Military officer Trilokchand Raina's mastery at making bombs in an ordnance factory was only getting him a measly salary of rupees ten thousand a month. Not enough to give wings to his son Suresh's cricketing dreams. But, more than two decades after those days of struggle, riding hard work, determination and luck, Raina ended his professional career as an international cricketer recently with plenty of success.
See whether these smartphones live up to their claims of a smart experience without burning a hole in your pocket.
Dhoni presently endorses a healthy 25 brands, and found himself in fifth place on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list last year, with earnings worth almost Rs 136 crore. How much of that is set to change, given that Dhoni has chosen to call time on his international career?
Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
Here's a whiff of the latest trendy perfumes currently available in the Indian market!
Brand Factory clocked in Rs 1,045 crores worth of sales in FY17, accounting for 27 per cent of the total revenues earned by Future Lifestyle Fashions Retail. But what about the future?
Unlike what most of you think partnering with a big brand is just not enough, counsel entrepreneurs who manage some of the leading restaurant chains in the country.
First, the industry is hoping for brisk business, as, according to projections there will be normal monsoon. Secondly, it is relieved at the fall in import of cheap umbrellas from China which had dented the domestic market for several years.
'India has been cleaved into two by a government that has shown amazing consistency in cleaving.' 'One India is gasping for life, and the other is doing yoga and clapping from balconies and WhatsApp groups,' observes Debashish Chatterjee.
'The sari is a symbol of Indianism.' 'Once I was wearing a sari and walking in the middle of a market in Amsterdam and there was a musician playing a instrument.' 'When he saw me, he started playing an Indian song.' 'A sari has such strong cultural narrative.'
For the Italian Internet sensation, age is just a number.
'Investors should restrict themselves to a few category schemes with high quality portfolios apart from overnight and liquid funds.'
With deals close to Rs 70 crore, GoT could turn out to be the most merchandised entertainment property of the year in India.
There are at least five big brands in the market that are selling tablet PCs. Here's what you should keep in mind while on tablet shopping.
Mumbai police assured the actors that they need not worry as they will be given protection.
One of the oldest living brands in the country, Horlicks has been innovative in its approach, which helped it survive intense competition
Netflix and Amazon Prime are raising their stakes in the game, commissioning original shows and going all out to acquire regional films for their libraries.
From high-performance cars and customised bikes to accessories and in-car entertainment technology, the Autocar Performance Show 2014 held in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex turned out to be paradise for car lovers.
At a time when Emami Ltd is hitting the headlines with news on acquisitions and foreign ventures, Aditya V Agarwal, a director and one of the younger scions of the group, shares his thinking with Shine Jacob.
For many big brands, investment in advertising is as big as the amounts spent in setting up factories and other infrastructure.
They may not be big brands but they definitely have rich features that are in great demand today. Here's a sneak peek at these gems.
Gits now has super food mixes like brown rice and flax seeds idli mix, oats idli mix and such other products. It has also launched an organic and vegan version of ready meals abroad. It also has an e-store, besides selling through Flipkart, Amazon and Big Basket.
Off-spinner R Ashwin is matching Indian batsmen at their game
People can take a closer look at the 911 Turbo S and 911 Turbo S Cabriolet at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year.
Who'd in their right minds would ever say no to seeing this stunner on the ramp more?!
Hershey's plans to raise its India presence and introduce some of its global brands, beside looking at more manufacturing facilities here.
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will promote Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers after she was made brand ambassador of the media group which owns the team. The 20-year-old Hyderabadi signed a three-year deal with Deccan Chronicle at a glittering function in Hyderabad on Saturday.
'Pure, unadulterated football joy has been in short supply for United fans for a long time now,' complains Dhruv Munjal.
Munroe Bergdorf had called out racism in a strongly-worded Facebook post after the White Supremacists' rally in Charlottesvilla in the US.
MTR re-positions its brand to cater early morning to the hungry urban young. It has launched a range of breakfast foods to pave the way for future product and brand transformation.
All those who spend a lot of time on the road, gear up your cars with these Road Warrior essentials, spanning GPS navigation systems, in-car sound systems and Bluetooth devices.
The Intel Capital-funded portal bets big on its 'Big Business' plan to drive growth and is in talks with investors to raise up to Rs 300 cr.
The India-Australia series comes at the end of the calendar year, in a quarter when most brands are close to the end of their advertising budgets.
The Microsoft chief's comments come in the wake of Bill Gates' call for levying taxes on robots that take away jobs from people.
No other football club -- big or small -- has an association with a global brand like Adidas in Indian football.
More than the revenue component, the movies gain hugely in terms of visibility and reach, reports T E Narasimhan.
Baahubali 2, made at an estimated cost of 200 crore, will earn more than 500 crores through commercial tie-ups alone, says T E Narasimhan.
The month-long carnival (after the April 20 wedding) will be held in 10 or12 cities and will showcase a collage of the couple's films, paintings and photographs, apart from exhibiting Gitanjali's new wedding collection.
Fighting fake brand peddlers. How the complex web of counterfeit goods threatens to trip e-commerce giants in the country.
From Vapi in Gujarat to Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Meerut, the list of places where these MNCs are opening joints is endless. Once treated as an alien snack, pizza is being projected as a complete family meal, those in the industry say. \n
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