Archive for August, 2007

Gphone ‘coming next week’

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Bloggers report that Google will launch a $100, internet-enabled handset
Speculation today hit fever pitch over the possible shape of Google’s next foray into telecoms as a host of blogs carried pictures of what was claimed to be a low-cost, internet enabled handset – the “Gphone”.
The well regarded Engadget site said that Google would make an [...]

Harry delivers heartfelt tribute to Diana

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Young princes lead emotional tribute to their mother ten years after her death, marked by several ceremonies in London
Prince Harry made a heartfelt tribute to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, describing her as “simply the best mother in the world” during a moving thanksgiving service on the tenth anniversary of her death today.
During the [...]

David Beckham Biography

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Name : David Beckham
 
Birthdate :  02/05/1975 
 
Birthplace :  London (England) 
 
Height :  180 cm 
 
Weight :  67 Kg 
 
Position :  Midfielder 
 
Club :  Real Madrid (Spain) 
 
 
David Beckham Trivia 
Beckham is set to kick off his film career with a movie trilogy called Goal!. The film would mark his first major part in a feature film. He plays himself & will be [...]

Aishwarya Rai Biography

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Name : Aishwarya Rai
 
Date of Birth :  1st November 1973 
 
Place of Birth :  Mangalore, Karnataka, India 
 
Sign :  Scorpio 
 
Height :  5′ 7 
 
Eyes :  grey green 
 
Hair :  Brown 
 
Languages Spoken :  English, Hindi, Kannada 
 
Marital Status :  Single 
 
Profession :  Acterss, Model 
 
Awards / Achivements :  Miss World title at Sun City in 1994;
Miss Femina World (Miss India 1st Runners Up) [...]

Shilpa Shetty Biography

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Name : Shilpa Shetty
 
Date of birth :  8 June 1975 
 
Height :  5′ 8 
 
Star Sign :  Gemini 
 
Eye Colour :  Light Brown 
 
Profession :  Modeling & Acting 
 
Phone Number :  022 - 5517667, 5564738 
 
Address :  12, Dev Darshan, 262 St. Anthony Road, Chembur, Bombay - 400 071 
Shilpa Shetty Trivia 
Older sister of Shamita Shetty
Sued Stardust India magazine because the magazine [...]

Private airline for North-east soon

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The North-East is finally set to have its own exclusive private airline with daily flights to Guwahati, Agartala, Lilabari, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Aizawl and Silchar among others. 
 
Guwahati-based Surya Airlines, promoted by Universal Empire Group, which has been waiting in the wings for long after getting licence for scheduled operations, are going to start operations in October [...]

Kingfisher’s open offer for 20% in Air Deccan next week

Monday, August 27th, 2007

KOLKATA: Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines is expected to make an open offer in the coming week for further 20 per cent stake in Air Deccan in which it had acquired 26 per cent earlier for Rs 550 crore.
Sources close to the development told media that the open offer was expected to be announced next week.
The [...]

Rupee

Monday, August 27th, 2007

The Rupee (Rs.) (from Sanskrit rupyakam meaning coins of silver) is the common name for the currencies used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and the Seychelles; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah. The Indian rupee and the Pakistani rupee are subdivided into [...]

Air Deccan starts flight to Jamshedpur

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Commemorating 100 years of Tata Steel, the world’s sixth largest steel producer, Air Deccan brought Jamshedpur back on the country’s air map. A coveted birthday present for Tata Steel on its Centenary year.
On Sunday, connecting the steel city with Kolkata, resumption of commercial air service to and from Jamshedpur comes after a gap of over [...]

Bhutia leads India to a fine win

Monday, August 27th, 2007

CAPTAIN’S DELIGHT: Baichung Bhutia exults after his strike.
NEW DELHI: An overflowing stadium and football to match the occasion; the audience could not have aspired for more. And an Indian victory was indeed a heady mix as the home team took its place in the final of the ONGC Nehru Cup tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium [...]