Leather bags and accessories major Hidesign has decided to forge a joint venture company in China where it plans to open 18 exclusive stores over the next two years, a company executive said on Thursday.
Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
India and China have agreed to trade in 44 items through the Nathu La pass which re-opens on Thursday after 44 years since it was closed in 1962 in the wake of Sino-Indian conflict.
Planet Hollywood, famous for providing dine-in experiences along with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, has zeroed in on India and will be investing close to $15 million to set up five restaurants by 2010.
The Congress party has said that it is ready to accept Raj in the party-fold provided he gives up the Sena ideology and accepts the leadership of party President Sonia Gandhi.
Jai Bhagwan was the only among the eight-member Indian team to make it to the medal-winning round.
The lightweight pugilist beat Genbert Besadre of the Philippines to make the grade in the Asian Boxing Championships.
Jai Bhagwan and Vijender scored convincing wins to storm in to the second round at the 23rd Asian Boxing Championships.
The fiery activist, who is crusading against demolition of slums in Mumbai, entered the conference hall at a hotel in south Mumbai when Chidambaram was about to leave to catch a flight to Delhi after delivering a speech on urban renewal.
The Centre is concerned over the sudden upsurge in militant violence in Assam and neighbouring Nagaland, which has claimed over 60 lives so far.
Giving details of a joint declaration signed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said the two sides agreed to maintain peace and tranquility on the LAC.
Top seed Somdev Devvarman struggled past Ramkumar Ramanathan, who was troubled by cramps, but Yuki Bhambri made a fluent start with a straight sets victory in the US$ 50,000 ATP Challenger event, in Chennai.
They were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.
Som Bahadur Pun also bowed out in the in the first round of the 23rd Asian Boxing Championships.
Ramkumar Ramanathan proved his ascendancy in Indian tennis yet again as he knocked out Yuki Bhambri from the ATP Indore Open even as India's top player Somdev Devvarman also made an early exit, in Indore, on Thursday.
The post office is expected to open early this year, making it possible for mail delivered at any post office in Beijing to reach Antarctica.
Aged 18 years, the new Chivas Regal in town delivers 'luxury' Scotch at your doorstep
Modi was accorded a grand reception at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on Friday when he arrived for talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
The SIT was busy with the ongoing probe and did not wish to interrogate Sharma at this stage.
Spiderman will put on a sarong and fight the bad guys through the rickshaw-clogged streets of Mumbai in an Indian version of the American comic classic, reports said.
India's Ashok Kumar finished a creditable fifth in the inaugural USD 200,000 Carlsberg Masters golf tournament in Vietnam.
After losing the first game, the 24-year-old Indian rebounded strongly to clinch a 15-21, 21-13, 21-13 win over Wan Ho in a gruelling second-round clash that lasted almost an hour.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
The Baichung Bhutia-led football team was thrashed by Korea University selection.
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