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Kuldip Singh named new CMD of MTNL:

>Kuldip Singh, director, technical, of telecom PSU MTNL, has been appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director with immediate effect.

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Buy 'mobile number portability' for Rs 50:::

>The lobby against number portability may be fighting a losing battle. A widget from China priced as low as Rs 50 is making the government’s dithering on it for four years meaningless and may erode profitability of companies such as Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, which are already hit by relentless tariff war.

A chewing gum-sized device known as ‘dual sim card holder’ can be placed under the battery of your mobile phone which has a provision to hold another sim card too, and can be activated whenever there is a need to call. This helps retain your number in use for many years and subscribe to a new operator who is giving away outgoing calls almost for free.

It eliminates the strain of carrying two mobile phones. The device can be used in most of the low-to-middle-end models of any handset maker.

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Winners of ET Awards for Corporate Excellence:

1. Business leader of the year - Anand Mahindra

The poster boy of post-reforms India M&M boss Anand Mahindra dares to dream the impossible. Mr Mahindra surprised many by announcing his intention to build an Indian version of

Embraer the Brazilian maker of aeroplanes, and crank out nearly 500 planes in the next five years.

2. Company of the year- Hero Honda

3. Global Indian of the year- Ram Charan: >Charan has built a reputation as a one-man CEO consulting industry.

4. Business Reformer of the year - Nitish Kumar > It's been over four years since Nitish Kumar took charge of Bihar.Bihar have became the fastest developing state in India even leaving behind Gujarat.

5. Corporate Citizen of the year – TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute.

>Established itself as a leading global think-tank on all issues related to sustainable development and acquired a new name.

6. Policy change agent of the year - Jean Dreze : Major role in designing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

7. Lifetime Achievement Award - Keshub Mahindra : Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

8. Entrepreneur of the year - GV Krishna Reddy .( GVK Group's) : He won his first construction contract when he was barely 22 and more than five decades later, his infrastructure flagship has an asset base of over $5.24 billion.

9. Emerging Company of the year - Idea Cellular.

10. Businesswoman of the Year - Vinita Bali.

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§ >Maruti launches new family car Eecopriced at Rs 2.59 lakhs:

§ >Google unveiled its new Nexus Onesmartphone, in a direct challenge to heavyweight Apple's iPhone handsets:

-The touch-screen device was billed by Google as a "superphone" and the next step in the evolution of its Android (OS)software.

>The Internet giant worked with Taiwanese electronics titan HTC to make the Nexus One.

§ >Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new Hewlett-Packard Co tablet computer on Wednesday, beating Apple Inc's hotly anticipated move into the market.

-Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, and HP, the top personal computer maker, are the latest companies to eye tablets that bridge the gap between laptops and smartphones.

§ >World's tallest building Burj Dubai opens to public:

-The $1.5 billion structure, an "unprecedented" engineering marvel that was thrown open to the public , was built with a major contribution from India, a vast labour force.

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