Sahara To Dissociate With Bcci/Ipl And Reinvest In Setting Up Of 20 Sports Promotion Centres, With An International Standard Sports Academy,Rs 10 Crore Support Every Year For Underpriviliged Sports

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Other Social Development Initiatives Like : 300 Fully Equipped Medical Vans For Remote Villages 100 Plus Tankers For Safe Drinking Water 10,000 Screens With Dish Antenna For Villages Or Overall Extensive Literacy & Education

February 4, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Our association with Team India was primarily emotional and all along, the journey was indeed, a privileged one for the entire Sahara India Pariwar. In 2001, cricket was not as rich but had become a religion in our country. We had requested the then BCCI President, Shri Jagmohan Dalmia to go for an open auction, for the Indian team's sponsorship inviting only interested Indian Corporates, since it was not right that it should go to some MNC. But for obvious, unavoidable reasons, BCCI did not accept that.

After 03 months, one fine morning, our Hon'ble Chairman was told that the sponsorship had gone to an MNC. Immediately, our Chairman called Shri Dalmiaji and expressed his desire to take up the sponsorship. He responded quite positively and requested for a 10% increase in the price, which our Hon'ble Chairman immediately accepted.

Now after a 11-year journey as sponsors, we can say with surety that cricket has become very rich. Many rich people are there to support cricket with a strong will to do so. So, with absolute peace of mind we can exit from cricket under BCCI and are now exiting with a heavy heart. It was an emotional decision for us to start this sponsorship but our emotions were never appreciated and many genuine situations, were not given due consideration at all.

Our first entry into IPL was thwarted in 2008 when we were disqualified, owing to a small technicality on the whims and fancies of BCCI. Yet our Bid was not opened.

Last year, Sahara entered the IPL on the basis of information in the media and everywhere else that 94 matches will be played among 10 teams. The bid price was accordingly calculated, but only 74 matches were played. We are still pursuing continuously with the BCCI to refund the extra bid money proportionately. It has been denied on the basis of strict rules

In the interest of the tournament, we repeatedly tried our best to pursue the BCCI for open auction of all players so that we achieve level playing field and all teams are equally balanced from the quality players' point of view. Again, as per BCCI's strict rules it was denied and again, we were deprived of natural justice. 12 of the best players were retained by the existing teams then.

The two new teams then requested for allowing us at least one extra foreign player but that too was denied, quoting rules.

Once during a World Cup tournament, Sahara's name was not allowed because there was a clash of our Airline with a South African airline. In two major tournaments, the team had to play without the 'SAHARA' logo. It was ICC's decision so we could realize that it was for no fault of BCCI and we also did not want the players to suffer. As per the rules, we were not supposed to pay sponsorship money for those matches but we still paid the players share of the amount in entirety. Sadly, we never found BCCI believing in genuine give and take.

Furthermore, Shri Yuvraj Singh, who is truly like one of our family members, is, quite unfortunately, passing through a bad phase health wise, undergoing treatment for critical illness, overseas. Out of enthusiasm, he may like to come out on the ground after a few months. But any well-wisher who truly loves him, would never desire that he be allowed to play for the oncoming months. Our duty is to take care of him, so Sahara has decided to pay him his full fee this year with condition as a Guardian that his priority should be health care and he should not play till he has fully recovered.

We requested the BCCI on the basis of the fact that we have only one Indian marquee player, that we be allowed to add price of Shri Yuvraj Singh in our auction purse, during the 4th February auction because we had later taken Shri Sourav Ganguly at 0.4 million. Again, we have been denied on the basis of the rule book. Yet again, a case of being denied natural justice.

We think this peculiar situation of Shri Yuvraj Singh is silent in the rule book because it probably talks only about players who are temporarily injured.

Incidentally, once during the Champion's League tournament, one of the Indian IPL teams had a lot of injured players so they were rightly, out of natural justice, allowed to break the rules and take one extra foreign player. We appreciated this natural justice

We really feel such one-sided emotional relationship cannot be dragged any further. We are withdrawing from all cricket under BCCI/ However, we don't want to give any problem to the BCCI and we also feel that the players should not suffer. BCCI will definitely take 2-4 months to get a new sponsor and we will continue paying the sponsorship money till then. All other IPL team players, coaches and other such associates will definitely get their due this year, in case they do not get a chance to play.

For this, our humble request once again to the BCCI is that through the right process and with strict rules/regulations, they should pass on our team to some other interested party immediately. We expect at least this much of our humble request will kindly be accepted after 12 years of our productive relationship with the BCCI.

We however, pray to the Almighty and sincerely hope & wish that Indian cricket attains greater heights of achievement & glory in the years ahead.

SAHARA IS PUTTING Rs. 1000 CRORES IN WELFARE FOUNDATION

We are very happy to take a decision that the cricket money will be diverted to social work. We are declaring to put immediately Rs. 500 crore in Sahara Welfare Foundation, which will be run with the association of eminent persons of our country. For the programme as mentioned below, Sahara declares to put around Rs. 500 crore more in the next 1-2 years as per the need of all the programmes.

We are working on various programmes including financial implications etc since we have taken this decision after continuous persuasion with the BCCI failed, meaning on the 2nd of February, 2012. But we waited upto the auction day ie today, 4th of February that our request to BCCI would be accepted. But again, there was no natural justice.

Our programmes in brief are as follows :

RURAL/SEMI URBAN YOUNG SPORTS PERSON PROMOTIONAL CENTERS

  • We would develop 20 Rural/Semi Urban Sports Promotional Centers including Rural/Semi Urban Cricket promotional Centers.
  • Each shall have 7 to 10 Acres of land which will be developed into sports person promotional centers with hostels having 50-100 rooms.
  • Everyone shall get minimum 5 years.
  • Scientific selection youngsters shall be done throughout the country in remotest villages also to unearth genuine talents.
  • Every year, thousands of youngsters will be selected throughout the country from will be put in these sports centres with all cost of Sahara Welfare Foundation including their education also.
  • Local sports teachers shall be appointed and high class Domestic/International teachers shall also be appointed who shall visit these centers regularly in turns throughout the year for special training to local teachers and students.
  • Centres will have diversified sports disciplines viz. cricket, hockey, soccer, formula1, tennis, golf, wrestling, boxing etc.
  • One international standard sports academy shall immediately be developed at one point in India.
  • All best selected students shall ultimately come to this International Class Sports Academy.
  • Any of the students who secure a position at the National Level shall be appointed in company.
  • We shall definitely have minimum one center in every state barring very few highly disturbed states.
  • After Certain level of achievements on State/National/International level these people will be awarded, rewarded, suitably.
  • They will stand to receive permanent jobs, houses, marriages (particularly girls), old age facilities etc. etc. Deserving student shall be given regular opportunities to go abroad for further improvements/ developments.
  • All regular students shall be given high coverage of insurance which may go into crores.

