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Sony Pictures CEO consulted U.S. State
Department on film, leaked emails show
The head of Sony Pictures
consulted with a senior official in the U.S. government
in June this year, days after
North Korea threatened
"merciless countermeasures"
over the release of an
upcoming film featuring a plot
to assassinate leader Kim
Jong Un, leaked emails show.
In an internal email seen
by Reuters and dated June
26, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Michael
Lynton said he told Assistant
U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Russel the studio was
"concerned for the safety of
Americans and American and
North Korean relations."
U.S. officials have cast
doubt on a threat against
theatres planning to show the
film but police across the
United States said they would
take extra precautions. Sony
executives told theatres the
studio would not pull the
comedy. The note was part
of a series of leaks from unidentified hackers who have
exposed thousands of internal documents and emails to
public scrutiny. Reuters has
not been able to verify the
authenticity of the documents, though Sony has confirmed that at least some are
authentic.
"I explained that we
wanted to act in a responsible fashion and that the film
was designed to entertain
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and not to make a political
statement," Lynton said, in an
email dated June 26th this
year to Sony General Counsel Nicole Seligman.
"(Russel) said that the
North Koreans were going to
do whatever they were going to do with or without the
film, though they may use it
as an excuse (and) it would
probably go on the list of
complaints they have
agains(t) the United States."
Sony Pictures parent Sony
Corp declined to comment on
Lynton's exchange with
Russel. The U.S. embassy in
Seoul referred Reuters to the
State Department in Washington, which did not immediately respond to an emailed
request for comment.
North Korean propaganda
routinely warns of nuclear
war with the United States
and South Korea, its enemies
during the 1950-53 Korean
War which ended in a truce,
not a peace treaty.
Higher ICT budgets required
for faster conversion of existing
cities into Smart Cities
Ahmedabad, Schneider
Electric India – the global
energy management specialist and leader in energy efficiency – cited the latest India Infrastructure Research
report titled ‘ICT in Urban
Governance – Survey’ to
stress that higher ICT budgets were required for faster
conversion of existing cities
into Smart Cities. With civic
agencies in 53 cities across
India responding to the survey, the report revealed ICT
adoption among cities varied
according to their size, requirements, financial resources and approach to ICT
by the city’s Municipal Commissioners and IT heads.
In the case of municipal
budgets too, these varied
widely across cities from less
than INR 500 million to more
than INR 30,000 million. For
2014-15, about 38% of the
civic agencies had municipal
budgets exceeding INR
10,000 million. Of these, 73%
(eight civic agencies) had
budgets of more than INR
20,000 million. Another 21%
of respondent civic agencies
had budgets ranging be-
tween INR 5,000-10,000 million. Around 80% allocate
less than 1% of their budgets to ICT. Only 12% of the
civic agencies had ICT budget
allocations of 1-1.5%. In contrast, about 2% allocate more
than 5% of municipal budgets towards ICT. IT budgets
are largely financed via municipal revenues, followed by
state government funding.
More than 55% civic agencies
said the entire IT budget
(100%) is funded through
municipal sources.
Stressing the importance
of higher budget allocations
and prudent spends on ICT,
Anil Chaudhry, Country President and Managing Director,
Schneider Electric India, said:
“The present Government’s
vision of building 100 Smart
Cities will be contingent upon
the efficient adoption of ICT
solutions. In turn, this needs
support at the ground level,
along with robust budget allocations for ICT. Accordingly,
spends should be increased
and allocated budgets spent
judiciously for the Government’s vision of Smart Cities
to become a reality.”(1)
3 day Agarbatti Tech Expo2014 from 19th at Ahmedabad The revenue increased by
66% of Ahmedabad Division
Ahmedabad, Senior officials of Gujarat Agarbatti
Manufacturers & Dealers Association (GAMDA) today announced the details of forthcoming India’s Largest 3 day
Agarbatti Tech Expo 2014, an
international exhibition which
is being organized for the
benefit of Agarbatti Manufacturers, Perfumers, Traders
and Aromatic Chemicals and
which is starting from 19th to
21st December 2014 at
Sanskar Kendra, Paldi,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Sharing details about this
3 day exhibition an emotionally visible, Mr Devjibhai
Patel, President, GAMDA said,
“Our association began this
journey 25 years ago and
hence this is our Silver jubilee celebration year. We
started this industry in
Gujarat as a Small and Medium Scale Cooperative Society with the support and will
power of our women
taskforce during very difficult
times when the textile mills
were closing down in the city
and the womenfolk had to
earn livelihoods for the family. From a humble beginning
of 21 members, today we
have become a movement of
over 600 members. We
wanted to celebrate our
achievements and struggle in
a meaningful manner and
hence conceptualized this 3
day “Agarbatti Tech Expo2014” which will be an ideal
platform to bring change in
Agarbatti Industries from
manual to technical sources.
