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Speed: 2011 World Cup will be shorter

April 29th, 2007

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has admitted the current World Cup tournament has been too long. The 47-day event is generally considered to have been a lacklustre affair and its length is one of a number of aspects to have been criticised. The tournament has failed to sustain mass interest over its six […]


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Reality-2007 gets good response

April 29th, 2007

The exhibition, that has stalls of around 30 developers and housing finance institutions, is expected to have more than 7,000 footfalls. The rush to own homes in Bangalore was evident at the registration counter, as Karnataka Ownership Apartments Promoters Association (KOAPA) kicked off Reality-2007, its two-day real estate exhibition, on Saturday. The exhibition, that has […]


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HOV Shifts Base to Chennai

April 28th, 2007

Pune-based BPO company HOV Services Ltd has moved its headquarters to Chennai. This follows the company’s recent acquisition of BPO services provider Lason, which has a large presence in Chennai.  Suresh Yannamani, president and chief operating officer – BPO services, HOV Services, said, “The acquisition deal was struck in February end, and takes HOV to […]


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Sun Network launches Chutty T.V on Sunday

April 27th, 2007

Sun Network, the pioneer for many happening in the media world and the world’s third largest Television Network will launch the first ever 24 hours Cartoon Channel in Tamil in the name of Chutti TV. The Network announced that it will be a free channel for a few months. The kids channel will be aired […]


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Special police battalion to be raised, says Karunanidhi

April 26th, 2007

Tamil Nadu will raise a special police battalion at a cost of Rs. 16.52 crore and total of 10,000 policemen would be recruited by the government this year, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi informed the Assembly on Thursday. Replying to the demands on grants for police department, the Chief Minister said efforts are already on to […]


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Chennai First Gated community project by KG

April 26th, 2007

KG Developers and Promoters, one of Chennai’s city’s early and leading property developers with over 10 million sft. of residential and commercial space to its credit today, announced that it is setting up the first gated community complex within the city limits. To be called KG Green Meadows, the project with a projected investment of […]


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Secova to hire over 100 people by Dec 2007

April 26th, 2007

The California head-quartered Secova eServices, an HR and benefits management services company, has announced its plans to open its second knowledge centre in Chennai. It is proposing to raise its headcount from the current 300 to over 400 by the year end. Secova is expanding its best-shore activities at the 26,000 sq ft facility, with […]


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Italian Satellite Launched into Orbit by India

April 25th, 2007

Commercial satellite launches by India were given a recent boost after it successfully executed its first such deal with Italy in this $2.5 billion-a-year market. Placing an Italian satellite in orbit on Monday, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is charging 11 million dollars, according to a report by Press Trust of India. The ISRO […]


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Yahoo! India Launches Map Services

April 25th, 2007

Yahoo! India, the leading search engine-cum-web services provider, Wednesday launched two new links to browse 20 Indian cities and access maps, a day before AOL LLC is scheduled to launch its portal in the country. The first link, which can be accessed by users at http://in.ourcity.yahoo.com provides an updated perspective of a city as seen […]


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Secova plans 2nd centre in Chennai

April 25th, 2007

Secova eServices, a leading HR and Benefits Management Services Company, today announced its plans to open its second knowledge center in Chennai. The company plans to increase its headcount from the current 300 to over 400 by end of December 2007. Secova has added 12 new clients over the past one year, including 4 Fortune […]