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  • Diesel prices hiked by 50 paise per litre from midnight

    Oil companies on Monday hiked the price of diesel by 50 paise per litre, effective from midnight as the hike is excluding value added taxes (VAT). This is the sixth hike in diesel prices since January when the government permitted state-run oil companies to hike the price of the fuel by 45-50 paise per litre […]

    AirAsia to add 10 planes annually for Indian market

    AirAsia India, which is planning to start operations in the country with three planes later this year,  said it will add at least 10 planes annually and was looking at carving out “a new market” in the country. “The airline is here not to take anybody else’s business market share away, but to create a […]

    Rudd has record number of women in new cabinet

    Australia’s new cabinet was sworn in on Monday with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd naming a record number of six women, days after he dramatically ousted the country’s first woman premier Julia Gillard. Governor-General Quentin Bryce swore in the ministers this afternoon before a first cabinet meeting in Canberra. The 55-year-old Prime Minister named 11 women […]

    16 killed in anti-Mursi protests across Egypt

    At least 16 people were killed and hundreds injured in violent clashes across Egypt as angry protesters took to the streets for the second day on Monday, storming the headquarters ruling Muslim Brotherhood and giving an ultimatum to President Mohamed Morsi to quit by tomorrow. In the capital in Cairo, thousands of people massed at […]

    Ishrat case: Kumar not be named in first charge sheet

    Special Director of Intelligence Bureau Rajendra Kumar will not be named in the first charge sheet to be filed by CBI on 4th July as the agency will be seeking more time from court to probe the conspiracy angle in the fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and others. “We have promised the Gujarat High […]

    Kalmadi loses Asian Athletics Association elections

    Suresh Kalmadi was ousted as President of the Asian Athletics Association, losing the re-election bid to Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad on the opening day of the continental body’s two-day Congress. Kalmadi, who is out on bail after spending 10 months in jail for his alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games scam, lost 18-20 while seeking […]

    CPI becomes first party to respond to RTI application

    CPI has become the first political outfit to respond to an RTI application after a CIC order declared parties as public authorities but underlined that it does not come under the transparency law. Responding to an RTI application, Communist Party of India has said it supplies information to I-T authorities and the Election Commission on […]

    Essar Group Adopts IBM’s Smarter Computing for HR operations

    Mumbai : IBM today announced that Essar Group, an Indian multinational corporation has embraced IBM’s smarter computing and implemented Power 7 systems to optimize their Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Essar Group is an Indian multinational corporation headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company has presence in sectors like steel, energy, power, communications, shipping ports, […]

    Trend Micro and INTERPOL to collaborate Against Cybercrime

    Japan : Trend Micro Inc. , a global leader in security software and solutions, today announced its collaboration with INTERPOL to support global law enforcement programs against cybercrime. Today’s cyber threats are becoming increasingly more targeted and sophisticated with criminal networks operating across the world, coordinating complex attacks against targets in a matter of minutes. […]

    Get ready to Rock with “LIVE AT ALOFT”

    Bangalore :  Aloft Hotels  is set to rock Bangalore  with the return of its sizzling smash-hit “Live at Aloft Hotels” live music platform series. Starting from 28 June 2013, Aloft will showcase the hottest on-the-verge artists and bands at Aloft Bengaluru Whitefield every week. The Hotel is amongst the four Hotels in Asia Pacific to […]