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Lapp India, a sister concern of LAPP GROUP is all set to celebrate its 10th anniversary, on 27th June, 2008 in Bangalore. On this auspicious day, LAPP INDIA will unveil a brand new warehouse to their company. Also, Mr. Siegbert Lapp, Director of Lapp Holding AG & Mr. Andreas Lapp, Chairman of Lapp Holding AG & Honorary Consulate will hold a conference to announce their future expansion plans in India.

A day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its short-term lending rate and the minimum cash balance commercial banks have to maintain, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the steps were necessary to contain inflation that has scaled a 13-year high.

"These steps are necessary in the face of rising inflation due to relentless increase in crude oil prices," Chidambaram said in a statement, as India's annual rate of inflation peaked to over 11 percent in recent weeks.

The recent book by an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus – "To Catch a smile" is making waves in the literary circles. Vivek is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and is currently works at KPMG, the international advisory firm. Apart from writing, he indulges in theatre; people, history and stories of all types form his other interests. The stories narrated in his recently launched book are in fact slices of our life viewed from the lens of the curious & sensitive little boy and the thoughtful man we all carry within ourselves.

The studies and survey conducted by Australian Health Research Institute indicates that due to billions of times more in volume electromagnetic radiation emitted by billions of mobile phones, internet, intranet and wireless communication data transmission will make almost 1/3 rd of world population (about 2 billions) patient of ear, eye and brain cancer beside other major body disorders like heart ailments, impotency, migraine, epilepsy etc.

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and the comeback cricketer – Sourav Ganguly, are in the running for the Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year Award. The duo will be competing against three Sri Lankans – Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan. This is the first time ever that an award has been instituted especially for Asian Cricketers.

Nokia today announced it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it does not already own will be approximately EUR 264 million.

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said his government is committed to supporting the just struggle of Kashmiris and is determined to seek a peaceful solution of the issue in keeping with the aspirations of the people of Kashmir.

"We will continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to the cause of Kashmir until a just and honourable settlement of Kashmir is reached as per the wishes of the Kashmiri people", he said in a meeting with APHC delegation led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq here.

‘Himal’ Self Help Group of Bouchen, East Sikkim has been making their presence felt as it brings lollipops and pedas to the market. The 15 all-male member group from Bouchen village got together in May 2003 with the initiative of Sikkim Rural Development Agency and they started contributing Rs 30/- per month. The village in a rocky hill side has difficulties growing crops but all the 100 households have cows. This set them thinking as they had ample milk in the area but no place to sell.

Anysource, a Bangalore based outsourcing firm, commissioned their new venture, www.chihealth.in – India’s First Integrated Wellness Management system, an innovation and breakthrough in healthcare. With a mission “Care before it gets chronic”, ChiHealth offers services like customisable health –diet, nutrition, fitness management delivered 24x7x365. It provides speedy and timely health counseling, tips and reminders through face to face consultation, phone calls, emails, SMS and live chat with the health experts. Hence allows its users to avail its services anywhere and anytime.

During their visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the Jeddah Energy Meeting, the Indian delegation had bilateral meetings with the Energy Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Venezuela and Nigeria. These meetings were held in warm and cordial atmosphere, and focussed on enhancing cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.