Search results for ' Soap'

'I Never Took My Career Seriously'

'I Never Took My Career Seriously'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2025

'I didn't like doing jhatak-mataks. I would subconsciously start feeling, 'Oh my God, my makeup man and my driver will be watching this.''

Brazilians are hooked to this Indian soap

Brazilians are hooked to this Indian soap

Rediff.com13 Aug 2009

Here's a sneak peek.

59 HMPV cases so far, 2 deaths due to co-morbidities: Minister in RS

59 HMPV cases so far, 2 deaths due to co-morbidities: Minister in RS

Rediff.com4 Feb 2025

India has reported 59 cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) and two deaths due to co-morbidities between January 6 and 29, according to Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav. The virus primarily affects young children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals, leading to respiratory illnesses. The government has taken measures to monitor and control the spread of HMPV cases and create public awareness.

Hewitt marries soap actress

Hewitt marries soap actress

Rediff.com21 Jul 2005

Australia's version of "Becks and Posh", were married in a harbourside ceremony at the Sydney Opera House.

Mickey Celebrates Christmas

Mickey Celebrates Christmas

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

Scenes from the Christmas season from across the world.

Why Shah Rukh endorses beauty soap

Why Shah Rukh endorses beauty soap

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

Antiseptic soaps: The harsh reality

Antiseptic soaps: The harsh reality

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

While they do fulfil their claim of germ free skin, they leave the skin harsh and dry in the process.

Brazilians go ga ga over this Indian soap!

Brazilians go ga ga over this Indian soap!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

Here's a sneak peek at the very popular soap titled Passage to India (Caminho das Indias in the original Portuguese).

Soaps, shampoos, toothpastes could be deadly for your nose

Soaps, shampoos, toothpastes could be deadly for your nose

Rediff.com12 Apr 2014

A round-up of all the health news that affects you

UP cops crackdown on Dalits trying to give 150 kg soap to Adityanath

UP cops crackdown on Dalits trying to give 150 kg soap to Adityanath

Rediff.com3 Jul 2017

The activists of Dr Ambedkar Vichar Samiti and Nav Srijan Samiti from Ahmedabad were taken into custody on Sunday night and sent back home, officials said.

The Scotsman Who Loves India

The Scotsman Who Loves India

Rediff.com18 Apr 2025

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.'

Star soaps on your mobile

Star soaps on your mobile

Rediff.com17 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.

Star, Idea integrate ringtones on K-soaps

Star, Idea integrate ringtones on K-soaps

Rediff.com23 Dec 2006

From being a one-off option, product placements are soon taking the form of a sustained campaign.

Dalits given soap, shampoo; asked to take bath before meeting Yogi

Dalits given soap, shampoo; asked to take bath before meeting Yogi

Rediff.com28 May 2017

The officials asked the residents to take a bath before attending a meeting with the CM so that they 'smell good'.

'Why Can't Women Be Crazy In Love?'

'Why Can't Women Be Crazy In Love?'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.' 'A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.'

'Shame' Warne soap opera unending

'Shame' Warne soap opera unending

Rediff.com13 Aug 2003

Aleasha Black has accused the leg spinner of kissing her in an inappropriate manner.

There's no stopping this Telugu soap!

There's no stopping this Telugu soap!

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

From the very first week of its premiere, Mogali Rekulu has been a roaring success.

Explainer: What is HMPV and how does it spread?

Explainer: What is HMPV and how does it spread?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that causes illnesses ranging from mild respiratory discomfort to severe complications. It spreads through respiratory droplets, similar to other respiratory viruses such as RSV and influenza. This article provides an overview of HMPV including its symptoms, transmission, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and how it differs from COVID-19.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Trailer: Diwali Dampener

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Trailer: Diwali Dampener

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 fails to invoke any excitement, despite having two immensely watchable stars Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan at its centre, observes Mayur Sanap.

GST mop-up rises 6.5% Y-o-Y to Rs 1.73 lakh cr in Sep

GST mop-up rises 6.5% Y-o-Y to Rs 1.73 lakh cr in Sep

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September, in gross terms, were at Rs 1.73 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 6.5 per cent, according to data from finance ministry released on Tuesday. In September 2023, the total collection was to the tune of Rs 1.62 lakh crore. CGST, SGST, IGST, and cess all increased year-on-year in September, official data made available on Tuesday showed.

An alternative to saas-bahu soaps

An alternative to saas-bahu soaps

Rediff.com5 Dec 2007

Sony all set to launch its latest creation -- Salaam Zindagi on December 10.

Here comes a new TV soap

Here comes a new TV soap

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

Watch out for Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah on Star One.

