Mr. Ved, specialises in international taxation, transfer pricing and exchange control regulations. He has advised a large number of foreign companies, MNCs and Indian business houses on tax and regulatory matters in a career spanning more than 25 years.

Prior to joining KPMG in November 2006, Uday was earlier Partner and Head of Tax in RSM & Co., Chartered Accountants, India. Prior to RSM, Uday was a Partner with Arthur Andersen, India.

Uday is an active member of the India profession and have presented papers and made presentations in India and overseas at various business and professional bodies including Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society (‘BCAS’), Western Regional Council of ICAI, Chamber of Tax Consultants, IFA, etc.

“Uday has strong client experience in international tax, transfer pricing, foreign investment consulting and exchange control regulations, that will further strengthen our position, as we move forward in achieving our business objectives.” said Russell Parera, Chief Executive Office, KPMG India.

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About KPMG:

KPMG is the global network of professional services firms of KPMG International. KPMG member firms provide audit, tax and advisory services through industry focused, talented professionals, who deliver value for the benefit of their clients and communities.

In line with this objective, MHCWW has recruited key personnel in the senior management and has also added to responsibilities of the existing ones. Satish Menon and Sohrab Sopori have been inducted as General Managers for the Mumbai and Delhi offices respectively. They are the part of the Senior Management team led by Sanjay Nayak President McCann World Group India, Amar Urhekar, Asia Director MHCWW and Rana Bawa, Vice President, MHCWW India. The senior management team also includes Chhaya Sankath, Business Development Director, Complete Medical Group India and Sohan Shah, AVP, Strategic Planning.

"Amar's regional experience and dynamic style coupled with Rana's local knowledge and networking ability will help leverage our new bench strength and keep us ahead in the game. This is a good environment for Satish and Sohrab to lead the offices towards achieving numbers and fame!" opines Sohan. The addition of senior team members enables Sohan's move to Strategic Planning. "We expect him (Sohan) to help us nurture this function, which is already become a competitive advantage for us,' states Rana Bawa. "With a clear mandate to build and better our offer, Sohan will help MHCWW become equal partners in building bigger brands in the healthcare industry." he adds.

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About MHCWW

McCann Healthcare Worldwide (MHCWW) has been the pioneer in healthcare communications (advertising) globally. Established as a specialized division of McCann Erickson World Group, MHCWW in India caters to the communication needs of Indian pharma and healthcare companies with medical marketing, medical education and consumer communication. As a specialist firm, MHCWW has the ability to understand and engage the healthcare professional community and understand the Indian consumer/ patient mindset. In the Indian context, we are currently working with the most reputed names in the country. MHCWW works with brands in almost every healthcare category including OTC, Prescription, Nutrition, Natural Remedies, Social Marketing and Public Health, at a local and regional level. Some of our partners include Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline (Pharmaceutical and Consumer Division), Nestle, USAID/WHO, USV Ltd., Piramal Healthcare, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Novo Nordisk.

Commenting on his election as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at OTA, Alan Young said “With the ever changing dynamics of the travel industry, OTA will become even more important to both the vendor and supplier communities because implementing the standard has proven cost and efficiency benefits. This is a very exciting time for OTA and I am honored to help guide the direction of OpenTravel”

On the occasion V K Mathews, Chairman and CEO, IBS Group said, “IBS has always had the best industry talent, to fulfil our committment to deliver new-generation technology solutions that help the travel industry redefine its business. We are justifiably proud that Alan has been elected to chair the Board of Directors at OTA, in which post he is sure to make significant contributions”

About Open Travel Alliance

The OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) is passionate about solving the problems inherent to connecting multiple systems within the complex travel distribution arena. OTA’s mission is to engineer specifications that make data transmission flow smoothly throughout the travel, tourism and hospitality industry sectors. OTA creates, expands and drives adoption of open universal data specifications, including but not limited to the use of XML, for the electronic exchange of business information among all sectors of the travel industry.

With a diversified membership representing influential names in all sectors of the travel industry, OTA is comprised of representatives from airlines, car rental firms, hotels, cruise lines, leisure suppliers, service providers, tour operators, travel agencies, and trade associations. Thousands of OTA message structures are in use, carrying tens of millions of messages between trading partners every day.

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About IBS

The IBS Group (IBS) is a leading global provider of new-generation IT solutions to the Travel, Transportation and Logistics industries. A specialist in the domain, IBS offers a range of products and services that manage mission-critical operations of major airlines, airports, oil and gas companies, seaports, cruise lines, hotels and tour operators world-wide. SEI CMMI Level 5 and PCMM Level 5 assessed, ISO 9001:2000, TickIT and ISO 27001:2005 certified, IBS operates four software development centers across the world. With some of the world's leading corporations as customers, IBS has business operations in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, supported through 13 global business centers.

More information on IBS is available at www.ibsplc.com

For media enquiries, please contact Satish Nair at +91-471-2700080 or email: SatishN@ibsplc.com

Anand shares a great working relationship with Cricket players like Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajit Wadekar and Arvinda De Silva to name a few.

Says Anita, "Anand is a rare instance of a professional cricketer in the field of sports marketing, a former first class cricketer who played for Mumbai, Karanataka & Maharashtra in the Ranji trophy and has led and promoted few sports marketing ventures. He has been instrumental in creating unique concepts and executing them for various clients like Anchor, Emami, Zee, DNA, Tata, Birla Sun Life Insurance, Visage Images, Mid-Day, Radio One, PCI, Headlines Today, Aaj Tak etc."

Says Anand, "Havas Sports has the tradition of sports marketing and has a base globally. I feel the Indian market has still not matured in terms of sports marketing. I want to utilize my experience/strengths along with the support of the global team to help the Indian market mature and provide unique and viable sports marketing solutions for various brands in India."

Highlights of Anand’s work have been – Mumbai Not Out, A charity dinner for the Mumbai Blast victims of 2006 where the Indian team along with the corporates joined hands to raise funds for the victims, sponsorships of various Ranji teams & the conceptualization of the Zee Super sixes. He also was successful in launching Hattrick Cricket Academy in Mumbai where quite a few of his students have been representing the Mumbai Junior teams.

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“It is our belief that in future, the scarcest resource in our world will be consumer attention. At Starcom MediaVest Group, our vision is to be the leaders of the Consumer Attention Economy”, said Sandeep Lakhina, Managing Director, India-West & South, Starcom Worldwide. “In 2006, we embarked on a journey to be the masters of the art and science of Consumer Attention, advancing a forward view of consumers and the communication landscape, creating and activating transformative ideas that connect brands to consumers and predicting and quantifying consumer outcomes. Understanding and measuring intent is the central to that initiative.”

Since January 2007, Starcom MediaVest Group has been running IntenTrack™ tracking studies in all the major markets across the world, including eleven markets in Asia. The one of its kind single source study identifies all the different ways consumers interact with the brand, from classical television to peer-to-peer conversations. In the same period, the consumer’s intent behavior towards those brands is captured. These intent behaviors range from low-level behavioral shifts such as changing attitudes towards the brand to intent behaviors more directly related to purchase such as - seeking information, talking to others and visiting a store to experiencing the brand and finally, to purchase

“Intent moves us beyond engagement and gets us closer to predicting and assessing a measurable, behavioral reaction of the consumer.” said Ranga Somanathan, VP – Insights & Analytics, South East & South Asia. “The consumer’s response to a message could be on any of the four platforms - Consideration [deep curiosity], Validation [seeking an opinion], Expression [giving an opinion] & Exploration [active searching on the web]. It can ultimately encompass a consumer’s desire to purchase or recommend a brand.”

