Business conglomerate Sahara bagged Pune while little known consortium Rendezvous Sports World Limited clinched Kochi as the Indian Premier League on Sunday unveiled two new teams joining the cash-awash Twenty20 league from the 2011 season.
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said Sahara Adventure Sports Group made an identical USD 370 million bid for three cities — Ahmedabad, [...]
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Pune, Kochi joins IPL bandwagon
March 22nd, 2010 |
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SilkAir to fly to Bangalore, Chennai
March 20th, 2010 |
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 20: SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will soon fly daily to Bangalore and Chennai.
The airline would introduce the flights between Singapore and Bangalore from May 17 and between Singapore and Chennai from June 14 to compliment Singapore Airlines’ existing daily flights to both cities.
“SilkAir is very excited to introduce services to [...]
97 percent parents in Bangalore give priority to their children
December 5th, 2009 |
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Bangalore: In a recent study held by Aviva India’s Young Scholar Insights revealed that near about 97 percent parents in Bangalore give the top most priority to save for their children education and future.
Director of Direct Sales Force, Aviva Life Insurance Munish Sharda said, “As the survey suggests, parents in Bengaluru believe ‘Education is Insurance’ [...]
First Indian Navy women aviators take charge
November 20th, 2009 |
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The Indian Navy created history on Friday by inducting two women aviators or combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces.
Sub-lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh will now serve the nation as naval observers are airborne tacticians on the [...]
Issues regarding country’’s security to be looked into carefully: Krishna
November 18th, 2009 |
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External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Tuesday said that the country’’s security would be looked into carefully following the arrest of David Coleman Headley, a Pakistan-born American national, by FBI for plotting terror-attacks overseas including India.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of a conference in the national capital, Krishna said that the issues of [...]
Mumbai police to visit US to collect information of Headley
November 14th, 2009 |
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A Mumbai Police team will go to the United States to gather more information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about terror suspect David Headley’’s alleged role in plotting the terror attacks on Mumbai.
They said, they are conducting a parallel inquiry into Headley’’s terror activities and it is inevitable for them to fly to [...]
Palm oil trades near six-week high as crude oil surpasses US$80
October 20th, 2009 |
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Palm oil gained for a third day and traded near its highest level in almost six weeks as crude oil exceeded US$80 ($111) a barrel for the first time in more than a year, increasing palm’s attraction as an alternative fuel.
“The entire oilseed complex is upbeat about rising crude oil prices,” said Harish Galipelli, head of research at Kochi- based JRG Wealth Management, which advises traders. “Crude oil is getting costlier, which will push up demand for biofuels.”
Navy inducts stealth destroyer INS Kochi
September 18th, 2009 |
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The Indian Navy today inducted a stealth destroyer of Kolkata class, INS Kochi, to boost its maritime capabilities and safeguard India’s interests.
Madhulika Verma wife of Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma, named the second of the three Project 15-A stealth destroyers on September 18.
Mazagon Docks Ltd in Mumbai built the 6500-ton ship, named [...]
ONGC launches ultra-deep oil exploration in Ker-Konkan basin
August 2nd, 2009 |
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Kochi, Aug 2 (PTI) State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) today launched its first ultra-deep sea oil exploration in the Kerala-Konkan basin with spudding operation being started at the site.
The project, expected to be completed in 100 days time, would cost Rs 400 crore, ONGC Chairman and Managing Director R S Sharma told reporters [...]