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Sales unit to be shut down by Motorola

Sales unit to be shut down by MotorolaIn the midst of lower sales and increasing competition in the world's fastest-growing telecom market, Motorola, which is facing lower sales now, has decided to shut down its distribution division in India. It has been learnt that now the distribution work will be done out of Singapore.

As of now150 people have already been informed regarding the loss of their jobs, though it is not known how many people worked in the division and will have to quit.

With the motive to ensure speed, TRAI wants ISPs to cut net user club

With the motive to ensure speed, TRAI wants ISPs to cut net user club Keeping in mind the regular complaints of the Indian users regarding the slow speed of dial-up and broadband connections, Telecom regulator TRAI has decided that regulation should be kept in place in order to make sure that connections are provided by the internet service providers (ISPs) only on the capacity of traffic they can carry.

BlackBerry targets Indian customers to its smartphones

BlackBerry targets Indian customers to its smartphonesSoon the Indian stores will see the arrival of the BlackBerry Curve 8900, which was earlier launched in US, Canada and UK.

The smartphone sports a trendy look and weighs only 110 grams and measures 109x60x13.5mm. Furthermore, this classy and attractive smartphone also boasts a full-QWERTY keyboard and a 2.4 inch HVGA+ (480? 360) light-sensing display, which would provide comfortable feel while one-handed or two-handed use.

Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan to Run for a Cause

Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan to Run for a CauseVeteran actress Sharmila Tagore and her daughter Soha Ali Khan are all set to take part in the Mumbai Marathon to show solidarity with a cause taken up by actor Rahul Bose's NGO.

“Children are the future of India and as UNICEF’S Goodwill Ambassador. I have pledged to speak up for the cause of children whenever and wherever it is necessary. I am participating in this marathon to support HEAL, a project run by Rahul Bose’s NGO,” said Sharmila in a statement.

High Risk of death at delivery time in Uttar Pradesh

High Risk of death at delivery time in Uttar PradeshAccording to UNICEF’s recent report, “Uttar Pradesh is the most dangerous state of the country for a women to give birth to a child.” Health services are not good in the state and the state has high rate of death of mother during childbirth there.

In Uttar Pradesh maternal death rate is 1:42 whereas in Kerala it’s just 1:500. Around 1/3 of all maternal deaths in India are reported from UP alone. Main causes of high maternal and neonatal deaths are inadequate nutrition, lack of birth spacing and less reproductive health care.

Asiya Andrabi, head of Dukhtaran-e-Millat sends legal notice to forthcoming film Lamha’s director

Asiya Andrabi, head of Dukhtaran-e-Millat sends legal notice to forthcoming film Lamha’s director Asiya Andrabi, head of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, sent a legal notice to Rahul Dholakia demanding that she should first see the script of movie Lamha. Reports claim that Bipasha Basu's role in Lamhaa portrays the life of a woman Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi.

The notice says: "As Asiya is a political personality and follower of Islam, she doesn't want to be portrayed by any actress in the movie who is incompatible with her virtues."

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