Over the last 20 months, Starcom MediaVest Group has had dialogues with over 2 million consumers about their media, intent behaviors and purchase habits.

“The global investment that we have put into IntenTrack™ surveys and analytics is testament to our belief that capturing consumer’s attention can be measured, predicted and related back to sales.” said Ravi Kiran, CEO-South East & South Asia, Starcom MediaVest Group.

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About Starcom MediaVest Group

Ranked one of the largest brand communications groups in the world, Starcom MediaVest Group (www.smvgroup.com) encompasses an integrated network of highly specialized consumer contact companies. SMG's global organization includes strategic marketing communication architects who are highly specialized in media management, response media, internet and digital communications, as well as multicultural, entertainment, gaming, sports, sponsorship, event marketing and media. With nearly 6,000 employees in 110 offices worldwide, SMG delivers brand-building results for many of the world's leading companies. It is part of ViVaKi, the newly formed global entity within Paris-based Publicis Groupe.

Starcom MediaVest Group in India

Ranked consistently as one of India’s most admired media networks by Brand Equity, Starcom is one of the youngest, largest and most diversified media networks in the country. It has over 180 contact architects across its four full service offices and twenty other offices where its specialist units have an operation. It prides itself on its ‘people first’ approach at workplace and is known in the industry and in campuses as one of the best places to work in. It has one of the best retention rates amongst media agencies in India.

Using proprietary planning frameworks such as Passion Group Marketing, internationally proven tools such as TARDIIS, local research and superior analytical skills, the agency attempts to build lasting connections between its clients’ brands and their customers.

In February, 2007, the network announced a strategic merger of its mainstream media negotiation volume with that of sister network ZenithOptimedia, to form dedicated investment unit India Media Exchange, arguably the second largest buyer of media in the market.

In addition to communication strategy development and mainstream media negotiation, the network offers solutions in the area of out-of-home and ambient media [Navia], entertainment and embedded marketing [The Bridge], digital and wireless marketing [Starcom IP], sports and cause enabled marketing [Relay Worldwide], activation and media supported amplification [ACE] and small town and rural marketing [Xpanse], ambient assets, navigational signage, and retail branding [Enhance] and lifestyle marketing and communication [C].

Prominent Starcom Worldwide full service clients in India include Aircel, Bayer Healthcare, Bharat Matrimony, Cadila Healthcare, Color Plus Fashions, Continental Airlines, Diageo Radico, General Mills, Hatsun Agro, Heinz, Himalaya Healthcare, ING Vysya Life, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kotak Mahindra, Make My Trip, Oracle, SAB Miller, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Mobile, Singapore Tourism Board, Sun Microsystems, Tata Housing, Western Union, Wipro Consumer Care, World Gold Council, and WorldSpace Satellite Radio. Associate network FutureWorks manages the media needs of companies belonging to the retail and consumer brands major Future Group.

"Buoyed by the impressive track record from our first venture in Pune, this new unit demonstrates GMI's confidence in the potential that Pune offers in terms of technical expertise and business growth. GMI's considers Pune to be the next truly IT hub in India and has set its vision on spreading its presence here" said Chintan Shah, President & CEO at GMI.

"The new centre will provide support and services to our ever growing customer base in GMI's trademark quality services. Now that we have four state of art development centers, GMI foresee in exceeding the forecasted revenue of this financial year, with 200% increase in the same." Chintan added.

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"In keeping with its vision tobe a formidable force in the travel industry on a pan India platform, TravelPort Holidays Pvt. Ltd., have appointed Adil J.Bajirao as Senior Vice President. Amongst his initial projects will be to set up a luxury division for the company tocompliment its existingFIT and MICE divisions.

Adil brings with him over 15 years of experience in the traveland airline industry. Hislast assignment waswith TCIas an Associate Vice President in its leisure Division.He is a post graduate from TISS and having recently completed a Management Development Program at IIM - Ahmedabad,is in the process of completing his MBA in Marketing."

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At ABFSG he will oversee the operations and the technology functions for and across the Financial Service Businesses.

Mr Gopalakrishnan’s appointment is part of the ‘People First’ strategy adopted by the ABFSG, to attract key leadership, to partner its vision for growth.

Mr Ajay Srinivasan, Chief Executive, Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group, said: “We would like to believe that our journey has just begun. Our vision is to be a role-model across our businesses. And our customer’s preferred choice. Right now we are concentrating on building a firm foundation, with the help of our strong and committed team.”

Welcoming Mr Gopalakrishnan aboard, Mr Srinivasan, said: “We are very happy to have Mr. Gopalakrishnan join our leadership team. He comes with rich experience that will help us prepare a strong foundation in operations and technology, across our financial businesses, commensurate with our vision.”

Mr Gopalakrishnan said: “I am excited with the opportunity to partner Team ABFSG in their vision to become a financial conglomerate.”

Mr Gopalakrishnan was till recently the Executive Vice President- Information Technology at HDFC Bank. His experience at HDFC Bank was diverse across retail technology, retail assets, credit cards, corporate internet banking, wholesale, capital markets, and various strategic initiatives.

Mr Gopalakrishnan has a proven track record in technology with about 26 years of experience. He has spent 15 years with the Banking sector, including eight years with HDFC Bank.

Prior to HDFC Bank, Mr Gopalakrishnan was Regional Head of Information Systems, for the Middle East and South Asia in Standard Chartered Bank where he spearheaded the banking applications across the bank’s various businesses in MESA countries - UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Mr Gopalakrishnan is a commerce graduate with a post graduation in management from Anna Institute of Management, Chennai.

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About Aditya Birla Financial Services Group:

The Aditya Birla Group has a strong presence across various financial verticals that include life insurance, asset management, distribution and wealth management, security based lending, insurance broking & advisory services and private equity. The companies that comprise the Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG) are: Birla Sun Life Insurance Company, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company, Birla Sun Life Distribution Company, Birla Global Finance Company, Birla Insurance Advisory & Broking Services and Aditya Birla Capital Advisors. The consolidated revenues from these businesses crossed the one billion dollar mark, in 2007-08.

About Aditya Birla Group

The Aditya Birla Group (www.adityabirla.com) is a US $24 billion conglomerate with a market capitalization of US $31.5 billion (as on 31st December 2007) and is one of the largest business houses in India. It enjoys a leadership position in all the sectors in which it operates. It is anchored by a force of 100,000 employees, belonging to 25 nationalities. Its operations span 20 countries across six continents and is reckoned as India's first multinational corporation. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, over 50 per cent of the Group's revenues flow from our overseas operations. The Group nurtures a work culture where success is built on learning and innovation. The Aditya Birla Group has been adjudged "The Best Employer in India and among the top 20 in Asia" by the Hewitt, Economic Times and Wall Street Journal Study 2007.

Nirupam Sonu has been with BIG 92.7 FM from April 06, and has played a significant role in shaping the programming content across the station. Under his valuable guidance, BIG FM’s stations have shown consistent growth over the last few months. He joined BIG FM as a Head of Stationality followed by National Creative Director and presently being elevated to the position of Vice President - Programming. As VP Programming, BIG 92.7 FM, Nirupam will oversee the programming strategies of all the BIG FM Stations across India. In his new role, Nirupam will be reporting to Tarun Katial – COO, BIG 92.7 FM.

