C-130 Hercules equipped with latest tech to monitor cyclones and rains in India.

Without proper coordination and ineffective prediction of weather condition, India will soon induct C-130 Hercules manufactured by Boeing, wit the latest technology to monitor, warn and undertake research on cyclones and other natural disasters through a multipurpose `250-crore Aircraft Probing of Cyclone Facility (APCF), according to Mr Marri Shashidhar Reddy, member, National Disaster Management Authority.

India and the United States have also signed an agreement during the recent visit of US President Barrack Obama which will give India access to US technology for natural disasters and modelling,” he disclosed.

C-130 Hercules equipped with latest tech to monitor cyclones and rains in India.

Hyderabad to be India's Aero Hub.

Ratan Tata, Tata Group chairman, on sunday announced that all their businesses in aerospace and defence will be centered in Hyderabad.

Speaking at a function which was organised for handover of the first India built cabin for Sikorsky S-92 helicopter for US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.

The cabins were manufactured by Tata Advanced Systems (TAS), wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons at Adibatla SEZ on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Hyderabad to be India's Aero Hub.

First 3G services by private player TATA DOCOMO starts its operation.

Tata Docomo will be the first private telecom operator to roll out 3G services across INDIA on 5th November.

Tata Teleservices Managing Director Anil Sardana told reporters here on Wednesday that the 3G services would be launched in Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh-Chattisgargh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh (West), Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra. “Tata Teleservices will launch 3G services in all the nine circles, where it has 3G licence,'' he said.

“Powered with cutting-edge technology support from its partner NTT DOCOMO of Japan, Tata DOCOMO's 3G services will change the way consumers use their mobile phones, riding on the back of game-changing products, applications and services,'' a statement said.

First 3G services by private player TATA DOCOMO starts its operation.

US Govt to spend $ 200 million/day of people money on Obama's Visit

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Do you know that US Govt would be shelling out a huge amount of American Tax payers during Obama's Official visit. They are spending a whopping 200 million USD (Rs 900 crore approx) per day on President Barack Obama's visit to the city.

"The huge amount of around 200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit," a top official of the Maharashtra government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.

US Govt to spend $ 200 million/day of people money on Obama's Visit

India's Mobile Number Portability(MNP) service once again postponed to November 25.

After much delays and postponements, The Department of Telecom (DoT) had come out with another day to roll out the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) start Haryana.

In a release, the DoT said, "The countrywide launch of MNP services will start from Haryana Licensed Service Area on November 25, 2010. From this date customers in Haryana will have the option of changing their service provider without changing their mobile numbers."

India's Mobile Number Portability(MNP) service once again postponed to November 25.

From November one, will Mobile November Portability(MNP) system will be available?

With fuss growing after missing three deadlines, mobile number portability (MNP), which allows subscribers to retain numbers even after changing service operators, will be rolled out in November, Telecom Minister A Raja said.

"November 1 onwards, MNP would be operational partially... First, we wanted to inaugurate in Haryana," Raja told reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by BSNL in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The MNP system in the first phase, will be introduced in 11 circles and the implementation will begin from the second or third week of November.

An official announcement about this will be made on November 1. Implementation in the eleven circles would be completed by December 20, he said.

From November one, will Mobile November Portability(MNP) system will be available?

Ratan Tata conferred with prestigious 'Legend in Leadership Award' by Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.

After sucessfully leaving his mark on the world by taking over some of the popular and largest companies like Auto company 'Jaguar' and 'Land Rover' and steel maker 'Corus', Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, one among eight business leaders from across the world shortlisted by the prestigious 'Fortune' magazine, was today conferred the prestigious 'Legend in Leadership Award' of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.

The noted industrialist received the award at the 64th Yale CEO Leadership Summit here from Yale University President Richard C Levin, a release said.

"No company and no living leader better embodies the themes of this CEO Summit than the Tata Group in general, and Chairman Ratan Tata in particular," Yale School of Management Senior Associate Dean, Professor Sonnenfeld, said.

Ratan Tata conferred with prestigious 'Legend in Leadership Award' by Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.

Vodafone IN initiates 3G service in India, full scale commercial launch in early 2011

One of the leading Indian Telecom operator Vodafone IN today had announced launch of its 3G services but a full-scale commercial launch is expected to happen in the early four months of 2011.

Vodafone IN paid a whopping $2.6 billion for getting 3G licence in nine circles, Vodafone would make an additional investment $400 million to $500 million for rolling out 3G services city wise which tell us the early use of 3G services wont be affordable.

