At last, the launching date of the much-awaited 3G iPhone in the Indian market has been declared.

The two leading Indian telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone will be launching this hugely successful instrument on August 22.

President Bharti Airtel mobile services Sanjay Kapoor said, “iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector.”

Pune, Aug. 7 : Ever since software developers and hardware experts made their presence felt in Pune in 2002, there has been no looking back for the Information Technology (IT) sector in this industrial city of Maharashtra.

The progressive trends in the IT industry have benefitted businesses like real estate, hospitality and consumer services to a great extent.

The business ventures of real estate and hospitality have directly and indirectly gained the optimum from the IT boom in Pune.

In the real estate market, there has been a visible growth where it has generated around 70,000 employment opportunities.

Around 30,000 to 40,000 commercial buildings and residential dwellings have been constructed annually.

New Delhi - Police in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, where terrorist bombings last month claimed 56 lives, have released sketches of three suspects behind the attacks, officials said Thursday.

"The sketches prepared on descriptions given by witnesses were released by the city's joint police commissioner HP Singh on Wednesday evening," said inspector TA Chawda at the Ahmedabad police control room.

"One of the suspects is believed to be the man who purchased the cycles on which the explosives were planted. The others were men who planted the bombs in the Narol, Hatkeshwar and Raipur areas," the policeman said.

Kolkata, Aug 7 : A major fire broke out this morning at the Writers Buildings here, and it took about two hours to douse it.

New Delhi - At least eight people, including six children, drowned when a ferry capsized in a river in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police said Thursday.

New Delhi, Aug 7 : Union Minister of Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy has assured Sikkim Chief Minister Dr. Pawan Chamling to provide all necessary help and assistance for the development of urban amenities and urban infrastructure in the State.

Dr. Chamling thanked him for expeditious consideration of important proposals of Sikkim that have contributed to the accelerated development of the State in field of urban development.

Dr. Chamling urged Reddy to allot a suitable plot of land for construction of an additional Sikkim House facility at Delhi for the benefit of visiting officials or people from Sikkim to Delhi.