AIADMK gives Jayalalithaa free hand for poll alliance
Ahead of the 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the AIADMK general council here Thursday authorised party general secretary J. Jayalalithaa to hold talks and decide on issues related to electoral alliance and sharing of seats.

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BBVA Compass Announces Strategic Alliance With Western National to Launch Branded Annuity
BBVA Compass today announced the launch of the BBVA Compass Asset Builder Annuity, a flexible-premium, tax-deferred fixed annuity offered exclusively through BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, Inc.

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Germany’s Lufthansa City inks alliance with Pearl Int Tours
New Delhi, Aug 27 : Germany’s Lufthansa City Center (LCC) today announced its foray into Indian corporate travel market by forging an alliance with city-based Pearl International Tours and Travel Ltd (PITT).

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Air India to join Star Alliance by March 2011 , May 15 (IANS) Air India has set March 2011 as the outer deadline to join the Star Alliance, the world’s largest commercial pact among carriers, chairman Arvind Jadhav said here late Friday. Read more on Sify News

Sri Lanka ruling alliance wins parliamentary majority
* President’s party wins 117 seats of 180 so far decided

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Alliance Air to operate flights between Delhi, Himachal
Private airline Alliance Air will operate flights to Himachal Pradesh from Delhi and Punjab, an official said here Saturday.

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Cypress University Alliance and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Team Up To Build New PSoC® Laboratory
BANGLAORE, India—-Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and National Institute of Technology announced a partnership to set up a new lab at Calicut based on the PSoC® programmable system-on-chip.

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