SUPPORT FUND

There are many old (retired) and present players who, at times, face up to miserable days regarding medical bills, girls marriage, shelter etc. Every year minimum 10 crores will be distributed -

- 3 crores for cricketers

- 7 Crores for all other disciplines

INCREASE OF SPONSORSHIP AMOUNT

  • We shall discuss with other federations where we are sponsoring different disciplines of sports and as per the genuine need for better promotion, we shall enhance the sponsorship amount.

MEDICAL VANS

On all India basis 300 fully equipped medical vans shall be introduced which shall only go to remote villages (at the moment we are running around 50 such vehicles) where there is no medical facilities exist. Our van shall have good doctors, check-up facilities and free medicines and also supporting cases for going to hospitals.

So, we shall introduce around 300 medical vans in the country to start with which shall increase gradually.

SAFE DRINKING WATER

We shall introduce for Rural and Semi Urban areas 100 tankers who shall distribute to even remote areas safe drinking water free/or maximum 50 paise to 1/- per liters (to poors it will be free). Some money could be charged so that gradually the areas covered would increase, meaning if charged, it shall be done to increase area of safe drinking water only.

Important note:

Safe drinking water is one of the most essential needs of our country. As an example for bad quality of drinking water every summer in Uttar Pradesh, people and government send around Rs. 6000 crores towards few kind of tablets and liquid drips since millions are very seriously critically effected with blood dysentery and all sorts of worst gastric problems.

With safe drinking water this problem can be reduced to maximum extent.

EDUCATION

10,000 T.V Screens in villages and semi-urban areas with Dish Antenna etc.

For free education/support of various types of adult literacy, child care, child education, hygiene, cultivation/agriculture, Hindi/English education, Education of high morality, education of good life, information of mandis on regular basis through our centres. Large studio will be made for this purpose.

Important Note:

In India, today may be around 3% population knows English well.

Entire administration (IAS/IPS etc.) is in English medium; entire judiciary, medical science, engineering, corporate world are all in English medium. Even ministers mainly in Delhi should be English speaking. Meaning entire administration of our country is always governed by 3% population only. It is unfortunate, sad & very bad for the country. Sad, we don't have Hindi as one language of the country like all developed countries have. Well, English will never go. This is the time English should reach gradually go to all villages.

We pray for every emotional support including that of BCCI for our new social endeavour.

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Ghulam Zeeshan (Sr. Manager - Corporate Communications) (L) 0522 - 2304230, (M) 9335235621, (F) 0522-2304230

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FDA clearance of Alzheimer’s disease drug trials and Interviews Taj Pharma Group Chief Financial Officer

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Taj Pharma has announced that its CFO, Shantanu Kumar Singh, was interviewed by the Senior Editor of Times of India, Lynn Fosse. The interview, which was published on TF1 and BBC, focuses on Taj Pharma's UK launch of its Alzheimer's disease drug, Gabapentin, and the company's growth strategies.

February 4, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Taj Pharma Group., a Pharmaceuticals manufacturing company that is developing treatments for Gabapentin (depression, mania and anxiety drug) and Pregabalin (diabetic neuropathy, surgical dental pain drug), said CFO, S.K.Singh in an Interview with Times of India.

In the interview, Mr. Singh discusses the launch of Gabapentin, an over-the-counter treatment for moderate to severe (Stage 2) depression drug developed by Taj Pharma's drug discovery subsidiary, Sienna Biotec India. Additionally, Mr. Singh also discusses the company's growth strategy as it relates to future potential acquisitions and out-licensing partnerships.

"It is a very exciting time for Taj Pharma. As the company realizes its first significant revenues through the sale of our depression, mania and anxiety drugs, it is more important than ever that we share the story of Taj Pharma with our investors and the public," explained Mr. S.K.Singh. "As excitement builds around the launch of Gabapentin and the development of our other leading drug indications, we plan to extend our communication outreach to include consumer-oriented media outlets in addition to financial industry publications," he concluded.

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It has the largest circulation among all English-language newspapers in the world, across all formats (broadsheet, tabloid, compact, Berliner and online). It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. The weekly online financial publication that combines news and interviews from key executives at publicly-traded companies and venture capital firms in the United States and India. The interview with Mr. Singh is scheduled for publication in late-October. Once the interview is published in Times of India, a direct link will be made available on the Taj Pharma Group website.

SEC Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements." Actual results could differ materially from those projected in Taj Pharma's ("the Company") business plan. The Company's business is subject to various risks, which are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The interview given by Shantanu Kumar Singh CFO should not be construed as an indication in any way whatsoever of the value of the Company or its common stock. The Company's filings may be accessed at the SEC's Edgar system at www.sec.gov. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company cautions readers not to place reliance on such statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and we specifically disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.

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The Times of India
The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It has the largest circulation among all English-language newspapers in the world, across all formats (broadsheet, tabloid, compact, Berliner and online). It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. The weekly online financial publication that combines news and interviews from key executives at publicly-traded companies and venture capital firms in the United States and India. The interview with Mr. Singh is scheduled for publication in late-October. Once the interview is published in Times of India, a direct link will be made available on the Taj Pharma Group website.

Taj Pharmaceuticals Group
Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited is known as a pharmaceuticals manufacturing company found and based in India. The company manufacturer's pharmaceuticals formulations and API for India and other countries. The company was established in 1995 as an enterprise and in 2004 became a public limited company. As per Mumbai pharmaxil and Chemixil association the company manufacturers and exports to countries like Iran, Iraq and Asia Pacific. In recent EU-Indonesia Business Dialogue (EIBD) conference Taj Pharma Group was listed amongst top 10 pharmaceutical companies in EU by 2008 sales. The Group sales 16,234 ($M) making the company 12 ranked in EU by 2008 sales. Founded as a company for finished formulation marketing and Export and then entered Api and Agro business in 2004 and 2007 respectively.Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited announced the purchase of Mulberry chemicals (MulChem) wholly-owned US subsidiary from REVIB, Administration (DEA) as a narcotic raw material manufacturer. The founder of Taj Pharmaceuticals, Dr. R. K. Singh, is known as entrepreneur who was convinced that the future belonged to branded pharmaceutical products way back in 1995. Mr Singh is among the first to recognize that the industrial manufacture of standardized medicines would be a major advance in the fight against disease. Dr. R. K. Singh attached great importance to product information as the link between the pharmaceutical manufacturer and doctors, pharmacists and patients. Shortly after the foundation of the company, affiliates were opened in Mauritius, Malaysia, Dubai, Moscow, England, France, the US, Great Britain and Russia.

For more information, please contact:
Vandana Malik (Executive Director) (L) +91-22-6666 7777, (F) +91-22-2496 8238

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Action dyslexia-Beyond Education-A Campaign Against Dyslexia

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha
A South Delhi-based NGO counsels and guides the children with learning diabilities
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Dreams come true at Viveks!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Videocon celebrates 2012 as its Silver Jubilee Year and they are offering their customers a chance to participate and win upto 5, 00,000 prizes worth Rs.101 Crores at their valuable trade partner's outlets.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Videocon celebrates 2012 as its Silver Jubilee Year and they are offering their customers a chance to participate and win upto 5, 00,000 prizes worth Rs.101 Crores at their valuable trade partner's outlets.