Nirupam Sonu, who has been contributing effortlessly in taking BIG FM to a No.1 position, has handled various functions in TV media also prior to joining BIG FM. He has a rich and varied experience in production and directing domains of TV medium. Nirupam began his glorious professional journey as a Freelancer where he was instrumental in producing and directing shows for TV. Going great guns he later joined Star India, as an Executive Producer On - Air Promotions for Star Plus. At BIG FM, Nirupam played a vital role in strengthening the programming offerings and ensured a creative and relevant model of wholesome entertainment to listeners.

Commenting on Nirupam’s appointment, Mr. Tarun Katial, COO - BIG 92.7 FM said, “Nirupam is part of the BIG 92.7 FM family since its inception and has made a mammoth contribution in the areas of content planning and programming. As Manav moves on to a new role at BIG Broadcasting, Nirupam will take over the position of VP – Programming. I am delighted to have someone with Nirupam’s caliber and accomplishments take-on this responsibility. Nirupam is a core strategist as well a champion of innovations. He is one of those very few people in the industry exposed to all facets of content – planning, packaging, creative and programming. Nirupam’s sharp aptitude backed with extensive experience will definitely help the radio category & BIG FM grow more swiftly. I am fully confident that Nirupam’s effort in working towards differentiated programming will scale new heights taking BIG FM’s programming to the next level”.

Commenting on his appointment as Vice President - Programming, Mr. Nirupam Sonu said, “It gives me immense pleasure to take up this new role and I look forward to the journey ahead and working with the team. As a first step towards my new role I’ll be focusing on the consolidate growth of all the Stations. Radio’s Programming strategy has always been a challenging job but we have to continuously strive towards building new talent and search for innovative content. I look forward to entertaining our listeners with some great on-air content.”

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BIG 92.7 FM is part of Adlabs Films. Ltd. The Station is poised to create history with it’s pan India presence, spanning across 45 cities, 1000 towns and 50,000 villages to reach 200 million Indians across the length and breadth of the country. The Company plans to take FM radio as a medium of entertainment not only to the key metros, but also to virgin markets that have never before experienced this medium of entertainment. The Station promises not only to entertain but to inform and empower the listener with utilities that one may take for granted. In addition to the utilities, the Station has a stunning array of RJ’s who will be the voice and personality of the channel. The RJ’s have been selected after a careful and selective nationwide hunt. With an investment of Rs. 400 crore dedicated to Transmission Equipment, Infrastructure and licensing, the proposed network will be the largest ever. BIG 92.7 FM will bring to you 24x7 unique entertainment from a highly advanced and state-of-the-art radio broadcast technology via transmitters with web based remote management capability, hot swappable power supply and power amplifier with controller card redundancy. BIG 92.7 FM is the next BIG thing on Radio. Big is beautiful! BIG is better! And now its here!! BIG 92.7 FM. Suno. Sunao. Life Banao. For further information, log onto www.big927fm.com or sms to 5454

Referring to the announcement Mr. Karnik said, “I am glad to be on EXL’s Board of Directors. This association helps me continue with the initiatives I had taken up at NASSCOM for the advancement of Indian expertise in the services sector to the global arena as well as working toward equitable spread of the supply of talent across India to meet the employment demands generated by this sector.”

Mr. Karnik was the immediate past President of NASSCOM, India’s apex industry body representing companies in the information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services sectors. During his tenure as President of NASSCOM, Mr. Karnik worked closely with the industry as well as the central and state governments in India to advance this sector in India and globally. Since joining NASSCOM in 2001, Mr. Karnik has worked relentlessly to build India’s brand equity for the service industry and to position India as the premier off-shoring destination.

Prior to his tenure at NASSCOM, Mr. Karnik was the Managing Director at Discovery Networks in India where he spearheaded the launch of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in South Asia. Earlier, Mr. Karnik was Founder-Director of the Consortium for Educational Communication, which was responsible for the UGC’s Countrywide Classroom broadcasts and other ICT initiatives. He has also worked for over 20 years at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in various positions including Founder-Director of ISRO’s Development and Educational Communication unit and was also a key player in the pioneering India-USA Satellite Instructional TV Experiment (SITE).

Vikram Talwar, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, EXL commented, “We are delighted to have Kiran Karnik on the board. His remarkable career with extensive and diverse experience is a valuable addition to EXL’s Board of Directors.”

Rohit Kapoor, President and CEO of EXL commented, “Kiran is an offshore stalwart. His presence on the Board and guidance will be a great advantage in consolidating and sustaining EXL’s leadership position in transformational outsourcing.”

Mr. Karnik is a recipient of the Padma Shri award by the Government of India in 2007 and the ‘DATAQUEST IT Person of the Year – 2005’. BusinessWeek named Mr. Karnik as one of the ‘Stars of Asia’ in 2004 and he was selected as Forbes magazine’s ‘Face of the Year 2003’, for being a driving force behind India’s offshoring wave. A post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Mr. Karnik holds an Honours degree in Physics from Bombay University.

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About ExlService Holdings, Inc.

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXLS) is a recognized business solutions provider. EXL's service offerings provide a competitive edge to its clients by transforming and outsourcing business processes. Transformation services enable continuous improvement of client processes by bringing together EXL's capabilities in reengineering, including Six Sigma process improvement, research & analytics, and risk advisory services. EXL's outsourcing services include a full spectrum of business process services from offshore delivery centers requiring ongoing process management skills. Headquartered in New York, EXL primarily serves the needs of Global 1000 companies in the banking, financial services, insurance, utilities, healthcare, telecommunications and transportation sectors. Find additional information about EXL at www.exlservice.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to EXL’s operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond EXL’s control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning EXL’s possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of its business strategy. These statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of management’s experience in the industry as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. You should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although EXL believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect EXL’s actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors are discussed in more details in EXL’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by forward-looking statements in this release.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible to predict these events or how they may affect EXL. EXL has no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.

Dr. Pollak, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the development of the modern fine chemicals industry. He brings with him over 30 years experience in fine chemicals.

Commenting on the development, Mr. Jai Hiremath, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Hikal Ltd. said, “Dr. Pollak is a worldwide authority in the field of fine chemicals. His global experience and expertise will be immensely beneficial to Hikal in the coming years.”

He worked for Lonza in Switzerland and the United States for more than thirty years in senior management positions with some outstanding achievements to his credit. Currently working as a consultant for the fine chemicals industry, Dr. Pollak has had several publications to his name including various articles in prestigious chemical magazines. Most recently he has published a book, Fine Chemicals: The Industry and the Business, Wiley, New York 2007.

Dr. Pollak said, “Hikal is recognized internationally as one of India’s leading contract manufacturers of fine chemicals. The recent signature of important manufacturing agreements with leading US and European lifescience companies demonstrates the value of its superior managerial and technological capabilities. I am happy to become part of the growth story.”

Hikal also has an Independent Scientific Advisory board consisting of Prof. Andrea Vasella from Switzerland, Prof. Govardhan Mehta and Dr. K. Nagarajan who are globally recognized experts in the field of fine chemicals.

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About Hikal Ltd.:

Hikal is a reliable long-term outsourcing partner to companies in the Pharmaceuticals, Crop Protection Products, and Specialty Chemicals industry. The company has been supplying key active ingredients (AI) and intermediates, manufactured using stringent global quality standards, for it’s customers in the United States, Europe and Japan. Hikal’s advanced manufacturing facilities have been inspected and approved by leading global players in Crop protection and Pharmaceutical sectors. The crop protection facilities are located at Taloja and Mahad (Maharashtra). Hikal’s manufacturing activities are supported by state-of-the-art research centers and pilot plant facilities located at Bangalore and Taloja respectively. The API and pharmaceutical intermediates manufacturing facilities are situated in Jigani (Bangalore) and Panoli (Gujarat) respectively.

