Etisalat to launch in India under the brand name Cheers Mobile

Etisalat DB, GSM mobile service operator and telecom venture of Indian realty major DB Group and UAE based telecom operator Etisalat will launch its GSM Mobile Services under the brand name of Cheers Mobile. Cheers Mobile (Etisalat DB) has Unified Services Access License in 15 circles including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mumbai,Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West), Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.The operator is also going to launch the cheapest tariff plan wherein subscriber can make local calls at just 10 paisa per minute without any packs.

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Two new IPL teams: Sahara bags Pune, Rendezvous gets Kochi

Seven groups came for the bid. Sahara Group won the bid for Pune Group with a total cost of Rs:1702 cores. and Rendezvous Sports bid for 1533 Core rupees to get Kochi as the two new franchisees to make the Indian Premier League (IPL) a 10-team affair from the 2011 season. The two new teams will join eight franchisees that have been part of the IPL for three years: Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.

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