Gurgaon, Sep. 28 : The GBTA Foundation, a research arm of the Global Business Travel Association, and Egencia, the corporate travel arm of Expedia, Inc., have released results of its first ever corporate travel policy study for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, exploring trends and effectiveness in policies.

Gurgaon, Sep 24 : Condoling the death of veteran parliamentarian Vasant Sathe,

senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L. K Advani on Saturday described him as a gentleman politician, who used to do what he felt right.

Talking to reporters here, Advani said: "I have not seen such a political leader. I had a close relation with him, despite he being in another party. He was never influenced by his party."

BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said Sathe had his own style of dealing with politics

Gurgaon, Aug 30: Anna Hazare''s health is improving and his blood pressure and heart rate are becoming stable, said Dr. Yatin Mehta of Medanta Medicity in Gurgaon, where the social activist has been admitted after he broke his fast on Sunday.

Talking to reporters here, Dr. Mehta said: "His (Anna) condition is stable. He has started walking. All parameters are good now. He is on soft diet."

"His blood pressure is124/88. Ketone levels have gone down. It will take 4-5 days for him to be out of the hospital," he added.

Gurgaon, July 11 : Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan seems to be quite impressed with Katrina Kaif's team spirit and feels her unselfishness has made her so successful in filmdom, while the actress praises him describing him as a "phenomenal" actor.

"I had not seen any of her films until I had started working with her in 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. It just happened that I had not been able to see her films," Hrithik told IANS.

Gurgaon, July 11 : Actress Kalki Koechlin has rubbished reports suggesting she and her "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" co-star Katrina Kaif don't gel well with each other, saying there are having no problems between them.

"There have been a lot of people picking on us that me and Kat are fighting. I think it is really sad because not one person has come and asked me what I think, they have just kind of assumed. There are no issues," Kalki told reporters here Sunday.

Gurgaon, June 11 : One of the first Indian actors to work in international movies, Om Puri feels crossover cinema has a bright future if made on "relatable issues". A veteran of over 250 films, he also advises newcomers to complete their education before joining the "speculative" movie industry.

"The future of crossover cinema is very bright, but we must realise that crossover cinema can only survive if we talk about common problems. If other people are not able to relate, obviously the films won't be successful,"
60-year-old Om told IANS in an interview here.

Gurgaon, March 22 - Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor was named brand ambassador of the year at the NDTV Good Times Gadget Guru Awards 2011 held here Monday night.

"I am a gadget freak. You will find everything from laptop, cellphone to iPad and iPod in my closet. They remain with me all the time. I can't leave my mobile even for five minutes. Gadgets have become a way of life today for any generation," Sonam said in a video message after receiving the award.

She is the brand ambassador of Spice mobiles.

Gurgaon, Aug 31 : Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has no immediate plans to follow his brothers Arbaaz and Sohail into production. But says he would love to invest in "small and entertaining" films if he does.

Asked about his plans on film production, Salman told IANS: "No. But if I do I would like to do simple, small and entertaining films."

Dressed in a black shirt and blue jeans, the actor was at the Kingdom of Dreams complex in the suburb of Gurgaon adjoining the national capital to launch the IIFA Buzz Café in Culture Gully and promote his new film "Dabangg" Monday.

While the small and medium industries in the Gurgaon region have been ready for the power cuts with the start of the summer season but the extent to which it is happening is certainly pinching the bottom lines of these industrialists.

The Gurgaon-based domestic carrier Indigo Airlines is looking at raise funds for the overseas flights that it plans to commence after it completes the mandatory five years of operation in the Indian market in August next year.

Notably, sources confirm hat the aviation company, being managed by InterGlobe Aviation has recently appointed investment bankers like UBS AG, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse Group and Citigroup Inc. to come out with a suitable option of raising funds. Moreover, the company is aiming to take the IPO or the PE route.

Airtel has announced to launch its broadband VDSL services to few selected regions of the country, presently New Delhi and Gurgaon. Airtel's VDSL services boasts a speed of 50 Mbps.

In case of bandwidth services, India is always counted as backward when compared to other countries of the world.