A lucky customer walked into the Viveks outlet in New Bus stand at Salem and his dream fulfilled. D.Loganathan, a resident of Salem won a promotional voucher worth Rs.25, 000 at the Viveks outlet on the purchase of Videocon Fridge.

Customers of Viveks can avail vouchers valued at Rs.1000 - Rs.25000 and win assured gifts on purchase of select Videocon products from 1st Jan- 29th Feb 2012 at Viveks outlets. The promotional scheme is unique in nature as it offers customers assured gifts and also gives them the liberty of choosing the gift.

Viveks has always been an important trade partner for Videocon and such promotions offer the customers a pleasurable shopping experience. Viveks is awaiting its next lucky customer, so do walk in and get lucky at Viveks!


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Notes to Editor

About Vivek Limited

Vivek Limited is a professionally managed limited company. Vivek Ltd is one of the most leading and respected consumer electronics and home appliances retail chain in India. Viveks has established its dominance in the two states on Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with 46 showrooms covering a retail space over 1, 75,000 sq.ft and boasts of a group turnover of Rs. 400 crores. Viveks had spent several years laying the foundation for an explosive growth. CII and Mckinsey raved about the Viveks brand as "more trusted than the brands it sells". Its mission was to be India's first truly world class, consumer durable retailing chain.

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Rokesh (Executive-Media& Client Relations) (M) 9094745180

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John Carter Releasing in India on 9th March.

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"-a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers,

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- The year 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of John Carter, a now-legendary character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912. Considered by many to be the world's first space hero, John Carter was first introduced to the world in Burroughs' story "Under the Moons of Mars," which was published serially in All-Story magazine before being renamed and published as the novel "A Princess of Mars" in 1917. Burroughs would go on to write ten more books in what came to be known as the "Barsoom" series-Barsoom being Burroughs' name for the planet Mars. Since the book's publication, some of the 20th century's greatest minds in art, literature and science have credited it with inspiring and motivating their work.

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"-a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

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Atul Malikram (PR 24x7 Network Limited) (L) 9827092823, (M) 9755002823

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IBN-Lokmat crosses a new milestone, completes a hundred episodes of review-special show Tech Guru

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Technology is evolving at such a rapid pace that it is difficult to predict what would happen in the next six months. It is tricky to envisage which products would make it to the market and which would take the crown to end up as everybody's favorite gadget, business companion or even home entertainment device. Reviewing a gadget each in just a hundred seconds from every segment that has brought about a drastic change in our lives is this week's centurion episode of Tech Guru on Saturday, 4th February 2012 at 7:30 pm.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Technology is evolving at such a rapid pace that it is difficult to predict what would happen in the next six months. It is tricky to envisage which products would make it to the market and which would take the crown to end up as everybody's favorite gadget, business companion or even home entertainment device. Reviewing a gadget each in just a hundred seconds from every segment that has brought about a drastic change in our lives is this week's centurion episode of Tech Guru on Saturday, 4th February 2012 at 7:30 pm.

In the past half decade there have been various gadgets that have changed the way we live. These include cell phones, laptops, e-book readers, tablets, cameras, et al. Smartphones stormed into the market a while back, making it essential for each and every individual to own one. They are often known to be the synonym for civilization. Digital cameras have become a range with latest technology bringing the most innovative one's. Similar is the case with tablets and e-book readers, where the biggest of brands compete with one another to bring to you the best of products.

There have been very out-of-the-box devices such as a mouse-cum-scanner, smart health digital meters and sandisk memory vault which can preserves data for upto a hundred years. Each of these innovative gadgets will be reviewed in a whirlwind hundred seconds in this anniversary special episode.

You can catch this landmark episode of Tech Guru on 4th February 2012 at 7:30 pm only on IBN-Lokmat.

Missed the episode? Not to worry. Catch the repeat telecast of this show at 10:30 am on Sunday, 5th February only on IBN-Lokmat.

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Richi Dhagai (Consultant) (L) 020-40097936

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Indian Citizens Economic Confidence Dips in December: Ipsos Study

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Global Average of National Economic Assessments dips by One Point to 38 percent

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Indian citizens Economic Confidence dropped by 1 point to 68% in the month of December compared to the previous month, making India the (joint) third most economically confident country along with Australia, according to the global economic report by Ipsos, world's 3rd largest market research company.

Almost half of Indian Citizens (48%) believe their local economy which impacts their personal finance is good and 50 percent people expect that the economy in their local area will be stronger in six months from now. It is important to note that the optimism has considerably declined in the last six months.

The report, titled 'Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World' is based on 21,245 recent online interviews in 24 countries around the world; and examines citizens' assessment of the current state of their country's economy for a total global perspective. More than 1000 Indian citizens were interviewed for the study.

"The political turmoil has prevented the scam-hit UPA Government from taking any major policy decisions. Central Government has been suffering from policy paralysis due to a combined attack by the Opposition and some of its own allies which has forced the Government to hold back its decision on allowing FDI in retail sector, which puts a big question mark on the ability of the Government to go for any further economic reforms. As a result, it seems the crisis-hit UPA Government is in no position to infuse the confidence that is required to boost the falling economy, which is already facing turbulence due to gloomy global economic scenario," says Mick Gordon, Managing Director of Ipsos in India.

On the regional level, the economic assessments show more variation. In fact, every geographic region experienced some movement in this round on assessments of their national economy. The Middle East and Africa (59%) improved one point while North America (42%) improved two points. Latin America (46%) declined three points, Asia-Pacific (42%) declined two points and Europe (23%), already in last place by a painful margin, softened an additional point.

Europe's declining figures are dragged in particular by Belgium, which dropped 17 points since its 2011 highpoint in April. Since May, Italy has dropped eight points, Great Britain five points, and even juggernaut Germany, a global leader, is showing a modest decline of four points since May.

How are some of the other global economies performing?

The global aggregate assessment of national economies inches back downwards one point this month to 38 percent of global citizens reporting current economic conditions in their country are "good".

The Ipsos polls finds Saudi Arabia (86%) has inspired the most economic confidence among its residents, by a wide margin. Consistent global leaders Sweden (74%), Australia (68%), India (68%) and Canada (63%) appear to trail behind Saudi Arabia's near unanimous national economic assurance.

The people of Hungary (2%), Spain (4%), Italy (5%), France (5%), Japan (8%) and Great Britain (8%) appear to find little reason to have confidence in their national economies.

Countries with the greatest improvements: Russia (+5 to 30%), Turkey (+4 to 58%), the United States (+2 to 21%), Australia (+1 to 68%), Canada (+1 to 63%), Sweden (+1 to 74%), Spain (+1 to 4%) and Japan (+1 to 8%).

Countries with the greatest declines: South Korea (-5 to 21%), Belgium (-5 to 19%), Indonesia (-4 to 46%), Saudi Arabia (-3 to 86%), Germany (-3 to 61%), Argentina (-3 to 52%) and Brazil (-3 to 56%).

