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Ford Figo – The ‘cool’ car : Price, Review & Test drive

Poonam Singhal — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:27:29 +0000

We had written here when Ford unveiled its ‘cool’ compact car for India, Figo. This has now been launched and is available for the Indian car buyers. It is built on the same platform as Fiesta, and has been built specifically to fulfill the needs of small car buyers in India. Ford wants to make [...] Related posts:Ford Figo : One more small car to choose from Ford Figo, Nissan Micra, Volkswagen Polo – Stiff competition ahead in small car segments Ford expansion in Chennai at $500 million – hiring 1000 more people

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Sivasankaran venturing into mineral water business – buys 50% stake in Isklar

Manoj Govindassamy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:39:37 +0000

C Sivasankaran (popularly known as Siva) is known for spotting business opportunities well ahead of time and way before others. Be it Telecom (launched Aircel in 1998) or realty or many other business verticals he was among the first few guys to enter the domain at right time, enhance the value of the business and [...] Related posts:“Swach” water at less than Rs 1K – Tata GTL Infrastructure buying Aircel Telecom Tower Business – More consolidation in Telecom Towers S Tel – Billing, Tariff plans and Recharge vouchers details – Yet another low cost GSM Telecom provider for Tier C cities

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[DLF IPL T20 2010] Opening Ceremony Navi Mumbai, New sponsorships & Updates

Chandramouly Rathinasababathy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:02 +0000

Just a day to go…to kick off the IPL Opening ceremony and the first match of IPL T20 Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Here are few updates on whats going on in IPL T20 Opening Ceremony will be on live in Set Max on 12th April, Friday from 6.00pm onwards It is also live streaming in YouTube [...] Related posts:IPL 2010 Season – Live streaming in YouTube – Google – IPL deal – Live youtube Channel videos & links Fake Dome for new TamilNadu Assembly Building during opening ceremony – a 2 crore replica Book your tickets online DLF IPL 2010 or Buy in Retail Outlets – Coffee Day, Union Bank

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Air India tickets at discount

Poonam Singhal — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:18:01 +0000

Air India has been under pressure to perform and has been in debt. As written here earlier, Air India is trying to leave no stone unturned to get the bail-out amount from Govt of India. It has been trying hard to attract more flyers on its flights and has announced a 10% discount on [...] Related posts:Jet Airways : Special discount for women Redbus.in – Online bus tickets booking, reservation – Features and Review Regional Indian food on International flights

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STel shuts down mobile services in Himachal, Bihar, Orissa – Chinese network equipments security breach ?

Manoj Govindassamy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:14:01 +0000

S Tel Private Limited (S Tel) is a joint venture between Siva Group (formerly Sterling Infotech Group) and Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) and is the latest entrant in the India Telecom bandwagon. We spoke about the company here and about its tariff plans here . S Tel has acquired Unified Access Services Licenses (UASL) and spectrum to [...] Related posts:S Tel – Billing, Tariff plans and Recharge vouchers details – Yet another low cost GSM Telecom provider for Tier C cities Uninor bags over 12 lakh subscribers in the first month of operation – a good start S Tel: Tariff plans, special vouchers, roaming & top-up

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USCIS to accept H1B applications from April 1 – fiscal 2011 H1B

Muruganandham Krishnan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:53:35 +0000

The USCIS to start accepting the applications for H-1B visas from April one for the fiscal 2011. H-1B is the most sought visa by Indians. In a statement, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it will accept petitions for 65,000 H-1B visas as mandated by the Congress. The first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on [...] Related posts:H1B Visas for US – Company wise list for 2009 – Top H1B Sponsors More H1B Visas: India to demand Good news: Hikes on way at Infosys, TCS, HCL, Mahindra Satyam

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OOH Media to power Ads on Mega Cabs – Advertisements on roads …

Manoj Govindassamy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:18:54 +0000

Overall advertisements spendings are expected to shoot up by ...OOH Media India Pvt Ltd., is one such media company ready to grab a bigger pie in the Advertisement sector. OOH, one of the "Out Of Home" advertising media is busy in partnering with many companies to expand its advertising spaces across India. . OOH Media has partnered with Mega Cabs, 24 hours A/C Radio taxi service. OOH Media will market advertising inventory for the fleet of 700 plus cabs pan India. Mega Cabs presently operates in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar and pioneers a computerized communication & dispatch system with GPS (Global Positioning System) based online tracking systems for licensed radio taxis... Related posts:Mega Outsourcing deals are back: Billions of $ rolling in Meru Cabs – Hire a Taxi/Cab in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad & Bangalore IPL 3 Terms Of Use – No Video Footage, No Photos, No Live Streaming for Media

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Mobile Number portability will be possible by May: Telecordia to do it

Natraj Muthukrishnan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:52:13 +0000

Mobile number portability has been a key focus article in moneymint and we have been tracking its various developments here, here, here and here. Now the latest news is that Telecordia, the US based telecom solution has got the nod from the Govt. especially the home ministry to set up its shop in India. As [...] Related posts:Mobile Number Portability (MNP) project delayed – DoT sets new deadline March 31, 2010 – More concerns on Telecordia Mobile number portability to cost only 19 Rs Mobile Number Portability -Launch Date -May 1st week in Chennai Bangalore – I&B Minister Raja

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20 – 50 % rise in Salary for IIM-C grads

Muruganandham Krishnan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:26:34 +0000

Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta has also recorded Rs 1 Crore per annum Salary offer like IIM-A & IIM-B. The highest annual package offered was Rs.18 lakh, the average being Rs.11.37 lakh. Despite the slowdown in the manufacturing sector, all 28 self-sponsored students of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C)’s post-graduate programme for executives [...] Related posts:IIM-B & IIM-C gear up for placements Record salary at IIM-A placements: Job market in green again IIM-B Final placement season: Raining jobs there

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Delhi: The most livable city in India

Natraj Muthukrishnan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:41:56 +0000

Surprise! Surprise! Delhi is the most livable city in India. This has come out as a result of livability index 2010 survey by CII and Institute for Competitiveness. While Mumbai ranks second and Chennai the third, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and Gurgaon are the other toppers in the order of their ranking. Steel city of [...] Related posts:DLF IPL 2010 TV Programs Schedule – Sony Set Max Channel LIVE Timings in India Best countries for IT professionals migration Purchasing power of the Indian Metros – Mumbai, Delhi are among the lowest – UBS report

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