Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com glances at some of the most interesting robots presented at the latest edition of the Consumer Electronics Show.
A seasonally-strong quarter, with no immediate impact of the second wave and continued acceleration of digital transformation will allow the IT services sector to report a robust Q1 this financial year. However, key metrics to look out for will be attrition rate and margin lever as they will be impacted by salary hikes. Analysts expect growth for the quarter to be broad-based, with sectors like banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), retail, manufacturing, hi-tech and life sciences driving revenue growth. Analysts across brokerage houses are pegging revenue growth in the range of 1.5 per cent to 4.5 per cent.
In its revival plan submitted to aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday, the cash-strapped airline is understood to have said that it has requested the Airports Authority of India to allow them to fly on cash-and-carry basis, that is pay for the services as and when the airline avails of them.
Amending the Foreign Exchange Management Regulations, the RBI said that its prior permission would not be necessary where the company whose shares are being transferred is engaged in any financial service.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has in fact gone to the extent of claiming that Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, was helping Maoists in the state. "The Maoists are spreading in Assam. The ISI has also joined hands with them," Gogoi told journalists after a meeting with Home Minister P Chidambaram earlier this week.
Migration option scrapped for incumbent telecom operators; EGoM meets under Pawar today.
India's challenge in the men's doubles competition at the London Olympics came to an end on Wednesday with the makeshift pair of Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan going down to the French combine of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra. The French pair won 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3.
As chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on finance, former finance minister, Yashwant Sinha, says he is committed to expediting the legislative work associated with important Bills, including the direct taxes code (DTC) and Goods and Servies Tax.
Soon after Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta provided a classified briefing to the House leadership in the US Congress on the covert mission inside Pakistan that killed Al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden, he was peppered with a volley of questions. He was quizzed about Pakistani duplicity, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence's perfidy about how it could have not known about bin Laden living right under their nose in Abbottabad.
Although neither the US Army nor the US department of defense has officially made public her appointment, Stars and Stripes, a Washington, DC-based newspaper that reports exclusively on the Pentagon, said the appointment was a done deal and that Hindu service-members would now have their own chaplain
India's new Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao was on Sunday accorded a rousing welcome by the Indian American community in Washington.
Sacked college lecturer Professor T J Joseph is contemplating legal action against the management of the private Newman college in Thodupuzha which had sacked him from service. "He still believes that the college authorities will withdraw the termination order. However, if that does not happen, we will be forced to go to court," Stella, Professor Joseph's sister, told PTI. On Saturday, the college authorities informed the professor about their decision to terminate him.
India remains the favourite backoffice of the world thanks to its 'first-mover advantage' and deep skill base, as per global management consulting firm AT Kearney's ranking of the best outsourcing destinations.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi begins a three-day tour of her constituency Rae Bareli on Monday during which she will inaugurate a slew of development programmes.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has said that during his visit to the United States last week, he assured representatives of foreign universities that they were welcome to invest in India's education sector but should not aim at making profits.
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A recent decision of the high court in Chennai on the levy of service tax on software sale has made the Union finance ministry hopeful of a similar verdict in the case of copyright services.
Muntazer, 30, was initially sentenced to three years for assaulting a foreign head of state but had his jail time reduced to one year on appeal.
Of the available media, it was the fastest growing segment in 2008. Its better return on investment and the comparative ease with which its efficacy can be measured will ensure that the trend continues, say analysts. Rising interest in social networking in 2008 has made brands think seriously about online advertising.
In yet another major Indian takeover, Religare, a financial services company owned by prominent businessmen Malvinder and Shivinder Singh bought London's oldest stockbroker, Hichens, Harrison & Co on Friday. The deal is seen as another example of India's growing economic clout overseas. Two weeks ago, Tata Motors bought the prestigious Jaguar and Land rover models from Ford.
India is of major strategic importance to SAP as it is a vibrant market with a sound technology development and services-support delivery. This visit is also to reaffirm their commitment to the Indian sub-continent, a company official said.
Upon commencing service, Air Arabia will be the only UAE-based international carrier to offer direct flights to Goa from the UAE. Departing on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from Sharjah at 00:25 am and arriving at Goa at 05:05 am, the return flight is scheduled at 05:50 am to arrive in Sharjah at 7.35 am.
The company has reportedly entered into a sourcing agreement with Rosy Blue, one of the largest jewellery manufacturers, for operations. The jewellery foray is part of the company's lifestyle retail, which includes books and music, cosmetics, lifestyle accessories and home solutions.
More a lobbying group than a true union, association is a sign of changing times.
Finance Act, 2007, has, with effect from June 1, brought seven new services in the service tax net
The top four Indian IT firms have cash reserves of nearly $15 billion with TCS alone holding $5.9 billion in reserves, followed by Infosys with $3.6 billion, and Wipro with $3.4 billion. HCL Technologies has cash reserves of $1.75 billion.
Expressing concern over the non-availability of qualified manpower for IT and ITeS companies, Nasscom on Tuesday said by year 2010 the industry would face a shortage of five lakh professionals.
Buoyed by a 60 per cent growth in income tax collection in Mumbai, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said he expected the country's financial capital to do even better in the next fiscal.Mumbai is the third city to have an LTU after Bangalore and Chennai. Delhi and Kolkata would be the next centres to have LTUs which provide single-window to corporate to pay all central taxes.
Buoyed by growing bilateral trade with India, Lord Mayor of London A D Brewer on Monday sought further liberalisation of services, mainly financial and legal services, to inject competition and spur growth.
Top seed Juan Martin del Potro will play sixth seeded American Sam Querrey in the Auckland Open final after both advanced to the title match in contrasting style on Friday.
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The world number one eased past Russia's Marat Safin at the Kooyong Classic invitational event on Thursday.
Fifth seed Gonzalez next faces Andy Roddick atthe Vienna Open.