Dr.Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, where he has been a member of the Strategy group since 1993. He holds a BS degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr.Khanna heads the Strategy course in the Harvard MBA program and the Strategy, Leadership & Governance Executive Education program. He also lectures and consults with companies and governments worldwide. Dr.Khanna has contributed articles to Harvard Business Review and Foreign Policy and has served as an expert for major news organizations such as Wall Street Journal, The Economist, the Far Eastern Economic Review, CNN, and CNBC.

“We are very excited that Tarun has joined our Board of Directors. Tarun’s vast experience in global strategy and understanding of the emerging markets will facilitate GVK BIO to grow to the next level “, said Mr.D.S.Brar, Chairman, GVK Biosciences.

Serving on the Advisory Boards of several multinational and emerging market companies in the financial services, automotive, life sciences and agribusiness sectors, Dr. Khanna has experience in a wide variety of industries. He was nominated a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2007.

Dr.Tarun Khanna said that, "I am pleased to join the GVK Biosciences Board of Directors at this exciting time of the Company and Industry and I look forward to this association."

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About GVK BIO

GVK Biosciences (www.gvkbio.com), Asia’s leading Contract Research Organization, delivers integrated research services to big Pharma and Biotech companies globally. The company accelerates the Drug Discovery and Development process of its customers through science and innovation. Currently the company has more than 1,300 employees spread across facilities in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Gurgaon.

iXiGO now features accommodation options from Travelguru, India’s leading hotel network, Inasra, a fast-growing Chennai-based hotel aggregator, and Hostelworld, a leading online reservations provider to the budget, independent and youth travelers. These strategic tie-ups make iXiGO India’s biggest hotel and hostel search engine, featuring over 6400 properties in more than 400 cities and towns across India, comparing prices from 40 hotel and hostel booking websites. The new hotel search will give online accommodation seekers a never-before range of options ranging from hostels to serviced apartments and luxury resorts – all available on one page. In addition to the enhanced inventory base, iXiGO has entered into partnerships with HolidayIQ and OKTataByeBye - two of the leading Indian hotel review sites. Users can now read hotel reviews written by other travelers on these partner sites, compare hotel rates from multiple hotel aggregators, before deciding on the best fit accommodation. iXiGO facilitates users to find the best deal and redirects them to hotel booking site for completion of transaction.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Mr. Rajnish Kumar, co-founder & CTO remarked – “Our 2.0 release is definitely the killer-app for hotels. Users can now navigate through more detailed map views, narrow down to hotels near an address they specify within the city, and even filter down to their favourite hotel chain brands at the click of a mouse”. Aloke Bajpai, founder and CEO, added – “iXiGOers want comprehensiveness, choice, and unbiased reviews before they make hotel booking decisions, and that’s what we have given them today. It is yet another effort from us to make online travel search in India smarter, easier and faster”.

iXiGO.com was launched in June 2007 by a team of young IITians and INSEAD MBAs. In a short span of one year, iXiGO is being seen as a disruptive innovator in the online travel industry, and has become the country’s leading travel search engine, generating nearly 1% of online direct bookings for some of its airline partners. With the launch of its hotels product in April 2008, iXiGO has diversified into a much more fragmented space, where its unique business model saves time and money for travelers through superior access to real-time travel information from multiple online travel sites.

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ABOUT iXiGO.com:

iXiGO.com ® is India’s leading online travel search engine based out of Gurgaon. Launched in June 2007, iXiGO has been recognized by various national and international awards for its unique market approach, product usability, and passionate management team. iXiGO is driven by an entrepreneurial team of young IITians and INSEAD MBAs and has raised seed capital from BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd, a Singapore based early stage investment fund. For more information about iXiGO please visit www.ixigo.com .

Manajit joined the group 6 years ago as its CFO and soon became part of the Strategic Board of the company. As a testament to his commitment and thorough knowledge of the group’s business, its strategy and implementation, he has now been given this additional responsibility.

With print editions in Bangalore and Delhi thriving alongside Mumbai’s 29 year old flagship edition, and a Pune edition coming soon, Manajit’s focus is on turning MiD DAY into an effective multi-city and multi-media brand, with a strong local focus be it news or information on what’s on in the city, for its YUMPI audience (Young Urban Mobile Professionals of India).

Says Manajit, “What sets MiD DAY apart is its strong and unmatched local focus and relevant information for young urban audiences, both online and in print. That is our goal, to be the best place for local news, nationally.”

“Our site, www.mid-day.com already has a tie up with Dailymotion and now with You Tube India, allowing users to upload videos on the site. In addition social networking features, blogging etc. are aimed at encouraging user-generated-content, and developing local YUMPI communities online,” he adds .

Says Tariq Ansari, Chairman, Mid Day Multimedia Ltd. “MiD DAY is already a national brand with a clear local focus, and we have plans to enter new markets within the country soon. This requires a change in mindset both internally and externally. Manajit’s experience with strategy and implementation at MiD DAY, make him the ideal candidate to help us deliver the multi-city, multi-media plans for the business.”

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About MiD DAY:

MiD DAY is the flagship brand of MiD DAY Multimedia Ltd., a company listed on the stock exchange. India’s No.1 afternooner and the only one of its kind, MiD DAY has been the quintessential mid-work break the YUMPI* takes in the middle of the day.

Over the last year, the newspaper has been on a mission to up its engagement quotient with the YUMPI. Based on findings from a research it commissioned to better understand YUMPI motivators and media habits, the product has undergone a metamorphosis to play a more vital role in YUMPI life. Whether it is local news, career guidance, dream homes, a look at what’s on in the city or tips on style at work, MiD DAY’s sections have it all, alongside staple news and amusers like comics and crosswords, all presented in a YUMPI friendly way to include a colour coded navigation system, lots of visuals, and an entertaining tone in reporting.

To add to the dynamic product delivery through content, MiD DAY has also been creating a unique experience for its readers and clients through globally awarded marketing initiatives such as Impact Covers and promotional activities like Media Nights. Its other unique in-office engagement programs such as the ‘Bollywood Lunch Contest’ and ‘Movie with the Stars’ have been successfully communicating the brand philosophy while upping its readers’ engagement with MiD DAY and unique platforms of delivery for its clients.

The company also has an established presence in the multimedia space, with its web version, www.mid-day.com that ensures the YUMPI has access to the MiD DAY experience at anytime during the day and at anyplace as well.

Already available in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, MiD DAY will launch a Pune edition soon.

* YUMPI: Young Urban Mobile Professional of India

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Sunil Dutt, Country Head, Samsung Telecommunications India, said, “The exclusive premier of the i780 through the widespread network of The MobileStore coupled with the touch-and–feel consumer experience provided at these stores, I am confident, will create a very positive initial buzz for this Business phone.”

Commenting on this strategic partnership, Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, CEO and Director,

The MobileStore Limited said, “We are glad to be associated with Samsung for this exclusive tie-up for SGH-i780. The newly launched i780, promises to be one of the best business phones in the market, and customers can buy it exclusively at select outlets of

The MobileStore. In addition, we offer our customers a world-class shopping ambience at The MobileStore, and also have a team of trained and well-informed store staff with live phones, to facilitate our customers in making their purchases.”

