NDS, which deals in technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has declared that DEN Networks, an Indian digital cable operator, has brought two services on the NDS MediaHighway platform.

DEN, which had launched its 24x7 music service in January this year, recently rolled out the concept of an interactive TV micro blogging application named as ‘Blog.telly’. The service can be used by the DEN users as to comment on popular talks across four different sections including current affairs, movies, soaps & gossip and sports.

The upcoming movie of Kareena Kapoor and beau Saif Ali Khan ‘Kurbaan’ is already making headlines.

The recently seen poster of the film show Bebo’s topless side, while actor Saif Ali Kahn’s chest bleeding profusely. The bold poster of the film has already got audience’s attention. 

The film resides along the backdrop of terrorism and it must have some stunning scenes. Along with Said & Kareena, the movie also has versatile actor Om Puri and another bad boy of Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi.

Drug Firm Cipla has revealed a statement that the company will lift Rs 6.75 billion through QIP issue. 

The official committee of directors of the company has decided to close the bid period and has sanctioned issuance of 2, 56, 30,000 equity shares of Rs 2 each at a price cost of Rs 263.75 a equity share in the QIP issue.

The company deals in the production of different drugs like antibiotics, anti-bacterial, anti-asthmatics, anthelmintics, anti-ulcerants, oncology, corticosteroids, nutritional supplements and cardiovascular drugs.

Due to the shortfall of 6 million hectares of rice production in the last six months, the prices of rice will go up, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar emphasized the requirement to compensate it in the Rabi season.

During the annual Rabi Campaign Conference, Mr. Pawar said, “It is important to us to plan and take compensatory steps to make good the production losses of Kharif crops by careful and judicious planning of the Rabi season.”

Maruti Suzuki, India’s number one passenger car maker, is all set to launch a new variant its most expensive car ‘SX4’. The new SX4 is claimed to be re-designed for better performance and features.

The new variant will come with a new BS4 engine having a capacity of 1.6L, which will provide better pick-up and enhanced performance.

The existing version of Maruti SX4 was launched by the company to compete with Honda City and Fiat Linea in the premium car segment.

HCL Infosystems, Indian IT major, on Thursday, has re-branded its existing 'MiLeap' series of laptops as 'ME' series. The company has announced that it will make an investment of over Rs 50 crore in the next 2-3 years for rebranding of notebooks and netbooks.

The rebranding exercise is expected to raise company’s market share to 20 per cent. Currently, the company has a market share of about 7 per cent.

Bajaj Auto has introduced its new RE600 cargo vehicle in the Indian market. Priced at Rs 1.04 lakh, the new RE600 is developed by the company’s Research and Development team.

During the launch of new cargo carrier, Mr. R C Maheshwari, CEO of Bajaj Auto said, “With the launch of this vehicle, we are meeting the needs of those customers with payloads up to 600 kg and are not willing to pay high operating and fixed costs.”

Due to the recent changes to India’s regulations concerning foreign investment, UK-based Vodafone Group aims to increase its stake by 6 % in its Indian subsidiary. The company already holds 52 per cent of its Indian mobile joint venture.

It is said that company is buying 6 % stake from two of its companions for Rs 8.62 billion.

According to the reports, former MD of the Indian ventures Asim Ghosh, who posseses 4.68% of Vodafone Essar, and Indian businessman Analjit Singh, who holds 7.58%, would sell 49% of their holdings to Vodafone.

Ispat Industries (IIL) is all set to invest Rs 2000 crore in the next two years. The company is planning to establish a captive power plant, a coke oven battery and a pellet plant at existing plant location at Dolvi in Maharasthra.

In the mean time, the company is scheduled to invest Rs 480 crore on two power units of 55MW each. The company has set aside Rs 600 crore for a 2.4 mt pellet plant, while the huge portion of the current amount will go into a one million tonne coke oven battery worth Rs 1,100 crore.

It is expected that Samsung will shortly launch its new M3310 dual slider handset in the market. 

According to the news, the new Samsung M3310 is a music phone. 

The company has previously launched F400 in 2008, which was also a music phone. The new M3310 has dedicated speaker uncovered when the handset’s screen is slid down.