Still smarting from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on 26/11, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, in his recent blog, said that he will not celebrate ‘Holi’ this year.

In his message, the actor also said that Bachchan’s Holi party, which is usually a grand affair, will not be celebrated this year.

The 30-share index BSE Sensex closed the day on a negative note owing to continued selling pressure witnessed across index heavyweights including J P Associates, State Bank Of India and DLF.

The stock market remained weak throughout the day following the global weakness, as unabated concerns over further declining of US and European economies continued to weigh on investor reaction.

The rejection was followed by lower volumes, as traders restricted activity because of holidays on Tuesday and Wednesday on account of “Id-E-Milad” and “Holi”.

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has withdrawn ‘95’, which it launched for intra-state landline communication through its fixed line service.
 
The decision was taken following the order from Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India.

The company said that the withdrawal would be effective from midnight of March 9, 2009.

SanDisk is eyeing to strengthen its Indian market significantly in tune with the growth in the market for consumer electronics.

As a part of its positive evaluation of the flash memory market in India, SanDisk is ready to launch USB flash drive with a maximum storage capacity of 64GB.

Available in different capacities including in 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB, the company said that the new flash drive would allow backup of files by just touching a button.

SanDisk claims it to be the first drive having such a facility.

Pharmaceutical major Pfizer is also in line to help smokers who are trying their best to quit this deadly habit.

The company said that it will set up 600 smoking cessation clinics across India by 2010 in partnership with private sector hospitals and clinics.

The six-decade long eventful business journey of Circuit City Stores Inc has sadly come to an end - with the renowned consumer electronics retailer putting up the shutters on its business for good on Sunday, March 8!

After the Richmond, Virginia-based Circuit City became the most prominent retailer to file for bankruptcy in November, amid recession, it had announced its intention of liquidating as it failed to find a buyer.

The proposed eight-week long going-out-of-business sales, announced by four liquidators, at the company's over