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1.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to participate as the chief guest at the National Day celebrations ofFrance .

2.Beverages major Pepsico's India-origin Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi has been named as 2009 CEO of the Year by Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG) for promoting socially responsible business practices.

3.Air India has decided to begin low-cost domestic operations from September — to tap the peak October-December travel season. The airline will launch these flights under the existing brand of Air India Express that at present flies to global destinations.

4.SATISH SIR'S QUESTION: CALpers(A mutual fund company):California Public Employees' Retirement System{the leading provider of retirement and health benefits in the US, is set to raise US $400 million in the Indian real estate industry, with key focus on hospitality related projects.}

5.Orkut was launched on January 22, 2004 by Google as independent project of Orkut Büyükkökten, a Turkish software engineer.

6.Nearly 125 years ago, Marks & Spencer started with the slogan 'Don't ask the price. It's a penny'.

7.Parle Agro's new lemon drink is called "LMN".

8.Spinz talc is Cavinkare brand?

9.FIAT (Automobile company): "Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino".

10.BMW : "Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ".