T religious World Ltd has knowledgeable that the meeting in Board of Directors of this Company will be held on January 04, 2008, to think and make a decision on the next:

1. To fix evidence day for the reason of consolidation of obtainable evenhandedness share of countenance worth of Rs 2/- every to evenhandedness share of countenance value of Rs 10/- each.

2. To think the cause particular subject of fully flexible warrants to the promoter and to take up events linked thereto.They are reported in batter excellent result in last quarter ended.

Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd has announced that the Company has received a contract from BSNL valued at Rs 1.43 Billion for supply of Copper Telecom Cables. These cables would be used to enhance BSNL’s Pan-India network to provide basic telephony and broadband services.

In this regard the Company has issued the following Press Release:

“Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd on November 06, 2007 has announced that it has received a contract from BSNL for manufacture and supply of 20 to 2000 pair Copper Telecom Cables. These cables would be used to enhance BSNL’s Pan-India network to provide basic telephony and broadband services. The contract is valued at INR 1.43 Billion (~US$ 36 Million) and supplies would be completed within FY 2007-08. With the award of this contract, Sterlite has over 23% market share for Copper Telecom Cables in India in FY 2007-08.

The Ministry of Telecommunication, India has declared the Year 2007 as the ‘Year of Broadband’ and has resolved to make broadband in India further affordable and enable subscribers enter the Information Superhighway.

Broadband services have sparked off a fresh wave in demand for wireline connectivity with leading telecom incumbents in India opting to launch broadband services using the ‘ADSL 2+’ technology, which has given copper cables a fresh lease of life. The copper cables are used for the last mile wiring for landline phones while fiber optic cables are used up to the junction box.

Says Mr. K S Rao, CMO - Telecom, “The Ministry of Communication has a target of connecting 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010. We are grateful to BSNL for enabling us to provide infrastructure that is the lifeline for broadband and therein be a key contributor to India’s Broadband Vision.”

Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has informed BSE that Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Ltd, Singapore, wholly owned by Greatship (India) Limited has signed a contract for 2 new building Multi Purpose Platform Supply & Support Vessels with Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai. These vessels are expected to join the Company’s fleet in the second half of FY 2010.

Greatship (India) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

In this regard the Company has issued the following Press Release:

“Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Ltd, Singapore has signed a contract for 2 new building Multi Purpose Platform Supply & Support Vessels with Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai. These vessels are expected to join the Company’s fleet in H2 FY 2010.

The Multi Purpose Platform Supply & Support Vessels are of 4600+ dwt, fitted with DP 2 and have diesel electric propulsion. The vessels, which are also prepared for helideck and offshore crane, are larger and technologically more advanced than any PSV currently operational in the Indian waters. Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Ltd is wholly owned by Greatship (India) Ltd (GIL), which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

With this order, GIL and its subsidiaries have a new building order book of 16 new building Offshore Supply Vessels (2 mid sized PSV’s, 8 AHTSV’s, 6 MPSSV’s) and 1 new building 350 feet Jack up Rig.”

Patni Computer Systems Ltd has informed BSE that the Compensation & Remuneration Committee of Directors of the Company vide resolution dated November 05, 2007 allotted 40,749 equity shares of par value of Rs 2/- each to certain employees including 18,324 underlying equity shares of par value of Rs 2/- each to Bank of New York as Depository in connection with the issuance of 9,162 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) pursuant to the exercise of options by employees.