Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Archana Mohan In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Archana Mohan In Mumbai

Italian hotel major to enter India

Italian hotel major to enter India

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

The Domina Hotel Group, Italy's largest hotel and resort operator, will start operations in India in the next two years.

B-schools take to smart online marketing

B-schools take to smart online marketing

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Education institutes are using a new technique - search engine marketing - to spread awareness about their programmes and to create a niche for themselves in the students' minds.

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2007

AICTE to seek states' help to close institutes.

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

India has a shortage of 150,000 rooms and the government hopes this will create additional 7,000 hotel rooms for events like the Commonwealth Games, scheduled in New Delhi in 2010.

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Harvard will now study the civic ills of Mumbai and Delhi. But will any good come of it?

Nasscom to roll out cyber security initiatives

Nasscom to roll out cyber security initiatives

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

As part of its initiatives to work with Indian law enforcement organisations towards creating more awareness on cyber crimes, Nasscom is in talks with Maharashtra Director of Prosecution to train 40 prosecutors every month.

Chairperson may be sole voice of IIMs

Chairperson may be sole voice of IIMs

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

Even as the human resource development ministry downplays allegations of interference in the selection of IIM directors, IIM insiders say a democratic selection procedure will depend on the chairpersons of the IIM boards.

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of tour operators, garnering a 50 per cent increase in both in-bound and out-bound traffic.

The world's study material is just a click away

The world's study material is just a click away

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

The National Knowledge Commission is setting up an online network that will enable college students to access study material and connect with institutions and faculty members from around the world by the year 2008.

Tata Group to foray into food retail

Tata Group to foray into food retail

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

After Reliance Industries and the Aditya Birla Group, the Tata Group is poised to become the next big name to feast on the burgeoning food retail sector.

Insurance cos brace up for floods in Gujarat again

Insurance cos brace up for floods in Gujarat again

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

Insurance officials say that diamond traders this year are well prepared to face the floods, with most of them opting for insurance cover.

Nasscom plans more cyber security initiatives

Nasscom plans more cyber security initiatives

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

As part of its initiatives to work with the Indian law enforcement organisations towards creating more awareness on cyber crimes, Nasscom is in talks with the Maharashtra director of prosecution to train 40 prosecutors every month.

Indian B-schools eye Singapore, Dubai

Indian B-schools eye Singapore, Dubai

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

A number of Indian B-schools have decided to establish offshore campuses, and the Middle East nations and Singapore are clearly emerging as the favourite destinations.

IIM-B's Singapore campus may start in four months

IIM-B's Singapore campus may start in four months

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore's Memorandum of Association - which has been undergoing modifications to allow the institute to set up a campus in Singapore

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The room rate for the presidential suite, spread over 12,000 sq ft and with an exclusive entrance and a private elevator, is exactly double that of most other expensive suites in India.

Sahara plans five-star hotel in Lucknow

Sahara plans five-star hotel in Lucknow

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

Sahara India Pariwar, a major player in the infrastructure and housing sector, is planning to build a five-star hotel in Lucknow. The company has plans to build a hotel in each of its 217 Sahara City homes.

Paycheck.in gets calls from job portals

Paycheck.in gets calls from job portals

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2007

Web site plans to come out with trends, sector-specific studies.

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute's level I exams scheduled for December 2007, registrations for which began this September, might not be held in India.

Microsoft piracy drive irks Gujarat dealers

Microsoft piracy drive irks Gujarat dealers

Rediff.com   31 May 2007

Close to 300 dealers and resellers from Ahmedabad, 300 from Surat, 150 from Vadodara, 75 from Vapi, 75 from Ankleshwar-Bharuch and 50 from Navsari have pledged support to SITA.

IIMs go slow on foreign student admissions

IIMs go slow on foreign student admissions

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Lack of adequate infrastructure major drawback.