Packed with a gamut of features, SGH-i780 exemplifies cutting edge technology and design innovation. Samsung i780 is a sleek smart Windows Mobile 6.0 device. The handset features the innovative optical mouse along with a full QWERTY keyboard and a full touch screen that keeps the users connected. Samsung i780 will be available at select outlets of The MobileStore across 10 cities. The touch-and–feel, interactive consumer experience coupled with the trained staff at The Mobile Store will help customers understand the features of the i780.

i780 at a Glance

Model

i780

Dimension

115.9 x 61.3 x 12.9

Weight (gm)

120

Talktime/Standby

10/600

Screen - Colours/Size

65,536/2.6

Memory- inbuilt / expandable

150MB / MicroSD

Bluetooth /IR /Wi-Fi

Yes / No / Yes

Camera/Flash/Video

2 MP/No/Yes

Phonebook Capacity

Shared

Frequency

Tri Band

GPRS/EDGE/3G

Yes/Yes/Yes

Operating System

MS WINDOWS 6.0

music player/FM

Yes / No

Form factor

Bar

Price

Rs 25,000

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of four main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, and Telecommunication Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT LCDs.

About The MobileStore

India's first national chain of multi-brand and multi-service telecom outlets under the brand name “The MobileStore” has already crossed the 900 mark MAKING IT THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST MOBILE RETAILER, and geared up to set up over 2500 stores in the next 2 years across 650 cities, thus covering virtually every major town in every state across India.

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Kishore’s earlier stints include managing HR at Tata Infotech, Mahindra British Telecom and Datacraft India Ltd. Prior to joining YOU Telecom Kishore was Global Senior Vice President - Human Capital Management with Integreon Managed Solutions, a leading KPO & LPO.

As the national HR head Kishore will be responsible for managing HR, employee training and administrative functions. Kishore will handle a team of over 15 HR professionals and will be reporting to YOU Telecom CEO E.V.S. Chakravarthy.

For YOU Telecom further strengthening the HR set up is a priority, to support the business realize its expansion and growth plans. With its Digital TV, High speed data and VOIP services currently offered across it’s 12 city footprint, YOU plans to expand its services to 14 more cities in the next 18 months eventually leading to increase in employee strength.

It may be mentioned here that recently YOU Telecom appointed A.K.Sekhar as the CTO of the company to oversee the transition into a Digital TV led triple play business.

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Set up in 2001 by British Gas as Iqara Broadband, YOU Telecom India Pvt Ltd became a Citigroup Venture Capital International (CVCI) owned company in 2006.

YOU Telecom is a category ‘A’ ISP and India’s first ISO accredited broadband service provider. One of the leading independent ISPs in India, YOU offers high speed Internet, voice and video services through cable modem platform to residential, SME and corporate customers in 12 cities. As a part of its growth plans, YOU is rapidly expanding its presence in other cities across the country.

Infrastructure

YOU’s over 1155 kms of optic fibre cable and 4000 kms of last mile coaxial cable network in all its operational cities facilitates world-class service delivery to its customers. The company has so far invested Rs 4 billion on broadband cable infrastructure across 12 operational cities. The network has been put together by partnering with companies likes Motorola, Avvaya, Commscope, Cisco etc. YOU employs over 1400 people across 12 cities and plans to double up its talent base over the next two years.

Business

YOU Telecom offers high-speed data, voice and video services through the Internet. Primarily, it offers high speed Internet services to residential, corporate and SME customers. For corporate and SME customers YOU offers dedicated leased line to enable them to send huge amounts of data. It is the first private ISP to announce 2 Mbps plans in 2007 when Government made it mandatory for all ISPs to provide the service.

It is one of the few companies along with the large telcos capable of offering Triple Play services. This means, through one connection customers can access broadband, make voice calls through Internet (VoIP) and watch videos (digital cable TV). YOU offers these services to individual customers in their residences and to corporates. With an active broadband customer base of around 100,000 YOU is truly poised to be a major player in the Triple Play space.

YOU’s Internet Telephony services (holds ITSP license) allows users to make International calls at affordable rates. To further enhance its VoIP offerings YOU acquired Ahmedabad-based ISP IceNet in 2007, which had strong VoIP solutions.

YOU is also one of the first to introduce IP phones in India. It is a fixed landline device that uses broadband connection instead of a telephone line to make calls.

YOU offers international calling cards to enable people with any broadband connection to make VoIP calls. These cards are available in range of denominations. With YOU VoIP solutions customers can save up to 75-80% of their ISD bills.

To further its broadband presence YOU Telecom entered into 50:50 JV with Malaysian WiFi major Red Snapper. YOU Snapper, the JV, will offer wireless as last mile connectivity to YOU broadband customers. Wireless adds mobility to YOU’s existing offerings of high-speed data, voice and video services. With this service YOU will tap new markets and enhance connectivity to existing customers in all its 12 operational cities.

If 2001 is the year of establishment for YOU then 2008 definitely redefined its existence. In January 2008 YOU made a major foray in to Digital Cable (Video) business under the brand name Digivision. It launched its services in Bangalore by acquiring a local cable network Digital Infotainment Pvt Ltd. YOU’s digital cable services are present in Mumbai and Vizag.

In Mumbai, YOU formed an alliance called YOU-SCOD 18, a multi service operator (MSO), which consolidated cable operators and captured 40% market share of cable business in the metropolis. YOU currently offers video services to around 6,50,000 homes in the 3 cities.

To provide superior digital viewing experience to the customer, YOU Telecom has partnered with global networking solutions major Cisco. All YOU digital cable homes will have Cisco’s state-of-the-art set top boxes that are best in class in terms of functionality and service. YOU has already committed Rs 120 crore towards its digital cable business expansion. With all these developments, YOU has been successful in managing the roles of an ISP as well as an MSO.

Online Value Added Services

YOU offers a variety of Value Added Services to its broadband customers:

§ YOU Play – online gaming service with over 100 new games added every month. Content provided by Indiagames, Kreeda games etc

§ YOU Learn – online education service for school and college students powered by 24x7 Guru.

§ YOU Call – Internet Telephony, allows making international calls at low rates

§ YOU Fone – A telephone that uses broadband connection to make ISD

Rabe brings in around 15 years of all round media exposure. Specialized in building brand equity in high growth, start-up and turnaround situations in service cultured media, Rabe led the ZenithOptimedia West and South as Managing Director prior to joining BIG Street. Rabe is known for scoring high practices in emerging mediums like Digital, Mobile, and Integrations. Starting his career from space selling, Rabe worked his way up to become the integrations expert with vast experience in client servicing.

As Country Manager- Vietnam- Publicis Groupe Media, Rabe led three media organizations Zenithmedia, Optimedia and Starcom in Vietnam. An innovator, Rabe Identified and created three diversified units: Digital, Programming, and PR units to deliver on the engagement platform for brands with consumers.

Speaking on his new role, Rabe said, “In a short span, BIG Street has acquired significant inventories across the country providing quality and effective consumer-centric innovative solutions. In the years to come, we want to be known as solutions provider and not merely media providers. This poses an excellent challenge for me. I look forward to a great stint with the organization”

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About BIG Street:

BIG STREET is the OOH Division of Adlabs Films Ltd, beginning operations in early 2008. This division has already acquired significant number of properties across markets- including Delhi Metro, Unipoles and Gantries in Ahmedabad, over 400 buses in Chandigarh, Mobile Hoardings in Cochin and Hyderabad, Kiosks and Gantries in Mumbai etc. BIG STREET is slated to grown into one of India’s largest OOH divisions offering a wide variety of OOH inventory like billboards, street furniture, multiplexes and malls formats along with a host of other innovative options as part of their portfolio offerings to clients.

