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eBay India announces the ‘9 Hour Delivery’ service

Launched for eBay India consumers in Mumbai for popular technology products Mumbai, January 15, 2014: eBay India (www.ebay.in), India’s leading eCommerce marketplace announced the first phase launch of the ‘9 Hour Delivery’ service. This service provides a delightful shopping experience for eBay India’s Mumbai consumers by delivering their purchases of select technology products within 9 …

Bridge & Roof takes up NATRiP Lab project

Kolkata, January 15, 2014: The Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd (B&R), a Mini Ratna Public Sector Enterprise, has bagged the project for constructing the NVH Lab infrastructure of the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project’s (NATRiP) at Manesar, Haryana. The foundation stone for the NVH Lab project at International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) …

ZALORA to Launch Marketplace

The online fashion retailer to offer independent fashion designers and sellers access to their millions of customers Singapore, Wednesday 15th January 2014; ZALORA, Asia’s leading online fashion destination, has announced it will be launching ZALORA Marketplace in the first half of this year. With over 15 million visits per month to ZALORA, Marketplace will give …

BHP Billiton Appoints New President Corporate Affairs

January 15, 2014 BHP Billiton today announced the appointment of Mr Tony Cudmore as President, Corporate Affairs. Tony will join the Group Management Committee (GMC) and commence in his role on 3 March 2014. He will report to the Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie and will be based at the Company’s headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. …

Tibaldi for Bentley

For Tibaldi, creating a family of writing instruments in the “Tibaldi for Bentley Collection” is a challenge that requires translating Bentley virtues into a pocket-sized cylinder. Tibaldi’s and Bentley’s designers focus on shape, material and details. The materials in themselves are indicative of the construction of a device with robust strength, yet able to incorporate …

CFA Institute Completes Move to New Charlottesville Facility

Move brings more than 400 employees to former Martha Jefferson Hospital campus Charlottesville, Virginia, 13 January 2014 CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials, has completed the move to its new Charlottesville Facility at the former location of Martha Jefferson Hospital, in downtown Charlottesville. The …

Continental and HERE team up to map out the future of vehicle connectivity

Joint development for next generation Electronic Horizon, Automated Driving and new Intelligent Transportation Systems based on high precision map technology Detroit, USA and Espoo, Finland – Today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, Continental, the international automotive supplier, and HERE, a leader in mapping and location services, announced that their teams …

DOMESTIC HIV/AIDS FUNDING CUTS PARTIALLY RESTORED

Overall drop in funding will impede efforts to achieve an AIDS-free generation Washington, DC – “While some of the sequestration cuts to domestic HIV/AIDS programs will be restored, compared to previous years, funding is down. This will impede our Nation’s progress in preventing HIV and providing everyone with HIV with the care and treatment they …

Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily provides a major thrust to secure oil assets and downstream projects abroad by Indian Oil PSUs

Bilaterals with Oil Ministers of Ecuador, Uganda, Canada, Sudan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan held on sidelines of Petrotech 2014 Petrotech 2014 has been an emphatic success and the best ever so far, said Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, while addressing the media today on the penultimate evening of the mega …