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Free e-mail service for Indian labourers in Dubai
Dubai: Poor Indians in a labour camp in Dubai can now stay in touch with their loved ones through a newly launched free e-mail service.

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Students protest NALCO privatisation, disrupt traffic
Angul: Road and rail traffic between Dhenkanal and Angul were paralysed on November 2 with hundreds of school and college students resorting to a rasta roko programme to protest the Centre's decision to privatise National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), official sources said.

Highlights of recommendations on direct taxes
New Delhi: Following are the highlights of the recommendations made by the task force on direct taxes.

HAL close to forming JV with French major Snecma
Bangalore: India's aviation major, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), was close to floating a joint venture company with French major Snecma to manufacture engines for the domestic and world market, a top HAL official indicated on November 2.

Sony to unveil new range of multi-purpose drives
Chennai: Sony Electronics, the world's leading core technology company, is to come out with a totally new range of advanced multi-purpose drives, combining Audio Visual (AV) and IT channels for Personal Computers, by December.

TVS Motors bags prestigious Deming Award on TQM
Chennai: TVS Motor Company, Indian two-wheeler major, has bagged the prestigious "Deming Award" for achieving higher quality standards through the implementation of total quality management (TQM).

SENSEX recovers by 2.61 per cent on RIL rally
Mumbai: Buoyed by excellent second quarter working and the company's discovery of largest ever natural gas reserves in the country, RIL shares rallied sharply aiding the SENSEX to recover its last week's losses by 2.61 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in the week.

India, Israel to jointly market hi-tech helicopters
Bangalore: India would shortly join hands with Israel for joint marketing of indigenously produced advance light helicopter (ALH) in the world market, a top aviation official said on November 2.

Panel asks govt to do away with 'exemption-raj'
New Delhi: Kelkar Task Force on tax reforms on November 2 suggested drastic steps to end "exemption-raj", proposed 2-slab income tax rates of 20 and 30 per cent with a Rs 1,00,000 exemption limit and bringing in agricultural income of non-agriculturists under the tax net.