Local Economic Assessment which Impacts Citizens Personal Finance

The global average of local economic assessment among the 24 countries remains unchanged again this month with three in ten (29%) citizens rating their current local economies as "good."

A 16-point gap existed on local economies assessment, between citizen of Saudi Arabia (64%) and runners up China (48%), India (48%) and Sweden (48%). Australia (47%) and Brazil (46%) are next in line.

Japan (5%) sits in last place on this measure, followed by Spain (6%), Hungary (7%), Italy (10%) and France (12%).

Countries with the greatest improvements: Sweden (+5 to 48%), the United States (+4 to 23%), Poland (+2 to 21%), Canada (+1 to 45%), Russia (+1 to 19%), Turkey (+1 to 45%) and Australia (+1 to 47%).

Countries with the greatest declines: Saudi Arabia (-3 to 64%), Brazil (-3 to 46%), Germany (-2 to 41%), Spain (-2 to 6%), South Africa (-2 to 23%), Belgium (-2 to 14%) and Argentina (-2 to 34%).

Future Outlook for Local Economy Remains Unchanged

Looking ahead six months from now, one quarter (24%) of global citizen expect the economy in their local area to be "stronger," a figure that has remained unchanged since August of last year.

Ipsos poll shows that Brazilians are most optimistic about their future outlook of their economy with seven in ten (71%) reporting they expect their local economies to be stronger. Saudi Arabia (60%) falls next, followed by India (50%), Argentina (45%), Mexico (39%) and Indonesia (37%).

Almost no one in France (2%) seems to express confidence in the future of their local economy. Similarly, those in Hungary (3%), Belgium (5%), Japan (7%) and Great Britain (7%) rank last on this measure.

Countries with the greatest improvements: Turkey (+7 to 35%), Saudi Arabia (+6 to 60%), Indonesia (+5 to 37%), Spain (+4 to 21%), Poland (+3 to 16%) and the United States (+3 to 23%).

Countries with the greatest declines: China (-10 to 32%), Italy (-9 to 12%), Sweden (-4 to 12%), South Africa (-4 to 16%) and Hungary (-3 to 3%).

About Ipsos Global @dvisor: The Economic Pulse of the World Survey:

The Ipsos Global @dvisor: The Economic Pulse of the World survey was conducted between December 6th and December 19th, 2011. The survey instrument is conducted monthly in 24 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system. The countries reporting herein are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States of America.

For the results of the survey presented herein, an international sample of 21,245 adults aged 18-64 years in the US and Canada, and aged 16-64 years in all other countries, were interviewed. Approximately 1000+ individuals participated on a country by country basis via the Ipsos Online Panel with the exception of Argentina, Belgium, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden and Turkey, where each have a sample of approximately 500+ respondents.

Weighting was then employed to balance demographics and ensure that the sample's composition reflected that of the adult population according to the most recent country Census data, and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe. A survey with an unweighted probability sample of this size and a 100% response rate would have an estimated margin of error of +/-3.1 percentage points for a sample of 1,000 and an estimated margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20 per country of what the results would have been had the entire population of adults in that country had been polled. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error, and measurement error.

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Ipsos - The Home of Researchers

Founded in France in 1975, Ipsos is the only independent market research company that is controlled and managed by research professionals. In October 2011 Ipsos completed the acquisition of Synovate. The combination forms the world's third largest market research company. With offices in 84 countries, Ipsos has the resources to conduct research wherever in the world our clients do business. Working both on a global scale and in local markets, our expert teams give our clients the benefit of high value-added business solutions including qualitative, forecasting, modeling, market knowledge and consumer insights. Ipsos professionals deliver insightful expertise across six research specializations: advertising, customer loyalty, marketing, media, public affairs research, and survey management.

Ipsos has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since 1999 and generated global revenues of €1.14 billion ($1.6 billion U.S.) in 2010. Visit www.ipsos.com to learn more about Ipsos' offerings and capabilities.

For more information, please contact:
Biswarup Banerjee (Head Marketing Communications) (L) +91 22 61955000 Ext. : 5039, (F) +91 22 61955090

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Urban Nirvana Targets to Open 20 Spas in 2012

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Spa consultants has established a new brand by the name 'Urban Nirvana' for Operating and Managing Spas in India and overseas.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- The dynamism of the national or international Spa and Wellness market is unstoppable; virtually every day new trends are developing and new markets are being opened up. Major numbers of Spas opening are Hotel or Resort Spas due to huge growth in Hospitality markets in the Asia.

"Urban Nirvana Wellness Corporation LLP (UNWC)" has been incorporated in December 2011 to support these upcoming Hotel and Resort Spas for Spa Management and Spa Operations. UNWC since its incorporation has already started its operations in 4 properties; 2 in Goa, 1 in Bandhavgarh and 1 in Alibag.

"UNWC targets to open its Operations in minimum 20 Spa's in the next coming 12 months out of which 80 to 90% operations would be in India and rest would be based out of India, UNWC is looking at GCC as its main target market for Operations outside India" Said Dr. Manish Patwardhan, CEO and Founder of UNWC.

Dr. Manish also said that the biggest challenge in this growth is professionally trained manpower and for this He has just launched a 'Spa Wellness Academy 'in Pune, which is housed in an independent bungalow of over 2000sq.ft, well equipped with all Training facilities. According to him Spa Wellness Academy expects to turn around minimum of 240 Students in the next 12 months, which are expected to mainly be employed by UNWC in the projects, which they will manage and operate.

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About Urban Nirvana

Spa consultants has established a new brand by the name 'Urban Nirvana' for Operating and Managing Spas in India and overseas. Under 'Urban Nirvana' the services offered are -Complete Spa Management and Operations, Upgrading the Spa Services, Financial management, Membership plan, Re-Orientation Training program, Facility Audits, Services Audits, Product inventory Audits, Training Audits, Staff Recruitment support, Ongoing training of staff, Up gradation of the Spa, New menu development, Retail product line. For more visit www.spaconsultants.in

For more information, please contact:
Manish Patwardhan (Owner) (L) +91 020 64008320

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Sama Steel Abu Dhabi Selects Epicor for Comprehensive Web-Based ERP Solution

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, today announced that Sama Steel, an Abu Dhabi-based steel engineering and fabrication company, has selected the next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution from Epicor® to deliver a comprehensive web-based ERP system.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, today announced that Sama Steel, an Abu Dhabi-based steel engineering and fabrication company, has selected the next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution from Epicor® to deliver a comprehensive web-based ERP system. Epicor offers an integrated workplace management platform that incorporates best-practice processes and generates critical business intelligence data and performance assessment reports.

Founded in 2006, Sama Steel is a leading steel engineering and fabrication company renowned for its work on steel structures, sea platforms, rigs and pressure vessels. In addition, it also offers blasting and painting services to technical specifications as per client requirments. Epicor will help Sama Steel to consolidate and optimize their operations including product configuration, fabrication, project management, supply chain management, marketing, sales, financial and HR management across all of its manufacturing and service businesses. This will provide key management support as Sama Steel aims to further expand its operations.

