India

Tata''s will exit Nano project, if violence continues in Singur

Ratan TataKolkata, Aug 22 : Chairman of the TATA group Ratan Tata today said that the group could exit the Nano project from Singur in the interest of the safety of its employees, if violence continued there.

Ratan Tata said that even though it would cost a great deal to move but there was a concern about the safety of employees.

"We will move from Singur whatever the cost to protect our people," he added.

On Thursday, Commerce and Industries Minister of West Bengal Nirupam Sen and Ratan Tata held talks over TATA Motor''s small car plant at Singur.

Apple iPhone 3G launched in India

Apple iPhone 3G launched in IndiaNew Delhi - Indian telecommunications majors Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Group PLC launched the third-generation Apple iPhone Friday across India, the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.

At 30,000 rupees (690 dollars), the iPhone 3G costs almost triple its price in the United States, where it is subsidized by telecommunications operator AT&T Inc in its effort to win customers' annual subscription fees.

Apple’s 3G iPhone Launched In India

The Apple iPhone, launched by Vodafone and Bharti Airtel on Thursday, was Apple’s 3G iPhone Launched In India  welcomed with such a boom that users waited in lines outside a Gurgaon mall and few shops in Delhi to get their very own iPhone.

Among the enthusiast fans, Swati, a college student was one of the first to get her iPhone. She got there as early as 7pm and waited in queue at the Sahara Mall, and finally, she was handed over the phone by president of Bharti, Sanjay Kapoor.

Security tightened in Kashmir for "Idgah chalo" rally

Jammu and KashmirSrinagar, Aug 22: Security measures have been intensified in sensitive areas in the Kashmir Valley following a 'Idgah chalo' call given by the Coordination Committee of the Hurriyat Conference to protest against the agitation by the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti.

Both factions of Hurriyat Conference, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and other groups, resumed their agitation today after suspending it for three days on August 19.

Exercise Red Flag between Indo-US air force enters its final phase

New Delhi, Aug 22 : The multinational air exercise “Exercise Red Flag” presently underway at Air Force base Nellis at Nevada in USA today entered its final phase following the crawl, walk and run pattern of exercising.

The IAF is participating in the exercise with eight Su-30s, two IL-78s, an IL-76 and 247 air warriors.

During this phase of the exercise, a present day air campaign is replicated, in which opposition forces or the “Aggressors” F-16 and F-15s, are threats to the Blue Land and its forces.

Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) such as SA2, SA3, SA6 and SA8 along with long and short-range quick reaction missiles are always present to neutralize the friendly Blue forces. The Red Land always keeps shifting their SAM sites making it difficult for the Blue Forces.

New Zealand major stumbling block to India-US nuke pact

Vienna, Aug. 22 : New Zealand diplomats are said to have played a major role in attempting to block a nuclear deal between India and the United States late on Thursday night.

Wellington’s stance over the deal has won front-page headlines in the Indian media. The 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which includes New Zealand, was meant to have approved the deal, but no consensus was reached yesterday, Fairfax News reports.

New Zealand, Austria, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland have the power to block NSG approval for India.

New Zealand is refusing to accept the deal on the ground that India has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India, on the other hand, wants a waiver from the rule.

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