Few years back, India was just dependent upon dial up networks and the best broadband connections use to provide a maximum speed up to 2 to 4 Mbps but as the time runs and technology enters the Indian market, situation has improved at a faster rate.

Maruti Suzuki, on Wednesday, said that it has decided to invest more in its Gurgaon plant, which will produce more K-series petrol engines. As per the current estimations, the auto maker will put in Rs. 1,250 crore to increase its capacity to 500,000 units by 2012.

Just yesterday, it became the first automaker to touch the millionth mark in India. Maruti also came up with an Rs. 12,000 crore investment plan for its Manesar unit.

But with the new declaration, it would surely cross that level. The money declared will be used for capacity expansion and also technological upgradations.

In spite of worldwide slump, software exports from Haryana rose 17% during the last fiscal (2008-09).

The total software exports from the state stood at Rs 21,000 crore (Rs 210 billion/$4.5 billion) as against last year's figure of Rs 18,500 crore.

Gurgaon contributed the most to the yield of IT as well as Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry in the state as over 90% of the units are situated in the district.

Ace fashion designer Rohit Bal, who had a massive heart attack and gone through angioplasty, is on the road to recovery at the Medanta Medicity in Gurgaon.

The 42-year-old Bal suffered a coronary failure on Tuesday at his Defense Colony residence and was initially taken to Aashlok Hospital in Safdarjung Enclave in South Delhi.

Afterward, Rohit was shifted to Medanta, where he had to go thru angioplasty, a technique used for mechanically extending a constricted or blocked blood vessel.

Gurgaon, Feb 1 - Ace designer Neeta Lulla has been lending her creative touch to Aishwarya Rai's wardrobe for more than a decade. Having dressed the actress in varied costumes in movies like "Taal", "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and "Jodhaa Akbar", the designer feels the sari suits the former beauty queen best.

"No doubt Aishwarya looks beautiful in Indian outfits, but, personally, I feel that she looks her best in a sari. She can carry a simple cotton to a designer sari with equal poise and elegance," Lulla told IANS in an interview.

Gurgaon, Jan 30 - Vivek Oberoi is clearly not happy about being tagged as a "stalker" or a "gatecrasher" and says he is "genuinely sick" of all controversies.

"Suddenly I'm a stalker one day and one day I'm a gatecrasher. Mela laga hua hai kya (Is it a fair of controversies)? Will anybody say anything and walk away? What nonsense is this? It's very irresponsible and I completely disapprove of it. It's rubbish. If there was an element of truth in this, I can understand. But this is nonsense," Vivek told IANS.

Gurgaon/Chandigarh, Jan 6 : Property dealers and real estate agents in Gurgaon not registering themselves with the district administration will face penal action, officials said here Wednesday.

Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Rajinder Kataria said officials have been asked to get shops and offices of property dealers and real estate agents videographed and photographed to know who all are operating in the district. All realty dealers have to register themselves under the Haryana Regulation of Property Dealers and Consultancy Act.

Gurgaon, Dec 24 : If you like the thrill of being behind the wheel but are not 18 yet - beware. Police in Gurgaon have launched a drive to nab underage drivers.

"We have started to 'challan' (fine) underage students and children found driving vehicles. In the last few days, 327 students have been fined. We have also educated parents and teachers not to allow children to drive," S. S. Deswal, Gurgaon police commissioner, said here Thursday.

Gurgaon, Dec 22 : Jharkhand won the National Under-16 Football Championships for the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy football with a 1-0 win over Karnataka in the final at the packed Devi Lal Stadium here Tuesday.

Singrai Soren's header helped Jharkhand score the solitary goal in the match.

Gurgaon, Dec 18 - The Haryana government has decided to start a city bus service in Gurgaon which will be based on a Public Private Partnership (PPP). In all, 450 new buses will be purchased for this, officials said Friday.

"Out of these 450 new buses, 60 percent would be air-conditioned low-floor buses fitted with global positioning system (GPS). Tenders will be invited from world class agencies during the next month and the city bus service is likely to start by August next year," state transport commissioner Anand Mohan Saran said.