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Golden Agri-Resources – Corporate moves

Jacques Desire Laval Elliah has been appointed independent non-ED wef Dec 1
Work experience: CFO, Naiade Resorts Ltd, Mauritius
 

Russell Brand planning ‘two tropical honeymoon trips’

Russell Brand is apparently planning two tropical honeymoon trips for his ladylove Katy Perry. The comic, 35, will first fly her to Mauritius after they marry in front their celeb friends and family in India on Sunday. Hoping to give the 25-year-old pop star the honeymoon of her dreams, Brand is then planning to extend [...]

Heather Mills celebrates winning legal battle over nanny’s bully claims

Heather Mills has expressed her delight at winning the legal battle brought about by her nanny who claimed she was bullied out of her job by the former model.
Mills, 42, said she felt vindicated that a tribunal recognised her “fair and generous” treatment of Sara Trumble, and welcomed the result as she arrived back in [...]

Help: Bobby and Mugdha

Bobby Deol is all geared up to spook his audience for the first time in his acting career. His first ever horror movie, Help is set to release on July 9th. In the movie he stars opposite the chocolate beauty Mugdha Godse, who made it big after Fashion.
The film has been directed by [...]

After dirt bike riding, Katrina to learn deep-sea diving for Zoya Akhtar’s film

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif seems intelligent in signing films as each of her roles portrays her in different avatar from the other. The gorgeous actress is taking lessons on dirt bike riding followed by deep-sea diving for Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming film Running With The Bulls that also stars Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol. [...]

MPs demand ban on IPL ‘gambling’, government declares probe

Parliament resumed its normal business Monday after days of turmoil over the IPL row that led to the resignation of Shashi Tharoor from the government, but the opposition demanded a thorough probe into the alleged money laundering in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL),
Following vocal demands from the opposition Left and other parties, Finance Minister [...]

With Tharoor’s resignation, Africa loses an ardent friend

With the resignation of Shashi Tharoor as minister of state for external affairs, India’s Africa policy has lost an ardent advocate who was an eloquent supporter of the country’s renewed engagement with the 54-nation African continent.
Tharoor, a former United Nations diplomat, stepped down Sunday night ending a weeklong political drama surrounding a controversial financial deal [...]

IPL is money laundering, ban it, say MPs

A call to ban and probe the funding source of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament grew louder in parliament Monday, a day after Shashi Tharoor quit the government over his controversial link to the IPL Kochi franchise.
Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha termed IPL as “gambling” in the name of cricket and [...]

‘HELP’ for Bobby and Mughda

Bollywood struggling actor Bobby Deol sees a light of hope for his diminishing career. In order to renew his filmy career he is signing some of the genres which he hated the most.
Bobby has recently completed his foremost horror film titled ‘Help’ opposite Mugdha Godse. The film is directed by Rajiv Virani produced [...]

18 Disastrous Invasive Species (That Happen To Be Delicious)

Invasive species are a major problem the world over. They kill local plants and animals, clog streams, destroy habitats, and devastate anything natural in their path. Sometimes they were introduced for a purpose, sometimes they escaped into the wild — but they always cause trouble. However, there is sometimes one redeeming feature of the proliferation [...]

Deepika is a wannabe heroine in ‘Break ke Baad’

Deepika Padukone is going to play a role of wannabe actress in her upcoming movie ‘Break Ke Baad’. The film also features Imran Khan. The film shoot has just been finished in Delhi and right now shooting is going on in Mumbai.
A source reveals, “Deepika Padukone will be seen playing a wannabe actress in this [...]

Jennifer Ellison welcomes baby boy

British actress Jennifer Ellison has become a proud mother of a baby boy.
The 26-year-old gave birth to Bobby, her first child with husband Rob Tickle, 30, reports the Daily Star.
The couple wed last autumn in a secret ceremony in Mauritius.
A spokesman said last night: “They are delighted.”

Intex aims 35% revenue from mobile

IT hardware and mobile phone company Intex Technologies is aiming 35 per cent revenue from the cellphone segment next fiscal on the back of new launches.
“We are looking to achieve aggressive growth from mobile segment as the mobile handset market is very large and is expanding…We have plans to have 35 per cent revenue from [...]

Mauritius not tax haven: Vice Prime Minister

Mauritius should not be singled out by India in its attempt to curb tax avoidance as the African nation’s image as a financial haven is ill-placed, according to its visiting Vice Prime Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen.
“Mauritius is definitely not a tax haven,” Sithanen, who holds the portfolios of finance and economic empowerment, told a business roundtable [...]

CII’s Partnership Summit to discuss global economic challenges

Presidents, prime ministers, ministers, government officials and businessmen from different countries will deliberate on partnerships to be forged to meet the global economic challenges at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit which will be held here Jan 22.
The 16th edition of the summit with the theme Global Partnerships-Meeting Challenges will be held at [...]

Meira Kumar heads parliamentary team to Mauritius

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will lead a parliamentary delegation on a five-day trip to Mauritius beginning Sunday where she will hold wide ranging discussions on issues of international and bilateral importance.
During the Mauritius visit, the delegation will meet President Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Speaker of the national assembly Rajkeswur Purryag and other [...]

Air Force can use fire against Naxals : Antony

The Union Government on Wednesday clarified that there is no permission required to exercise the right to self-defence. The Indian Air Force (IAF) had asked for permission to fire on naxals to avoid any ambiguity.
Replying to a question raised by lawmakers K Malaisamy and N R Govindarajar over IAF asking for permission to open fire [...]

NASA’s Terra satellite spots tropical cyclone Anja in southern Indian Ocean

NASA’s MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite has detected Cyclone Anja, the first tropical cyclone of the southern Hemisphere cyclone season, in the southern Indian Ocean.
When Anja formed on November 14, in the Southern Indian Ocean, about 330 miles south-southwest of Diego Garcia, it was designated Tropical Cyclone 01S.
By November 15, 01S had strengthened [...]

CII team to meet Indonesian leaders, captains of industry

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with the support of Embassy of India, Jakarta, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, is organizing the “Made in India” (MII) exhibition from 7 to 10 August 2009 at Balai Kartini Exhibition Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The MII will be inaugurated on August 7 (Friday) by [...]

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort: Diamonds Are Not Forever

Botswana is an example of how to wisely administer a natural resource endowment.