Media contacts For any information please contact: Nitin Tanksale, Adlabs Films Ltd. (BIG Street): 9989501909. nitin.tanksale@big927fm.com ,

The move aims to streamline the procedure for admission to undergraduate medical courses. This has been communicated to CIE by a formal letter by the Medical Council of India. Speaking on the occasion Ian Cambers, CIE Regional Manager, South Asia, said, “We are delighted that CBSE now accepts the Cambridge AS level English advanced subsidiary course as an equivalent English language qualification for admission to undergraduate medical courses. This simplifies the process for students who are aspire to take up pre medical entrances in the country.”

The development will help CIE and CBSE bring uniformity to common entrance examinations. “The recognition of Cambridge GCE AS level English language by CBSE as an equivalent to class 12 standard examination is indeed an achievement. Now it will allow students who are studying CIE curriculum a fair chance to compete for medical courses in India. This is a very welcome development.” said Soumita Mukherjee, Teacher, DPS International, Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Lawrence Fray, Principal, Vidya Sanskar International School, Faridabad said, “This is the most welcome step from the CBSE for the students of CIE as they will be treated as par to their counterparts and can devote more time for other subjects like Phyics, Chemistry and Biology to clear medical entrance examinations”.

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About CIE

University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) is the world’s largest provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year olds. CIE offers the Cambridge International Curriculum for 5 – 19 year olds, professional qualifications for teachers and vocational qualifications for adult learners. CIE qualifications are taken in 150 countries and recognized by universities, educational providers and employers across the world.

CIE is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group, a not-for-profit organization and part of the University of Cambridge. CIE has a strong pedigree in development and research and offers unrivalled support to its network of registered centers.

Prior to joining BIG Broadcasting, Manavjeet was Country Head & Executive Vice President for Reliance Consumer Finance, a division of Reliance Capital, which comprised ofVehicle Loans, Mortgages, SME Loans, Credit Card and Personal Loans. Before this, he was part of the Retail Assets Team with HDFC Bank working as Executive Vice President, heading 4 business verticals – Car Loans, Commercial Transportation, Healthcare Finance and Branch Sales.

His assignments prior to this were with SBI Mutual Fund in the capacity of Chief Marketing Officer and also with Citigroup and Xerox.

Distribution is a critical function in the emerging & cluttered Indian broadcast scenario. With regulatory, technological & business changes rapidly influencing Distribution dynamics, Manavjeet’s excellent track record and rich experience in the retail finance sector will help BIG Broadcasting successfully implement its distribution strategy across markets.

Manavjeet will pay a key role in realizing BIG Broadcasting’s endeavor that its bouquet of channels is entertaining every Indian and is an integral part of their lives.

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Reliance BIG Entertainment, after its successful foray into the media & entertainment space is all set to boost its offerings further in the entertainment space through BIG Broadcasting. With BIG Broadcasting, an initiative from the Reliance ADA Group, the Company will be launching a bouquet of TV channels catering to diverse needs of audiences across genres.

The aim is to provide the Indian audience with a wholesome entertainment mix and introduce them to new genres and formats in television programming. The offerings will be spread across genres to appeal at national, regional, mass and niche levels keeping in mind the modern Indian consumer’s lifestyle and mindset.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. C.V. Prakash, CEO of Gradatim, “We are extremely glad that Gradatim’s MF Resolve has been ranked as the country’s best Micro Finance Platform. The study’s conclusion is that Application Service Provider (ASP) product type is the most preferred solution model for MFIs in India. And this ranking only validates MF Resolve’s position as the complete solution provider. In light of the tremendous growth in the microfinance sector, there is a need for well developed Technology Platforms and we at Gradatim are constantly striving to achieve this.”

MF Resolve is an On-Demand Technology Platform from Gradatim for Microfinance business. It is delivered as Utility on a Pay-Per-Use Pricing Model. To an MFI, Bank or NBFC, it guarantees availability of software, right level of application performance and secure IT infrastructure for microfinance transactions.

“MFResolve technology platform encapsulates industry best practices and covers all key functions of an MFI. It helps Microfinance institutions to operationalize their business goals while retaining control over the processes. This study by ING-Oikocredit included all the MIS solution providers operating in the sector. Aspects such as financial and operational performances, deliverable capabilities etc have been taken into consideration while evaluating each product and the company. MFResolve has successfully met all the criterions ", said Mr. K.L.Balasubramanian – Director – Business Development.

The MFResolve platform is web based and user friendly with a flexible component design. It imbibes workflow and document management capability with automated data entry system. Multiple user support, multitenant on demand utility and database integrity are some of the other important features of MFResolve. Processes like loan management and customer tracking and reporting in MFI’s can be made more efficient by leveraging the MFResolve.

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About Gradatim

Established in early 2007, Gradatim is a privately held IT company with operations in India, Australia & Singapore. Robust industry strength technology platforms are the underpinning of Gradatim's delivery model. These platforms, built using principles of SOA, encapsulate business functions into well defined modules. These modules can be customized in quick time for a customer. In addition, Gradatim can run business processes on behalf of the customer owing to its ability to provide infrastructure management services. This makes Gradatim capable of managing parts of customer’s business in an efficient and cost effective manner. Gradatim delivers business Utility Services using a Hosted technology model. Solutions are built from ground up on Service-oriented Architecture, utilizing a common set of code and data definitions consumed by customers in a one-to-many model. Gradatim's ESP services are specific to offering business expertise rather than pure-process expertise - combining deeper understanding of the targeted business process

In its 15th edition, the Healthcare Informatics 100 list ranks the top 100 healthcare outsourcing providers by revenue. GeBBS is placed at the #87 spot and has been named to the list since 2007. The Healthcare Informatics Top 100 Companies ranking was published in the June 2008 issue of the magazine, which has a readership of nearly 50,000 subscribers in the healthcare and technology fields.

"GeBBS is honored to be recognized on this list. This confirms GeBBS’ position in the healthcare industry and the value our customers derive from our integrated global delivery framework." stated Nitin Thakor, President and CEO, GeBBS Healthcare Solutions. “Healthcare providers are facing a challenging time managing costs while maintaining superior patient care. GeBBS’ continues to aggressively grow because of our ability to meet these challenges by providing innovative revenue cycle management and receivables management services.”

Randy Wall, VP BPO said “This acknowledgement further validates our deep commitment to re-engineering and maintaining a highly efficient delivery platform in support of healthcare provider organizations across the country. Our clients recognize the cost and operational values of leveraging a global or ‘blended’ business model in support of a myriad of healthcare administrative functions.”

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About GeBBS
GeBBS is an ISO 9001 certified healthcare outsourcing solutions firm based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, with multiple Global Delivery Centers located in India. We focus on providing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions to Healthcare Providers (Medical Billing companies, Hospitals, Faculty Practices and Large Physician groups). We help our clients succeed by leveraging on our domain expertise and our innovative and cost effective approach to global outsourcing.

For information on GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, call (888) 539-4282 or visit www.gebbs.com

Hong Kong businessman Victor Fung to become ICC Chairman

Victor Fung, theChairman of the Li & Fung Group of companies, becomes the first ICC Chairman from Hong Kong. The ICC, whose secretariat is based in Paris, is the voice of world business, championing the global economy as a force for economic growth, job creation and prosperity. Its activities cover a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption and combating commercial crime.

“With the global economy facing numerous inter related challenges that are creating worldwide economic uncertainty, therehas never been a greater need for world business to speak loudly and forcefullyin favour of the multilateral trading system,” said Mr Fung. “ICC, which has aworldwide network of experts and works closely with governments and inter governmental organizations, is well-positioned to help find global solutions to these obstacles to economic growth,” he added.