This Expo would prove to be
a right platform for
showcasing new products
and advanced technology
from India as well as overseas to professional buyers,
dealers and suppliers. We
look forward to educate ourselves with information about
emerging market trends,
technological innovations,
new scientific developments
and updates.”
Mr. Bhavik Shah, Secretary, GAMDA, shared, “We
are happy to inform that till
date the fragrance of our
Agarbatthies have already
reached to Middle East
Countries, Dubai, and African Nations and soon we
would co ver new milestones. With the 21st century development and huge
expansions of Agarbatti industry and with the opening of global market and
new avenues for business
we are sure that the
“Agarbatti Tech Expo 2014”
will witness an enviable
number of visitors. Since
there are huge technological changes in Agarbatti Industries so we have named
this exhibition as” Agarbatti
Tech Expo 2014” (19-8)
Western
RailwayAhmedabad Division has set
the record by significant increase in freight in November 2014, which is 78% &
Total income increase by
66%.
Shri Alok Kumar Tiwari,
Divisional Rail Manager informed that Ahmedabad division is recording continues
increase in revenue. This year
in last November month the
revenue is increase by 19%
and other coaching income
increase by 39%. Last year
in the November month total
revenue was 355 crores
which increase by 590 crores
this year. This is 66% more
than last year. Ahmedabad
division is committed to provide excellent services to Passengers. Shri Tiwari has congratulated all the railways
staff & officers for this significant achievement.
ABB and Hitachi to form strategic power
grid partnership for HVDC in Japan
New Delhi, ABB and
Hitachi announced today an
agreement to form a joint
venture, for high voltage direct current (HVDC) system
solutions in Japan. The new
entity, to be based in Tokyo,
will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and
after-sales services related to
the DC system of HVDC
projects bringing in ABB’s latest technologies to the Japanese market where Hitachi
will be the prime contractor.
Hitachi and ABB will take
equity interests of 51 percent
and 49 percent respectively.
This is the first step of a strategic partnership between
Hitachi and ABB to contribute to the evolution of Japan’s power network.
Hitachi and ABB will explore
further strengthening of the
relationship and address opportunities to widen the
scope for future collaboration.
The joint venture is ex-
COMMERCE
EU clears Lufthansa
outsourcing deal with IBM
The European Commission said on Wednesday it
had approved the sale of
Lufthansa's IT infrastructure
unit to IBM.
Lufthansa was seeking a
buyer for the unit, which provides data centres, networks
and telephony, because it requires a high level of investment and economies of scale,
which the airline could not
provide.
"The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns given the
very limited overlaps between the parties' activities
and the presence of several
strong alternative players
that would remain active after the merger," the EU executive said in a statement.
The deal, which was announced on October, will result in a one-off pre-tax
charge of 240 million euros
(190 million pounds) for
Lufthansa. It will allow
Lufthansa to reduce its an-
pected to commence operations in the coming months,
subject to the necessary approvals and statutory procedures.
“Since the first development in the 1970s, Hitachi
has participated in every
HVDC project in Japan and
has continued to underpin
the stabilization of the electricity grid. I am confident
that the establishment of a
new company combining the
strengths of Hitachi and ABB
will provide a framework for
the timely provision of the
new technologies required
by the Japanese HVDC market. By enhancing and expanding the HVDC business
through its partnership with
ABB, which has a strong
performance record in the
global market, Hitachi will
continue to contribute to the
stabilization of Japan’s electric power grid.” said Hiroaki
Nakanishi, Chairman & CEO
of Hitachi, Ltd. (19-8)
AHMEDABAD
nual IT costs by around 70
million euros a year.
Under the planned deal,
Lufthansa will outsource all its
IT infrastructure services to
IBM under a seven-year deal
and the U.S. firm will take
over the airline's IT infrastructure division, currently part of
Lufthansa Systems.
The transaction was examined by the European
Commission under the normal merger review procedure.
