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  • India’s largest Sailing Regatta–Monsoon Regatta 2012 to begin at Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: The 4th year in row, the India’s largest Sailing event—Monsoon Regatta 2012 is all set to commence tomorrow The Yatch Club of Hyderabad, Boats Jetty Snajivaiah Park in Necklace Road.  The race will commence on July 3rd 2.30pm. Supported by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Tourism Department, the Government of A.P, Deloitte, Transworld […]

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    Hilton Worldwide Expands Egypt Portfolio With Two New Hilton Hotels & Resorts Properties

    DUBAI, U.A.E. and MCLEAN, Va. – Hilton Worldwide, Egypt’s largest hospitality provider, has signed an agreement with long-standing business partner, Egyptian Touristic Resorts LLC, to introduce two new premium Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties to Cairo and Alexandria. The dual signing for the 390-room Hilton Giza Pyramids, located in an exclusive residential and commercial district […]

    Govt exempts rail fares, freight from service tax till Sept

    New Delhi : Rail travel in first Class and Airconditioned coaches and transportation of Goods by Indian Railways has been exempted from 12 per cent Service Tax for three Months. A Ministry of Finance notification issued on Monday said the Central Government, has on public interest exempted the two kinds of services provided by Indian […]

    PM announces 500 crore package for flood-hit Assam

    Assam : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday announced an ad-hoc package of 500 crore rupees to flood affected Assam. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati after an aerial survey of flood hit areas in Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts, the Prime Minister said that a Central team has already reached Assam to assess […]

    Pranab does not hold office of profit

    New Delhi : Rejecting P A Sangma’s claim and objection, govt on Monday said that UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee resigned as Chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) a week before he filed his nomination in the President’s election and does not hold any office of profit. “He (Mukherjee) had resigned as Chairman, ISI, on […]

    Crisis deepens at Kingfisher as talks fail

    Mumbai : Talks between Kingfisher Airlines management and the employees to resolve the impasse over non-payment of salaries in Mumbai on Monday evening failed to make any headway after the airline refused to offer any commitment to pay salary dues. “We had an hour-long meeting with the management over the non-payment of salaries, which have […]

    GE Highlights Early Successes of Its Singapore Water Technology Centre

    Singapore:  – Three years after GE  opened the GE Singapore Water Technology Centre on the campus of the National University of Singapore (NUS), the facility is playing a vital role in the development of new solutions for low-energy seawater desalination, water reclamation and efficient water reuse. GE marks the centre’s third anniversary during the 2012 […]

    Two New Publications on Tackling Urban Challenges Launched at the World Cities Summit 2012

    Singapore:  Two new publications aimed at helping urban leaders identify practical solutions and share good practices to create liveable and sustainable cities, were launched by the Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore (CLC) at the World Cities Summit 2012 today. CLC’s inaugural issue of its flagship periodical, the ‘Urban Solutions’ magazine, will be distributed free of […]

    Four ‘C’s for Well-planned and Sustainable Urban Development

    Singapore :Over 100 governors, mayors and top leaders from 98 cities and regions discussed challenges and innovative solutions to build liveable cities and foster harmonious communities at the World Cities Summit Mayors Forum (WCSMF). At the forum which was themed “Liveable and Sustainable Cities”, Chairperson of the Forum and Minister of State for National Development […]