Five crore special coins to mark 150 years of taxation

Five crore commemorative coins of Rs 5 denomination, unveiled recently to celebrate 150 years of taxation, will be minted for public distribution soon. The coins, released by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 26th February, will be put in public domain and will be a collector’s item. These will have no extra price, a senior Finance […]

Ajai Chowdhry awarded Padma Bhushan

Chennai: Ajai Chowdhry, Founder, HCL and Chairman, HCL Infosystems, India’s premier Hardware, Services and ICT System Integration, was today awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian recognition in the country, by The Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the official ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Ajai Chowdhry is one […]

First Global Online Premier of Hindi Movie F.A.L.T.U.

Hyderabad: – Hyderabad and USA based Global Takeoff Inc., a leading global provider of converged digital entertainment and advertising solutions, today announced that in partnership with Zee Communications, it will release the premier of the movie F.A.L.T.U online to a worldwide audience through YuppTV.  YuppTV.com is one of the world’s leading portals for Indian programs […]

Johnson Controls announces Nova ACR Services (India) Pvt Ltd as distributor for its York range of Residential & Light Commercial Air-conditioners in India

Mumbai: Johnson Controls India is delighted to announce its partnership in India with Nova ACR Services (India) Pvt Ltd for the distribution, service and support of its ‘YORK’ range of Residential & Light Commercial air-conditioners. Johnson Controls will leverage Nova’s national network to introduce the vast range of premium quality air conditioning products. Nova’s portfolio […]

Mercedes-Benz records its Best Ever First Quarter and monthly sales

Pune – Continuing its high octane growth story in the country, Mercedes-Benz India today announced its best ever First Quarter sales performance with a whopping 2135 units. This remarkable performance translates into an impressive growth of 67% over the corresponding period last year (Jan-March 2010: 1282 units). This growth was enabled by a stellar 150% […]

ICEX : MIDDAY MARKET REPORT

Sensex closes with a slim loss of 25 pts

Snapping an 8-session winning streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed with a slim loss of 25 points, or 0.1 percent, at 19,420, after choppy trade, today, on profit-booking by investors, as global crude oil prices hit a 30-month high. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 8 points, or 0.1 percent, […]

India’s Premier Hairstyling Salon partners the movie ‘Game’

New Delhi: This Summer, b:blunt’s creative team celebrates their partnership with ‘Game’, a multi starrer movie hitting theaters 1st April, 2011. Shefali Shetty, head stylist for the movie is particularly excited to see this project come to life on the big screen as it explores different looks, specially crafted for the movie. After having styled […]

Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil passes away

Kochi: Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly and head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil passed away here Friday. He was 84. Mar Vithayathil who was admitted to a private hospital here following heart problems breathed his last around 2 pm. Born on May 29, 1927 Vithayathil was ordained as a priest in 1954. […]

Hope India wins cricket World Cup: PM

Sending his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for their World Cup final match against Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday hoped that the ‘Men in Blue’ win the trophy. “Keep it up is all I would say. I hope India wins,” Singh said when asked about his message to the Indian cricket team. […]