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With Business Process Outsourcing and Knowledge Process Outsourcing already setting up their bases in Rajasthan, it's the turn of Legal Process Outsourcing to head towards the desert state.

Vodafone unveiled a Formula One car in Chennai in a bid to promote the sports car among the youth on Thursday.

New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): For the first time in more than 13 years, the annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy.

The fast car lovers in India now have another option to choose from.Volkswagen, the world's fourth-largest carmaker, launched its Jetta sedan in Mumbai on Wednesday.

The rainy season has turned out to be a bane for the carpet weavers in Varanasi rather than being 'showers of blessing'.

Washington, July 16 (ANI): For many consumers, when it comes to buying a product, the chief factor which rules their mind is an item's look instead of its price or quality. Now, according to a new study, co-authored by an Indian-origin researcher, touch of a product is an essential criterion for people, before they decide to buy something.

Melbourne, July 16 (ANI): A move by Australia's national airliner Qantas to resume in-flight cigarette sales, has been criticised by the anti-tobacco lobby as a "greedy cash grab'' at the expense of good health.

Mumbai, July 15 (ANI): India's main share market index provisionally fell 5.38 per cent on Tuesday to its lowest close in more than 15 months, led by financials such as ICICI bank on fears of worsening global credit turmoil.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Tuesday dipped below 13,000 points, crashing more than 402 points in opening trade on all round selling by funds as well as retail investors.

Houseboat making thrives as a business prospect in Kerala. The idyllic cruises on the houseboats present a perfect vacation to the tourists wanting luxury and nature.

Sydney, July 15 (ANI): The National Australia Bank (NAB) plans to more than halve its local technology workforce and outsource jobs to India in the next five years, as part of its massive technology transformation program 'Neos'.

West Bengal, July 14(ANI): The steep rise in food prices and other commodities has hit hard on everyone's pocket. But Hilsa fish continues to be the most sought after fish in west Bengal despite steep rise in its prices. Most of the restaurants in Kolkata have stacked up menus with different preparations of the fish. The only drawback with the fish is its bones.

Outsourcing of educational services is emerging as an attractive business proposition for e-learning companies in India, given the low costs and the high-quality of teaching manpower available.

Apart from tickling taste buds of the tourists, the fruit processing industry in Dehradun is generating employment opportunities for the locals.

London, July 12 (ANI): Business firms are failing to value social networking sites' huge potential at present, warns a leading information technology company.

Fish farmers in Tamil Nadu are giving a boost to inland fish farming. They are making best use of the available water resources in the region.

Infosys Technologies kick-started results season for the first quarter of 2008-09 by reporting better than expected earnings.

New York, July 11 (ANI/Business Wire India): WNS (Holdings) Limited, a leading provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced it has entered into a transaction with Aviva, the world's fifth largest insurance group with 95 billion dollars revenue in 2007.

Albuquerque, New Mexico/Mumbai, July 10 (ANI/Business Wire India): The unions representing the workers of ASARCO LLC ("ASARCO"), and Sterlite Industries (India) Limited ("Sterlite") (NYSE:SLT), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc and a party to an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of ASARCO, jointly announced today that they have reached agreement on the terms of the collective barga

Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are upbeat with prospect of a bumper paddy crop of 500,000 metric tonnes this year.With the onset of summer,the sowing of paddy with,transplantation of seedlings has started.