1. By: mukeshkumar WEEKLY NEWS (7thoct. To 13thoct. )

3. The new smart phone, equipped with A double 3.5-inch high resolution (960 x 640-pixel) BW low consumption LCD, A 9.57 mega-pixel CCD camera.

4. Tesco profits rise to £1.6bn Supermarket giant Tesco unveiled a 12.5% rise in half-year profits to £1.6 billion today. The firm said UK like-for-like sales excluding petrol rose 1.3% in the second quarter, compared with 1.1% in the first quarter - but, adjusting for VAT sales, the figure was just 0.3% higher over the half-year. MrMcIlwee said Tesco Bank was now a "significant" part of the group's business, with revenues of £474 million in the first half, with trading profits up 12.2% to £129 million

5. India-EU trade pact may nullify UK migration cap BRITAIN’S efforts to limit migration of professionals from outside the European Union is likely to be neutralised by an India-EU trade agreement that may allow Indian professionals to bypass British immigration laws and take up work in UK. The India-EU free trade agreement is expected to be signed in December. The report said: “India has insisted on increased mobility for its skilled workers in return for reduced tariffs on European products and the lifting of some restrictions on businesses bidding for public procurement contracts”.

6. PepsiCo ropes in Taproot for World Cup campaign

7. Ctd… PEPSICO has hired creative agency Taproot India to manage brand Pepsi’s campaign for the upcoming cricket world cup, ending JWT India’s exclusive hold on the beverage brand for two decades. This is the first time the task of creative communication for brand Pepsi has been given to an agency other than JWT. Pepsi’s world cup campaign, estimated at Rs 25 crore.

8. Sensex enters Diwali season with a burst Rupee Rises To 44.11 Against Dollar, Its Strongest Level in 2 Years The Sensex rose 484.54 points, or 2.4%, to 20,687.88, a new high in 33 months. 518 points, or 2.5%, away from its all-time high of 21,206.77 set on January 10, 2008.

9. NSN, Ericsson to roll out Vodafone’s 3G network SWEDEN’S Ericsson and Finland-headquartered Nokia Siemens Networks will roll out the 3G network of Vodafone Essar Vodafone awarded a three-year contract estimated to be worth $500 million. Nokia Siemens Networks will supply, implement and manage Vodafone’s 3G network in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (East), West Bengal (excluding Kolkata) and Haryana. while Ericsson will cover the high-density metros of Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

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