Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of current financial year.

India’s largest power equipment manufacturer has posted a marginal 2.4 percent growth in net profit for Q3 ended December 31, 2008 on account of high raw material costs and increased wage revision.

Its net profit stood at Rs 790.56 crore against Rs 771.90 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

Yuvarajyam president and Chiranjeevi’s youngest brother Pawan Kalyan has tied the nuptial knot with his live-in companion of eight years, Renu Desai on Wednesday.

Pavan and Renu have a 5 year old son Akira Nandan. Renu had also worked with Pavan Kalyan in two Telugu movies ‘Badri’ and ‘Johnny’.

The marriage, which was performed as per Arya Samaj rituals, took place at Pavan’s house in the upmarket Jubilee Hills in the city.

The power ministry revealed that the utilization of biomass resources could soon be increased for the generation of electricity.

According to ministry, in India, the electricity generated from renewable sources presently stands at about 13,200 MW out of the total electricity production of 147,400 MW.

Of this, the usage of biomass resources for generating electricity is just 650 MW as opposed to a potential of 16,000 MW.

Following the yellow metal's recent rise to three-month high, on Thursday India's gold futures extended losses for a second day on profit-taking.

Debjyoti Chatterjee, associate vice-president with MAPE ADMISI Commodities in Mumbai said, "An absolute decline in demand from India would also weigh on prices."

In January 2009, India's gold imports dropped more than 90% to just 1.2 tonnes, from 18 tonnes during the same month last year, in the midst of high prices and ample stocks. The news came from Bombay Bullion Association on Thursday.

The nation's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd recently announced that quarterly profit plunged by 54.3%, lagging forecasts in the midst of high raw material costs, lower volumes and adverse impact of currency changes.

On Thursday, New Delhi-based Maruti informed that its net profit plunged to 2.14 billion rupees ($43.8 million) in its fiscal Q3 ended December.

The company confirmed that there is a fall by 2.8% in the net sales to 46.26 billion rupees.

On Thursday, a plan to auction third-generation radio frequencies for wireless service providers was referred to Group of Ministers (GoM) by the Union Cabinet. In order to drive next-generation mobile offerings, 3G services are quite vital. The offerings include high-speed internet and video conferencing.