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Sony now launched in HD platform

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:50:12 +0000

All the viewers of the Sony Entertainment Television channel will now be able to view their shows in high definition from May 28, 2012 onwards. The latest move has been taken so as to keep in pace with the latest technology which gives the viewers an enhanced viewing experience.

The new HD feed will be available for analog as well as digital distributors. The technology will be available on Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish TV, Videocon and covers almost all of the current HD universe. The new technology will also be available on Hathway, Seven Star and other important networks.

The COO, of Multi screen Media Pvt Ltd, NP Singh said, “I am pleased to announce that our flagship channel Sony is all set to be broadcast in HD. Traditionally, SET Network has always embraced technological excellence and going HD is another step in that direction. Improving viewer delight is our aim & I am sure that our consumers will enjoy the enhanced viewer experience immensely.”

Even Sneha Rajani the Senior executive vice president and business head of Sony Entertainment TV said that the channel has always been a pioneer in its content and has offered the TV audience at large. Rajani added that going HD is a continuation of that focus and a very proud moment for all.

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Kolkata Knight Riders win season 5 of IPL

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:10 +0000

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have become the new champions of the latest season of Indian Premiere League. The KKR at the final match managed to defeat the Chennai Super Kings headed by Mr. Cool head MS Dhoni.

KKR had a massive target of 191 to beat, but the not so popular man Manvinder Bisla came in the front and played the most impressive innings of his life as he smashed the CSK with 89 runs off just 48 balls.

The final and the victorious moment was when Manoj Tiwari hit a square leg boundary for the second successive boundary. This was when all the KKR players came in to the ground while Shahrukh was engaged in frenzied celebrations.

And now that the KKR team, co-owned by Shahrukh Khan has won the tournament, the actor was gracious enough to apologise for the Wankhede Stadium brawl. The actor said, that he wants to apologise the kids for his behaviour at the MCA. Shahrukh also said that he apologises to all who saw him differently and that he should not have behaved in that manner. The team owned by Shahrukh and Juhi Chawla has seen a lot of ups and downs in the past five years.

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M&M announces reopening of bookings of XUV 500 next month

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:22:19 +0000

In some good news for all those who were waiting to own the new Mahindra and Mahindra’s XUV 500, the company on May 28 said that it will be reopening bookings for its model. The bookings will be opening next month and the company has also increased the output of the vehicle at 4,000 units per month.

M&M also assured that the XUV 500 will also be made available across the country including the existing 19 cities where it was earlier launched. Pravin Shah, the Chief Executive of Automotive Division, M&M said, “Now that we have ramped-up our production capacity significantly, we are confident that we will be able to take care of the growing all-India demand for the XUV500″.

The company till now has been producing 3,000 units of the model through its Chakan plant and now it plans to increase the capacity to 5,000 units a month. The company added that the production capacity has been increased to 4,000 vehicles per month to deal with the growing demand.

The bookings will be reopening from June 8, 2012. The vehicle was launched on September 29 last year and the company had to temporarily suspend new bookings in October as the four months production of more than 8,000 units was sold out in just ten days.

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Chennai faces acute shortage of petrol and diesel

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:09:22 +0000

After hitting the consumers with the major hike in petrol, things became worse for the people of Chennai when the fuels stations ran out of stocks. Almost all the fuels stations in the city had ‘no stock’ board which created problems for the vehicle owners.

The people who were affected the most were the two wheeler owners and the auto rickshaw drivers, who regularly fill small amount of fuel. When the hike was announced last Wednesday, many fuel stations went out of stock of diesel.

Moreover, by the end of the week many of the petrol stations sold only premium petrol at Rs. 80 per litre which took the hike to more than eleven rupees on a temporary basis. When spoken to the petrol pump owners, they denied the charges of hoarding and said that it was all due to the lack of supplies from the companies.

Later when the Indian Oil Corporation Public Relations Officer Vetri Selvam was contacted, he said that a statement will be issued shortly after discussing the matter with the Executive Director. When a petrol tanker arrived at a petrol station in South Chennai, a mad rush was noticed with several motorists rushing for petrol. The bunk owners instructed the motorists to park the vehicles on the road which created traffic jams.

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Jet Airways flight catches fire, all passengers safely deplaned

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 07:32:24 +0000

A Riyadh-Mumbai Jet Airways flight on May 28 caught fire, which led to an emergency situation at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. However, no casualties have been reported.

The officials, on the condition of anonymity informed that the incident occurred at 5:45 am when the Jet Airways flight 9W 523 from Riyadh landed at the airport. As soon as the flight landed, the Air Traffic Control noticed smoke, suspecting fire that was also seen by the cockpit crew.

The cockpit crew as a safety measure shut down the engine after which the airport fire brigade rushed to the scene. The fire was doused within just minutes but the operations at the airport were suspended for about ten minutes due to the emergency situation.

But at around 6 am the normal operations resumed at the airport and no casualties were reported. About 158 passengers were on board, who escaped unhurt. A statement was later released by Jet Airways which said, “As per standard operating procedures, one engine was shut down and passengers were deplaned safely. The flight operation was stopped for about ten minutes”. All the passengers were deplaned safely. The Jet plane was on the taxiway when the fire was noticed.

