News HeadLines Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Top news
Yahoo mail continues to be the most popular web mail service, while Google's Gmail which is the fastest growing email service, has surpassed AOL to become the third most visited email service.
Scientists from IBM and California Institute of Technology are trying to build the next generation chips - smaller and more powerful with the combination of DNA and nanotechnology.
Technology
IT major Cognizant Monday said it will expand its Phoenix delivery centre by adding business process outsourcing (BPO) services to its existing portfolio.
Bharti Airtel Monday launched its global wholesale service portfolio, which will enable telecom companies across 50 countries to access its services.
Business
Bilateral trade between India and Thailand is expected to grow to $10 billion by 2010 from $6 billion last year, an official from Thailand said here Monday.
India is short by 10 million tonnes of cold storage capacity due to which over 30 percent of agricultural produce goes waste every year, according to an industry report.
Finance
'ING OptiMix Multi Manager Equity Fund' topped the list of mutual fund schemes in the week ended August 13, 2009. The value of ING went up by 10.21 percent with the net asset value (NAV) of Rs.9.17.
The Sensex slipped below the 15,000 mark by shedding over 600 points on the back of sell-off across the global markets.
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