Calendar of major business events scheduled Tuesday

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles enjoyed private driving sessions with Formula One world champion driver Lewis Hamilton at Monaco's Grand Prix track following her arrival at the Cannes Film Festival. Knowles' husband, rapper Jay-Z had also joined them and the couple were more than happy to drive on the racy tracks.

May 4th, 2009 Business events scheduled for TuesdayMajor business events and economic events scheduled for Tuesday: WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases productivity for the second quarter, 8:30 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for June, 10 a.m.

March 31st, 2009 CHENNAI - Bangalore's India Mines Group (IMG) and Pro-Sports Promotion have been awarded the contract as promoters of the 2009 Indian National Rally Championship (INRC). The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) scrutinized and approved their bid.

February 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is likely to form the government at the centre for the second straight term, while violence could rock the northeastern state of Assam by the year end, according to a forecast by a highly regarded Assamese almanac. 'The stars favour the Congress party and so we believe the UPA would once again come to power,' Pulin Chandra Dev, editor of Kalpurush Panjika, a calendar based on the movement of planets and stars.

February 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Post Nandigram and Singur fiascos, West Bengal slipped to 13th position in 2008 from fourth in the previous year among India's major investment-centric states, according to a paper brought out by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). The paper highlights that the state received robust investment announcements worth Rs.2,434.89 billion in calendar year 2007, which fell to a meagre Rs.900.95 billion last year.

January 26th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Competing against the top teams of the world in the Punjab Gold Cup International hockey will prepare India for major international events ahead, said captain Sandeep Singh. Besides India, which is ranked at a lowly 11th position in the world, Olympic champions Germany, European champions Holland and New Zealand, world ranked 7th, are participating in the tournament from Jan 31-Feb 9.

January 24th, 2009 SINGAPORE - The Asian Tour has strongly condemned the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Australia for announcing a new professional golf series that it plans to stage in the Asia Pacific region. The Asian Tour in a statement said it is shocked and disapproves of this desperate attempt by the PGA of Australia to revive its flagging domestic circuit, through its proposed creation of a series by listing events, which are already part of the Asian Tour Schedule.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The announcement of a six-event professional golf series in the Asia-Pacific region - China, Australia and South Korea, with the possibility of Japan joining in - has set the stage for a potential conflict with Asian Tour that governs golf in the continent. The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of Australia, which has been keen on a Tour to revive itself as its own tour has failed to elicit interest, announced the series with six events, three of which will be held in China.

January 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Archery was known to be a popular sport in ancient times in India, as well as the main battle weapon. But India's modern day archers still have a fair distance to go to gain international reckoning.

January 15th, 2009 SYDNEY - World no.2 Roger Federer feels it is possible for the present crop of tennis players to win all the four Grand Slams in a calendar year. Federer said the similarity in the surfaces used in the four Grand Slams today has made it increasingly possible to match Australian great Rod Laver's 40-year-old record.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There is a mix of machismo and sensuality in the inaugural edition of the Vijay Mallya-owned Force India Formula One 2009 calendar promising an adrenaline rush. With a combination of speed and beauty, the calendar features models Shruti Agarwal, Monikangkana Datta and Sheetal Menon sharing space with Force India Formula One drivers Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella.

January 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The moment he clicks his camera, you know he has captured another timeless expression or a wonderful moment. But few know that for celebrity photographer Daboo Ratnani, it all happened by accident.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The dates of the upcoming edition of the Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) have been announced and they again clash with the India Fashion Week (IFW) schedule. Organised by the Fashion Foundation of India, DFW will be held March 19-24 whereas Fashion Design Council of India's (FDCI) IFW is scheduled for March 20-24, resulting in a major clash at the grand finale date.

December 29th, 2008 KATHMANDU - The new republic of Nepal Tuesday ushered in the new year ahead of the rest of the world - among the five new year days observed in the country in a year. The Gurungs, an ethnic community living in west Nepal who are known for their valour and form the backbone of the Gorkha regiments in the Indian and British armies, celebrate Dec 30 as the beginning of their new year.

December 25th, 2008 KOLKATA - Sourav Ganguly may have said farewell to international and first class cricket, but his popular appeal is undiminished. Ganguly's features prominently in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) calendar for 2009.