After starting the day positively, the 30-share index BSE Sensex ended the week on a strong note following a surge in worldwide markets.

The continued buying support in realty, banking, metal and IT stocks assisted the market to gain throughout the day, and closed on a strong note.

Second line stocks also performed well. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index gained 2.96% and 1.97% respectively.

Amongst the sectors, BSE Realty was the major gainer, which gained 7.57% followed by Metal zoomed 6.26%, Bankex surged 5.85% and IT moved up 5.63%.

Tata Motors has announced that it has signed up a vehicle finance tie-up with State Bank of Travancore.

With this, India’s biggest automobile company aims to offer an added facility of car finance to its clientele.

The bank offers car loans up to 85% of invoice, for term ranging up to 7 years, at a very competitive rate of 10% up to May 15, 2010 for loans sanctioned on or before April 30, 2009.
 
The facility will be available at SBT divisions and 470 sales touch points of Tata Motors.

"Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge" (DDLJ) is still creating records after its release in 1995. The film opened to full houses all over the world on 20 October, 1995.

The Shahrukh Khan-Kajol starrer, which had previously broken the record of "Sholay", has crossed the 700-week mark at Minerva Theatre in Mumbai.

The romantic film has become the largest grosser and the longest screened film in the history of Hindi film industry.

Epson has rolled out its two Full High Definition (HD), 1080p projectors, named Epson EH-TW3000 and EH-TW4000 in the Indian market.
 
The newly launched high-tech projectors, which are aimed at providing best possible home cinema experience, comes packed with different new features including the 3D LCD and the company’s all new C²Fine panels and enhanced E-TORL lamp.

PC manufacturer Lenovo on Thursday launched a vernacular computing initiative, ‘Matrubhasha’ (Mother Tongue) in the Indian market.

The new initiative will help the school children to gain computer skills in their mother-tongue, without depending upon English.

As a part of this project, Lenovo said that it will donate 150 brand new Lenovo H series desktops, pre-installed with a vernacular computing software application called ‘Lookeys’ to 38 Akshara Foundation libraries in 35 government schools and three Urdu government schools in Karnataka.

Film makers adopt new techniques, styles to make their films hit.

This time, ace Bollywood director Raj Kumar Santoshi has incorporated a different look and mannerism for all the characters in his upcoming romantic comedy ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’.

The star cast of the film includes Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Upen Patel.

The director has given a challenging role to Ranbir, who will go stammering to woo hot Katrina Kaif, who plays his love interest in the film.