Desh, other NRIs plan $1 bn tech institute
A group of US-based entrepreneurs of Indian origin plans to spend $1 billion to establish a global institute of science and technology in India in collaboration with leading American universities, a government statement said on Friday.



CHEQUES & BALANCES -- Time to pay for Enron power
For Maharashtrians, the time to pay for the Enron power and other efficiencies of the State power utility is here. The nearly bankrupt State government can no longer avoid the inevitable and the MSEB has proposed a hefty 20 per cent average hike in power tariffs to raise Rs 1,219 cr.



Maharashtra failed to lobby for US investments, says US trade team
Maharashtra has not been able to effectively lobby for attracting major investments from the US depite being the commercial capital of India, said Narayan D Keshavan, special assistant, Congressional caucus on India and Indian Americans.



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