Coming in to land for the first time at Hyderabad’s new Rajiv Gandhi airport at Shamsabad, Captain Gandhi, commander of Kingfisher Airlines flight IT 9009, says it is ‘a pilot’s dream’.
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TCS launches second GDC
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced the launch of its second global delivery centre (GDC) in Hyderabad.
The old city is changing
Winds of change are blowing across this part of the city. The skyline here is changing and fast. Till now the city’s popular icon was the tallest structure. But now many an edifice is set to dwarf Charminar. The growth boom in other parts of the city has finally caught up with the old city too.
Number one in Biotech
The School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH) emerged as the number one public biotech school in India in 2007, according to an industry survey carried out by CyberMedia group’s BioSpectrum magazine.
AMD Launches High-Tech lab
AMD and the American India Foundation (AIF) have launched the first 50×15 Learning Lab in Hyderabad at the Government Girls High School, West Marredpally.
Rockwell Collins Hyderabad Center
Rockwell Collins, leader in the design and support of aviation electronics will set up its design and development centre in Hyderabad hiring the local talent.
150crore stem cell center
A Rs 150-crore Stem Cells Research and Therapy Centre will come up in Hyderabad, to harness the big potential offered by stem cells in finding cures to major diseases.
Paigah Palace under threat
Uncle Sam has sought a Rs 10 lakh waiver for construction of a ‘commercial building’ on Paigah Palace premises! And, on expected lines, the Andhra Pradesh government gave it in a jiffy without thinking twice.
Police to enforce lane driving
Traffic police stations have started building a computerized database of habitual traffic offenders. The thrust is to compile a list of motorists who drive on the wrong side, take wrong turns and who violate road medians.