The new government, it seems, wants to change the face of the tourism sector.
Trying to hardsell India, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday assured the United States business community that the country's growth story was intact and it was committed to expediting reforms and further liberalisation of the foreign investment regime.
Targets women with new offerings such as Baileys cream liqueur and Nilaya. Liquor maker Diageo India is planning a big marketing push for its core brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and newer offerings in India such as Baileys and Nilaya. Both Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff have nearly 90 per cent share in the premium segment of the scotch and vodka market.
The regulator typically meets overseas investors in the US and UK in the first half of a financial year, and had opted for a virtual meet last year too.
India's failure to resolve the Kashmir issue and improve relationship with Pakistan has been an "impediment" to India's rise and become the greatest hurdle in it becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's envoys have claimed.
Mumbai is the financial capital of India, but it has the potential to become global financial centre, says Maharashatra CM Devendra Fadnavis.
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Making a strong pitch before foreign investors at the World Economic Forum, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said the state offers great opportunities in areas ranging from technology to tourism to infrastructure to oil refineries.
In 2014, foreign tourist arrivals grew by 10.2 per cent over 2013.
During his visit, first by an Indian prime minister in 34 years, Modi will seek to enhance cooperation in energy and trade and reach out to investors to hardsell India as an attractive business destination.
The tie-up with IBM for Wave City, to be spread over 4,500 acres, is meant to provide information on traffic management through SMS alerts and billing usage.
From hardselling a dream house next to the London Tower Bridge to eyeing tourism and business opportunity at Universal Studios and Disney Destinations; from drawing target customers for Macau casinos to launching travel guides tailored just for the well-heeled in India, global industry majors are rushing in to tap the increasing spending power of the people in this country.
India needs to hardsell itself as a preferred tourism destination in overseas markets, besides promoting domestic tourism. We expect the Union Budget 2010-11 to be positive for the hotel industry.
Keeping a reserve pool of staff is proving to be a liability. This is forcing companies to devise ways to reduce bench strength, by posting in other areas and paying them less till they become productive assets. Moreover, while the physical bench had always been there, mid-sized IT firms like Hexaware and Mastek have coined the word 'virtual desk' to define a certain section of their unutilised resources who will be enjoying lesser privileges and perks.
The State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, ABN Amro and others are all set to hardsell themselves to pravasis in the Gulf at the two-day 'NRI Money Show 2003' beginning June 27 in Dubai.
Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India on Wednesday gave an "ultimatum" till Thursday afternoon to Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party to allocate at least 18 seats to smaller constituents of 'Mahayuti', saying the party will have a rethink on its continuation in the rainbow alliance should the saffron partners failed to oblige to their demand.
The tall claims that the state administration, particularly Modi's highly charged PR machinery has created to hardsell the state, and in turn Modi himself, are not reinforced by the numbers
Four to five new faces from the Hindi belt as well as some other states could be inducted as All India Congress Committee spokespersons while the 36-member list of television panelists from Congress could witness a thorough rejig this month.
'The story of how Modi won a re-election in the face of severe agrarian crisis, mounting unemployment, looming economic crisis, is the story of how the power of the message can be put to devastating effect in the hands of a strong leader,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
The real estate subvention scheme or 80-20 home buying plan, recently banned by the Reserve Bank of India, is now being replaced by other offers to attract buyers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday address Members of the British Parliament in London where he promised to open more doors of cooperation between the two countries and delved on issues like terrorism and United Nations reforms.
A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports.
Down in the Indian Ocean, cricket turned out to be the great unifier and Archana Masih, only an intermittent fan, became its ambassador of sorts.
'If someone leaves you with a feeling of being diminished, it means he is a small man. 'It's only a big man who makes you feel big. He gives you what he has -- his greatness. 'It's like the light that falls evenly on the dog and the king. Nelson Mandela made everybody in the room feel wonderful.' Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt recalls his meeting with South Africa's apostle of non-violence.
Cash-and-carry stores try tricks, from playing Bollywood music to customising orders, to retain customers.
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