Archive for January 17th, 2012

M&M to ramp up the production of new SUV, XUV 500

M&M to ramp up the production of new SUV, XUV 500

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

HYDERABAD: Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is planning to ramp up the production of Mahindra XUV 500 from its current 2,500 units to 3,000 units a month. The ramp-up will help the production and supply to meet the demand. The XUV500 is Mahindra’s first global SUV platform, has already launched in South Africa. The company has [...]

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TCS net up 18.2 pc at Rs. 2,802 crore

TCS net up 18.2 pc at Rs. 2,802 crore

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

·        Operating margins up 218 basis points at 29.2% ·        Growth seen across all markets and industries; Volume up 3.2% ·        Total number of employees at 226, 751 ·        Attrition falls to 12.8 percent ·        Number of $100-million clients increases to 14 from 12   HYDERABAD: India’s largest software service exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) [...]

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AP: Legislative council chairman issues notices to Jagan group MLCs

AP: Legislative council chairman issues notices to Jagan group MLCs

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

HYDERABAD: Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Council A Chakrapani  issued notice to members of the Council who are supporting YSR Congress party and YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The notices were served to Pulla Padmavathi, Konda Murali and S V Mohan Reddy. The chairman asked them to respond within a week’s time to the notices. [...]

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The Faces of Hyderabad – Ramachandriah, Corn Seller, Tankbund

The Faces of Hyderabad – Ramachandriah, Corn Seller, Tankbund

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Ramachandriah has been selling makka butta (maize corn) at Tankbund for the last 10 years and is a familiar face to Hyderabadis who frequent the area. Ramachandriah was a farmer in Mahbubnagar. As drought destroyed his crops and even bore wells failed him, he was forced to bring his family of four daughters and a [...]

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Memoirs of a multifaceted man

Memoirs of a multifaceted man

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Christopher Kloeble, noted German author and screenplay writer takes inspiration from even the most mundane objects, people, or even a sentence he reads in a book. In a tete-a-tete with Postnoon, he reveals his passion for writing, and how building words into sentences balances him mentally. “When I was in the US to participate in [...]

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Nippu’s audio launch delayed

Nippu’s audio launch delayed

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

After two Sankranthi releases Businessman and Bodyguard made waves lastweekend, all eyes are now on Ravi Teja’s upcoming film Nippu. Lastyear, Ravi Teja starrer Mirapakay was a huge hit and this year, he has teamed up for the first time with Gunasekhar for an action entertainer titled Nippu,Deeksha Seth is his co-star. The film’s shooting [...]

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Ayodhya case accused oppose CBI plea

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani and his colleagues accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case have told the Supreme Court that a CBI plea that challenged the quashing of conspiracy charges against them amou­nted to abuse of process of law. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has challenged an [...]

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Too much or too little iron bad for brain

Too much or too little iron bad for brain

| January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Washington: Iron plays a vital role in the development of the brain — too little can result in cognitive problems, too much promotes degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide, causing poor cognitive achievement in school-aged children. Now it has been found to affect the brain’s [...]

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Venkatesh, Trisha steal hearts, again!

Venkatesh, Trisha steal hearts, again!

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Movie: Bodyguard Cast: Venkatesh, Trisha, Saloni Director: Gopichand Malineni Rating:3/4 Remakes have always been an integral part of Venkatesh’s 26 year old career. The good part about such films is that he makes almost any story his own and delivers endearing performances. Right from Chanti to the recent Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule,the actor has been [...]

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Reshuffle likely to spur Congress-Trinamool feud

Reshuffle likely to spur Congress-Trinamool feud

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Kolkata: Nearly eight months into her stint, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday inducted two new ministers and reshuffled of portfolios, triggering shrill protests from alliance partner Congress after secretariat sources revealed that wings of two of its ministers had been clipped.However, no list of ministerial portfolio was made available to the media [...]

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