is still open to appeal in court, according to his family. Harvey Sachdev was 12 when he came to the United States with his family from Punjab. He was a valedictorian both at the Northeastern High School, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. But worsening schizophrenia made it difficult for Harvey.
The link between risk-taking and monetary policy is vital to avoid financial crises of the type we're seeing, says Sumita Kale.
Russia indefinitely puts off delivery of nuke subs to India
The Aditya Birla Group company has already spent over Rs 3,000 crore on projects to take its production capacity from 17 million tonnes to 21.9 mt and plans to further scale up till 23.1 mt by June-end. K C Birla, chief financial officer, said, "We will continue to maintain our market share and, if required, we will go ahead with more capacity additions to ensure we don't become a loser in the market."
Private GSM mobile players' lobby Cellular Operators Association of India launched on Wednesday another attack on the government, warning that any proposal to issue Letters of Intent to all prospective licencees will seriously hamper investors' confidence. According to COAI, the entry fee of Rs 1,651 crore (Rs 16.51 billion) for a pan-India licence, as fixed by the department of telecommunication is for spectrum bundled with license.
There were rumours of the army going for a coup, but for now it does not appear to be so. But the conditions for a civil war exist. If the Maoists decide to take to the streets to counter the rallies and demonstrations of the opposition parties there will be violence. If violence escalates, the army could intervene.
Senior Central Bureau of Investigation official Partho Sarathi Bose, arrested by the agency in a graft case in Kolkata, has been remanded to police custody till January two by a special judge in New Delhi.Bose, a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the CBI's Kolkata branch, was arrested by the agency after being caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a truck driver on December 28.The CBI official's arrest has also become a political talking point.
"I think the steps that we've seen Pakistan take are good steps. They're promising steps. We hope they get followed up," Assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said in Beijing last week, according to a transcript released today by the State Department.
Greycells 18 will launch an interactive channel called Topper to assist students in their class 10 and class 12 board exams.
Chinese equipment is comparatively cheaper than those from Europe. Puneet Dalmia, managing director, Dalmia Cement, said, "At present, we have no plans to bring machinery from China as there are unclear evidences regarding how long the plant would last." Cement majors such as ACC and Shree Cement has imported a small part of their equipment need from China, but these do not make part of the main cement plant.
The director general of investigations and registration, in its 30-page report submitted to MRTPC, said that industry body CMA was instrumental in fixing prices in the sector.
Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission has formally pressed charges against detained former premier Khaleda Zia for allegedly contracting out several gas fields to a Canadian oil company in exchange for kickbacks.
The grandsons of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad the late Mir Osmanali Khan Bahadur's Tuesday said they would fight a 'legal battle' against the Indian and Pakistani governments, claiming that the Rs 300 crore locked up in London's Westminster Bank since 1948 was their money.
Short of funds but bursting with confidence, Afghanistan's cricket team is itching to take on the best in the world.
Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and a left-arm pacer, has been named in the 15-member Mumbai squad for the upcoming 'Bapuna Cup' to be held in Nagpur.
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday washed its hands off the much-criticised Asia Cup schedule, which has been dubbed too hectic by Indian ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Swiss cement major, Holcim, promoter of two of India's biggest cement companies, ACC and Ambuja Cements, said there is no escape from increasing the cement prices in the country considering the high energy costs.
The price has been cut 39 per cent to Rs 555.85 from Rs 908 per share originally after its request to redeem the bonds ahead of maturity was rejected by the Reserve Bank of India.
Sebi had to post the show cause notices on its website as the accused entities did not receive the notices sent to them earlier. The regulator has accused the entities of creating artificial volumes and manipulating the price of shares of Home Trade Ltd with a view to defrauding the banks and investors.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will seek the government's clearance to conduct the 2018 Asia Cup, involving Pakistan, in India despite losing the hosting rights of the Under-19 continental event due to Pakistan Cricket Board's objections.
The timetable includes details about the introduction of 45 pairs of new trains, extension of 24 and increase in frequency of 15 services.
Official sources said with the deaths of two-wheeler riders in accidents increasing to alarming levels, the state had decided to make helmet wearing compulsory.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya are at loggerheads over the issue of temple construction.
The progress of the GST Bill in Parliament is also likely to remain in focus
Stopover at a remote World Ahead City in South India.
BCCI has decided that it will allow the former India captain to join his franchise Delhi Daredevils, who will start their preparatory camp for the forthcoming tenth edition of the Indian Premier League later this month.
"I am concerned but I don't think wickets itself are a reflection of performance. Take for example, India pacer (Mohammed) Shami's case in England. He bowled well but couldn't get wickets. I have spoken to him (Aamir) and told him that he is our strike bowler and has to pick wickets too. Hope he does that tomorrow," Sarfraz told reporters.
The finance minister has delivered a Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) handout to farmers. How much of that will go to the farmers who are truly debt-stressed is a moot question. But is this the tonic that our farmers need in order to restore agricultural growth to the 4 per cent plus level that the Eleventh Plan wants? Are we addressing the right problems in our agriculture and food policy?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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After getting Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's largest oil firm, to drop four independent directors and Engineers India Ltd to boot out two, it is now seeking to sack former Power Secretary P Uma Shankar, chartered accountant S Ravi and former BPCL Chairman R K Singh from the board of ONGC.
Mashrafe Mortaza will replace Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar in Asia's squad for the Afro-Asia Cup.
Aditya Birla Group and Holcim are rapidly increasing capacity in a bid to become the largest player in India's cement industry.
While the investors have lost a whopping Rs 6,63,975 crore (Rs 6,639.75 billion) in just one trading session from market cap of Rs 66,17,501.33 crore (Rs 66,175.01 billion) on Friday last week. The investors had lost over 5,21,310 crore (Rs 5,213.1 billion) in the five trading sessions last week.
In a Valentine's Day gift to All India Services officers, the government on Tuesday amended rules to mandatorily allow married couples from the IAS and IPS get the same cadre state.
Developing cricket in China would improve the sport's chances of being included in the Olympic Games, according to the Asian Cricket Council.
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