India

60 new hotels to be operational in India by ITC

Posted by on August 24, 2010 at 5:40 pm

Conglomerate ITC Ltd on Tuesday said it expects to have up to 60 new hotel properties operational in the next 3-4 years as it expands to tap the growing potential of the Indian hospitality sector. The company, which currently has about 40 hotels at various stages of construction, said it will start work on another […]

Sachin Tendulkar shortlisted for ICC People’s Choice Award

Posted by on August 23, 2010 at 6:27 pm

Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar is one of the five cricketers who have been shortlisted for the first LG People’s Choice Award to be given away during the ICC prize distribution function in Bengaluru on October 6. The other four shortlisted players were Mike Hussey of Australia, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, England captain Andrew […]

Nokia joins in Dual SIM Race with c-series at affordable price

Posted by on August 23, 2010 at 6:25 pm

The leading mobile phones manufacturer, Nokia is all set to unveil its low end dual SIM phones in Indian market. The models called C1 and C2 are slated to launch in upcoming three months. Nokia C1 Nokia C1 is new most affordable dual sim mobile phone from Nokia which offers two sim connectivity and by […]

Malayalis celebrate Onam In 2010

Posted by on August 23, 2010 at 10:03 am

A huge flower carpet, Snehapookkalam, has been created using tones of flowers with an aim of getting into the Guinness book of records at Swopnanagari in Kozhikode on the eve of Onam celebrations Cultural programmes by renowned artistes, adventure sports competitions and colourful processions will mark this year’s Onam celebrations beginning on Monday. An array […]

India sent notice to Google over Kashmir map

Posted by on August 21, 2010 at 7:09 pm

Indian Government on Saturday said it has issued a notice to Internet search giant Google for depicting as part of Pakistan. “Any wrongful depiction of Indian map and its boundaries is liable for action under the India Information Technology Act. Google has been asked to immediately correct this inaccuracy,” Minister of state for telecom and […]