Bata India Limited, the largest shoes maker in the country has earmarked an investment of Rs 200 crore in the next three years, beginning this fiscal.
The investments will include opening of new stores as well as the installation of plant and machinery.

The Indian markets once again mimicked the global markets that witnessed a terrific bounce back. The Sensex wiped out quite a bit of its Tuesday losses and closed up 365.36 points at 16,387.84. The Nifty crossed the 4,900-mark to close at 4,917.4, up 110.65 points.

Two information commissioners on Wednesday postponed the hearing of appeals till the government clears the air on the constitution of benches at the panel.
Information commissioners A.N. Tiwari and Deepak Sandhu did not carry out hearings on Wednesday while the chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah was

Corbett, Ailsa and Aprillia impressed when the following horses were exercised here on Wednesday.
Outer sand:

The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has finally been given a slush fund for the nondescript amount of Rs 10 lakhs for gathering inputs on smugglers and poachers who have played havoc with Indian wildlife during the last decade.

B. Suresh-trained Cosmic Explorer, ridden by S. Kabthar, won the Yercaud Plate, the main event of Wednesday’s races here.
The results:

The Opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) said on Wednesday that it has expelled one of its senior leaders, A.K. Sawhney, who was also the party’s spokesperson for indulging in an “indecent” act at a public rally in Jammu recently.

Divya Dutta is on a roll. The actress has eight releases this year and has signed five more films. Incidentally, all the eight releases will see her in diverse roles.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday held consultations with the AICC general secretaries and the state party officials about the elections to the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Councils.

C.D. Monappa-trained Time Is Precious, ably ridden by B. Mahesh, bagged the F.B. Sharma Memorial Gold Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Wednesday.
Time Is Precious bolted to the front from a forward position entering home stretch and held gamely to win comfortably from hard pressed Mr. Sunrise.