”Hindustan Construction Company” News

India's newest hill station builds for the future

DASVE, India (AFP) – For India 's colonial rulers, hill stations like Shimla and Darjeeling provided a welcome break from
09 17 2009 12:59AM (...more)

Indian shares gain 0.14 pct

MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian shares edged up 0.14 percent on Monday, but slipped from intraday highs, as investors turned cautious and booked profit ahead of the unveiling of the federal budget next week, dealers said. The benchmark 30-share Sensex rose 21.10 points to 14,785.74 after
06 30 2009 2:55PM (...more)

Mumbai bridge raises hopes for new infrastructure

MUMBAI (AFP) – After years of delays and legal wrangling, India 's first "sea bridge" opens to traffic this week, aiming to ease chronic congestion on Mumbai's notoriously choked roads. It is hoped that the 16.5-billion-rupee
06 30 2009 7:04AM (...more)

Landslide kills 12 Indian labourers in Bhutan

THIMPHU (Reuters) - Twelve Indian labourers working on a hydropower project in Bhutan were killed when a landslide hit their truck, police said.
06 11 2008 3:21PM (...more)

India's first 'sea bridge' opens in Mumbai

MUMBAI (AFP) – India 's first "sea bridge" was officially opened in Mumbai on Tuesday, raising hopes that the state-of-the-art structure will ease chronic congestion on the city's notoriously choked roads. The
07 4 2009 2:44AM (...more)

India revs up plans to expand road network

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Manufacturers who set up shop in India in the 1990s often joke they didn't just have to build factories back then, but also roads because it was faster than waiting for the state to build them. Today, India
12 14 2009 10:11PM (...more)

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Nov. 3 Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune, on Congress and faulty Chinese drywall : In the 16 months since Chinese drywall problems were
11 6 2009 11:47PM (...more)

ASTD Announces 39 Winners in its Seventh Annual 'BEST Awards'

Awards Recognize Organizations' Commitment to World-Class Learning and Performance Alexandria, VA (Vocus) October 2, 2009 -- The American Society for Training & Development (10 3 2009 1:17PM (...more)

Satyam eyes funding; L&T says no rescue offered

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – Indian engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro Ltd denied media reports on Thursday it would put a revival plan to the board of fraud-hit 01 23 2009 6:26AM (...more)

Conflicts abound in donors disclosure

Barack Obama’s team hoped Thursday’s release of Bill Clinton ’s charitable donors would ease concerns over how the Clintons would operate in the no-drama Obama world. Instead, the massive donor dump pointed up fresh potential
12 23 2008 11:59AM (...more)