India

Ratings Of Hindi GECs Rebound; Star Plus On Top

Ratings Of Hindi GECs Rebound; Star Plus On TopDue to the TV workers’ strike and terror attacks in Mumbai, the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) had been hit badly.

As a result, channels saw an average fall by 35-55% in prime time viewership.

After the controversial strike finally called off, the ratings started rising gradually, and this time the commencing of new shows add much to the ‘TRPs’ than fresh episodes of existing shows for major GECs.

Motorola Launches MOTOYUVA W396 Multimedia Phone In India

Motorola Launches MOTOYUVA W396 Multimedia Phone In IndiaMotorola has strengthened its existence in India by launching another MOTOYUVA multi-media phone named MOTOYUVA W396, which offers a storage capacity of 1000 contacts and 750 SMS messages.

Targeting Indian youth, the new exciting mirror-like clamshell phone is the seventh in the MOTOYUVA series, including entry-level handsets, launched in Indian market this fiscal.

The new trendy, inexpensive mobile music phone comes packed with a host of multimedia features and a cool green rim.

India Has A Right Platform For Space Research

India Has A Right Platform For Space ResearchAccording to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) director B N Suresh, the successful space missions carried out by the country would enable India to share the resources in other planets in the outer space, apart from getting elevated to the prestigious group of countries that have successfully conducted space exploration missions.

Simmtronics' Netbook To Hit Indian Markets In Dec

Simmtronics' Netbook To Hit Indian Markets In DecSimmtronics Semiconductors Ltd, a leading maker of memory modules, motherboards and graphics cards, has announced that it has entered into the netbook segment with the introduction of its first Netbook.

Based on Intel Atom mobile CPU, the Netbook will hit Indian market this year.

This newly launched compact and lightweight offering is powered by the incredibly small Intel Atom processor, which supplies the performance needed to enjoy popular activities like streaming videos or music, emailing, web surfing or instant messaging.

India grapples with endless terrorist attacks

New Delhi  - Still reeling from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India is a nation on edge at the close of 2008.

After the Mumbai crisis, security agencies and police remained on high alert across many Indian cities as emails and phone calls warning of more terror strikes delayed flights and prompted heavy security in public places.

The Mumbai attacks triggered anger and fear as thousands took to the streets in demonstrations calling for retaliation against neighbouring Pakistan, where the terrorists were believed to have come from.

Arjun Singh to inaugurate new premises of National Book Trust

Arjun Singh to inaugurate new premises of National Book TrustNew Delhi, Dec 12 : Union Minister of Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will inaugurate the ''Nehru Bhawan'', the new office premises of the National Book Trust (NBT) here today.

Nine titles in various Indian languages and one title each in the English and the Nepali language under the Golden Jubilee Anthologies series will also be released on the occasion. So far, thirty-two books under the Golden Jubilee Anthologies series in several Indian languages have been published by the NBT.

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