'I knew that I want to do a film about sexuality and sex, without playing safe.' 'I knew in India, that was going to be really difficult. I was taking up a big battle.'
Johnson Controls-Hitachi, Voltas, Blue Star, Whirlpool recently recorded new 52-week highs but still haven't lost their steam
Sweeping, swabbing, dusting, the dishes -- and the day ends in exhaustion even before it begins. So, it is no wonder that gadgets that can help ease the pressure are in hot demand, notes Pavan Lall.
Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed a clear message has come from the House today that if people want relief from 'severe unemployment, extreme inflation, falling incomes and extreme poverty', then the Bharatiya Janata Party 'will have to be defeated' in the elections.
Twenty-five people drowned and an equal number went missing when an overcrowded country boat capsized after being caught in a whirlpool in the swollen Kosi river in Supaul on Wednesday.
A few days ago, Reliance Retail surprised the market by acquiring the Campa brand from Delhi-based Pure Drinks Ltd for Rs 22 crore. A successful cola brand in the eighties, especially in North India, Campa Cola thrived when Coke exited India in the late seventies. When the Atlanta-based major returned and PepsiCo set base in India, it went down fighting.
I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite their best attempts, observes Sreehari Nair.
Sasha Chhetri, the Airtel 4G girl, is a better known face across India than most Bollywood starlets, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.
That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable. The BJP can no longer ignore AAP's growing presence in its strongest bastion, explains Ramesh Menon, long-time observer of Gujarat politics.
V-Mart, Manaksia, Whirlpool Global and few other companies posted better third-quarter results.
A delayed monsoon and soaring temperatures across the country are added near-term positives.
This recognition is a testimony of India's strong belief in promoting entrepreneurship
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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Consumer durable makers like Sony, LG, Panasonic and Whirlpool are expecting up to 35 per cent growth in the upcoming festive season and are pulling out all stops as the sector eyes a rebound from a prolonged slump.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Nielsen's woes over questions being raised on the accuracy of its data are not restricted to media and fast-moving consumer goods companies.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Partha Sarathi Basu, author of Make It Or Break It: Mantras For A Successful Career discusses why he likens the corporate world to a jungle and dishes out some novel yet simple mantras to help India's youth carve out a niche for themselves in whatever career path they pursue.
Amrita Raichand and her family were rescued from the Taj Mahal hotel while it was under attack. Recounting her experience to Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, she feels Kasab's execution is a beginning in the fight against terror.
Bharti Retail on Friday announced appointments of former head of Walmart India Raj Jain as its CEO and Pankaj Madan, another senior executive of erstwhile joint venture Bharti Walmart, as Chief Financial Officer.
The president said Trump, who was present at the dinner, has shown the acumen of a future president, from firing Gary Busey on a recent episode of "Celebrity Apprentice" to focusing so much time on conspiracy theories about Obama's birthplace.
Consumer durable firms, including Haier, Whirlpool, Panasonic, Godrej Appliances and Daikin, are increasing prices of their products by up to 5 per cent following the withdrawal of excise duty sops, coupled with high input costs.
Three years after Google stepped into China, it is on the verge of closing operations.
These consumer-friendly gadgets are designed to make your life simpler.
With consumers staying indoors and e-commerce firms extending their reach to a larger number of pin codes, these giants have snatched a larger share from the offline traders this season.
The festive season, which usually starts from September, is when 35 per cent annual sales get transacted for most durables firms.
The Rs 30,000-crore consumer durables market is expected to rake in more money this summer on the back of rising mercury levels.
The pandemic is taking a deep, emotional, scarring toll. Will we survive, asks Shruti Vyas. If we do, will we be the same?
The October Joy of Giving week Charity Auction of an exclusive private coaching camp with Sachin Tendulkar on eBay India (www.ebay.in) has successfully closed at Rs.12, 00, 000, the most expensive transaction on eBay India till date.
"The factories need consolidation and control as they operate independently with different human resource (HR) and logistic policies. The segmented operations cannot have power and focus on quality," K R Kim, vice-chairman and CEO (global operations), Videocon, who steered LG to market leadership in his earlier stint, told Business Standard.
In a country like India, where religion has deep roots, it is important for the party to make the stand clear on religion. It is not a question you can shy away from. The party should be open for a debate and then publicly announce a renewed stand, says Marxist MP Abdullakutty
Price-wary customers, waiting for good bargains in the festival season this year, are likely to be disappointed.
An Indian legal professional who takes home Rs 25,000 a month earns a tiny fraction of the Rs 10,000 an hour that his counterpart in the US earns.
GST will create a single, unified Indian market
This year, leading companies such as Samsung, LG, Haier and Whirlpool are launching a slew of products to push sales during the festive season, minus the discounts.In the previous years, the focus during the season was to create excitement around promotions, discounts and the free gifts. This year, the industry seems to be counting on shifting the focus to the new products being launched in the market, with a view to provide more value-added options for the consumer.
Though multinationals bring an added advantage of quality assurance and consumer trend of upgrading towards branded products, they will have to tread carefully as the grey market is dominant.
If it were a corporate entity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India would have been among the country's top 170 companies in terms of revenues (2007) -- much larger than Zee Entertainment (Rs 1,515.88 crore) for which promoter Subhash Chandra is waging a bitter battle against the official cricket board to develop 20-20 cricket in India.
