AIG seeks more aid on $60 billion... Feb 24, 2009
AIG seeks more aid on $60 billion loss fears - Times Online. With our 2 for 1 offer at PizzaExpress. (New York Post -- Business)
IAC keel-laying to boost India's defence capabilities Feb 24, 2009
Defence minister A K Antony will formally lay the keel at Cochin Shipyard's Construction Dock marking the launch of the first phase of building the 40,000 tonne air craft carrier, Navy sources said here on Monday ... The Cochin Shipyard has already completed about 8,000 tonnes of work with steel procured from SAIL and DRDO, sources said. (Hindu)
US to expand stake in troubled Ci... Feb 23, 2009
US to expand stake in troubled Citigroup - Times Online. With our 2 for 1 offer at PizzaExpress. (New York Post -- Business)
Lost City of Atlantis Not Found on Google Earth Feb 22, 2009
" "In this case, however, what users are seeing is an artifact of the data collection process. Bathymetric (or sea floor terrain) data is often collected from boats using sonar to take measurements of the sea floor. (Techtree.com)
Rentokil scraps dividend as profi... Feb 20, 2009
Rentokil scraps dividend as profits plunge - Times Online. With our 2 for 1 offer at PizzaExpress. (New York Post -- Business)
Bailed-out banks to add 1.5 tril... Feb 19, 2009
Bailed-out banks to add 1. 5 trillion to public debt - Times Online. (New York Post -- Business)
Land Securities cash call raises... Feb 19, 2009
Land Securities cash call raises 750m - Times Online. With our 2 for 1 offer at PizzaExpress. (New York Post -- Business)
Experiments on spinal cord injuries Feb 19, 2009
Researchers at the Centre for Neuro Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), have been doing continuous laboratory trials to study the possibility of restoring mobility to those paralysed by spinal cord injury. Though it is known that the nerve cells outside the brain and the spinal cord regenerate, people affected by injury in this region suffer sensory motor loss and disruption of the activity of the nervous system. (Express Buzz)
Furious Mandelson in four-letter... Feb 18, 2009
Furious Mandelson in four-letter attack on Starbucks boss - Times Online. One-week David Lloyd membership for 2 just 20. (New York Post -- Business)
India Globalization Capital Inc. (IGC), Files 10-Q for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2008 Feb 18, 2009
" Highlights: -- Revenue for the nine months ended December 2008 was approximately $32.3 million compared to pro forma revenue of $21.9 million for the nine months ended December 2007, for the predecessor companies, an increase of about 47%; -- Operating Profit was around $5.4 million excluding one-time expenses for the nine months ended December 2008 compared to approximately $4.3 million for the nine months ended December 2007, for the predecessor companies. For the nine months ended December... (PR Newswire)
LIC launches Jeevan Varsha Feb 16, 2009
KOCHI: A panel of eminent personalities from India s creative world will evaluate the entries for Pepper-2009, the annual creative awards competition organized by the Advertising Club Cochin. We are expecting around 1000 entries for the competition which has become a stepping stone for creative fraternity from this part of the world to take part in other major peer reviewed national and international competitions , said Madhava Menon President, Advertising Club Cochin. (Hindu)
Fears of big job losses at Hilton... Feb 12, 2009
Fears of big job losses at Hilton HQ in Watford - Times Online. Sign up now and get a free gift. (New York Post -- Business)
Robert Mugabe binges on champagne and caviar as Zimbabwe starves Feb 10, 2009
exploring the spice markets of Cochin, floating effortlessly through the Backwaters on a houseboat. Great travel insurance deals online. (Times Online)
India's $10 Laptop is no OLPC Killer Feb 7, 2009
by tejes, Hyd, on Feb 06, 2009 02:15 PM. This is got affort done by INDIA and it really so cheap and a poor student can also take advantage to the all category of studnet in INDIA AND it will be great helpful for every student even a poor one also. (Techtree.com)
MS link to vitamin D deficiency hailed by politicians as giant ... Feb 7, 2009
MS link to vitamin D deficiency hailed by politicians as giant leap forward - Times Online. Try it this weekend for just 1. (Times Online)
Intel develops platform to boost Wi-Fi antenna's range to 60 miles Apr 1, 2008
Wherever we dont have last mile access we have deployed WiMax; in all at about 20 (includes Ahmedabad, Cochin, Trivandrum, Jallandhar and Kolhapur) locations for enterprise use. WiMax is good for last mile access but it is hyped too much. (Economic Times)
