The induction of England batsman Kevin Pietersen and New Zealand's Jesse Ryder, besides Banaglore lad Robin Uthappa, has helped Indian Premier League franchise Bangalore Royal Challengers shed its tag of 'Test outfit' in Twenty20 cricket, says team owner Vijay Mallya. 'Last year our team was called a Test team, but with players such as (Kevin) Pietersen, (Robin) Uthappa and (Jesse) Ryder in the squad now, no one calls it a Test team anymore,' Mallya said.
Skyline Construction & Housing Pvt Ltd, a city-based real estate developer, signed on Friday India cricket captain Rahul Dravid as its brand ambassador.
As part of this expansion plan, IBM will hire 1,000 employees across the globe to create new models of engagement through data and design.
Intel Corporation, the world's largest chip maker has opened four platform definition centres, including one in Bangalore, to define locally relevant computing solutions based on Intel technology.
Adlabs Films Ltd, which on Monday launched its first FM radio station - BIG 92.7 FM - from New Delhi will invest Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) to set up its network spanning 45 cities in the country by April 2007.
Commercial vehicle maker Volvo India on Thursday unveiled a revamped version of its luxury inter-city bus to capitalise on the growing traffic.
Three Chinese journalists based in India representing the state-run Xinhua news agency were denied permission for extended stay in the country.
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