In his address to the ICC World Council, Chairman-elect Fungsaid he also wanted to use his chairmanship toincrease ICC’s visibility in the Asia Pacific region.

Mr Fungwill assume the role of ICC Chairman on 1 July 2008, after having served for 18months as ICC's Vice-Chairman. He willreplace the current ICC Chairman, Marcus Wallenberg,who will become ICC Honorary Chairman.

Mr Fung, who will serve as ICC Chairman for two years, holds a number of civic and professional appointments. He is a member ofthe Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Hong KongGovernment Commission on Strategic Development, and head of a focus group forthe Economic Summit on China’s11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong, organized by the HongKong Government. He is also Chairman of the Greater Pearl River Delta BusinessCouncil, the Hong Kong University Council, and the Hong Kong-Japan Business Co-operation Committee. As Chairman of theLi & Fung Group, Mr Fung oversees major subsidiaries in trading,distribution and retailing, including publicly-listed Li & Fung Limited,Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited, and Convenience Retail Asia.

Mr Fung has written and spoken widely on international trade matters andis a strong advocate of the multilateral trading system. He has served asChairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, as the Hong Kong representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council, and onthe Informal Business Advisory Body to the World Trade Organization. He hasalso served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Airport Authority.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mr Fung holds bachelor’s and master’sdegrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, and a doctorate in business economics from Harvard University.He was a professor at the Harvard Business Schoolfor four years before returning to Hong Kongin 1976.

Rajat Kumar Gupta elected ICC Vice-Chairman

Rajat Kumar Gupta was elected Vice-Chairman of ICC and will also beginhis two-year term on 1 July 2008.

Mr Gupta is the Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company. Hejoined the firm's New York office in 1973,assumed leadership of its Scandinavian offices in 1981, and Chicago office in 1989. Mr Gupta served asthe Managing Director Worldwide of McKinsey from 1994 to 2003.

In his 34 year career in consulting, Mr Gupta has served many leadingcompanies on a broad set of topics related to strategy, organization andoperations. He has played a leadership role in organizational thinkingthroughout his career, and led the Organization Practice for McKinsey.

Mr Gupta is an independent Director of Goldman Sachs, Procter &Gamble, AMR Corporation, and Qatar Financial Centre. He also holds leadershippositions in various not-for-profit institutions, including Chairman of theGlobal Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Chairman of the India AIDSInitiative of The Gates Foundation, and Chairman of the Public HealthFoundation of India.

Mr Gupta possesses an in-depth knowledge of the United Nations, havingserved as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on UN Reform.

Mr Gupta said he looked forward to building on ICC's long history ofproviding vital services to business.

"Like ICC's founders, I believe international trade and investment arecritical factors for economic growth and job creation, with importantimplications also for cross-border cooperation," Mr Gupta said.

Mr Gupta holds a bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineeringfrom the Indian Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in businessadministration from Harvard Business School.

Current ICC Chairman Marcus Wallenberg will become ICC Honorary Chairman

The Chairman of SEB, Saab and Electrolux, and current ICC Chairman, Marcus Wallenberg, will become ICC Honorary Chairmanon 1 July 2008.

During his term as Chairman, Mr Wallenberg is credited withstrengthening ICC’s three main roles, namely as "the voice ofinternational business", the creator of voluntary rules for the conduct ofinternational business and as a provider of services to international business.

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In his new capacity, Mr. H S Goindi will be responsible for sales, service and marketing of two-wheelers in India, along with his existing responsibilities for International Business and Three Wheelers.

Mr. R Chandramouli is venturing into new pastures after a 19-year tenure of distinguished service with TVS Motor Company. During his term of service with the company, he has established excellent business relationships with dealers and has built a very good sales and service organization, recording excellent growth in sales volumes. His leadership and contribution during difficult transition phases in the company has been highly noteworthy.

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Enthusiastic about the new account, Sunil Kukreti - VP, RK Swamy BBDO, said, “We are quite thrilled given that 94.3 MY FM is a very exciting business. The domain of Radio is quite dynamic and challenging and we are confident that good creative work can be done here. We have experienced spirited energy and enthusiasm emanating from both parties and we are happy to be taking on creative responsibilities of MY FM which is a very vibrant and exciting brand.”

Commenting on the new partnership, Mr Harrish M. Bhatia, COO – 94.3 MY FM (Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd.) said “We are happy to welcome R K Swamy BBDO, who will handle the creative duties for MY FM and we are looking forward to their expert creative inputs. We are hopeful that this fresh venture will take our brand to newer heights. 94.3 MY FM has a fresh and young image and we would like to see some more exciting creative work happening here.”

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One of the most exciting and the fastest growing brands in the radio space, 94.3 MY FM is the radio station of Synergy Media Entertainment Limited, SMEL. Launched after an extensive research, 94.3 MY FM Dil Se! caters to the local flavor of the people and aims at becoming the voice of the Indian masses. Spread across the 7 states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, MY FM is available in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Udaipur, Gwalior, Indore, Ajmer, Amritsar, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Raipur, Kota and Jabalpur.

“D. B. Corp Limited proposes, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offer of its equity shares and has filed a draft red herring prospectus (“DRHP”) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). The DRHP is available on the website of the SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in as well as on the websites of the book running lead managers at www.enam.com, www.kotak.com and www.citibank.co.in. Investors should note that an investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to the same, please refer to the section titled ‘Risk Factors’ of the DRHP.”

Suresh Iyer has been with BIG 92.7 FM for over a year, and has played a significant role in shaping the programming content across south as Regional Programming Consultant before being elevated to the position of Regional Director, South.

Suresh Iyer who is a graduate in commerce and Film production has handled various functions in TV media prior to joining BIG 92.7 FM. Suresh Iyer has a rich and varied experience in production and broadcasting domains of TV medium having worked previously in UTV, Mumbai and Star TV’s regional channel Star Vijay, Chennai.

Commenting on his appointment as Regional Director, South, Suresh Iyer said “We have a great product to offer and we have very talented people on board, and together with the entire team, I am confident that we will continue to put up a great show, as has been done this far.”

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BIG 92.7 FM, India’s No. 1 FM Station and the Radio initiative from Adlabs Films Ltd., since the launch of its first Station in September 2006, has expanded at sturdy speed and is poised to create history by successfully completing its goal for a pan India presence, spanning across 45 cities, 1000 towns and 50,000 villages to reach 200 million Indians across the length and breadth of the country. The Company is on its way to taking Radio as a medium of entertainment not only to the key metros, but also to virgin markets that have never before experienced this medium of entertainment and has already completed the same in 44 of the 45 targeted cities .In the first phase of its launches, BIG 92.7 FM set up Stations in the metros of Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai. The second phase of launches have taken BIG 92.7 FM to several tier II towns at the end of which the total count will be taken to 45.

Gaurav Luthra has been associated with Flight Centre Limited for the past 14 years and has significantly contributed towards the organization’s growth in India. In six months since the introduction of ‘Flight Shop’ in the country, Mr. Luthra has been instrumental in setting up of new branches of the leisure travel division at various locations in the National Capital Region. Now, as Country Head of Flight Shop, Mr. Luthra is working towards making Flight Shop a brand to recon with in the leisure travel market and expand it on PAN India basis.

Keeping in mind the successful record of Flight Centre Limited’s leisure model across the world, Mr. Luthra aims to contribute towards making leisure travel segment in India more organized and consumer friendly.