"Out of a highly competitive pool of 11 potential vendors that we considered, Epicor offered the best proposition," said Mohamed Saifallah Al Khouri, managing director for Sama Steel. "We wanted a solution that would deliver best-practice processes tailored for each area of our business, from manufacturing to services, consolidating shared services such as procurement, investment and marketing. Epicor also features a service-oriented architecture (SOA) platform and provides solid analytics and business intelligence data that will facilitate optimum efficiencies and expansion throughout our organization."

"Epicor delivers state-of-the-art SOA-based ERP solutions to global players like Sama Steel regardless of the type and scope of their business," said Anish Kanaran, regional director for Epicor in the Middle East. "For Sama Steel, we are implementing an integrated system that supports growth in the specialized steel engineering and fabrication market while offering robust protection of intellectual property. Building on to the success of this implementation, we look forward to the execution of additional Epicor solutions across Sama Steel and its operations."

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About Epicor Software Corporation

Epicor Software Corporation is a global leader delivering business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. With nearly 40 years of experience serving midmarket organizations and divisions of Global 1000 companies, Epicor has more than 20,000 customers in over 150 countries. Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP), point of sale (POS), supply chain management (SCM), and human capital management (HCM) enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability. With a history of innovation, industry expertise and passion for excellence, Epicor inspires customers to build lasting competitive advantage. Epicor provides the single point of accountability that local, regional and global businesses demand. The Company's headquarters are located in California, with offices and affiliates worldwide. For more information, visit www.epicor.com.

Follow Epicor on Twitter @Epicor, @EpicorUK, @EpicorEMEA, @EpicorAU, @Epicor_Retail, @Epicor_DIST and Facebook.

Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.

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IIM Kozhikode HR Summit 2012 3 – 4 February 2012

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha
The main theme of the HR Summit 3-4 February 2012 is 'Do Women Make Better HR Managers?' This summit will provide a platform where a unique blend of HR thought leaders from industry would participate and discuss on the following sub themes
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Apollo Plans Rs 150 Cr Hospital in Kerala

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Apollo Hospitals, the country's biggest healthcare chain, is planning to set up a hospital in Kerala with an investment of around Rs 150 crore, said chairman Pratap C Reddy.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Apollo Hospitals, the country's biggest healthcare chain, is planning to set up a hospital in Kerala with an investment of around Rs 150 crore, said chairman Pratap C Reddy.

"We are in discussion with people related to Le Meridian Hotel, Kochi, for setting up a hospital on their land," Reddy said after announcing the launch of an MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) solution from Philips Healthcare for uterin fibroids treatment, in Chennai.

He said that the talks were in primary stage and the group expected to open a 150-bed hospital, which may be upgraded to 300 beds.

The group has also applied for regulatory approvals for some land to construct a hospital in north Chennai, which would have around 500 beds, involving an investment of Rs 200 crore. "Work on the hospital will be completed within 30 months once the approvals are in place," he added.

The group is also awaiting an inspection by the Medical Council of India (MCI) to be over so as to start operations at its medical college in Hyderabad. The MCI has to approve the curriculum and plans are to start with 100 seats, which would later be expanded to 150 seats.

The group is planning to install Philips Healthcare's HIFU solutions, which costs around Rs 5 crore each, in four of its hospitals in near future. It has already set up four HIFUs in various hospitals.MRI-guided HIFU offers a non-invasive alternative to the traditional treatment for uterine fibroids in women, by combining MRI and HIFU.

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Baani Grewal (Associate Executive)

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TI Cycles Of India Opens Its 200th "BSA Hercules Exclusive" Store In Chennai

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

TI Cycles of India, one of the leading bicycle manufacturers, part of the the USD 3.8 billion Murugappa Group, today announced the inauguration of their 200th "BSA Hercules Exclusive" store in Chrompet, Tambaram

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- TI Cycles of India, one of the leading bicycle manufacturers, part of the the USD 3.8 billion Murugappa Group, today announced the inauguration of their 200th "BSA Hercules Exclusive" store in Chrompet, Tambaram. The store, spread over an area of about 900 sq. ft. offers a complete range of Hercules & BSA brands of bicycles, BSA Workouts range of fitness equipments and TracknTrail range of International bicycles.

The 200th "BSA Hercules Exclusive" store was inaugurated by ­­­­­­­- Mr. Prabhu Ganesan, Renowned Actor and Producer in the presence of Dr. D Raghuram, President, TI Cycles of India and BSA Motors, Mr. Arun Alagappan, Sr. Vice President - Sales & Marketing, TI Cycles of India and Mr. KC Ramamoorthy, General Manager - Retail, TI Cycles of India.

Commenting on the inauguration, Dr. D Raghuram, President, TI Cycles of India and BSA Motors said, "The 200th store inauguration is an important milestone marking our six decades of steady growth and exemplary services. The appetite for social engagement is increasing among newer generation, to beyond traditional forms of entertainment and TI Cycles with its vast range of products promises this element of Fun in Fitness".

TI Cycles, a pioneer in bicycle manufacturing and design, stands for the core promise of Fun, Fitness and Freedom. Through its brands, BSA and Hercules, TI Cycles offers consumers a range of products, from standard and mountain terrain bikes to electric and performance bicycles.

'BSA Hercules Exclusive Stores' have revolutionised the way people buy bicycles in India across Urban and Rural Towns. These stores are a one-stop premium shop for all BSA and Hercules products and have a customer friendly ambience and service. In 2010, the company started "Hercules BSA Cycle Stores - A Rural Retail initiative" to provide the urban retail buying experience in smaller towns. In just over a year's time, there are over 200 of these rural stores. For its retail innovation, the company was recently appreciated at the recent Retail Awards held in Mumbai for the category of "Excellence in Rural Retailing"

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Arun Alagappan, Sr. Vice President - Sales & Marketing, TI Cycles of India said, "TI Cycles being a strong player in the market strives to provide its customers new and innovative range of products. With our 200th store inaugurating today, our aim is not just to be the preferred shopping destination for bicycles and fitness equipments, but also revolutionize the Indian bicycle industry and induce more Indians to bicycle."

TI Cycles of India is the only bicycle company who has ventured into an organized retail format spread across cities to give a one-stop-shop experience to the customers. With a turnover of Rs1,121 crore and a year-on-year revenue growth of 18% TI Cycles is a market leader in the 'specials' segment of cycles and this has been made possible due to its exclusive retail outlets.

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About TI Cycles of India

TI Cycles was established by the Murugappa Group in the year 1949, in collaboration with Tube Investments, UK. The first Hercules bicycle rolled out in 1951. Three more brands were added to the portfolio - Phillips in 1959, BSA in 1964 and Montra in 2011. TI Cycles has practically created and perfected every new cycle category in the country. The first MTB, the first geared bike, the first Shox model, the first girls' bike, the first kids' bike, the first light roadster and the first carbon frame bike were all introduced by TI Cycles. With the changing retail environment, TI Cycles has introduced BSA Hercules exclusive stores, which have revolutionized the bicycle outlet in India.