Soccer seduces India Apr 1, 2008
India's next match in the World Cup group is in Cochin in Kerala at the end of March against Oman. English deal. (BBC News -- South Asia)
A trip to remember Mar 23, 2008
I picture Americans as blond, tall and wide, but I see you and my mind is changed, said Madhu M., club president of Cochin, referring to my nearly black hair and petite size. This may sound humorous, but he was being honest. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Mallya may uncork mega deals Mar 16, 2008
Kingfisher Airlines offers daily flights from Cochin to Agatti. According to real estate sources that have visited the Himalayan property, "Mallya has got himself a brilliant property on the foothills of the Himalayas. The property is surrounded by three mountains and has the Ganges flowing through it.". (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Setting Sail Mar 10, 2008
That the public sector shipbuilder, Cochin Shipyard, delivered a bulk carrier built for Denmarks Clipper Group, 105 days before the scheduled date holds an important message. Indias shipbuilding industry is coming of age. (India Times, India)
Jet-pace growth forIndian tourism Mar 8, 2008
India is also this month (March 21-24) hosting the second international conference on "responsible tourism", in Cochin, in the southern state of Kerala, with 400 delegates and speakers from 20 countries expected to attend. The first conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2002. (Asia Times Online)
Tatas to invest $500m in WiMax Mar 5, 2008
In the initial phase, Tata Communications Wimax network will offer broadband internet access and content services to enterprises and residential customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Chandigarh, and Kolkata. Get personalised news stories on mobile. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Tata Communications Rolls Out World's Largest Commercial WiMAX Network with Telsima Mar 4, 2008
-- Over 5000 Enterprise and Retail customers already up in ten cities; Aggressive plans to capture 200,000 customers in retail segment alone in FY 2009 -- Bangalore unwired for Retail customers; over 600 base station sectors deployed and radiating -- Plans to roll out WiMAX in 110 cities for Enterprise and 15 Cities for Retail Segment by 2008 -- Telsima WiMAX solutions selected for the largest deployment; 3000 base station sectors being deployed -- Telsima WiMAX solutions selected based on... (PR Newswire)
Riding the wave: India Inc's affair with water sports Mar 2, 2008
The Andamans white sands and clear waters are ideal for water sports and I see a lot of young, sporty enthusiasts in the market for the RS 3-5 lakh jetskis, as they like the lifestyle water sports offers, specially with places like Goa, Cochin etc, says Khanna. Now, move into the really serious water sports enthusiasts for whom only sailing means serious sports and not scooters and speed boats. (Economic Times)
Indian wins USD 1 million in Qatar raffle Mar 2, 2008
Thomas, who is married and has four daughters, has been in Doha for 23 years and bought the ticket before boarding a flight to visit family in his hometown Cochin. The Dollar Millionaire raffle was launched in May 2006 to offer passengers a chance to win big since each draw is made after 5,000 tickets are sold. (India Times, India)
Provide safety for port and dock workers Feb 20, 2008
MANGALORE: Provide adequate safety facilities inside New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) where Port and Dock workers are facing health hazards due to dust, demanded All India Port and Dock Workers Federation Secretary and Cochin Port Trust Trustee P M Mohammed Haneef. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Haneef said that employees were affected due to lot of dust since the port handles large quantity of imported and exported cargo like iron ore fines, coal and coke. (Newindpress)
CAT for Cusat courses Feb 18, 2008
KOCHI: The Syndicate meeting of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) held on Saturday decided to hold a common admission test (CAT) for admission to its various courses, including B.Tech. during the forthcoming academic year. (Hindu)
What Bengal eats today ... Feb 9, 2008
It is the reason why she cannot stay another day in Cochin, even after she discovers that the minuscule Jewish community will not talk to her on Saturday, because of their strict observance of the Sabbath. She has been told that Gujarati food is very sweet, and so asks one individual from Ahmedabad about it. (Business Standard)