Tencent, Sony
strike China music
distribution deal
Chinese Internet giant
Tencent Holdings Ltd has
struck the latest in a string
of music distribution deals,
this time with Sony Music
Entertainment, as it teams
up with labels to try to develop China's paid-for music market and curb piracy.
The partnership, announced on Tuesday, will
give Tencent the right to distribute Sony Corp's music
catalogue online in China,
including artists like Daft
Punk, Bob Dylan and Yo-Yo
Ma. Tencent, which operates
China's biggest messaging
app WeChat, did not disclose financial terms of the
deal.
Shenzhen-based Tencent
will also promote Sony Music's performers on its online
platforms, including social
network QQ. According to
Tencent, QQ has more than
820 million monthly active
users.
Last month, Tencent
signed a similar music distribution partnership with
Warner Music Group. Earlier
this month it also agreed to
become the exclusive online
distributor for South Korea's
YG Entertainment Inc, which
manages a stable of K-pop
artists including "Gangnam
Style" rapper Psy.
With a market capitalisation of about $135 billion
(£86.2 billion), Tencent is
quickly becoming an entertainment empire in China.
Its video games, the firm's
main cash cow, are among
China's most popular and
Tencent mobile games regularly top download charts.
SYNDICATE BANK OBSERVES "SYNDMAHILASHAKTHI"
WEEK TOWARDS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
As an initiative towards
Women Empowerment,
Syndicate Bank has
launched a unique scheme
namely "Synd Mahila
Shakthi". Bank is observing
"SyndMahilaShakthi" Week
from 15th December 2014
to 20th December 2014
across the country. During
the week, the Bank has set
an ambitious target of extending loans to over 20000
women entrepreneurs
across the country to take
up various self employment
activities under micro, small
and medium enterprises.
Under Synd Mahila
Shakthi Scheme, Bank is
extending finance up to Rs
500.00 lakh. The rate of interest for loans up to Rs.
10.00 lakh is at Base Rate
(presently 10.25%) and for
loans above Rs. 10.00 lakh,
0.25% concession on applicable rate of interest is provided. The borrower has to
contribute 15% margin on
the loan. Processing charges
and Documentation charges
are fully waived on these
loans. No collateral security
and No Guarantee is insisted
for loans up to Rs 10.00 Lakh.
The beneficiaries can avail
Credit Card facility without
any admission fee. They can
also avail various facilities like
Instant Global Debit Cards/
ATM cards, SMS Banking,
Mobile Banking, Internet
Banking, Any Branch Banking, SyndSuraksha insurance
policy and SyndArogya health
insurance cover. All Micro
Enterprises will get a rebate
of 0.50 % in rate of interest for prompt repayment
to be reimbursed at the
time of closing the loan account. The loans can be
repaid in maximum period
of 7 to 10 years including
repayment holiday. The
Bank shall be covering all
eligible borrowers under
CGMSE. The eligible borrowers can also be sponsored by District Industries
Centre, NGOs, Women and
Child Development Department, NSIC, SHGs etc. The
beneficiaries will be given
free EDP/Skill Development
training at RUDSET Institutes/SIRDs across the
country.
Rocket Internet's online food delivery
service expands in southeast Europe
Foodpanda, an online
food delivery service backed
by e-commerce investor
Rocket Internet AG, said on
Wednesday it is acquiring
three companies in southeast
Europe, the latest in a string
of deals as it seeks to expand
worldwide.
Foodpanda said it had
agreed
to
acquire
Donesi.com, a food delivery
service active in Serbia,
Montenegro and Bosnia and
Herzegovina, along with
Pauza.hr in Croatia and
NetPincer in Hungary.
It plans to continue to
operate under these local
brands. NetPincer was
Kandla Port adjudged “The
Major Port of the Year-2014 Award
” by the Gujarat Star Awards
In a gala function organised by the Daily Shipping
Times at Ahmedabad on
22nd November, 2014. The
Hon’ble President Gujarat
Chamber of Commerce, Shri
Rakesh Shah, presented the
“Major Port of the year-2014
Award” to the Major Port of
Kandla in the presence of the
Chief Commissioner of Customs – Gujarat Region and
other stalwarts in the Shipping and Maritime Sector.
The Major Port of the Year
Award and the Certificate
was received on behalf of the
Kandla Port Trust by Shri
Sanjay Bhaty, Officer-inCharge, BDC, Kandla Port
Trust.