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Flight Centre Limited is one of the most successful and fastest growing travel groups in the world. The company is headquartered out of Brisbane (Australia) and provides a complete range of travel services to leisure and business travelers across nine countries. Flight Centre Limited’s corporate division called FCm Travel Solutions is the largest Travel and Expense Management Company in the Asia-Pacific region and is a renowned name in the corporate travel management segment in India.

Flight Centre now plans to bring in a new concept of Travel Stores to India by opening Flight Shops in various Metropolitan cities. This is an effort by the company to bring higher level of service concept in India so that corporate level of services can be rendered to the leisure or holiday traveler as well. The company plans to keep these Flight Shops an entirely separate cost/ profit centre and they will not be related with the corporate division FCm Travel Solutions. Through these Flight Shops the company will be targeting Small & Medium enterprises (SME's).

Shailja has had stints with many TV channels and production houses in past , including India TV, BAG Films (Dhamaal 24) Broadcast Worldwide, HTAand is quite excited to work with 94.3 MY FM “I’m looking forward to my association with 94.3 MY FM, as it is a brand that embodies the passion and zeal of the masses. It will be exciting to plan programming for a mass audience along with the challenge of sustaining the local flavour”, she said

Welcoming Shailja to the MY FM Team, Mr Harrish M. Bhatia, COO – Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd. said “94.3 MY FM is pleased to welcome Shailja Naqvi into the ranks and we are confident that her experience and insight of the industry will take MY FM further in terms of innovative and exciting programming which has been the key to MY FM’s success. I wish her luck and a memorable time at MY FM.

94.3 MY FM hopes to continue its success story and expand further with Shailja’s expertise in understanding the needs of the market and strategic content planning along with her creative insights on Programming. The focus of programming at MY FM is always its audience and MY FM is dedicated to a one-to-one relationship, with an emotional ownership of the medium, with their listeners.

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One of the most exciting and the fastest growing brands in the radio space, 94.3 MY FM is the radio station of Synergy Media Entertainment Limited, SMEL. Launched after an extensive research, 94.3 MY FM Dil Se! caters to the local flavor of the people and aims at becoming the voice of the Indian masses. Spread across the 7 states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, MY FM is available in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Udaipur, Gwalior, Indore, Ajmer, Amritsar, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Raipur, Kota and Jabalpur.

“D. B. Corp Limited proposes, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offer of its equity shares and has filed a draft red herring prospectus (“DRHP”) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). The DRHP is available on the website of the SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in as well as on the websites of the book running lead managers at www.enam.com, www.kotak.com and www.citibank.co.in. Investors should note that an investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to the same, please refer to the section titled ‘Risk Factors’ of the DRHP.”

Mr. Punshi joins from Goldman Sachs where he was Executive Director, Head of European IT Services and Software Sector in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking Group. He was previously at Citigroup, working in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. Mr Punshi's client experience includes working with Atos Origin, Capgemini, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Infosys, Reliance Communications, SAP, Sage, Steria SA and Wipro, among others. Mr Punshi is a BSc (Hons) graduate from the London School of Economics.

David Weaver, President of Jefferies International, commented: "We are delighted that Sid Punshi will be leading our Indian business, which has demonstrated great success over the past few years. This key appointment takes us to the next stage of our engagement with the Indian market and reinforces the Firm's commitment to this important growth area as part of our continuing strategy to strengthen Jefferies' global franchise dedicated to supporting growth companies and their investors."

Mr. Punshi added: "There is tremendous growth and opportunity in India and we are seeing global leaders emerge across a number of industries. Jefferies is uniquely positioned to support the growth of Indian companies, and I look forward to leveraging the Firm's full-service platform and multi-industry expertise to meet the objectives of Indian companies and their investors."

Jefferies has worked with Indian companies for some years and opened its representative office in New Delhi in 2007, marking the official launch of its local Indian operations. The Firm has a growing presence providing Indian domiciled companies with access to international equity and debt capital markets, in addition to cross-border merger and acquisition and advisory services. Jefferies has become one of the leaders in the issuance of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) and provides for the issuance of ordinary equity shares through Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).

Outside India, Jefferies’ investment banking professionals have raised close to $2 billion for Indian issuers, including more than $850 million in 2007 for clients in the media, industrial, technology, healthcare and textiles sectors. Notable transactions among the 10 completed for Indian companies in 2007 include a $250 million FCCB for Adani Enterprises and a $120 million private convertible bond offering for NDTV Networks. Separately, Jefferies also provides equity research on a number of Indian IT and business process outsourcing and offshoring companies that are listed and trade in the U.S.

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About Jefferies

Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for 45 years. Headquartered in New York, with nearly 30 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management. The firm is a leading provider of trade execution in equity, high yield, convertible and international securities for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF; www.jefferies.com). Jefferies International Limited, a UK-incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc., was established in London in 1985 and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority.

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He comes with a wide spectrum of experience in driving media operations across platforms with specialized knowledge of business journalism and the Internet medium. He had led content teams as Editor at media powerhouses like The Times of India, The Indian Express, www.cnet.com and Emap Plc,UK. Over more than two decades, his career has traversed on media terrains that extends from print to the Internet, from newspapers to magazines and from mainstream to financial, business and technology journalism.

For six years, till January 2006, he was the editor of The Times of India at Bangalore and Chandigarh. Under his guidance both editions of the newspaper became undisputed leaders in their respective markets.

He was the founding editor of the world's biggest and most acclaimed technology portal, the US-based www.cnet.com, in India. He has also worked as Editor in itspace.com and as Managing Editor with Online Products at Europe's number one English publishing company, Emap PLC. Before Joining Octanmen.com, he was with digital Ananda Bazar Patrika, publishers of The Telegraph newspaper and The Business World magazine, as Sr Editor.

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Aadesh has an illustrious experience of over two decades in the field of HR. He is currently the Centre Head for Gurgaon operations and Global Vice President - Human Resources with Aricent (formerly Hughes Software Systems). He would be joining MIE after transitioning out from Aricent at the end of this quarter.

Welcoming Mr. Aadesh Goyal on board Mr. Prikshit Dhanda, Co-Founder & CEO, MIE said, “We are pleased to have Aadesh join the team and are confident of making his association as a milestone in the growth and evolution of MIE. MIE's focus is to contribute to the society in a sustainable manner and we appreciate his trust and confidence in the MIE team”.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Aadesh Goyal said, “Skills today are the most valued assets and demand for skilled work-force is only expected to go up. There is an expected shortage of 56 million professionals in the working age group in the developed countries by 2020. MIE has positioned itself uniquely in the space, where the company’s strength lies in empowering the youth with marketable skills to make them employable employees. I am very excited about joining the MIE team which has the first mover advantage in this space and would encourage many more entrepreneurs to partner in this initiative in the coming years”.

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About MIE

MIE Educational Services Pvt. Ltd. is a pioneer in its vision of bringing about an integrated approach to the vocational skills industry in India. MIE - "Making India Employable" aims to reduce the shortage of skilled manpower in India.The Company is focused onimparting skill education to the teeming youth of India,coupled with employment opportunitieswith leading Corporate across the country. MIE is partnering with leading corporate of India to understand their future capacity and thus prepare the supply base of skilled professionals. MIE plans to open 30-40 Regional Training Centres (RTCs) in its first year of operations. These RTCs would be a mix of Company owned and FranchisePartner Associationsand the growth wave would see120 + such centres operationalised in the next 3 years. MIE would offer short-term skill courses in Retail Operations, Customer Service Operations, Sales Management, Marketing Management, Employability Skills and English Language Skills