With a turnover of 1,121 cr and a year-on-year growth of 18 percent TI Cycles is a market leader in the 'specials' segment of cycles. TI Cycles has the capacity to manufacture 5.4 million cycles a year at 3 plants across India - Chennai in the South, Nasik in the West and Noida in the North. Standing for the core promise of fun, fitness and freedom, TI Cycles offers consumers a range of bicycles, e-scooters, fitness equipment and infant mobility solutions. For more details, visit www.bsahercules.com

About The Murugappa Group

Founded in 1900, the Rs. 17051 Crores (USD 3.8 billion) Murugappa Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. The Group has 28 businesses including eight listed Companies actively traded in NSE & BSE. Headquartered in Chennai, the major Companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal Ltd., Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd., Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd., Coromandel International Ltd., Coromandel Engineering Company Ltd., E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd., Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Tube Investments of India Ltd., and Wendt (India) Ltd.

Market leaders in served segments including Abrasives, Auto Components, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Fertilizers, Plantations, Construction, Bio-products and Nutraceuticals, the Group has forged strong joint venture alliances with leading international companies like Groupe Chimique Tunisien, Foskor, Cargill, Mitsui Sumitomo, Winterthur Technology Group and Morgan Crucible. The Group has a wide geographical presence panning 13 states in India and 5 continents. Renowned brands like BSA, Hercules, Ballmaster, Ajax, Parry's, Gromor and Paramfos are from the Murugappa stable. The organization fosters an environment of professionalism and has a workforce of over 32,000 employees. For more details, visit www.murugappa.com

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Suresh Krishnan (Sr. Associate Director, IPAN H&K)

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True Love Gets Personalized This Valentine

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Valentine's Day is around the corner and love is in the air. Cupid is on the lookout for hearts to join and romance is the flavour of the month.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Valentine's Day is around the corner and love is in the air. Cupid is on the lookout for hearts to join and romance is the flavour of the month. Given the sentiments of the season, a Valentine's Day gift is more than just a gift. It is also a declaration of undying love and needs to have that personal touch; that extra something that separates it from others off the shelf.

HP has teamed up with a Delhi-based gift specialist (Arun & Rajive Pvt. Ltd.) to give your Valentine gifts a unique spin that will ensure they are cherished forever. Choose from a wide selection of calendars, diaries, mugs, chocolate boxes, CD covers, photo albums, fridge magnets and a great deal more. Then get your gift personalized with a special photo and a meaningful message and you will instantly have a V-Day gift hit on your hands!

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Ashima (Acc. Executive) (M) 09958834458

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Valentine’s Day at Radisson BLU Resort Temple Bay

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha

Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay at Mamallapuram has interesting offers for Couples to celebrate Valentine's Day on 14th February 2012. Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay has planned for this exceptional romantic occasion Couples to express their love for each other under the glittering sky at one of the most beautiful resorts in South India.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- According to Mr. Shabin Sarvotham, GM, Radisson Temple Bay, "There is nothing more ideal than rejoicing this special occasion with their loved ones, while enjoying a delightful dinner. Radisson Temple Bay is just the right setting for such an exceptional day. To provide exquisite choice, we have various dinner options for couples to mark this special romantic occasion."

Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay is also, offering a specially designed Couples Massage at Serena Spa; this Adam & Eve relaxing massage is performed by two therapists, using a very special blend of Bliss Aroma oils. It provides the most unique experience for those in love by enhancing closeness followed with a dinner at The Wharf.

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Partners can choose their favorite dinning place like The Wharf Restaurant, Waters Edge Café by the Pool Deck or on the Beach close to the waves between 7pm to 11 pm, under a moon light sky with candles on your table. This offer is valid from 12.02.12 to 17.02.12.

All this with unlimited serving of select beverages, soft drinks and mock tails. The offer is inclusive of a flower bouquet, Heart Shape cake, home made Chocolates, and a gift for your Valentine. All packages are only for couples.

For reservations please contact: 67473636.

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Parul Bhatt (Director,Prism Public Relations India Pvt.Ltd) (L) 044 - 24661151/52/53, (M) 98410 14925, (F) 24661151

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U.S. Education Expo to start on 10th February US Universities offering upto $1 million in Scholarships

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sinha
Those who wish to have a taste of student life in US will benefit greatly by visiting the American Education Expo, organized by the International Student Network and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The 'American Education Expo' will be held in Chennai, at Hotel Park Sheraton on Friday, February 10th from 5pm to 8 pm. It will feature 20 top American colleges and universities that are eager to admit Indian students to increase campus diversity. The colleges are offering majors courses in Computer Engineering, Pharmaceutical & Chemical Engineering, Business Administration, etc.
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Digital China Selects CallidusCloud’s WebSource CPQ Solution to Automate and Accelerate the Quotation and Proposal Generation Process

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that Systems Information Technology (HK) Limited ("Digital China SIT"), from Digital China Holdings Limited, China's leading integrated IT services provider, has selected the CallidusCloud™ WebSource CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) solution to automate and accelerate the quotation and proposal generation process for its sales team in Hong Kong.

February 3, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that Systems Information Technology (HK) Limited ("Digital China SIT"), from Digital China Holdings Limited, China's leading integrated IT services provider, has selected the CallidusCloud™ WebSource CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) solution to automate and accelerate the quotation and proposal generation process for its sales team in Hong Kong. The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

WebSource CPQ provides a 100% multi-tenant, SaaS solution that simplifies and accelerates selling of all types of products and services. Requiring only a browser, WebSource CPQ enables users to quickly configure, price, quote, propose, and sell solutions, anytime, anywhere. The solution specializes in boosting sales through faster, more accurate quotes, collaborative selling, and increasing profit margins across companies with simple product catalogs all the way to complex, multi-channel sales networks.

The WebSource CPQ solution is delivered as part of CallidusCloud's comprehensive SaaS suite designed to help businesses drive more effective sales at each stage of the talent lifecycle, from making the right sales hire, to making it easier to sell, to motivating sales execution with targeted incentives and rewards, to building a knowledge-based work culture with high frequency coaching and development. The CallidusCloud platform is an award-winning, multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure that includes the Hiring Cloud, the Sales Enablement Cloud, the Sales Performance Cloud, the Learning Cloud, and a best-in-class SaaS Reporting & Analytics platform.

Be part of the Sales Revolution at the 2012 C3, CallidusCloud's annual user conference. Click here to learn more.

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About Webcom, Inc.
Webcom, Inc. is the leader in simplifying the complex. Obtain more business by simplifying the quote-to-order process with WebSource CPQ: configure, price, quote, propose, order, anytime, anywhere. Retain your customers by simplifying case management with ResponsAbility: you've always had the responsibility, now you have the ABILITY to respond. These multi-tenant SaaS solutions help drive increased revenues and margins, increased customer satisfaction, reduced costs, and improved productivity. To learn more, please visit us at http://www.webcominc.com/.

