New York, Nov 12 (IANS) Indian American Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana Governor, has blamed his own Republican party - its policies, leadership and the malaise within - for its defeat in the Nov 4 US presidential elections.

Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Officials of Chinese auto major First Automobile Works (FAW) have visited three plots in West Bengal, including Tata Motors’ abandoned land in Singur, for setting up a manufacturing facility, a senior government official said here Wednesday.

Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) Real estate developer Big Apple will invest Rs.10 billion to develop shopping malls in four cities in Uttar Pradesh, including the state capital, the company said here Wednesday.

Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) JSW Bengal Steel will take a loan of Rs.40 billion from the State Bank of India (SBI) to part finance the first phase of its steel project in West Bengal, a senior company official said here Wednesday.

Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Indian Bank’s operations continued uninterrupted Wednesday despite Tuesday’s fire partly damaging three top floors of its headquarters. The cause of the fire was yet to be established, an official said.

Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh), Nov 12 (IANS) The central government’s annual fund of Rs.80 billion for Chhattisgarh was not reaching the people because of rampant corruption by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while terrorism has increased in the state during its tenure, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Wednesday.

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday lashed out at noted Malayalam writer M. Mukundan, who in an article had called the former an “outdated saint”, and admitted that he belongs to the “old fashioned school of Communist thought”.

London, Nov 12 (IANS) Asian traders who generate billions of pounds of business are key to seeing Britain through the current financial crisis and will be protected from racist elements and criminals, a senior British Minister has pledged.