New Delhi, Nov 3: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is meeting captains of industry and trade in New Delhi on Monday to discuss the impact of global financial crisis and the slow-down in the Indian economy.

Industry leaders Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Shashi Ruia, K. P. Singh and Naresh Goyal are expected to attend the meeting today.

Delhi-based realty firm Unitech Ltd has registered net profit of Rs 415.56 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2008 as compared with Rs 138.09 crore reported during the same quarter in 2007.

The total income for the quarter has also surged to Rs 906.33 crore from Rs 572.60 crore in the year-ago period. However, company's consolidated net profit declined by 12.48 per cent to Rs 358.92 crore for the July-September quarter.

The company had a net profit of Rs 410.12 crore in the same quarter last fiscal. Recently,

After a long debate that spanned for years, the government has finally given its approval for the introduction of the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2008. At the same time, however, the government has also conceded that the bill may not be passed by the present Lok Sabha owing to lack of time.

The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, told news reporters on Friday that the decision of the approval of the bill was taken on the basis of the recommendation of a Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to study the issue.

New Delhi, Nov 1 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a demonstration in New Delhi on Saturday protesting against the serial blasts that rocked Assam on October 30 leaving over 70 people dead.

The VHP activists blamed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government for its failure to contain the militant attacks in the country.