A marketing sortie to Latin American countries is high on the agenda of the Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) this year.

Congress leader Oommen Chandy will be sworn in as the chief minister here on Wednesday along with the ministers of UDF coalition partners.

Following a decisive mandate securing an absolute majority on its own by winning 150 seats in the 234-member Assembly, AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa will meet governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Sunday and stake claim to form the government.

The senior Congress leader, Mr Oommen Chandy, is likely to call on the governor, Mr R.S. Gavai, on Sunday evening and stake the claim to form the government after he is elected as the Congress Legislature Party leader.

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL), the second-largest carmaker in the country, is betting heavily on its yet-to-be-launched small car to penetrate into the rural market, a top executive of the company said.

AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday met Tamil Nadu governor Surjit Singh Barnala to stake her claim to form the government in the state for a third time. She will be sworn in as chief minister on Monday afternoon.

Five independent law makers who, along with 11 ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislators, had rebelled against Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa now find they have been left to fend for themselves.

Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh held protests across the state on Sunday to demand a rollback of the hike in petrol prices.

Uncertainty over the survival of B.S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka ended on Sunday with 11 rebel BJP MLAs, whose disqualification from the Assembly was struck down by the Supreme Court, extending "unconditional support" to the chief minister.

Veteran Congress leader Oommen Chandy will be sworn-in as Kerala’s 21st chief minister on Wednesday, a party official said here on Sunday.