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Indias apex court refuses to ban Da Vinci Code

Indias apex court refuses to ban Da Vinci Code Indias top court has refused to ban the The Da Vinci Code movie, citing that no country with Christianity as a dominant religion has taken such a step, a news report said on Tuesday. Judges Arijit Pasayat and Altamas Kabir rejected petitions by the All India Christian Welfare Association and a representative of the New Delhi Cathedral Church who said the movie hurt the religious sentiments of Christians, the Press Trust of India news agency said. Although Indias censor board cleared the film, at least six of Indias 28 states have

European car rental co to drive into India

European car rental co to drive into India Jet-set travellers in the big Indian cities will now finally get to rent cars equipped with mini-refrigerators and laptops. Courtesy Europes car rental company Europcar which is starting the service here in association with Indias Jetfleet a Jet Airways-promoted company. The first fleet of cars will be introduced in Delhi on October 3, followed by Bangalore in November and Mumbai in December. We will then expand to Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur and Pune next year, the companys country manager Gautam Nath told Mumbai Mirror. More : mumbaimirror.com

India will soon be a huge IT brand

India will soon be a huge IT brand In this decade India has been able to attract the biggest brands in the IT industry. So there is little doubt that by the turn of this decade India will emerge as a very big brand on the global scene. The IT road map of India for 2010 shows multiple IT hubs all over the country. Noida, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata will emerge as the major IT hubs in the country. Though Bangalore has become as much a brand as India and has the gravitational pull, the cost of operation is high.

Collapse kills 47 at India fair

Collapse kills 47 at India fair At least 47 people have been killed and dozens injured in western India after a large water tank they were sitting on collapsed, officials said. The dead were among 200 spectators who climbed onto the concrete tank to watch a wrestling match. The accident happened at a village fair in Kama, Rajasthan state. The victims fell into the tank, which had very little water in it, and were crushed by falling concrete, said a top local official, R Venkateshwaran. More : news.bbc.co.uk

Staff induction to be outsourced to India

Staff induction to be outsourced to India After software and customer service, induction of employees is the latest to be outsourced to India. With 30-50% savings in costs, MNCs are now sending new employees to India for induction and training and then dispatching them to locations across the world. US-based IT consultancy firm Thoughtworks, for instance, sends all new hires from across the world to Bangalore for induction. We have chosen India as a hub for inducting employees as the country has become core to our delivery services. Also, it moulds employees into a global mindset and trains them to