Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by Anitha
When Intel launched its first six-core x86 microprocessor — a high-end processor to crunch huge amount of data — designed and developed by its Indian team, there was relief at its India office.
This made-in-India project, code-named Dunnington, was launched after another much-touted India-specific project— Whitefield — was aborted mid-way by Intel in 2005, citing ‘business [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Anitha
Getting to and from Bengaluru International Airport just got easier. Through a partnership with Ticketvala.com, a real time online bus service provider; Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will enable online seat booking on buses that shuttle every 15 minutes from city to the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL). The service is available to and from the [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Anitha
The board of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has approved the extension of the Namma Metro project that is coming up in Bangalore city.
The board, at its recent meeting, agreed to extend the metro from Yeshwantpur to Hessarghatta Cross and from R.V. Road Junction to Banashankari (Jaragennahalli).
Slated to be taken up in five schedules, [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Anitha
Pankaj Advani turned in a scintillating display to win the ONGC-IBSF World Billiards Points Format Championship with a comprehensive six frames to one victory over veteran Geet Sethi in the final, in Bangalore, on Friday.
The 23-year-old Bangalore-based cueist delighted the home fans at the Karnataka State Billiards Association Hall while posting a 150-90, 151-0, 150-24, [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by Anitha
The Animation Festival organised by the Association of Bangalore Animation Industry (ABAI) will be held at the J N Tata Auditorium of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here from September five.
Noted cartoonist and Magassay award recipient R K Laxman and the publisher of Chennai based magazine Chandamama would be among those who would attend the [...]
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Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Anitha
The billionaire businessman known as “Branson of Bangalore” is defying soaring worldwide fuel costs to go head-to-head with British Airways and launch his first international airline service.
Vijay Mallya, owner of a beer, whisky, motorsports and aviation empire, told The Times that he is confident of filling his daily Kingfisher flights between London Heathrow and Bangalore, [...]
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Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Anitha
Bangalore girl Tanaaz Kothawalla has won the Commonwealth Essay Competition, Class C, conducted by the Royal Commonwealth Society, London. She is a Class IX student at Sishugriha Montessori and High School.
Participants at the competition had to choose from among three beginnings for their essay. Tanaaz remembered her grandfather’s stories to pen her entry. “I worked [...]
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by Anitha
Bengaluru International Airport completed 100 days of commercial operations on Sep 1, 2008. The Airport has so far seen 2.42 million passengers, 29446 air craft movements, and the handling of 44357 Metric tones of cargo besides seeing an encouraging 30 pc increase in international airlines and air freight carriers into the city. The growth, though [...]
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