Vodafone has secured spectrum license to offer 3G services in nine circles: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (East) and West Bengal.

Vodafone IN initiates 3G service in India, full scale commercial launch in early 2011

India join the elite club of developing its own indigenous Laser Guided Bomb(LGB)

Here is one more achievement by India's Instrument Research and Development Establishment (IRDE),a lab of DRDO for developing the Laser Guided bomb tech from the scratch.

The development of technology for producing Laser Guided Bomb(LGB) is part of ongoing research towards achieving self-dependency in the defense area being done in IRDE, a lab of DRDO, Scientist and Public Relation Officer of IRDE told PTI.

LGB uses a laser designator to mark or illuminate a target. The reflected laser light from the target is then detected by the seeker which sends signals to the weapon's control surfaces to guide it towards the designated point, he said.

India join the elite club of developing its own indigenous Laser Guided Bomb(LGB)

Age no limit to 100 year old Indian Film fighter, to pursue PhD

Bholaram Das who is one of the Indian Freedom Fighter had marked his 100th birthday this weekend, show age is no limit to study.

Bholaram Das follow the ideology of Gandhi Ji.Bholaram Das has enrolled in a PhD program at Gauhati University in Assam making him the oldest university student in India.

"In my 100 years, I have done many things in the sphere of society, politics, governance and religion," said Das, dressed in a suit, tie and white Gandhi cap at his birthday celebration.

Age no limit to 100 year old Indian Film fighter, to pursue PhD

12 year old Muslim girl leads the major Hindu festival Dussera Celebration in Jammu and Kashmir.

Dussera is one of the major Hindu festival which is celebrated across all over India from a period of 9 long days each day representing distinct goddess form.

This time a 12 year old girl from Muslim background is leading the Navrathi festival which is being held at Maa Vaishnav Devi at jammu.

Mahapara Mogul, is gona dresses up as Mata Vaishno Devi for the festival.Mahapara, a sixth standard student, is one of the first Muslims to lead the nine-day Navratra festival at Katra - the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.

Her father Mohammd Yousuf, the owner of an eatery, said when Mahapara expressed her desire to take part, he was initially surprised, but fully supported her, even her decision to fast for all nine days.

12 year old Muslim girl leads the major Hindu festival Dussera Celebration in Jammu and Kashmir.

US President Obama to visit Sikh Shrine Golden temple in his upcoming India's tour.

How sikh are important to india and the world they will be knowing soon.

USA president Barack Obama will be the Golden holy shrine of Sikhs during his first visit to India this November. He will visit the Golden Temple and offer prayers at Harmandar Sahib, the sanctum sanctorum.

"Obama will visit the Golden Temple. US embassy officials and security officers have been coming here at regular intervals for weeks. We are cooperating with them," SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar told IANS.

"We have started preparations (ahead of the visit). Security has been beefed up in Amritsar district," Amritsar's Deputy Commissioner K.S. Pannu told IANS.

"Obama will visit Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) and Khalsa College. But there could be last minute changes. The final plan is yet to be sorted out," said Pannu.

What is worrying security agencies is that Obama is arriving on a Sunday, which attracts the highest number of devotees. The rush could be even more this time as Diwali falls Nov 5, making it a long weekend holiday till Nov 7.

"So far it has not been decided in which hotel President Obama will have his lunch," the official added.

US President Obama to visit Sikh Shrine Golden temple in his upcoming India's tour.

Mukesh Ambani will move to his modest $ 1 Billion home 'Antila' with his wife, 3 children and 600 Staff members

Indian Billionaire and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's new 27-storey Mumbai skyscraper named 'Antila' likely sets a record as the world's most expensive residential home, according to ‘Forbes’ magazine.

The Mukesh Ambani family with their staff members will be joining their 19,500-square-foot new home by the end of this month.

Noting that the home is worth 630 million pounds, or $ 1 billion, as reported by 'The Telegraph'

"Given the enormous gap between the Antila's sale price and the known closing cost of any home sold in recent years, there's an awfully good chance that this is the most paid for a home, ever," Forbes said noting the highest price paid for a home in 2010 was somewhere between $ 47 million and $ 72 million for Le Belvedere, in Bel Air.

Mukesh Ambani will move to his modest $ 1 Billion home 'Antila' with his wife, 3 children and 600 Staff members

India's TATA donates US$50 million,first in the school's 102-year history.

