Apacer Technology Inc., a global leader in memory modules and digital storage, has rolled out two new USB 2.0 flash drives, named AH521 and AH522 USB drives in the market.

The newly launched flash drives will appeal to users who want only the best.

The new drives provide ultra high-quality in both materials as well as design, comprising zinc alloy and electro-polished components, a retractable USB connector in a translucent casing, and a blue LED that mutually convey a sense of luxury and restrained elegance.

Extreme volatility and more two-way action was the rule today as the major pairs whipsawed between highs and lows several times creating havoc for traders across the board. Weaker equities pricing in response to Tres. Sec. Geithner's plan to bail-out the banking sector suggests that USD bulls are not convinced that the plan will work. Geithner's plan was long on rhetoric and short on concrete plans suggesting that more rhetoric will be needed before the trading community swallows the plan; apparently the government believes the more it talks the more work gets done.

Extending losses in the U.S. and European markets and weak reactions in other Asian stock markets kept Indian equities markets under pressure this afternoon.

At 01:59 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was ruling at 9,577.36 points, 70.11 points, or 0.73% lower than its last closure.

It had opened at 9,462.14 points, lower than its last close of 9,647.47-points.

Nearly a month after its first bird flu case was noticed in a southeastern border region, Nepal’s Agriculture Ministry announced, on Wednesday, that the country is free of bird flu.

On January 16, the health ministry declared that chickens near Kakadbhitta, 400 km south of the capital Katmandu, were found positive for the H5N1 virus, the first confirmed case in the country.

Essel Group’s direct-to-home (DTH) service Dish TV has extended its endorsement agreement with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan for next 18 months.

Dish TV has appointed actor King Khan as its brand ambassador in 2007 for endorsing Dish TV in a competitive market environment.

According to the latest report presented by TAM AdEx, SRK occupies the No. 1 position in the country’s Top 10 list of celebrities endorsing products on television.

Mr. Salil Kapoor, Dish TV COO, said that the company aims to take Dish TV’s current subscriber base of five million to eight million by FY'10 fiscal.

Tamil Nadu Chief Mini