About Digital China SIT
Systems Information Technology (HK) Limited is a leading consulting, solutions and IT outsourcing provider for the government, finance and telecommunications sectors in Hong Kong and across mainland China for cross-boundary projects. Its aim is to provide customer-centric professional IT solutions and essential services addressing their needs including IT planning, process outsourcing, application development, system integration, hardware and infrastructure services, repair and maintenance, hardware installation, and distribution and retailing as well as supply chain services.

Digital China Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 0861.HK), is the largest integrated IT services provider in the Greater China area. It provides end-to-end integrated IT services to customers on the back of a complete IT service value chain that covers IT planning and consultation, design and implementation of software solutions, outsourcing of IT system operation and maintenance, systems integration, IT distribution and maintenance.

About Callidus Software
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD) is the market and technology leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing. Our customers gain a competitive advantage by maximizing sales cost efficiencies and driving improvements in sales effectiveness. CallidusCloud's award-winning multi-tenant SaaS applications set the standard for performance management of a company's sales force and channel partners. Over 2.5 million users rely on our solutions to power their performance. For more information, please visit www.calliduscloud.com.

©2012. Callidus Software Inc. All rights reserved. Callidus, Callidus Software, the Callidus Software logo, CallidusCloud, the CallidusCloud logo, TrueComp Manager, ActekSoft, ACom3, ForceLogix, Salesforce Assessments, iCentera, Webcom, LeadFormix, Litmos, the Litmos logo, and Rapid Intake are trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of Callidus Software Inc. and its affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other brand, service or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or owners.

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Madonna and the Smirnoff Partnership Continues in 2012

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha
Winner of Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project Appears in Madonna Bridgestone Super Bowl Halftime Show and Smirnoff Stars Alongside Madonna in Video for "Give Me All Your Luvin'
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AALA GROUP and ISNI TRUST Free Health Camp in collaboration with Jauhar Medical College Electro Homeopathy Medicine

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha

AALA GROUP and ISNI TRUST Free Health Camp and Seminar on the occasion of completion of 10 Years of Jauhar Medical College of Electro Homeo Pathy collaborately conducted...

February 2, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- On Sunday 29th of January 2012, JAUHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE of ELECTRO HOMEOPATHY, AALA GRUOP and International Special Needs Institution Trust conducted a Seminar with free medical camp for the residents of Hyderabad.

The state level seminar on the occasion of completion of 10 years college JAUHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE of ELECTRO HOMEOPATHY the esteemed individuals group of Doctors who has been successfully completed their courses in Electro Homeopathy. And camp consisted of jury and guest of honours are:

  1. SHAH ANSARI SAHEB MADANI (High Court Lawyer) Double Post Graduate, Writer, Freelance Journalist and Gold Medalist
  2. Dr. Shaik Saleemuddin Aabedi. M.A. M.Phill. Ph.D
  3. Dr. Samah Masroor Mabrook B.A, B.U.M.S Director AALA GROUP
  4. Dr. M.S. Hussain M.D. (E.H) Director JMCEH
  5. Dr. Nisar B.E.M.H Lecturar
  6. Dr. Aquil Samah Masroor B.E.M.S, B.U.M.S C.E.O AALA GROUP
  7. Dr. Ata Ullah B.E.M.S Voulenteer
  8. Dr. Nadeem B.E.M.S Voulenteer
  9. Dr. Aisha Anjum Incharge.

And paramedical staff along with volunteers whose mission was to assist the patients in right diagnosis of their health alignments and assisting them with natural cure medicines.

Many patients who came in had variety of health issues which includes common cold, sugar (Diabetes), blood pressure, gastric problems, Tuberculosis, Joint and body pain and allergies. Patients included children, youngsters and senior's citizens.

There were few unique cases as one patient had temperature of 104 since ten months. The people praised the initiative of AALA GROUP as it shared the ray of hope towards the cure of such alignments using the natural method of Unani, Ayurvedic, and Electro Homeopathic etc.

Free medicine distribution was given to the patients. AALA GROUP which is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company manufactures Unani medicines that are safe & non-toxic and are prepared according to the specific process & methods with no side effects.

Dr. Aquil Samah Masroor, President and CEO of AALA GROUP states that "We believe in natural products as these are non-narcotic, with no side-effects and can be a great source of health care available to the poor. We are extremely happy to be of help to the villagers as there is a greater need of healthcare prevention and promotion activities especially in the rural areas of India". AALA GROUP has been recognised by various leading bodies which include All India Business Development Association and Indian Organisation for Commerce and Industry and Nations Economic for Health and Educational Growth, New Delhi. Facilitation of many awards were received by AALA GROUP which are Bharat Vikas Ratan Award, Indian Achievers Award and Hind Gaurav Ratan Award. The cost of our products is very affordable and it becomes easy for the person from any economic background to purchase.

The camp was a great success as there were experts from all fields of natural medicine. The aim of AALA GROUP will be to continue its outreach work in assisting the health needs of underprivileged.

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Notes to Editor

Our firm is rooted in commitment to serve you with competitive prices and overall value.

We are a company you can really count on with offering of diverse product range, services and experience that is embedded with best and most premium quality. At Aala group we're committed to adhering to a set of principles. We serve individual clients for proven, long-term relationship instead of the short term fads. And, while we share information on our Web site, we believe it's more important to provide personalized attention and build relationships face to face in our local, community-based offices. With Aala group you have an experienced partner with the in-house expertise and resources to structure and deliver your needs. Acting as your single point of responsibility, we assemble and manage the project and deliver integrated, full-service solutions that maximize the value of our client's needs. You might look at Aala group and see just another company, but we believe we're different from the inside out.

AAALA GROUP has the synergy and understanding between the member firms that enables them to offer the breadth of services normally only available from the best organizations with the personal service levels of a local independent supplier.

Dr. Samah Masroor Mabrook father originated from Saudi Arabia, Mr. Masroor believes that our company can succeed when our customers succeed. We put their interests first in everything we do.

Dr. Aquil Samah Masroor has successfully built a strong reputations Hyderabad's most trusted business. Being born and raised in Hyderabad India, Mr AquilSamah Masroor has brought new global dimension and expanded his business.

Since decades, masroors has worked on the belief that we succeed by making others successful. This belief serves as the foundation for our principles and fuels our commitment to excellent client service. This means that our business begins with the needs of our clients. We employ disciplined and a consultative approach to provide comprehensive solutions for individuals, professionals and institutions.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Aquil Samah Masroor (PRESIDENT & CEO) (L) 9848377026, (M) 9246330650

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Germany: New Hot Spot for Indian Masters Students

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha
For Last few Years Indian Students started looking at Masters in Germany as good opportunity, which was neglected earlier due to language barrier.
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TalentSprint Presents "Experience IT" – Expert IT career guidance by industry leaders

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha
Come talk to Industry experts on how to build your IT career and other related topics. Come to TalentSprint and ask them those questions you have been dying to ask!
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Junglee Launches in India – a New Online Shopping Service by Amazon Enabling Customers to Discover Products and Make Purchasing Decisions

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha

Customers can shop more than 1.2 crore products and more than 14,000 brands from Indian and global retailers, including Amazon.com, in one convenient place

February 2, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of Junglee, a new online shopping service enabling customers to find and discover products available in India. Junglee organizes product selection from Indian and global brands, and features buying options from online and offline retailers, including Amazon.com, in one convenient place. To start shopping on Junglee.com, visit http://www.junglee.com/.