Mann Ki Baat more popular than Ramayan, Mahabharat: Tripura CM

Mann Ki Baat more popular than Ramayan, Mahabharat: Tripura CM

Rediff.com31 Dec 2023

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat programme was more popular among the masses than Mahabharat and Ramayan mega TV serials of the 1980s.

Q3 results preview: FMCG stocks vs capital goods sector

Q3 results preview: FMCG stocks vs capital goods sector

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are expected to witness pressure on volumes in the October-December quarter. However, price hikes will help push up revenues, said brokerages.For India's largest engineering firm, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), the analysts expect a 20 per cent growth in consolidated revenue, and an 8.1 per cent core business Ebitda margin, up 40 bps from a year ago.

First Look: Ekta Kapoor's new soap

First Look: Ekta Kapoor's new soap

Rediff.com20 Mar 2006

Crude palm oil rates on boil, FMCG prices move north

Crude palm oil rates on boil, FMCG prices move north

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

With crude palm oil prices on the rise, companies have started to jack up rates of soaps and edible oils in order to pass on the hike to consumers. Crude palm oil, one of the main ingredients in the manufacture of some consumer goods, saw a price rise of 45.2 per cent in the last three months. One of the country's largest consumer companies, Hindustan Unilever, said it has already started to take price increases in the skin cleansing category.

HUL soaps away the Co2 footprint

HUL soaps away the Co2 footprint

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

At the grand global policy-making level, the Indian government is heatedly arguing with the developed world over its share of stringent new carbon emission reductions.

The Film That Made Amitabh THE Superstar

The Film That Made Amitabh THE Superstar

Rediff.com29 Jan 2025

Though Zanjeer is credited as Amitabh's breakthrough film, it didn't immediately enthrone him. Rajesh Khanna countered with a huge hit in Daag that year. But Deewar upended audience's cinematic taste and filmland hierarchies at the very start of 1975. Bachchan emerged as a one man industry, the angry young man who could regulate the thermostat of the entire film industry, recalls Dinesh Raheja.

IPL over, look out for these soaps

IPL over, look out for these soaps

Rediff.com7 May 2010

Here's a look at the serials coming your way.

Godrej pips Nirma in soap stakes

Godrej pips Nirma in soap stakes

Rediff.com5 Dec 2005

Rural demand lifts FMCG sector to 5.7% growth in July-Sept: NielsenIQ

Rural demand lifts FMCG sector to 5.7% growth in July-Sept: NielsenIQ

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

India's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector grew 5.7 per cent by value and 4.1 per cent by volume in the July-September quarter driven by rural demand, consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ said in its quarterly update on Thursday. Price-led growth stood at 1.5 per cent. According to NielsenIQ data, rural volume growth outpaced urban markets for the third straight quarter despite consumption softening in both regions.

No ban on Indian soaps in Afghanistan

No ban on Indian soaps in Afghanistan

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

Indian serials are very popular in Afghanistan and no ban has been imposed on their telecast despite "suggestions" on imposing certain restrictions, the country's Minister for Communications and Information Technology Amrzai Sangin said on Wednesday.

How Ekta built a successful 'soap' factory!

How Ekta built a successful 'soap' factory!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

Ekta Kapoor's erratic schedules and ways have created a fantasy world where nothing is what it seems.

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.

Strong India biz growth to drive gains for Godrej Consumer

Strong India biz growth to drive gains for Godrej Consumer

Rediff.com2 Nov 2024

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) reported a 2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in consolidated revenue to Rs 3,670 crore. Organic revenue growth in constant currency was up 14 per cent Y-o-Y. Consolidated operating profit was up 5 per cent to Rs 760 crore, profit before tax grew 10 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 710 crore, and adjusted net profit grew 12 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 490 crore.

Wipro to take on Godrej in men's soap segment

Wipro to take on Godrej in men's soap segment

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

The move comes at a time when the company is looking to strengthen its position in soaps.

Ghudchadhi Review: Sanju-Ravs Reunite For Old Times' Sake

Ghudchadhi Review: Sanju-Ravs Reunite For Old Times' Sake

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

If only the movie could hold its own the way Raveena Tandon does in a cream and gold Manish Malhotra lehenga, Ghudchadhi would be half the entertainer it set out to be, feels Sukanya Verma.

Pak panel seeks to ban Indian soaps at prime time

Pak panel seeks to ban Indian soaps at prime time

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

In a move apparently aimed at preventing the airing of soaps and serials from countries like India and Turkey, a Pakistani parliamentary panel has asked the government to ban all foreign content in any language during prime time on television channels.