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India
Presents glimpses of 19th Commonwealth Games |
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India showcase
at the closing ceremony of the 18th Commonwealth Games
held in Australia enthralled the audience. The segment
was kickstarted with the sounds of shankhs(conchs). This
was followed by a presentation on giant video screens
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG) Stadium in Melbourne
which was packed to capacity.
The video presentation brought
with it glimpses of modern India and bringing to the world
new and young India that is emerging. Yoga inspired dance
performed by dancer Isha Sharwani culminated in a formation
of a rose and revealed which opened to Miss World Aishwarya
Rai (1994) emerging from it.
A Banghra sequence featuring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee
with a large troop of dancers had a very overwhelming
response from the audience. At the grand finale the theme
song for Delhi 2010 was performed by India's finest singers
like Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal and Shiamak
Davar.
The 2010 Delhi Games mascot, Shera the Friendly Tiger
was accompanied by Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta and Miss
World 2000 Priyanka Chopra. |
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India
- Australian exchange in Education
The Technology Development Centre (TDC)
of India has announced an alliance with the University of Western
Sydney, Australia, to bring synergies between industry and academia
through research placements for Indian engineering graduates. Addressing
a press conference, the Chairman of Technology Development Centre
(TDC), Dr M.V. Ramana Rao, said the TDC has partnered with about 12
engineering colleges. Students of these colleges would get a chance
to work on research projects, which would come through this alliance.
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Scholarships
for diaspora students
The ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) is introducing
scholarships for diaspora children to study in higher
technical and non-technical institutes in India in the
academic session 2006-07.
The scholarship programme was open to 100 students from
a list of select countries. Educational Consultants Indian
Ltd. (Ed.CIL) will act as the nodal agency. The programme
is open to students from Bahrain, Fiji, Guyana, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar,
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Singapore,
South Africa, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and
Tobago, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The scholarships
will be offered in only those institutes with which Ed.CIL
has a memorandum of understanding.
The official said a budget of Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million)
had been earmarked in the first year for the programme.
The number of scholarships will be increased annually
till it reaches 350. The scholarships will be applicable
for professional and general courses(except
medical and other related courses). Applicants will have
to pay processing charges to Ed.Cil - $200 per student
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streams)
and $350 per student for technical courses (which includes
engineering, management and hospitality). The applicants
should be from the age group of 17-21 years and should
have passed senior secondary (10+2) or equivalent from
any educational system recognised by the Association of
Indian Universities with the requisite subjects.
They should have secured at least 60 percent aggregate
marks or 6.75 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) on
a scale of 10. Selection will be based on a common written
examination to be held April 30, the venues and timings
of which will be announced by the Indian missions in the
respective countries. |
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Kearney ranks India as top destination for retailers
A T Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), which ranks
30 emerging countries based on a set of 25 variables including economic
and political risk, retail market attractiveness and retail saturation
levels, has retained India's position at the top. The report said
that the Indian Government had beententative in its moves to open
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the retail sector to
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
TCS wins Frost & Sullivan award
Tata Consultancy Services was selected as the recipient of the 2006
Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award in the information
technology services space for the manufacturing industry. Each year
Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has demonstrated
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excellence in all operations. The award is based
on numerous factors including the company's business development,
competitive strategy and leadership within a particular Frost &
Sullivan Industry Research Group. This company is perceived to exhibit
outstanding management, consistent growth and positive economic
impact on customer.
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