Presenting the award and
the Certificate upon Kandla
Port, the Hon’ble President,
Gujarat Chamber of Commerce, acclaimed the relentless efforts and achievements
made by the Major Port of
Kandla over the past six years
in a row in the International
Maritime Trade by handling
enviable quantum of tonnage
and thereby adding precious
foreign exchange to the National Exchequer in a commendable way. AV ( Audio-
3
Visual) of Kandla Port displayed at the venue was also
appreciated by the Hon’ble
Dignitaries.
The award were chosen
by a distinguished jury,
headed by Capt. Dinesh
Gautama. The Award Function was witnessed by eminent and prominent personalities including Mr. AK
Rakesh, Vice Chairman &
CEO of Gujarat Maritime
Board, and Senior Officials of
WISTA.
This Award is a testimony
that the Major Port of Kandla
is well recognised and reckoned with as Global Logistic
Hub in Asia.
KPT, proud of its achievements, took the opportunity
to extend its thanks to its innovative port users, the media, its trustees and its dedicated workforce for their unrelenting support, cooperation and appreciation without
which the port could not have
attained the position it holds
today. Amongst the twelve
major ports in the country,
Kandla occupies an enviable
position in terms of tonnage
handled, financial stability
and self-sufficiency attained.
founded in 1999, Donesi in
2006 and Pauza started in
2008. Terms of the deals
were not disclosed.
The company is already
active across eastern Europe,
the Middle East, Asia, Africa
and Latin America.
The latest deals in Europe
follows moves two weeks ago
to consolidate its market position in India and Mexico
through a series of asset
swaps with rival Delivery Hero
of Germany.
In exchange for acquiring
TastyKhana of India and
PedidosYa of Mexico, Delivery
Hero acquired Foodpanda
businesses operating in five
Latin American countries under the Hellofood brand.
Separately, Foodpanda acquired rival Entrega Delivery
in Brazil in September. Terms
of those deals were not disclosed.
Foodpanda, Delivery Hero
and its rivals GrubHub of the
United States and Britain's
Just-Eat are among the major brands in a worldwide race
to help takeaway restaurants
reach local customers via web
and mobile food ordering
apps.
AROMA ENTERPRISES (INDIA) LIMITED
(Formerly known as SIRHIND ENTERPRISES LIMITED)
Reg. Office: 88, Ajanta Commercial Center, Nr. Income Tax Circle,
Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380009. CIN: L51909GJ1994PLC021482
E mail: [email protected], Web: www.aromaenterprises.in
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that , incompliance with the provision of section
101 of the Companies Act, 2013 , read with other applicable provisions,
Notice of postal ballot together with postal ballot form (“Form”) have
been sent by e mail to the shareholders who have registered their
email address and physical copy of the notice of postal ballot together
with postal ballot (Form) and self-addressed, postage pre-paid envelop
have been dispatched to all other shareholders at their registered address in the permitted mode, for seeking approval of following business
by postal ballot, including e voting,
Item No
1
Type of Resolution
Special
Particulars
Special Resolution pursuant to
the Section 13 and other
applicable provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 for
Change in Main Object Clause
of Memorandum of Association
of the Company.
E voting : the Company is proving the facility to exercise the right to vote
by electronic means to the shareholders and the business set out in the
notice of postal ballot (Notice) may be transacted through the e voting
services provided by Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL).
The details pursuant to the provisions of companies act, 2013 and
rules are given hereunder;
1. The date of Completion of dispatch of notice : Monday, 15th
December 2014.
2. Date and Time of Commencement of physical ballot voting and
e voting : From 9.00 A.M. Thursday 18th December 2014
3. Date and Time of end of physical ballot voting and e voting up to
Saturday 6.00 P.M. 17th
January 2015.
4.The notice of postal ballot along with the form and instructions for e
voting are also available on website of CDSL:
https://www.evotingindia.com/ and website of the Company
www.aromaenterprises.in. Shareholders who do not receive the notice may download it from the above mentioned websites or may
request for the copy of the same in writing to Company at above
mentioned e mail id.
5.For any grievances /queries/clarification relating to voting by postal
ballot or by electronic means, shareholders are requested to contact viren Rana , Skyline Financial Services Private Limited, share
Registrar and Transfer Agent (RTA) at Telephone no 011 30857575
or write to RTA at D-153 A, 1st Floor, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase –
I, New Delhi - 110 020, e mail: [email protected]
For, Aroma Enterprises (India) Limited
Date: 17.12.2014
Place : Ahmedabad
Director
Ritesh Patel
Din : 06593713