Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Tourism has bagged this year’s prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award for its Muziris Heritage Project, an official statement said. The award was won by Kerala Tourism in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category, the statement issued by the tourism department said. “This award is recognition of the Muziris project, aimed at […]
Shanghai Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual event organised by GroupeSpeciale Mobile Association (GSMA) in Barcelona, is turning to India and China which has lately seen explosive growth in the mobile telephony sector. GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardising, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile […]
Bengaluru Global software major Oracle Corporation has its second largest workforce in India, with 10 product development centres across the country, a senior official said. “Of the 120,000 workforce we have globally, 31,000 are in India, making it the second largest after our employees’ strength in the US,” Oracle president Thomas Kurian said at an […]
Washington India-based companies have invested over $15 billion across the US, creating an estimated 91,000 jobs, according to a report released by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Grant Thornton (GT). New Jersey, California, Texas, Illinois and New York are home to the most Americans directly employed by Indian companies, according to the report, […]
Ufa (Russia)India will chair next year’s BRICS summit that will see the hosting of the first BRICS trade fair, a film festival and an under-17 football tournament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed 10 steps to boost cooperation among the bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The “DusKadam”, or 10 steps for boosting […]
New Delhi With the recent acquisition of PipavavDefence, Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani announced that an additional investment of Rs.5,000 crore will be made as part of India’s emphasis on “Make in India” for military hardware and cut imports. He also underscored the need for larger public-private partnerships in the defence domain, and called for […]
New Delhi, The total number of telephone connections in India crossed one billion mark in May, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) revealed. The total number of telecom subscription stood at 1,002.05 million at the end of May, out of which 975.78 million were wireless connections and 26.27 were wireline. “The […]
If everything goes according to the Australians’ plan there is every reason to believe that India would become one of the largest trading partners of Australia. She has the potential to become what is being called in some circles as Australia’s “new China” – the largest trading partner at this stage. The Australian eagerness to […]
Kumud Merani, is a living example of how an individual is never tired of work, if they are immensely in love with what they do. She’s an inspiration for many. For three decades Merani has worked with utmost sincerity and dedication as an amazing Producer/Broadcaster and she continues to work with the same enthusiasm and […]
The Kumaon Literary Festival (KLF) would be held from October 23-27 at Te Aroha located in Dhanachuli, an enchanting little village in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, and in Abbotsford in Nainital. This first edition of the literary fest will host authors, poets, cinema and media professionals, political commentators and opinion makers of the country. “KLF […]