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Prices of diesel likely to increase by Rs. 4 – 5 per litre

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:19:56 +0000

After a massive hike in the prices of petrol in India, the government is now planning to also rope in the diesel fuel in terms of a major hike. There are chances that the prices of diesel, which has till now been left untouched, might also go up by Rs. 4 to 5 per litre.

However, there are indications that there might be a slight cut in the prices of petrol. A meeting of the ministers will be held anytime after May 31, during which the decision on the hike in the prices of diesel will be taken.

The official sources have informed that the hike could range somewhere in between Rs. 4 to Rs. 5, which the actual demand was Rs. 12 per litre. The sources on the condition of anonymity said, “The huge subsidy on diesel, LPG and Kerosene has almost thrown government’s finances in a disarray and the revision is warranted in order to check that”.

The oil companies owned by the state are currently losing Rs. 512 crore per day on selling diesel, kerosene and domestic LPG. Reports say that diesel is at present sold at a loss of Rs. 15.35 per litre, while kerosene at Rs. 32.98 per litre loss.

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Jagan Mohan Reddy arrested, party workers appealed to remain peaceful

Anita — Mon, 28 May 2012 05:58:37 +0000

YSR Congress party leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on May 27, 2012 was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Jagan has been arrested in a disproportionate assets case.

The party leader was arrested after the CBI questioned him for the third consecutive day. YRS party leader informed the reporters outside the Dilkusha Guest House, the CBI Camp Office, that Jagan has been arrested.

After the arrest, the police were on high alert as the supporters are anticipating violent protests. The security at the Guest House, Jagan’s residence and the YSR party office in Hyderabad has been increased.

Moreover, security has also been tightened in the other districts and the policemen were alert on the streets as many of the activists of YSR party were also arrested at some places. As a precautionary measure, the state owned road transport corporation stopped plying its buses in some of the districts. However, YSR party leader Prabhakar Rao has appealed the activists to remain peaceful. When Jagan did not come out of the Guest House even after 7 pm on Sunday it was speculated that he has been taken in to custody. On Friday and Saturday, Jagan was for about eight hours and remained in the guests house, adding tension for the party workers.

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Nokia PureView 808 up for pre-order at Rs. 32,000

Anita — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:38:14 +0000

The much awaited phone PureView 808 from the Finnish mobile phone manufacturing giant Nokia, has finally put it up for pre-order for the Indian users. Some of the initial reports stated that the 41 megapixel smartphone would be priced at Rs. 29,999, which was later denied by Nokia saying that it is a summy priced and that it has been priced much higher.

The news is the phone is now up for pre-order at a whopping price of Rs. 32,000 on the online retail site ‘buythprice.com’, while Rs. 33,999 being the MRP. But it is still not confirmed if the company will be selling the smartphone at this price or not as the official pricing is yet to be revealed.

The phone is expected to be launched in the Indian market this month. The phone has a 41 megapixel camera sensor with Carl Zeiss optics and allows the users to shoot pictures at different resolutions like 2 mega pixel, 3 megapixel, 5 mega pixel, high resolution 8 megapixel or even the full resolution.

The maximum resolution at which the user can shoot is at 38 megapixel in 4:3 aspect ratio and 34 megapixels in 16:9 mode. The smartphone will be powered by Nokia Belle Operating System and will have a 4 inch ClearBlack AMOLED display.

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Toshiba announces extension of partnership with Louvre for interior lighting

Anita — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:16:57 +0000

Japan based company Toshiba Corp on May 25, 2012 announced that it has reached a basic agreement with the Louvre Museum to replace a part of the interior lighting of the Louvre. Toshiba will be replacing with its own LED lighting.

The two companies are in partnership since the year 2010 and this is the Phase 2 of a renovation project that Toshiba and the Museum have pursued. The next phase will include the renovation of the LED lighting in the important interior spaces of the museum.

This also includes the specific exhibit lighting for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and also for the Red Rooms that display popular master pieces like the Jacques-Louis David’s Consecration of the Emperor Napolean I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine, the Napolean Hall and the Louvre’s main entrance.

A dedicated lighting system will also be installed for the Mona Lisa as a part of the project. The project also includes the conversion of the ceiling fixtures of the Red Rooms in to LED by the end of May 2013. Even the lighting in the Napoleon Hall is expected to be converted to LED by the first half of 2014. As per the agreement, Toshiba has already lit up some parts of the exterior of the museum.

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India and Pakistan fail to reach liberal visa agreement

Anita — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:58:57 +0000

The eagerly awaited and the widely expected agreement between India and Pakistan for the relaxed visa could not be signed. But it has been decided that the feasibility of establishing hotline between the two Home/Interior Secretaries would be explored.

India had come prepared for signing the agreement that provides for group tourism visa, visa on arrival for the elderly and children and easier business visas. Pakistan from the first day on May 24, 2012 indicated that it was in agreement with all that was jointly decided at the earlier meetings. But now it said that it needed more time.

In May 25 it became clear that the visa agreement will not be signed and Pakistan Interior Minister told the journalists that the visa regime will not be signed in this meeting. Pakistan even indicated that it would prefer the agreement to be inked at the political level and that the Minister would be glad if the home minister P Chidambaram would come to Pakistan to sign the agreement.

A joint statement was issued which said, “Both sides welcomed the finalisation of the visa agreement and agreed to sign it at an early date”. Apart from the visa agreements, negotiations were also initiated on the MLAT.

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