Pradipta Mukherjee And Gautam Chakravorthy In Kolkata, Mumbai

Stories by Pradipta Mukherjee And Gautam Chakravorthy In Kolkata, Mumbai

Meet Harish Thawani, the Nimbus CEO

Meet Harish Thawani, the Nimbus CEO

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2007

Meet the flamboyant Harish Thawani (46), the boss of Nimbus Communications who dons a diamond earstud.

It's boom time for air hostesses

It's boom time for air hostesses

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

The demand for aircrafts and hospitality industry is poised to treble by 2009.

UK panel starts talks with Tata, CSN

UK panel starts talks with Tata, CSN

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2007

The UK Takeover Panel has initiated discussions with the two suitors for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group -- Tata Steel and CSN of Brazil -- to lay down the process for selecting the winner.

Govt slashes customs duty on 11 items

Govt slashes customs duty on 11 items

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

In a moved aimed at bringing inflation under control, the government cut customs duty on 11 product categories, including portland cement, capital goods, project imports and raw materials, late Monday night.

Marico to roll out new products, plans acquisition

Marico to roll out new products, plans acquisition

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2007

In 2006, Marico acquired four brands, which analysts say are clocking good sales.

Kolkata: Movie halls give way to malls

Kolkata: Movie halls give way to malls

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Standalone theatres in the city succumb to multiplex pressure.

Army schooling for executives

Army schooling for executives

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

The Army Institute of Management, Kolkata is gearing up to provide tailor-made courses to executives who have finished college a while ago but want to do additional courses to face the changing world scenario.

Godrej products to be available online soon

Godrej products to be available online soon

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2007

The company also believes the e-commerce facility would prove especially handy for the NRI consumers who would want to present gifts to their families back in India.

CAS to make consumers ultimate gainers

CAS to make consumers ultimate gainers

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2007

DishTV too has joined the race and claims to reach 260 million homes by 2015, from 10 million user base at present, on the back of its value-added services and cheaper subscriber base with better quality services.

Fuel stations to offer one-stop shopping

Fuel stations to offer one-stop shopping

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2007

If you are pressed for time, you could eat, shop, as well as service your car, or fill up diesel or petrol.

Global IT services spending to grow 8%

Global IT services spending to grow 8%

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2006

Global IT services spending is likely to increase at around 7-8 per cent over the medium term to $500 billion in 2007 from $470 billion in 2006.

Siemens eyes building security biz

Siemens eyes building security biz

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2006

With the concept of 'intelligent building' gaining ground in India, real estate developers are vouching for automated building solutions that combines low operational c

Basic telephony to slow down: Icra

Basic telephony to slow down: Icra

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2006

The domestic basic telephone network is expected to grow at a slow rate over the next few years owing to increased competition from cellular wireless services

Price hike in FMCG not a dampener any more

Price hike in FMCG not a dampener any more

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2006

The price hikes in the fast moving consumer goods category have increased the basket size

Berger plans to launch paints for children

Berger plans to launch paints for children

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2006

Come 2007 and children would be able to paint their imagination in 5 different ways.

American visas to Indians set to zoom

American visas to Indians set to zoom

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

With Indo-US bonhomie at its best, the US is all set to grant entry visas to a record number of Indians in the months to come.

Traditional products to make a comeback in India

Traditional products to make a comeback in India

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2006

To not miss out on emerging opportunities, Cholayil also extended into deodorants this year.In talcum powder, however, certain sub-segments like the baby talcum powder market are still registering five per cent growth.

Hilton plans 75 hotels with DLF

Hilton plans 75 hotels with DLF

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2006

Hilton plans 75 hotels with DLF

Winter is hot for apparel, food firms

Winter is hot for apparel, food firms

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2006

If colas are for the summer, there are other categories patiently waiting to notch up sales during the winter. These include apparels, foods and even liquid detergents.