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TAMIL NADU
Airtel budget plan for TN pre-paid customers
Bharti Airtel Ltd has launched a budget plan for its pre-paid mobile customers in Tamil Nadu. The plan would target three customer segments, said Mr P. Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer, Mobility, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tamil Nadu. First, the ... More

TN may be Taiwan's biz destination choice
`Quality of manpower makes the State more favourable location' More

TN Govt to cancel land allocation to 5 IT cos
`Public interest litigation for CBI inquiry pending in HC' More

ANDHRA PRADESH
AP, Karnataka Govts curb sale of soft drinks
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to ban sale of soft drinks in educational institutions and hospitals with immediate effect. Addressing a press conference here today, the State Health and Finance Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, said the ... More

African Union bids to lure investments
African countries have expressed hope that they could resolve the inter and intra-country differences by effectively using the African Union (AU). Besides helping the strife-ridden member countries to find solutions, the AU is actively working ... More

Centre sanctions Rs 200 cr for AP flood relief work
Sonia Gandhi, Patil visit flood-hit areas in the State More

Mohandas Pai joins IPE board
Mr T.V. Mohandas Pai, Director (Human Resources, Education and Research & Administration), Infosys Technologies Ltd, has joined the Board of Governors of the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), here. According to a press ... More

CII conference on role of CIOs
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a one-day conference - CIO's Forum on August 11 here. The CIO's Forum aims to address issues like the ever-challenging role of CIOs in building business value through ... More

KERALA
Kerala Govt bans Coke, Pepsi production, sale
The Kerala Government has decided to ban the production and distribution of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the State. The Kerala Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, told newspersons after a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the decision was taken in ... More

Whirlpool Onam promo
Whirlpool unveiled its Onam promotional campaign in the State on Wednesday and has set a sales target of Rs 50 crore during the festival season. "Kerala is an important market for us as the company had recorded sales growth of over 50 per cent ... More

`TechTop' winners to be announced on Saturday
Winners of the TechTop 2006, a nationwide multidisciplinary engineering contest for the engineering student community, will be selected on Saturday from an array of 10 projects that have made it to the final list. In what is claimed to be the ... More

CSIR on catch 'em young mission
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is now offering the CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science (CPYLS) with a view to enlisting best young school students into science and handholding them to an exciting and rewarding ... More

All-party meet soon on Vizhinjam project: CM
He pleads ignorance of reason for Centre's refusal More

CII-Govt interaction on labour
The Confederation of Indian Industry, Kerala State, is organising an interactive session on labour-related issues with Mr K.V. Mohandas, Additional Labour Commissioner, here on Friday at Hotel Abad Plaza. The session will ... More

TVS launches Victor version
TVS Motor Company launched a new version of 125 cc Victor GLX with an electric start option in the Kerala market. This will add to its sporty style with new graphics and alloy wheels to suit the tastes of the discerning ... More

Renault Nissan, Omnex tie up
The Renault Nissan Institute has signed a partnership agreement with Omnex India, enabling the institute to extend their global business improvement consultancy footprint into India. The first step of this partnership will be ... More

KARNATAKA
ING Vysya contest for children
ING Vysya Life Insurance has announced that 10-year-old Nihal Kumar from Mangalore is the winner of the `Creating Life Story Telling' contest. The winner received a trip to Australia from Mr T.K. Uthappa, Vice-President and Head ... More

Ruchi Soya plans to expand Mangalore refinery capacity
The unit refined Rs 800-cr edible oil last year More

Govt to disburse Rs 3,200 cr to 13 lakh farmers
To give farm loans up to Rs 3 lakh at 4 pc interest rate More

Soft drinks safe, say manufacturers
Reacting to the Karnataka Government's decision to ban the sale of soft drinks in educational institutions and hospitals from August 14, the spokesperson of the Indian Soft Drink Manufacturers Association maintained that their products were ... More

Valdel Retail plans expansion
Valdel Retail Pvt Ltd, the retail arm of the multi-business Valdel Corporation, plans to expand its operations by opening three Centra and 12 Dailys outlets later this year. Centra is a chain of department stores while Dailys is ... More

OTHER STATES
Spirit Global to develop malls in Punjab
Investment put at Rs 2,000 cr More

Orissa gets nod for five SEZs
Orissa has bagged approval for five special economic zones (SEZs) and is poised to attract investments of Rs 12,000 crore in manufacturing, IT and ITES sectors. Of the 45 proposals formally cleared on Tuesday by the Board of Approval for ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Reliance scouts for retail space in Mumbai
Looking at leasing and outright sale of properties More

WEST BENGAL
BNKe. Solutions to set up integrated BPO complex
Facility to be ready in next 18-20 months More






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