Hyderabad, July 29: Tupperware India had organized one of the largest direct selling recruitment drive in the city recently, which was attended by approximately 1200+ women. The purpose of the event was to develop new business opportunities for women and to build a community of successful business entrepreneurs in the city.
New Delhi, July 29: In this increasing mobile market the peoples are looking forward for touchscreen handsets. while keeping these things in mind the companies are increasing the range of touch handsets widely day by day.
The Samsung star series is seem to be the amazing cell phones. These cell phones are packed with attractive look and good features.
If we talk about with the features then this cell phone measures (104 x 53 x 11.9 mm, it weights 93.2gm. This Samsung has a 3.15 MP camera which gives a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels, internal memory of 50 Mb, Stereo FM radio with RDS
Hyderabad, july 29: In remarks that could kick up a row ahead of the GHMC elections, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday vowed to work as per the wishes of the late Congressman Kasu Brahmananda Reddy.
Embedded in the seemingly innocuous assertion is a clear-cut stand on the contentious issue of separate Telangana. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, the former chief minister, had strongly opposed bifurcation of the State in the late 60s and 70s and had even resigned from office to prevent any such possibility.
New Delhi, July 29: Under fire from the opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asserted there was no dilution or rupture of national consensus on countering terrorism emanating from Pakistan, but made it clear there was no alternative but to continue the engagement with Islamabad.
Guwahati, July 29: The Assam government will soon introduce legislation banning corporal punishment in schools after a Unicef report said the state topped the list of Indian schools where corporal punishment and humiliation of students was rampant.
‘We shall very soon ban corporal punishment in schools as such a system to rein in students has become obsolete and often leads to adverse impact on the students’ mental well being and trauma,’ Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told IANS.
A Unicef study said 99.56 percent of students in Assam schools were victims of corporal punishment.
London, July 29: Hollywood actor Josh Brolin has revealed that he struggled to film sex scenes with model-turned-actress Megan Fox in upcoming movie “Jonah Hex”, as he had to kiss the brunette while wearing a bulky mouthpiece.
London, July 29: Pop diva Madonna has turned reporter for Israel’s biggest-selling newspaper Yediot Ahronot.
The superstar, an avid follower of the Kabbalah faith, has joined the editorial team of the Israeli publication for a one-off special piece on her religious beliefs, reports contactmusic.com.
The “Music” hitmaker’s byline appeared on the front page of the newspaper Wednesday, along with an excerpt from her article, “How My Life Changed”, which is due to be published in full Friday.
Bhopal, July 29: A teacher accused of molesting tribal girl students of Class 3 and 5 was arrested Wednesday in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
Sanjeev Sharma, posted in a school run under the Shiksha Guarantee Scheme in tribal-dominated Nupur Tapra village, had July 24 stripped girls in a closed room under the pretext of taking measurement for their school uniform.
Vidisha is the home district of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
New Delhi, July 29: Two-wheeler major Hero Honda Motors Wednesday reported 83 percent jump in profits to Rs.500 crore ($103 million) for the quarter ended June 30 as compared to Rs.272.8 crore in the like period last year.
The total income surged 33.7 percent to Rs.3,864 crore from Rs.2,890 crore, the company said in a regulatory statement.
Hero Honda’s total turnover grew to Rs.3,822.4 crore in the quarter from Rs.2,851 crore a year ago, reporting a growth of 34 percent.
Mumbai, July 29: The Bharti Airtel has challenged the Indian Broadband market by cutting the cost in their Broadband tariffs.
As from now the internet user would able to surf at a 1Mbps speed by paying just Rs. 1,699, which is Rs. 100 more than the current 512 Kbps tariff. As From now the 512Kbps tariff will cost Rs. 1,099 which is Rs. 200 more than 256Kbps tariff.
London, July 29: Britain’s civil service union has opposed plans to outsource more than 100 finance and IT British Council jobs to India, fearing it could set a precedent in government departments, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The Times said 500 of the 1,300 jobs at the British Council, the quasi-government department that promotes British culture and language abroad, “would have to go” in the next 18 months to save 45 million pounds.
Mumbai, July 29: Now Airtel is offering this costly gadget Apple iPhone 3G with an easy EMI option. Also Airtel is providing 500MB data download per month for the first 12 months and after that Airtel will charge 30 paise/50 KB.
Two week earlier, iPhones 3G was launched in India which was priced at Rs 31,000 for 8GB and Rs 36,100 for 16GB model.
This offer is made available to all visa card holders of HDFC bank, SBI Cards, ICICI bank and Citibank.
This service was firstly introduced by the Vodafone
—Agencies
New Delhi, July 29: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh said the country’s highest sporting honour – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna– will spur him to make a fresh beginning in boxing.
‘It is a dream come true for me. My journey has just begun. I am not going to stop here. Khel Ratna is the highest honour for a sportserson and it could not have come at a better time before the World Championships in September. It will motivate me to perform well there,’ Vijender told IANS.
