Archive for: July 20, 2010

The publishers of Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography ’Tendulkar Opus’ has decided to come out with a special edition of the book which will have the iconic batsman’s blood on the signature page.

Also See: India Today’s Past Coverage of Sachin Tendulkar

The “blood edition” of Tendulkar’s autobiography, which will have pictures of his family not published earlier and thoughts about his career, will be released in February next year to coincide with the Cricket World Cup in the sub-continent.

The book, which will have 852 pages edged in gold leaf, will be sold at a whopping USD 75,000. …

L&T General Insurance Company Limited on Monday announced that the general insurance arm of the $9.8 billion Larsen & Toubro (L&T) would commence its operations soon.

The company has received the necessary licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) for commencing the operations.

“Given the size and the opportunity, L&T considers financial services as an important business in its portfolio,” said Y. M. Deosthalee, whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer, L&T, here. Entry into general insurance is part of the overall vision to build a wholesome financial services business.

N. Sivaraman, Senior Vice-President, …

The Achuthan Committee on Takeover Regulations has recommended an increase in the acquisition threshold for the initial trigger of an open offer from the current level of 15 per cent to 25 per cent of the voting capital of a listed company.

While no change has been recommended in the annual creeping acquisition limit of 5 per cent, the committee has recommended that creeping acquisition be permitted only to acquirers who already hold more than 25 per cent of the voting capital, subject to the aggregate post-acquisition shareholding not exceeding the maximum permissible …

The son of senior Gujarat Congress leader and former minister Hasmukh Patel is reported to have gone missing from a hotel in Hardoi today.

Nishant Patel, 35, a close associate of AICC General Secretary, had been camping in Hardoi for the last fortnight for the Youth Congress organisational elections. He was the returning officer for Mishrik Lok Sabha segment. He was staying at Utsav Hotel in Hardoi.

On Monday morning, when other returning officers went to his room, they …

At least 67 persons were killed and 121 injured when the Sealdah-bound New Cooch Behar-Sealdah Uttarbanga Express rammed the Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express from behind at the Sainthia station in the early hours of Monday.

The engine of the Uttarbanga Express and the parcel van and two general compartments of the Vananchal Express were completely destroyed. So great was the impact of the collision that one of the general compartments was flung over the footbridge of the station.

The drivers of the Uttarbanga Express, M.C. Dey and M.K. Mondal, and the guard of the Vananchal Express, …

Battling the “legacy of suspicion” with which Pakistan views any American overture, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday described her country’s present engagement with Islamabad as an “enduring commitment” that would outlive the war on terror.

While announcing a slew of people-oriented projects for Pakistan under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman economic assistance package as testimony to the U.S. commitment towards its frontline ally in the war on terror, Ms. Clinton, however, raised questions about Islamabad’s nuclear deal with China and refused to mediate on Kashmir.

At an interaction with Pakistani citizens, Ms. Clinton made it …

A delegation of MPs from the Tamil National Alliance met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today to seek India’s intervention in accelerating rehabilitation of displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka.

“We have requested the intervention of India and the Chief Minister for the welfare of Tamils,” R Sambandan, who led the delegation of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs, told reporters after the meeting with Karunanidhi.

Sambandan alleged that there was little progress in the rehabilitation measures announced by Sri Lankan government for Tamils after the war against the LTTE last year.

The delegation also welcomed the …