Airlines express concern over airport fees Feb 6, 2008
Paramount Airways MD M Thiagarajan said: "Cochin airport is also a private airport but does not have a UDF. This will set a precedent for other new and modern airports coming up." While developers of greenfield airports are allowed to charge a UDF as one of the means for recovering their investment, the aviation ministry had asked Bangalore and Hyderabad developers not to charge this till an Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) is in place and can decide a justified charge. On... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Home prices begin to pinch less Jan 29, 2008
This change occurred at a time when investors had started considering tier II cities such as Coimbatore, Cochin, Hyderabad and Mysore that promised higher returns, said Sanjay Dutt, joint managing director, India, Cushman & Wakefield. Chennai has been relatively more stable. (India Times)
Emaar MGF to open hotels chain with Global Hyatt Jan 21, 2008
During the first four years of its operations, the JV will set up properties in Mohali, Gurgaon, Mysore, Mangalore, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Cochin and Goa. Industry sources said the 50-year-old Global Hyatt Corporation recently launched the Hyatt Place brand to satisfy the contemporary, multi-tasking business travellers. (India Times)
Volvo Ocean Race agreement signed Jan 20, 2008
The visiting yachts will be anchored at one of the berths provided by the Cochin Port Trust, a key player among the hosts ... The enthusiasm and backing of the Cochin Port Trust and Kerala Tourism was phenomenal. (Hindu)
CAT 2007 Results on Mobile Phones Jan 9, 2008
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He's done it before - Aussies' gibe claim Jan 6, 2008
It has since emerged the Australians were also infuriated when the Indian team arrived late for a one-day match in Cochin. The relationship between the two powers of cricket - Australia with its onfield strength and India with its financial muscle - has been placed in even greater jeopardy by the latest race row. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Cabo da Roca, Portugal: Where land meets sea Jan 5, 2008
After da Gama died in Cochin, India, on Christmas Eve, 1524, his body was sent back to Vidigueira where it remained until 1898 when it was moved to the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos in Lisbon. And so his story ended where his greatest adventure began. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Centre bans palm oil import via Kerala ports Dec 28, 2007
Earlier on October 16, it had issued a notification, banning import of palm oil products through Cochin port alone ... Responding to the plea of coconut farmers and the processing industry, saying that imported palm oils are pushing down coconut oil prices, the Kerala High Court on December 20 had passed an order, banning unloading of imported palm oils at Cochin port only ... An industry official said hardly 75,000 tonnes of palm oils used to be imported through the Cochin port, which alone... (Economic Times)
Karma Kosher Conscripts in New-Age Diaspora Seek Refuge on Goa's Beaches Dec 21, 2007
India is calm, a good place for young people who have grown up in a country where everyone is going crazy,'' says the 71-year-old Cochin Jew, one of some 70,000 Indian Jews Breznitz helped repatriate in the 1950s, more than 2,000 years after the tribe first arrived in southwestern India from Jerusalem. Paradise on Earth. (Bloomberg)
Mobile Magic to change the way you access DVD Dec 21, 2007
Singh says that the roll out of network will initially target 10 states, with cities like Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Cochin and Nagpur to be covered in the first phase with small towns and rural areas in the pipeline in the next phase. In rural markets, we are targeting sales of around 2000 movies a month in the coming time, he says. (India Times)
STC launches wheat import tender Dec 10, 2007
The wheat would be imported through the ports of Mundra, Kandla and Mumbai on the west coast, Cochin and Tuticorin in the south and Chennai, Kakinada and Vishakhapatnam on the east coast. Last week, another state-run firm PEC Ltd decided to buy 150,000 tonnes of wheat against a tender for 350,000 tonnes from Australian trading firm JK International at around $395 a tonne. (Reuters India)
Symonds, Sreesanth should take gloves off: promoter Dec 6, 2007
Symonds and Sreesanth clashed during matches in Cochin and Chandigarh during Australia's recent one-day tour of India, and Sreesanth recently told Inside Cricket of his intention to take the fight to Symonds this summer. On the field, that is. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Wipro BPO for global expansion plans Dec 6, 2007
