mjunction launches shopping portalOctober 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - E-commerce company mjunction Services Tuesday launched a shopping portal hoping to capture 30 percent of market share in online retail trading. "Though the country's e-commerce business is still very small compared to those in the US and the UK, it is growing at a rate of 40 percent year-on-year with the 400 million young population being the main driver," mjunction managing director Viresh Oberoi said.
IndiaMART launches mega sourcing portalOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - IndiaMART.com has announced the launch of its mega sourcing portal, http://sourcing.indiamart.com, which will offer a deep and wide treasure trove of product-related content for prospective buyers and suppliers. Sourcing.indiamart.com will have eight categories - agro, apparel, auto, building materials, electrical, engineering, handicraft and pharma.
Astroyogi.com has launched India's first fully translated Hindi astrology portalAugust 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's largest astrology portal, astroyogi.com launched its fully translated Astro portal in Hindi today. (http://hindi.astroyogi.com) This is India's first fully translated Astrology portal in Hindi.
Wedding expo in JaipurAugust 7th, 2009 JAIPUR - A three-day long wedding expo 'Parinay' in Jaipur, provided the locals an opportunity to stock up on exclusive range of wedding garments and jewellery ahead of the wedding season in the country. Apart from designers and jewellers, some of the leading caterers, wedding planners and hotels participated in the recently concluded expo.
Confused where to dine out today? Just SMSMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Looking for a restaurant to dine out with your family or need some personalised tips on how to arrange birthday and corporate parties or for that matter big, lavish weddings -- the information is now just an SMS away. A web portal www.planforme.com is offering all this and more.
Bridesmaids on fitness spree to avoid wedding day bluesApril 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Brides often go an extra mile to look their best for the wedding. But now bridesmaids are also being forced to shape up for the big day.
Sir Elton John to sing at Roddick's weddingApril 17th, 2009 LONDON - Rock star Sir Elton John will sing at US tennis star Andy Roddick's wedding. Contactmusic.com reports that the singer is a huge tennis fan.
No lavish wedding for Salma HayekApril 16th, 2009 LONDON - Mexican actress Salma Hayek has rubbished reports that she will spend $2 million on her second wedding, saying that it is 'ridiculous' to even think of spending that much money. Hayek married French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault at City Hall in Paris on Feb 14 quietly and insists she has no plans for a lavish follow-up ceremony, reported contactmusic.com.
Mango Network launched one-stop portal for loan, credit card and insurance infoApril 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Getting right information about loans, credit cards and insurance has now become an one-click affair. Mango Network, a leading digital advertisement and entertainment network company in India, has launched a personal finance service portal - ww.MyIndiaFinance.com.
Japanese man sentenced for torching his wedding hotelMarch 13th, 2009 TOKYO - A court in Kofu Thursday sentenced a Japanese man to five years in jail for setting on fire a hotel where his wedding was to be held, local media reported. Tatsuhiko Kawata, 40, was convicted of arson as he spilled about seven liters of gasoline in the hotel in Hokuto City in Yamanashi Prefecture in October last year.
Want to marry a star look-alike? Matrimony site shows howMarch 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - People seeking marriage can zero-in on life partners resembling celebrities who torment them in their sleep - with the help of a new facial search technology available on marriage portal www.bharatmatrimony.com. The face recognition technology works on the dimensions of a celebrity's face, measures distances between the various features and matches these with photos on the matrimony portal.
Over 870 men, women tie the knot in Chhattisgarh mass marriageMarch 1st, 2009 RAIPUR - Over 870 men and women got married within a short period of three hours at an interior village of Maoist-hit Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh, an official said Sunday. In a mass marriage ceremony, 874 men and women of various religions, including eight Christian and three Muslim pairs, entered into matrimony Saturday at the Balud village, about 400 km from here.
Heavy cricket schedule may delay Clarke's weddingFebruary 18th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke's wedding with his model girlfriend Lara Bingle might be delayed because of heavy cricket schedule this year. The couple, according to Daily Telegraph, were supposed to marry Oct 3.
Nearly 46 percent prefer marrying their love on V-DayFebruary 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - Perhaps Sri Rama Sena chief Pramod Mutalik's threat of marrying off lovers on Valentine's Day has become easier, as nearly 46 percent of people surveyed prefer getting married to their love on V-Day. As per a dip stick survey conducted by leading matrimony portal BharatMatrimony among 536 people in the age group of 19-28 in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, nearly half were in favour of tying the nuptial knot on Feb 14.
Spears back to work after brother's weddingJanuary 5th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears will get back to work after a long break which included attending her brother's wedding. According to thesun.co.uk, Spears is back in Los Angeles and is getting ready for her upcoming North America tour.
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