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Nifty ends below 5600

24th  June, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline (a well diversified financial services company)   That sinking feeling….Nifty ends below 5600   The torrent unleashed by fears of an early rollback of stimulus along with weak economic cues culminated in benchmark indices getting the blues on Monday. It was a …

Citrix Commences Enhanced Training Programme For Channel Partners In Eight Cities

India, 24 June 2013 – Citrix, the cloud company that enables mobile workstyles—empowering people to work and collaborate from anywhere; has initiated a comprehensive training programme for channel partners in eight cities – Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata  and Colombo. This programme is aimed at apprising the company’s new mobile workstyles and cloud …

FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations

• Despite bad weather which partially affected the air evacuation operations, the Army, ITBP, NDRF and BRO continued to press ahead with the relief and rescue activities. Army:  • The Army evacuated 1375 persons today of which 368 were from Harsil and rest from Badrinath. • Tracks have been created from Harsil to Uttar Kashi …

ESCATEC is the first EMS company in Penang to become a member of the United Nations Global Compact

Penang, Malaysia – 24 June, 2013 – ESCATEC, the Electronics Manufacturing Services innovator, has announced its membership of the United Nations Global Compact, the ten principles of which cover human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption. ESCATEC intends to advance those principles within its sphere of influence. It is committed to making the Global Compact …

Rio Tinto opts to retain diamonds businesses

Rio Tinto has decided to retain its diamonds businesses after concluding a strategic review which considered a range of options, including potential divestment. Rio Tinto Diamonds & Minerals chief executive Alan Davies said “The medium to long-term market fundamentals for diamonds remain robust, fuelled by growing demand for luxury goods in Asia and continuing strong …

Nokia Asha 501 smartphone makes colourful sales debut

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced that the Nokia Asha 501, the first of a new generation of smartphones to run on the new Asha Platform, will start selling this week in Thailand and Pakistan, with availability in India soon to follow. The new device will roll out in subsequent weeks across countries in Europe, the …

India-US Higher Education Dialogue – 2013

The HRD Minister Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju and visiting US Secretary of State Mr. John F. Kerry are to co-chair India-US Higher Education Dialogue on 25th June, 2013 in New Delhi. During the dialogue, the two sides will take up Research and Innovation Partnership under Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative, Institutional Partnership and Skill Development as well …