"In addition to our existing centres, we are also looking at opening new BPO centres in Cochin, Bhubaneshwar, Vizag, Mysore and Greater Noida," Duggar says. These cities already have Wipro Technologies, the company's IT arm and their services will be complemented by the BPO centre. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
India flies the red flag Dec 5, 2007
Although state-controlled units (Cochin, Hindustan, Goa Shipyard Ltd, Mazagon Dock Ltd) have dominated shipbuilding, Indian private players (L&T, Adani Group, SKIL Infrastructure, ABG and Bharti Shipyard Ltd) have acquired capability. Thus, there is a need for the navy to aggressively look beyond state units. (Asia Times Online)
Indian entrepreneurs take their goals sky-high Dec 3, 2007
"Cochin had 25% passenger growth year on year and this will be the first Cochin-based airline.". According to industry estimates, the domestic passenger traffic in India recorded a 45% growth during April-September 2006, over the previous year. (Economic Times)
Overseas tutoring clicks in Dec 2, 2007
There's a 13- -hour time difference between San Diego and Cochin, India, a city in southwest India where Growing Stars' is headquartered. Five days a week, Paulina's tutor, also named Bindu, goes to sleep at 10 p.m. and gets up at 1:20 a.m. to make it to work for her 2 a.m. shift. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dubai Ports awards $150-million ICTT project to Simplex Consortium Nov 26, 2007
DP World that is operating Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal for Cochin Port Trust through its subsidiary India Gateway Terminals Private Limited (IGTL), awarded the civil works contract for the transshipment terminal project last Thursday to Simplex Consortium, a listed civil engineering and construction company for around $150 million ... He said that DP World was committed to Cochin for the long term and to meeting the growing needs of Indian customers. (Hindu)
Satyam and Datamation BPOs head to hinterlands Nov 18, 2007
Another BPO firm Datamation, which has five centres - Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Cochin and Guwahati, plans to open another 15 across the country by next year. Datamation Founder and CEO Chetan Sharma said work force in rural BPOs is more loyal and the instances of data stealing are almost nil there. (India Times)
Dilip Kapur, President, Hidesign Nov 18, 2007
Weve already set up a store in Coimbatore and Cochin. By the end of next month, well make our presence in cities such as Dehradun, Ludhiana and Ahmedabad. (India Times)
Readerspeak: Courts should not allow terrorists to walk free Nov 8, 2007
Peppy, Cochin, says: Its is a pity that such terrorists are set free without trial and people like Sanjay Dutt are sentenced by the court. The crime committed by Mohammed Asif alias 'Babloo' and Mohammed Rafiq Haji is much more serious than Sanjay Dutt. (India Times, India)
Readerspeak: It's Dhoni vs Ganguly! Nov 8, 2007
BP, Cochin, says: Give Dhoni the time to mature. We Indians put so much pressure/expectations on cricketers that they feel burdened. (India Times, India)
PE firm to invest in Leela Nov 5, 2007
The company has developed and operates two such parks in Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram, while IT parks in Bangalore and Mumbai are part of the hotel. Loading. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
India demands answers on Gorshkov Nov 2, 2007
For another, construction of the 37,500-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard has also been delayed to 2015 or so. India cannot buy an aircraft carrier off-the-shelf and Admiral Gorshkov remains the only available option at present. (India Times, India)
bjp's hartal disrupts Kerala Nov 1, 2007
The public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited has reported 74 per cent attendance, sources said. Story Finder. (NDTV.com)
India's roaring economy Oct 25, 2007
Two men net fishing off of the coast of Cochin. Indian returnees and California-style perks - from free food to stock options - are incubating innovation. (CNN -- Money)
Urban waste imported from US to be shipped back Oct 20, 2007
N. S. Ramachandran, Deputy Commissioner (import), Cochin Customs, said that suspicious consignments would be searched to ascertain whether it contained any illegal materials. Printer friendly Send this article to Friends by. (Hindu)
Indian tailenders snatch victory Oct 18, 2007
