Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Star soaps on your mobile

Star soaps on your mobile

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

Television soaps have now found another screen, your mobile phone, with the mobile interactive division of Star India, Star Mobile Entertainment, announcing it will launch a service called 'PLUS' by end April.

KBC losing viewership, Star tries innovation

KBC losing viewership, Star tries innovation

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Confronted with declining viewership of its much-touted quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Star Plus has found a new way to bring in viewers.

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive programme in management of cases, at the Harvard Business School.

More executives to quit Star TV

More executives to quit Star TV

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2007

Star TV is facing a new challenge, with three of its top executives putting in their papers to join former Star India chief executive officer Sameer Nair in his new venture with broadcasting company NDTV

Industry in tizzy over CAS response

Industry in tizzy over CAS response

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

A meeting to resolve these differences has been called on April 5 by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, for instance, will hike the fee from Rs 13.65 lakh (Rs 1.365 million) to Rs 14 lakh (Rs 1.4 million) for its flagship one-year management programme.

T-Series drags Google to court

T-Series drags Google to court

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

The company has accused Google of showcasing its protected audio and video repertoire through its subsidiary and community site, YouTube.com.

First wine institute in India soon

First wine institute in India soon

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The University of Adelaide, Australia, will soon set up India's first wine institute at Narayangaon, 80 km from Pune, Maharashtra, in association with India's largest wine making company, Champagne Indage.

HLL's talks with Zee leaves Star India red

HLL's talks with Zee leaves Star India red

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

As the country's largest advertiser Hindustan Lever negotiates a lower advertising rate with the largest entertainment network Star India, arch-rival Zee Network is smiling.

Engineers can now be global consultants

Engineers can now be global consultants

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

To date, when an Indian engineer wants to practice abroad, he needs to fulfill certain requirements.

Buy Domino's pizzas, get online games free

Buy Domino's pizzas, get online games free

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

The next time you walk into a pizza joint don't be surprised if you see 'ZaPizza' on the menu.

Non-sport channels swing Cup deals

Non-sport channels swing Cup deals

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

Cricket programming is raking in big moolah for TV channels, across different genres

B-school salaries: The untold story

B-school salaries: The untold story

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2007

While the premier IIMs Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have yet to conclude the final placements, last year's (2006) figures reveal that the average salaries hovered below Rs 10 lakh.

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is toying with the idea of having international faculty on its rolls. The institute is in talks with a French professor to join it full time and conduct classes.

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The multimedia-cum-film city project, first of its kind, is estimated to cost around Rs 800 crore and will spread over 30 acres.

SET has it's hands full with cricket and soaps

SET has it's hands full with cricket and soaps

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2007

With just ten days for the ICC Cricket World Cup to kickstart, it's not only the Indian team that has to pull up its socks, but also the satellite rights holder Sony Entertainment Television.

World Cup tickets for $3,000!

World Cup tickets for $3,000!

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Compared with the standard package of Rs 3.5 lakh per person, a tailor-made package for a family of four would cost around Rs 22 lakh for a minimum of eight nights.

IIMs increase placement fees up to 25% this year

IIMs increase placement fees up to 25% this year

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Rising costs, service tax and recognition of their own increased brand value has prompted most Indian Institutes of Management to raise placement fees this season -- in some cases like IIM Kozhikode's -- even up to 25 per cent.

B-schools plan industry-specific courses

B-schools plan industry-specific courses

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

Financial services companies are partnering B-schools to design industry-specific courses.

Hyderabad emerges high in ARR growth

Hyderabad emerges high in ARR growth

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

After taking over the IT hub mantle from Bangalore, Hyderabad has pushed the garden city to second place in terms of recording the fastest average room rate growth.