New Delhi, July 29: Reliance Power has posted a net profit of Rs.100.56 crore ($21 million) for the quarter ended June 30 as against Rs.59.7 crore reported in the like period last year.
The total income has increased to Rs.144.24 crore from Rs.77.67 crore, the company said in a statement.
The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs.263 crore for the quarter as compared to Rs.61 crore reported in the corresponding period last year.
—IANS
New Delhi, July 29: The Indian health ministry Wednesday asked educational institutes not to shut but take preventive measures to control the swine flu spread and advised students to avoid study tours to the infected countries.
An official circular said: “Given the current magnitude of the spread of A(H1N1) infection and the fact that the virus is fairly mild, closure of educational institutions on account of any student/staff member falling ill with flu like symptoms is not recommended.”
Mumbai, July 29: The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) Wednesday reported 7.4 percent surge in its net profit to Rs.17.2 crore ($3.5 million) for the quarter ended June 30 as compared to Rs.16 crore in the like period last year.
Total income increased 24 percent to Rs.115.4 crore from Rs.92.9 crore, the company said in a regulatory statement.
Earlier in the day, RNRL chairman Anil Ambani said his company had served notice to both the petroleum ministry and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) seeking an early settlement of the ongoing dispute between the two companies.
New Delhi, July 29: Infighting within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is ruling the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has been causing delays in projects related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be hosted here, the Congress said Wednesday.
Jai Kishan Sharma, the leader of opposition in the MCD, has written to Lt-Governor Tejendra Khanna seeking his intervention to speed up the projects.
According to Sharma, the civic agency has constituted several special and ad-hoc committees for carrying out the Games works.
Ghaziabad, July 29: A criminal was gunned down here Wednesday in a shootout in which six police officers were injured, police said.
When police teams were checking vehicles along the National Highway 24, three men refused to stop their motor-cycles and opened fire at police, circle officer R.K. Gautam said.
Station officer D.C. Tiwari and two constable sustained bullet injuries in the firing, which prompted retaliatory firing from police, he said.
Raipur, July 29: Maoist violence in Bastar region has prevented the Chhattisgarh government from carrying out a count of tigers, the state assembly was informed Wednesday.
Forest Minister Vikram Usendi told the assembly in a written reply that the count of tigers of the Indravati tiger project had not been undertaken for several years as the area is dominated by Maoists rebels.
The Indravati project is based in Bijapur district in restive Bastar region, some 500 km south from capital Raipur.
—IANS
Srinagar, July 29: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with his conditional resignation after being linked to a sex scandal, has limited Governor N.N. Vohra’s options, says a constitutional expert.
“The governor as per the constitution of the state is not empowered to reject the resignation submitted to him by chief minister,” renowned lawyer and constitutional expert Zafar Shah told IANS Wednesday.
London, July 29: The police raided the office and house of the private doctor of Michael Jackson in connection of his sudden death in Las Vegas today.
Since, the post mortem report disclosed the reason of Jacko’s sudden death that his private doctor prescribed him a heavy dose of medicines and he died due to this.
A DEA spoke person said that the joint team of DAE and police are looking a big hidden fact behind MJ’s death with a search warrant, in this case.
Hyderabad, July 29: Expert assistance from Egypt is finally on its way to conserve an Egyptian mummy dating back to 2,500 BC at a museum here.
The mummy, believed to be of Nasihu, daughter of sixth Pharaoh of Egypt, is on display at the Andhra Pradesh State Archaeological Museum here since 1930 but is now decaying.
A two-member team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Egypt, will visit Hyderabad for conservation of the mummy.
Australia, July 29: IF YOU like the sound of your iPod and mobile phone being theft-proof, listen up.
Scientists have found a way of using the “acoustic fingerprint” of a person’s ear to ensure no one else can operate their iPods, mobile phones and other personal portables.
The technology can be extended to protect bank accounts and passports.
Overseas researchers have discovered they can identify individuals from the unique sounds of the ear chamber.
Australia, July 29: SMOKE and smells from the cremation of bodies will be banned after an investigation by the environment protection authority found both were allowed to be discharged under present rules in South Australia.
The authority investigated 10 crematoriums after an industry expert complained about confusion created by strict monitoring of emissions in the burning of medical waste while human and animal bodies were allowed to be cremated without monitoring what was released from smoke stacks.
Australia, July 29: NEW South Wales’ nastiest speed trap has caught out 71,288 motorists and raised millions for a Government which loves revenue from fines.
Two cameras pointing each way on one pole at Cleveland St, in Sydney’s Moore Park, netted more than $7 million from June 2008 to June this year.
It is the biggest revenue haul of any set of cameras at a time when revenue has dropped by more than $17 million across the state compared with the same time last year, The Daily Telegraph reports.