14 July 2011

14 July 2011, Thursday

• Zaveri Bazaar, Kabutarkhana, Opera House : Mumbai, Bomb blasts went off
• Sheila Dikshit : Delhi CM will be presented first Mercy Ravi Award instituted by Mercy Ravi Foundation for "exemplary contribution to public life by a woman"
• Jairam Ramesh : Union Minister for Rural Development

To draft one integrated national Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill

• Talmiz Ahmad : Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

First Indian diplomat to be conferred King Abdulaziz Medal of First Class for his contribution towards elevating Indo-Saudi ties

• Islamabad offered olive branches Balochistan to address some of the alienation felt across Balochistan
• Bundesnachrichtendienst(BND) : Germany's foreign intelligence agency

Blueprints of new headquarters for Germany's Intelligence service in Berlin stolen

• NIIT Technologies ties up with Morris Communications of US
• Fujitsu ties up with Siemens Enterprise Communications India to provide a one-stop shop of IT & communication services
• Motherson Sumi Systems jointly with Samvardhana Motherson Finance to acquire 80% shares of Peguform Group of Germany from Cross Industries who will hold remaining 20%
• HDFC Bank launched India's first Ultra-Premium Credit Card : INFINIA
• ElectraCard Services set up an electronic internet payment gateway  for Union Bank of India : electraECOMM
• IDBI Bank revised term deposit rates by 25-50 basis points by July 14
• Indian Bank raised Benchmark Prime Lending Rate(BPLR) by 25 basis points to 14.50% and Base Rate to 10.25% from July 13
• Reliance Media Works partners Digital Domain Productions of Los Angeles to create visual effects studios in Mumbai and London
• Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd : leader in mechanical & electronic components & solutions
• Noel Ryan : appointed as new president of Danfoss India