Massive Selection

Customers will discover massive selection when shopping on Junglee.com. At launch, customers can shop more than 1.2 crore products and view buying options from hundreds of online and offline retailers, including Homeshop18, UniverCell, Hidesign, Gitanjali, The Bombay Store, Fabindia, Bata India Limited, Dabur Uveda, Microsoft India Store, Reebok, and Amazon.com. The selection on Junglee includes more than 90 lakh books, and 30 lakh products from more than 14,000 Indian and global brands. Junglee features more than 25 product categories, including mobile phones, cameras, toys & games, baby products, books, music, movies & TV, clothing, and jewellery. Customers can also discover Kindle - the #1 bestselling e-reader in the world.

"We are excited to give customers in India a single online starting point where they can shop a wide selection of products sold by local and global retailers, and make informed purchasing decisions," said Amit Agarwal, Vice President, Amazon.com. "We're relentlessly focused on constantly improving the customer experience and growing selection every day, making it convenient for customers to find anything online."

Unique Discovery

Junglee directly integrates with online and offline retailers to list their entire selection of products available in India and leverages Amazon's search technology to make it convenient for customers to navigate the selection and find what they are looking for quickly. Junglee also uses the same recommendation engine technology as Amazon.com, providing customers with unique ways to discover products, such as displaying the "Most Frequently Viewed Products" or "Customers Who Viewed This Product Also Viewed." Junglee aggregates detailed product information including customer reviews, price, and shipping speed across multiple sources, including Amazon.com, so customers can research products and evaluate buying options to make an informed purchasing decision. Customers can also write their own reviews, read millions of real-time customer reviews from Amazon.com, "Like" products or sellers, and share products through Facebook, Twitter and email.

Customers Choose Where to Buy

Customers can buy products online by following the link to the seller's website or find a seller's physical store if they would rather purchase the product in person or call the seller and place an order by phone.

"We're excited to add our product selection to Junglee.com and leverage the world class e-commerce technology to help customers in India easily discover our products online," said Mr. Rajeev Gopalakrishnan, Group Managing Director, Bata India Ltd. "We love that Junglee.com makes it so easy for customers to search our complete catalogue as they browse the wide selection of products available on the website. Additionally, we look forward to getting feedback on our products from customers through reviews on Junglee.com."

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Notes to Editor

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes - still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch, with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon's new revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core processor.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, and www.amazon.es. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

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JECRC iWeekend International Technical cum Convention Event

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha
JECRC iWeekend 2012 is an international technical cum convention event which is based on the theme of innovation in the field of iEngineer,iBusiness and iSoftware.Also convention and Expo will be held where influential personalities will talk about their latest technologies.
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MTS Takes Valentine’s Day Celebrations Mid Air Mumbaikars stand to win a free Helicopter ride with their valentine over the skyline of super-metro, Mumbai

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha
MTS Takes Valentine's Day Celebrations Mid Air ~ Mumbaikars stand to win a free Helicopter ride with their valentine over the skyline of super-metro, Mumbai ~ 1.Customers buying MTS Smartphones i.e. MTS MTag, MTS Livewire, MTS HTC Pulse or MTS Blackberry between 21st Jan - 10th Feb 2012 stand a chance to get a FREE helicopter ride with their Valentine on 14th Feb 2012. 2. MTS customers in Mumbai activating a new Value Added Service (VAS) like MTS TV, Caller Ring Back Tones etc also stand to get a FREE helicopter ride with their Valentine 3. This one-of-its-kind proposition has been made available to customers across Mumbai through a network of 50 branded retail outlets and over 1000 multi brand outlets. 4. 10 lucky couples, selected through a computer generated draw would take to the skies on 14th February.
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TATA DOCOMO Felicitates Winners of ‘Geluvina Ring Yaavaga Bekadaru Kalisa Bahudu’ Contest

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha
'Geluvina Ring Yaavaga Bekadaru Kalisa Bahudu' promotion receives overwhelming responses by the customers - Within 41 days of contest, Tata DOCOMO crossed 16.9 million participation mark nationally - In Karnataka, there are 26 Yamaha bikes winners in 41 days of the contest
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UTV Interactive’s ‘Divya Kathayein’ launched in Bihar

Posted on February 2, 2012 by sinha

Bihar is a key market and within a short span of two months, 'Divya Kathayein' has received an overwhelming response with average usage ranging from 5-7 minutes per user.

February 2, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- UTV Interactive, the digital arm of UTV, launched "Divya Kathayein", an audio product to offer Mythological stories on Indian deities on mobile phones. Available across Airtel, BSNL and Reliance, 'Divya Kathayein' offers audio content on various Indian deities - Krishna, ShaniDev, Ganesha, Durga, Vishnu, Shiva, Sai Baba and even Ramayan. Based on product usage, Bihar has witnessed Lord Krishna as the most popular deity followed by Ramayan and Durga.

Top 3 deities in Bihar:

  1. Krishna
  2. Ramayan
  3. Durga

Bihar is a key market and within a short span of two months, 'Divya Kathayein' has received an overwhelming response with average usage ranging from 5-7 minutes per user.

'Divya Kathayein' offers short 10 minute mythological stories of desired deity on-the-go in seven different Indian languages which include Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Bengali. To subscribe, users have to call 50787 (Airtel and BSNL) and 56694222 (Reliance).

Commenting on the sensational response in Bihar, Lavina Tauro, Sr. Vice President, (Audio Products & Music), UTV Interactive said, "Mythology/Devotion based content is a big market and consumed significantly across the country, this goes in tune with our religious orientation. 90% of the ever increasing mobile phone population in India still uses basic mobile phones with key source of entertainment being voice related products and this we believe will dominate the entertainment space in the mobile VAS segment. With 'Divya Kathayein' our aim is to reach out to the remotest corners of the country and provide this group with interesting content on the go on their personal phones. Bihar is amongst the key markets for us and we are thrilled with the uptake of 'Divya Kathayein' in the state especially Patna. With more content added to the product regularly we are sure that more and more people will choose to be a part of it."

Available at Rs. 30 per month, Divya Kathayein is updated every fortnightly with a new story released on each deity offered. The one-time payment allows people to call as many times as they like in a month, and pick and choose the deities and languages, including new content that will be added regularly.

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

For more information, please contact:
Atul Malikram (PR 24x7 Network Limited) (L) 9827092823, (M) 9755002823

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