He became embroiled in a series of fiery exchanges with Shantha Sreesanth in the second game in Cochin and has pasted the Indian bowlers during the series. In reply, the Australian pace attack enjoyed their favourable conditions for swing bowling with in-form paceman Mitchell Johnson (3-46) piercing the top order by dismissing Sourav Ganguly and Dinesh Karthick for ducks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Racists again shame Indian fans Oct 18, 2007
He also became embroiled in a series of fiery exchanges with Shantha Sreesanth in the second game in Cochin and pasted the Indian bowlers during the series, scoring 365 runs at 73 at more than a run a ball. A joint statement was released by BCCI president Sharad Pawar and Cricket Australia chairman Creagh O'Connor after today's events. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Shop 'til you drop for world's best global goods Oct 18, 2007
And then they landed in Kochi (nee Cochin), an historic port city on the Malabar coast that also happens to offer an astounding array of colonial antiques. The women bought brass bowls and bronze statuettes. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Che's global reachReaders' pictures of the icon's appeal around the world Oct 10, 2007
Brittany Gleixner Hayat captured Che's image in Cochin, Kerala, India. Sean Lyngaas' photo shows "Fidel Castro and Che enjoying a moment at a party". (BBC News -- Americas)
Sree's back for Symonds seconds Oct 10, 2007
In Cochin, they had a heated exchange after Symonds took exception to Sreesanth's intimidatory bowling tactics towards his batting partner, Brad Haddin. India's captain, Mahendra Dhoni, had to run from his position behind the stumps at the striker's end to separate his aggressive paceman from Symonds, but the bitter sentiment appears to have lingered. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
India fans kill you with love: Lee Oct 9, 2007
"Just arriving in Cochin (last Sunday week), hopping off the plane and having the full-on orchestra they had the band and the big steel drums and the big sitars," he said. "We walked into the airport and there would have been a couple of thousand people minimum. "Even though we are the opposition, it does not matter. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Ponting baits Dhoni Oct 8, 2007
Ponting went further, contrasting the confrontational manner employed by Shantha Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh in Cochin last week with Dhoni's somewhat meek complaint in Hyderabad. "Within the spirit of cricket, we try to understand other cultures, and what they accept and what we accept are obviously poles apart sometimes," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Ponting mocks Indians Oct 8, 2007
Ponting went further, contrasting the confrontational manner employed by Shantha Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh in Cochin last week with Dhoni's somewhat meek complaints in Hyderabad. "If the Indians can play the sort of cricket they did play for the first couple of games and then completely turn around and go the other way in the other games, it showed us how fake, if you like, the first part of the series was as far as they're concerned," he said. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Bad blood still boiling in India Oct 7, 2007
From behind the boundary rope, it appeared the stern address delivered by match referee Chris Broad after the Cochin one-day international had worked ... If nothing else, the match was at least devoid of the mid-pitch showdowns that marred the one-dayer in Cochin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
I am just a child, says Sree Oct 7, 2007
"I was really charged up (in Cochin). The last time when Australia played India I was sitting in the gallery with my best friend and Sachin Tendulkar got 5-32. I got the opportunity to play against Australia, the best side, my family came to the stadium. I wanted to show my crowd that Australians might be the best, but I can stand up to them and bowl.". Send your Comments. (India Times, India)
Cricket in India: a joyous cacophony of hero worship and humanitywrit large Oct 6, 2007
The member of the Cochin constabulary wielding the weapon - the spirit of passive resistance clearly lost on him - swung like Andrew Symonds in the 50th over (and clearly had about the same regard for the media) ... On the flight from Bangalore to Cochin the pilot spent five minutes taking photos of the Australian cricketers ... In comparison to Bangalore, Cochin was a more unsettling affair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