India's Tata Group makes some generous donation of whopping US $ 50 Million to Harvard Business School which is the largest gift from a foregin donor in the schools history. Harvard official said that this donation will fund a new academic and residential building on the business school's Boston campus for its executive education programs.

Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons Ltd. and a graduate of the school's advanced management program, made the announcement Thursday with business school Dean Nitin Nohria and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

Harvard hopes to break ground next spring for the new Tata Hall.

India's TATA donates US$50 million,first in the school's 102-year history.

Cellphone Address verification in India becomes a hell for the subscribers, over 25+ lakhs connections are said to be disconnected.

Due to misuse of cellphones and prevent the misuse of sim cards from terror activities, Center Indian Govt had tighten the neck of the all the Indian cell operators to submit with the latest address proof of the cell users.

It is said that so far, nearly 30 lakh cellphone subscribers have been disconnected from their respective networks across the country due to either incomplete or unverified customer details.

There has be some news in some states where subscriber verification where the operators claimed that the involvement of police has been creating problems, came up for discussion in a meeting of telecom operators, led by Bharti Group chairman Sunil Mittal, with the Union home secretary G K Pillai on Wednesday.

Cellphone Address verification in India becomes a hell for the subscribers, over 25+ lakhs connections are said to be disconnected.

India's Sprint queen, PT Usha not invited for 2010 Delhi Common Wealth Games(CWG)

(ibnlive) Sprint queen, PT Usha - one of the finest sports personalities that India has ever produced and the first indian women who raised Olympic  has not been invited for the opening ceremony of the biggest sporting carnival of the country.

Though Usha, who is coming to Delhi for the Games on October 5 as coach of athlete Tintu Luka, is learnt to be upset from the snub she has received.

"They have not invited me for the inauguration function, Usha said, adding, "Many other sports persons, who made India proud, have also not been invited."

India's Sprint queen, PT Usha not invited for 2010 Delhi Common Wealth Games(CWG)

Indian Auto driver to donate blood for 100th time.

Amdavadi rickshaw puller Rohit Upadhyay will, on October 1, donate blood for the 100th time - making him the first rickshaw driver in the city to accomplish this record.

Upadhyay will join the club of centurion blood donors on the All India Voluntary Blood Donation Day this Friday, when he will make his 100th donation.

He will also be the 66th member of the Ahmedabad Red Cross Centurion Blood Donors' Club.

Ironically though, when this man had donated blood for the first time, it was because he wanted to commit suicide and he thought the donation would take his life!

Indian Auto driver to donate blood for 100th time.

Prithvi-II India's short range nuclear missile fails to take off.

(NDTV) A user trial of the nuclear weapons capable, surface-to-surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile in Orissa ended in an embarrassing failure as the missile failed to take off.

The nine metre-long, single stage liquid propelled missile with a maximum range of 350 kilometres was fired from a mobile launcher at 10.03 am from the Interim Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea. Sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation confirmed the failure and said the missile just did not launch while the launchpad was enveloped in smoke.

There was no clear word on what caused the failure. The test was being conducted by the Strategic Forces Command.

The missile was last tested on June 18 this year, but for a shorter range of 150 kms.

Prithvi-II India's short range nuclear missile fails to take off.

India is the third most powerful nation according to latest US Reports

(IANS) India is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China and the fourth most powerful bloc after the US, China and the European Union in a new official US report.

The new global power lineup for 2010 also predicted that New Delhi's clout in the world will further rise by 2025, according to "Global Governance 2025" jointly issued by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) of the US and the European Union's Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).

Using the insights of a host of experts from Brazil, Russia, India and China, among others, and fictionalised scenarios, the report illustrates what could happen over the next 25 years in terms of global governance.

In 2010, the US tops the list of powerful countries/regions, accounting for nearly 22 percent of the global power.

India is the third most powerful nation according to latest US Reports

Sushil Kumar makes india proud by winning the first ever gold in World Wrestling.

(PTI) Sushil Kumar on Sunday created history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the World Championships, here.

Sushil, who was only the second Indian to win an Olympic medal when he grabbed a bronze at Beijing Games in 2008, overcame Russia's Gogaev Alan 3-1 in the final to clinch the gold.

He had defeated Azerbaijan's Hasanov Jabrayil in the semifinal of the free style 66kg category event.

After getting a bye in the first round, he beat Akritidis of Greece, Martin Sebastian of Germany and Buyan Jav of Mongolia en route to the final.

Sushil Kumar makes india proud by winning the first ever gold in World Wrestling.