Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday.

Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC Ltd.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a bid to check proliferation of counterfeit currency notes and make bank notes last longer, India's central bank will introduce 100 crore polymer notes of Rs.10 denomination on a trial basis soon, it said Friday.

Kabul, Nov.20 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Farah on Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Jamdani saris are known for their fine texture, elegant colours and their steep price tags - but visitors to the ongoing India International Trade Fair nevertheless flocked the stalls of Bangladeshi textile houses to buy the exquisite six yards of cloth.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A day after the capital's heart was vandalised by over 40,000 protesting sugarcane farmers, police Friday said they could only do so much to prevent the situation from spinning out of control.

Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to make Bangkok a hub next year to expand connectivity to Indian cities, a senior company official said Friday.

Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Construction major Gammon Infrastructure has bagged a highway project worth Rs.850 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the company said Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India must set an export target of $300 billion by 2014 as global economies would recover by then, says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Products made by jail inmates are attracting hordes of visitors in the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.

Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Bihar's per capita energy consumption is the lowest in the country and the government's rural electrification campaign is a 'failure', according to a report by the Greenpeace India Society.

London, Nov 20 (ANI): Google got its name from googol - the number one followed by 100 zeroes which represents the amount of information the site was expected to cover, and Nike's name come from a Greek goddess, reveals a new book.

Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading on a volatile note a little after Friday noon and was down 0.61 percent from its previous closing figure.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned until noon Friday after opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding a better deal for sugarcane farmers.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.7,266 crore package for drought relief and agricultural development of the Bundelkhand region, that spans Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and has suffered a sustained drought for the past four years.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi that the government would suitably amend the ordinance regarding fair and remunerative pricing (FRP) system on sugarcane if it is in the interest of farmers.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Six of the eight scheduled airlines in India have posted cumulative losses of Rs.2,025 crore with Kingfisher Airlines accounting for Rs.1,602 crore, parliament was told Thursday.

Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) After coming under severe criticism from the opposition parties for 'neglecting' the farm sector, Orissa government Thursday set up a four-member commission to deal with problems of farmers.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) told the Supreme Court Thursday that Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had the full marketing freedom for Krishna-Godavari gas and accused it of influencing oil ministry officials in getting the price hiked for state-run NTPC.

Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Agitated over the government's sugarcane pricing policy, several groups of farmers Thursday resorted to arson and vandalism at sugar mill offices in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Around 25 representatives from Nigeria are taking part in the ongoing India International Trade Fair, the only African country participating in the fortnight-long fair. Most of them are trading in agricultural products, like shea butter and minerals.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 14.55 percent for the week ended Nov 7 from 13.68 percent the week before, official data released Thursday showed.

Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Over two lakh jute mill workers across West Bengal will go on an indefinite strike Dec 14 to press for payment of arrears and implementation of an wage agreement.

Hyderabad, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Datacipher today announced that Datacipher Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has been certified as a Security Certified Program Authorized Training Partner (SCP-ATP) and will be the Authorized Training Partner for Security Certified Program in India.

Singapore, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Russell Investments today announced the appointment of Mahendran Nathan as Chief Executive of its business in ASEAN*, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Nathan will be based in Singapore and will play a key role within the organisation's global leadership team.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Headstrong, one of the world's leading IT consulting firms in the financial services industry today announced the appointment of Sandeep Sahai, President and Chief Operating Officer, as CEO of the company effective January 1, 2010.

Bangalore, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Ecron Acunova, a full-service clinical research organization (CRO), with offices across Europe, in India and the US, has strengthened its Eastern European presence further by opening a new office in Moscow, Russia in October 2009.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Do not expect anything much from next month's climate summit in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday, reiterating that India is not going to accept any legally binding cuts on its greenhouse gas emissions.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The winter session of parliament got off to a chaotic start Thursday with the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day as the entire opposition united to stage noisy protests against the new sugarcane pricing policy.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday, the opening day of the winter session of parliament, when the entire opposition united to oppose the new sugarcane pricing policy.