Monday, February 19, 2007

Indo-US nucelar deal

A lot of water has flown down the river Ganges since the Nuclear Deal was signed between the two biggest democracies of the world. It has not been a cake walk for either of them since then. Keeping track of the drama unfolding bt Washington and New Delhi, i feel, all outstanding issues/concerns needs a lot of bilateral sittings to sort. Read thru some latest news on this. N-deal hits roadblock, India worried.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Flying high after Corus

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday soared to new heights when he took off in a multi-role combat aircraft F-16 at the Aero India 2007 show in Bangalore. Tata, 69, undertook the flight in co-pilot's seat, which was commandeered by Paul Hattendorf, the test pilot of Lockheed Martin, which manufactures the aircraft. F-16, also known as Fighting Falcon, is in the race for Indian Air Force's mega plans of acquiring 126 multi-role combat aircraft. Lockheed has been lobbying hard to sell its jet to India. With this flight, Tata has now become the oldest Indian to fly the American-made aircraft. Tata, who holds a pilot's licence, had said the thought of the F-16 flight "excites me very much." The Tata group has recently picked up a 7% stake in domestic low cost airline Spicejet through its investment arm. The move to get Mr.Tata to fly on the plane is being seen as a coup for the Maryland-based Lockheed Martin, especially after Tata’s recent success with the Corus takeover.

The Tatas are not new to aviation. Ratan Tata's predecessor JRD Tata is celebrated as father of India's civil aviation. JRD Tata had launched Tata Airlines in 1932, which was nationalised in 1953 and rechristened Air-India and taken over by Goverment of India. Wow!!! Well Mr.Tata, whats next!!

Sources-
Timesofindia.com
Rediff.Com
Economictimes.com
CNBC.com

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Apple's iPhone

Controversy has plagued it since its announcement to the world.. Apple iPhone, the latest wonder gadget, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. First it was Cisco, and then a Canadian company- Comwave Telecom - to get into the Trademark war with Apple. But Apple's Steve Jobs is doing a good job and has not panicked. He has kept the talks on with the 2 companies very much away from the media glare and pushing for a out of court settlement. Well, whatever, iPhone has caught the attention of the world in its own way. Take a look at the pics (below), of this Hot gizmo, now available in a store near you if you are in US, else you will have to wait as Apple is planning to introduce the iPhone in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2007 and in Asia during 2008. Get the latest on iPhone here!!