Yahoo! to launch 6 portals in Indian languages

 "The company is planning to launch new portals in about 2-6 Indian regional languages ," a company spokesperson said.

 Yahoo! is in discussions with various Indian companies for partnerships and acquisitions, and a decision is expected in the next 6-10 months, the spokesperson added.

 Yahoo recently made an equity investment of $8.65 million in www.bharatmatrimony.com.

 Yahoo! will also add 200 software engineers at its R&D centre at Bangalore, which is the largest centre for the company outside the US, taking the total headcount to 1,000 by the end of the year, the official said.