Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Tech Mahindra Ltd., India’s fifth largest software services exporter, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire US-based Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC) for $240 million. LCC is a global network services leader. The transaction is expected to close by fourth quarter of Tech Mahindra’s fiscal year 2015. Headquartered in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (IANS) The opposition in Kerala Thursday demanded that strong action be taken against a senior bureaucrat whose office and house were raided by the vigilance and anti-corruption bureau. The bureau officials seized documents and cash from the possession of T.O. Sooraj, Kerala PWD secretary. He was under the lens of the vigilance […]
Tehran, Nov 20 (IANS) The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran has said Tehran will not allow any “special” inspections of the country’s nuclear facilities, media reported Thursday. “We will not accept any special inspections” by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that are exclusively planned for Iran’s nuclear facilities, Ali-Akbar Salehi said, […]
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed trading flat at 34.71 points or 0.12 percent up as healthcare stocks gained. Good buying was observed in healthcare and IT sectors, while selling pressure was seen in consumer durables, capital goods, metal and auto sectors. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of […]
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Harry Baweja says he is happy with the reactions he has been getting to his animated film “Chaar Sahibzaade”. “I am extremely happy with the reaction that I am getting from my audience and from the industry people. It has been great so far, I feel blessed,” said Baweja who […]
Greater Noida, Nov 20 (IANS) Stressing the need for greater convergence of industry and academia, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Thursday asked the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to provide inputs for the government’s ‘Think-in-India’ movement. ‘Think-in-India’ is aimed at rewarding and funding, innovators and designers within India. The programme is meant to […]
Shimla, Nov 20 (IANS) The eight-day winter session of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will begin Dec 5 in Dharamsala town, an official said Thursday. The session with seven sittings will end Dec 12, a government spokesperson told IANS. This time, the number of sittings has been increased as the last session was adjourned sine […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The health ministry plans to set up 24 new thermal scanner equipment at international airports in the country to check the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a official said here Thursday. “Presently, there are 18 scanners at the international airports. We propose adding 24 new thermal scanner equipment to cover […]
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Thursday signed an agreement with Wenzou province of China declaring both to be ‘sister states’ and to promote trade and industry, officials said here. The memorandum of understanding, signed by Industry Minister Prakash Mehta and Wenzou’s Deputy Secretary General Zhao Dianlin, will help Maharashtra secure the latest technology and machinery […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) in Belgium is bringing a multi-dimensional arts project conceptualised around the notion of the spiritual and devotion in Indian art to the capital in March next year, the organisers said Thursday. The exhibition “Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art” will include about […]