With the aim to create a specialized work force for the semiconductor industry, the University of Pune (UoP), joined forces with Intel India on Monday to achieve the goal. 

This joint initiative will see introduction of a unique course called the UoP-Intel Higher Education Program, which will be aimed at M.Sc students. The program has been designed with the idea to bring knowledge, related to industry, to the classrooms, so that the new generation of students could understand and get exposure to the developing newer technologies in semiconductor development and design.  

A real happy moment for the Essel Group when they received approval for the launch of Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) based broadcasting services. Essel Group is well known for its Zee brand of broadcasting services.  

Earlier, Essel were unable to launch HITS, since competitors including Star and Sony had refused to share the content since they believed that the medium had not got the government approval.

Indian biotechnology firm Biocon is the seventh largest employer among leading biotechnology companies of the world. It is disclosed by Med Ad News in its recent release. Med Ad News is a respected biotechnology magazine which enjoys great confidence in the biotechnology community.

The Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said that the current ranking exhibits its true potential in the biotechnology sector. The company has attained the position following its restless efforts to become global leader in the sector. 

Stock market analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) stock with an intraday target of Rs 776. 

According to them, interested traders can purchase the stock above Rs 765 with a strict stop loss of Rs 750. If the stock market remains positive, the stock pricing becomes more attractive, and reach above Rs 790. 
 

A former Intel employee from India, Bishwasmohan Pani has been charged with theft of trade secrets, while working for rival AMD (Advanced Micro Devices).

However, speaking to CNN on this, Pani ruled out the charges levied on him by Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). He said that design files were meant to help his wife who still works with Intel and were not intended for sale. 

In July, the FBI founded 13 top secret files with details of future Intel chip designs from Pani’s house in Worcester, Massachusetts. As a result he was charged by the US District Court in Boston in late August.

Pani has so far not been arrested by the police, but has been asked to surrender his passport to the US authorities.

T-mobile has come up with an pay-as-you- go(PAYG) scheme for mobile broadband customers. The mobile broadband contract gives customers a chance for extremely short term contracts, as short as a day.