Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will meet Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday evening in the wake of his offer of resignation following the Mumbai terror attacks.
Deshmukh will leave for Delhi after meeting President Prativa Patil, who is currently in Mumbai.
Deshmukh will hold talks with Congress President Sonia Gandhi as well as senior leaders including A K Antony, who is in-charge of party affairs of Maharashtra and also Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel.
The discussions on the issue of successor to Deshmukh have gained momentum after these developments.
Force Motors has announced that it would sell up to 14.5 per cent stake in its joint venture with Germany's MAN Nutzfahrzeuge for about Rs 300 crore. The move would enable the German auto firm to raise its stake in the JV to 50 per cent.
A report has said that to ensure patient safety medical residents should get a five hour sleep break after working for 16 hours. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), in 2003 has set hours for residents where they work no more than 80 hours a week over a four week average, and do no more than a 30 hour straight shift with a 10 hour break for sleep. The latest recommendations by The Institute of Medicine say residents should get a five hour sleep break after working a 16 hour shift to ensure quality of work as well as patient safety.
According to a new review, generic heart drugs are just as good as brand name drugs at a fraction of the cost. The generics have the same active ingredient as their brand-name counterparts, though they may differ in color or shape, and cost anywhere from 30 to 80 % less, despite which some doctors and patients hesitate to use generic drugs preferring brand names.
Stock market analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on Tata Steel stock with an intraday target of Rs 160. 
