The first quarter of the financial year 2009-10 was exceptional for Wipro's consumer care business. Santoor, its flagship soap brand, which contributed close to Rs 850 crore in 2008-09 to the company's coffers, became the number one brand in South India in its category.
Karthika is all set to follow in her mother (Radha), and aunt's (Ambika) footsteps by making her maiden appearance in the Telugu film Josh.
Cutting across party lines, members in Lok Sabha highlighted the cases of atrocities being committed on Dalits in various parts of the country and demanded steps to prevent them.
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An El Nino is a temporary change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean, in the region around the equator.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on range of issues -- from Rafale deal to Ram temple and triple talaq.
At a grand rally in Bangalore to commemorate the completion of a year in office, B S Yeddyurappa listed out achievements as the chief minister and also clarified on various aspects, including Operation Lotus, for which the party had drawn flak from the Opposition. Funnily enough, the chief minister also clarified as to why he hardly ever smiled and kept a grim face always.
The close proximity of Arab billionaire who owns MV Seaman Guard Ohio to the Pentagon raises a number of questions about its presence in Indian waters. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The CPI-M bosses chose to punish V S Achuthanandan for indiscipline. Who is going to call him to account for maladministration?
The Bharatiya Janaat Party's 'lotus' bloomed for the first time in south India in 2008 but the saffron party had little time to celebrate as Karnataka was rocked by serial bomb blasts in capital Bangalore and attacks on churches that drew flak in the country and abroad.
Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd, the food and FMCG arm of Kishore Biyani-led Future Group, on Friday acquired south India-based convenience store chain Nilgiris for nearly Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
His forthcoming offering is Rakta Charitra, a film on the life of Paritala Ravi, one of the most feared individuals in the blood-ridden faction politics of south India, particularly Andhra Pradesh, who was assassinated in 2005.
Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi.
Right marketing and product strategy have helped Falguni Nayar build a beauty retail business.
The 74-year-old filmmaker succumbed to a heart attack.
Claiming that Trinamool Congress would decide the fate of next government at the Centre, party general secretary Mukul Roy on Monday said the Mamata Benerjee-led outfit was all set to emerge as the third largest party after the Lok Sabha elections.
The case has seen several twists and turns. The needle of suspicion was first cast on Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihadi terrorist Shahid Bilal -- accused of trying to create communal tension in Hyderabad. The probe was then divided. While the bombing is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the incident relating to police firing is being looked into by the Hyderabad police.
Mehta's export company is the largest integrated gold player in the world.
JLL had shortlisted over 10 developers and Embassy was selected after a long due and rigorous process of due diligence.
Despite its run-in with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Mumbai-based GSM telecom service provider Loop Telecom will launch its services in the Tamil Nadu and Orissa circles by next week.
According to Nanaiah there is nothing one can expect from the BJP at this point. "They cannot do without these goonda outfits considering the fact that the elections are coming up. They need their services and hence will not do anything to antagonise these outfits," Nanaiah said.
How to shield brand McDonald's? While consumers may have ignored the legal battles plaguing the franchise in north and east India, closure of restaurants is not something they are likely to ignore.
'If you look at household hospitalisation compensation, then you will find only one-third is hospitalisation. Two-thirds is outpatient.' 'Even if you provide Rs 5 lakh coverage, people will still have a tough time.'
UK-based GlobalLogic, a leading offshore software development company, plans to acquire two to three companies in the outsourcing product development (OPD) space in emerging markets like India and China as well as established markets. The company is particularly exploring an acquisition in south India.
Even as the hunt for Riyaz Bhatkal, who is said to have co-founded the Indian Mujahideen continues, two of his accomplices have revealed that the dreaded terrorist wanted 1,000 people dead in every bomb blast that occurred in the country.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah said Pakistan would not have been holding a part of Kashmir and Article 370 would not have existed had Sardar Vallabhai Patel handled the Kashmir issue.
The Election Commission on Friday said there was "nothing particularly wrong" in the speech of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah in which he reportedly described Azamgarh as "a base of terrorists".
Photographer HariPrasad captures the quaint village through his lens.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to lay a special focus on the southern states in the coming elections, given the fact that it had 132, or one-third of the Lok Sabha seats.
While the Delhi Police look for clues regarding explosives used in the blasts, another interesting point that has come out in the open is regarding a place called Suratkal being a transit point for the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India.
"We plan to open another 50,000 exclusive outlets in rural areas by next year under the brand name 'ItzCash Point'and 'ItzCash World', besides opening franchisee network up to 12,000," ItzCash Vice-President, Marketing, Shekher Srivastava told PTI on Tuesday.
The chief minister released a report card in which the achievements of the government were listed out. Yeddyurappa said most promises made to voters had been fulfilled and in the days to come, people could expect more good things from his government.
The Bharatiya Janata Party created records when it scored a massive victory in the Karnataka assembly elections. Why? First, because it will form the first independent government in South India; and secondly, because it is the first party to win an election after the delimitation exercise was undertaken across the country.
Traders have used this as an opportunity to stock up silver.
Good pay hikes, positive macroeconomic factors and the taming of inflation have had a positive effect on purchases
It will be a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka when it battles the Congress and the Janata Dal (S) in the by-poll to the eight constituencies in Karnataka on Saturday.
The next general election must be held by May of 2009, and we already appear to have a clear choice. The National Democratic Alliance announced that L K Advani will be the prime minister should it come to power. Now, there is a fair degree of clarity that Dr Manmohan Singh shall lead the United Progressive Alliance if it should be returned to office. But how about the Third Front? Transparency is no friend of the Third Front!
Brands names are always critical, but -- as Ambi Parameswaran has discovered -- finding the right one for the Indian consumer requires something special.
Award-winning 2004 Marathi film Shwaas will be released in Bengali, Hindi and several other languages
The cola major expands its portfolio of healthy foods under brands Tropicana and Quaker Oats, looks to bring down its sugar addiction by Apurva Venkat.
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