Poll India: 2004
Rajasthan Congress chief Abrar Ahmed dies in road accident
Jaipur: Abrar Ahmed, the president of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, has died in a road accident when his car collided with a truck at Devli town in the Tonk district of Rajasthan yesterday. The driver and a security guard travelling with Ahmed have also died in the crash. Abrar Ahmed was the minister of state for finance in the Narasimha Rao-led Congress government in the 1990s.

Following EC assurances NC not to boycott LS polls
Srinagar: The National Conference has withdrawn its threat to pull out of the third and fourth phase of polls, following an assurance from the Election Commission (EC) that it will look into the party's complaint against PDP President Mehbooba Mufti.

Mehbooba had removed the veil of a woman alleging her to be a bogus voter. Consequently Omar Abdullah, in a letter to the EC, had threatened to withdraw from the remaining phases of polls in Jammu and Kashmir if their complaints against PDP President for alleged violation of election norms were not looked into.

East Delhi: The son also rises…
New Delhi: Sandeep Dikshit, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's son, has entered the electoral fray from the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. Sandeep was his mother's campaign manager in the assembly elections held in December.

Sandeep will lock horns with three-time BJP MP from the East Delhi seat, Lal Behari Tiwari. East Delhi is considered to be a BJP stronghold, but after the assembly elections the fortunes of the Congress party are looking up. Sheila Dikshit, as the Chief Minister, has put in a lot of work in the area and now, it seems, the son has arrived to reap the benefits.
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IDC: Indian SMBs spend on IT to rise 21 per cent
New Delhi: According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), Indian small and medium business companies (SMBs) are set to emerge as the fastest growing customers for Information Technology (IT) in the Asia Pacific region. The Indian SMB industry's spending on IT is expected to grow 21 per cent compounded annually during 2004-08. Chinese SMB IT spending would rise 18 per cent during the same period.
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FICCI business delegations for USA and Brazil
New Delhi: FICCI has announced that FICCI business delegations are scheduled to visit USA between June 1-8, 2004 and Brazil, between June 9-18, 2004, to coincide with the annual UNCTAD meet. FICCI is partnering UNCTAD in this global event involving 192 countries. Y K Modi, President, FICCI will lead both these delegations.

In USA, the itinerary would include various meetings and business networking sessions in the prominent business centres of Boston, New York and Washington D.C. The itinerary in Brazil will include trips to the cities of Rio and Sao Paulo for various special events preceding and during the UNCTAD Meet. The focus during the US visit would be on establishing important business alliances, creating joint ventures and strategic partnerships.

It will also facilitate technology transfer, equipment purchases, sourcing of US products and services, equity participation & loans, etc. The visit will also include important meetings at the policy level as well as a global policy interface with leading US think tanks, focusing on issues of global economy and the changing trends. The Brazilian part of the visit will involve bilateral and multilateral interaction with business leaders and policy makers at the UNCTAD meet. In addition to these meetings, there will be meetings with the Brazil business chambers exhibitions etc.
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