IIM Calcutta launches course in Delhi

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto major Nissan Motor India Wednesday launched the second generation model of its luxury sedan "Teana" in two variants in Indian market. Priced at Rs.21.03 lakh for the 2.5XL variant and Rs.25.4 lakh for 2.5XV at showrooms in Delhi, Teana is powered with 2.5-litre six-cylinder VQ engine, the company said in a statement.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reliance Mobile, the GSM arm of telecom operator Reliance Communication (RCom), Wednesday said it would launch a new mobile number series beginning with the digit "8" in the Delhi-National Capital Region circle. Reliance will be the first telecom operator to shift from the practice of beginning a cell phone number with the digit "9".

August 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai police on Saturday said that counterfeit currency was flowing into Mumbai from Dubai and Bangladesh. Speaking on the sidelines of laying the foundation stone of a Police Academy here, Mumbai's police commissioner D.

July 31st, 2009 BANGALORE - After more than two centuries of Tipu Sultan's defeat at the hands of British forces in Srirangapatna, his descendants will regain the respect that most Indians believe they deserve. The Karnataka Government has reportedly agreed to rehabilitate Asif Ali Shah, a descendant of Tipu Sultan's fourth son, by providing him with a house, pay for the education of his children and accord him symbolic privileges of Indian royalty.

June 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Calcutta Racing Pigeon Organisation (CRPO) in Kolkata train pigeons for several competitions, which will be held here during December. CRPO is among the oldest clubs in Kolkata with over 2000 pigeons.

May 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hyundai Motors Thursday launched an LPG variant of its popular mid-sized sedan Accent, complementing the existing petrol, diesel and CNG variants already available. Dubbed the 'Accent eco', the car with a bi-fuel capability will be available for Rs.533,390 ex-showroom in Delhi, about Rs.35,000 costlier than the petrol variant.

April 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Rs.200-crore Speciality Restaurants, the holding company of Oh! Calcutta restaurant that handled the catering for the dinner Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted for outgoing Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee earlier this week, will roll out another 22 restaurants this fiscal, a top company official said here Friday. 'We will roll out 22 new restaurants this year in the tier-II cities.

April 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - Not a single student of the post graduate programme for executives at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has got overseas placement this year, thanks to the adverse economic condition prevailing worldwide. 'The global nature of the downturn got reflected and there were no foreign placements this year,' a statement from the IIM-C said here Monday.

April 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rocket launches in future may require more stringent regulation to minimise damage to the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere, according to a new study. Today, just a handful of NASA space shuttle launches release more ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere than the entire annual use of CFC-based medical inhalers used to treat asthma and other diseases in the US, said Darin Toohey, professor of Colorado University at Boulder (CUB) atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reliance Communications (R-Com) here Tuesday launched the Reliance Mobile GSM Unlimited Free On-Net Calling Pack, an offer that will enable customers make free unlimited local calls to the company's GSM numbers. 'Now, upon doing a recharge of Rs.169, GSM subscribers can enjoy unlimited calling to any local Reliance Mobile GSM number,' the company said in a statement.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fifty-eight Rajya Sabha members Friday moved a motion for the impeachment of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen whose removal Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishna has sought on corruption charges.

February 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - Students in West Bengal now have the right to see their exam answer sheets if they are not satisfied with the marks received, thanks to a ruling by the Calcutta High Court. While the students are understandably happy, educational authorities wonder how to handle the deluge of applications they expect.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto manufacturer Fiat India Friday launched its luxury sedan Fiat Linea in India. The car will be available in both diesel and petrol versions.

December 30th, 2008 KOLKATA - Riverbank Developers Ltd will invest Rs.30 billion (Rs.3,000 crore) to develop the Calcutta Riverside project at Batanagar in West Bengal, a top official said here Wednesday. Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly river in South 24-Parganas district, the entire project on 262 acres will have a hotel, malls, residential apartments, hospital, township and an IT special economic zone (SEZ).

December 22nd, 2008 KOLKATA - The Calcutta High Court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of industrialist Ashok Todi's brother Pradeep Todi, in jail for his alleged involvement in the mysterious death of his niece's husband Rizwanur Rehman last year. The court said Pradeep Todi had played a key role in abetting Rizwanur's suicide by giving money to the Rizwanur's neighbour S.M.