New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 – The environment ministry Monday gave conditional clearance to South Korean steel major Posco’s $12 billion project in Orissa, the biggest foreign direct investment in the country. While the Orissa government welcomed the move, environmentalists termed it ‘unfortunate’ and said they would stage protests. Posco is an integrated steel, mining and port project and separate clearances had to be given to all three.
Pune, Jan.31 : When it rains, it pours. The results of STAR NEWS National B-School Award for ‘B-School with Excellent Industry Interface’ and DNA and Stars of the Industry Group Award for ‘Best B-School with Innovative Marketing to the Target Segment’ have been shared with Europe Asia Business School, with EABS winning both awards. The awards are in recognition of leadership, development, marketing, innovation and industry interface of EABS.
Mumbai, Jan 31 – The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday confirmed that the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore will replace Kolkata’s Eden Gardens as the venue for February 27 World Cup match between India and England. The world organisation said that it will again inspect the Eden Gardens February 7 to check if the stadium can host the remaining three matches slated for March 15, 18 and 20. ‘The ICC today confirmed its decision to relocate the venue for the India vs.
Chandigarh, Jan 31 – The silver jubilee edition of the globally acclaimed Surajkund Crafts Mela (fair) begins at Surajkund in Haryana’s Faridabad district Tuesday, officials said. The 25th edition of the 15-day event will feature Andhra Pradesh as the theme state for the third time, while Uzbekistan will be donning the mantle of partner country. Andhra Pradesh was the theme state in 1997 and 2007 as well.
New Delhi, Jan 31 – The US Monday defended as ‘standard procedure’ the radio tagging of Indian students, who face the prospect of deportation after the closure of a fake university in San Francisco rendered their immigration dubious, and stressed that it was probing the incident. A day after External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna strongly condemned the use of radio trackers as ‘inhuman’, the US embassy said in a statement: ‘Use of ankle monitors is widespread across the United States and standard procedure for a variety of investigations, and does not necessarily imply guilt or suspicion of criminal activity.’ ‘Some of those involved in the Tri-Valley investigation have been issued ankle monitors,’ the embassy said.
Bangalore, Jan 31 – Leading state-run Canara Bank Monday reported net profit of Rs.1,106 crore for the third quarter of the current fiscal (2010-11), registering a marginal five percent increase year-on-year (YoY) over Rs.1,053 crore posted last year. ‘The marginal growth in net profit for the quarter under review (October-December) is due to extraordinary provisions to the tune of Rs.550 crore as against the net profit of Rs.1,053 crore in like period last fiscal,’ Canara Bank chairman and managing director S. Raman told reporters here.
New Delhi, Jan 31 – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Tuesday inaugurate a conference of chief ministers to discuss internal security, with special focus on the Maoist violence. Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Defence Minister A.K.
London, Jan 31 – The seahorse evolved its arched head and curved S-shape body to help it hunt more distant prey, says a new study. The strange yet alluring creature is completely different to its closest relative, the straight-bodied pipefish. Scientists wanted to find out why the delicate seahorse had gradually adapted its body, the journal Nature Communications reports.
Hyderabad, Jan 31 – A youth was Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Andhra Pradesh for murdering a couple and injuring their daughter because she had spurned his advances more than a year back. The court in Rajahmundry in East Godavari district sentenced M. Rajesh after holding him guilty of murdering the couple Sep 17, 2009.
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