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Salman Khan, four others charged with hunting blackbucks by Jodhpur court, trial begins next month

Jodhpur: A Jodhpur court today read out fresh charges against actors Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre in a case of hunting of blackbucks in Rajasthan 14 years ago.

Will always stand by Sanjay, says sister Priya Dutt

Mumbai: Three days after actor Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail by the Supreme Court in an arms case related to the 1993 Bombay blasts, his sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt today said that the actor and his family respected the verdict. She, though, added that the family was exploring all possible options of securing relief for the actor.

More decisions will be announced: Chidambaram

Indicating that his hands were tied because the economy is “challenged”, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said more “measures and decisions” will be announced during the Budget passage in Parliament.

Addressing a post-Budget press conference, he said Budget is not a one-stop or one-step measure and is a continuing process.

Italian chopper deal scam: Delivery may be put on hold, CBI probe ordered

New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony ordered a CBI probe into the VVIP chopper deal on Tuesday after the arrest of the CEO of Italian defence firm Finmeccanica on charges of bribery in connection with the sale of choppers to India. 

Queuing up for Climate Week

With seven weeks to go until Climate Week starts on 4 March, over 1,000 events have already been registered on Climate Week's website.

1,000 events already registered for Climate Week

Thank you to everyone promoting Climate Week or running activities for it - you are the reason why it is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign. By acting together we can build the environmental movement for a secure, prosperous and sustainable future.

Mahindra to start exporting XUV500 to Latin America by September

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said it will start export of its sports utility vehicle XUV500 to Latin America by September this year, besides expanding its base in Africa.
 
The company has also ramped up production capacities of XUV500, compact SUV Quanto and its subsidiary SsangYong's Rexton from this month to reduce waiting periods.
 
"We have started exporting of XUV500 to Europe from last month. We are in the process of expanding the global presence of the vehicle and will start exports to Latin America during the first half of next fiscal," Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Chief Executive (Automotive Division) Pravin Shah told PTI.
 
Besides, the company will also expand its reach to other African countries apart from South Africa, where it currently sells XUV500, he added.
 
"To meet domestic demand and expand our exports, we are increasing the monthly production capacity of XUV500 to 5,000 units from this month," Mr Shah said.
 
The company has been gradually ramping up the capacity of XUV500, which at present has a waiting period of 2-6 weeks, from around 4,000 units since June last year.
 
Talking about Quanto, Mr Shah said the capacity of the vehicle has been increased to 3,500 units per month from around 3,000 units last month.
 
"Quanto's waiting period is 3-6 weeks and with increase in output, we will be able to reduce this," he added. Besides, M&M is also ramping up the monthly output of its subsidiary SsangYong's SUV Rexton to 500 units in a single shift from less than 300 units in December 2012," Mr Shah said.
 
"The waiting period for Rexton is 2-4 months. The vehicle is assembled here. While some parts are locally sourced, some components are imported from Korea. Because of this, we have not been able to increase the capacity rapidly," he added.
 
Rexton has over 1,500 bookings across nine cities in India and is being launched in more cities from this month.
 
In December 2012, M&M's total sales of passenger vehicles including Scorpio, XUV500, Xylo, Bolero, Quanto and Verito, stood at 22,761 units as against 19,341 units in December 2011, translating into a 17.68 per cent increase.