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Reliance Info set to offer handsets below Rs 1,500
RELIANCE Infocomm is all set to offer handset prices for less than Rs 1,500 in an attempt to accelerate its customer acquisition spree. A top Reliance Infocomm official told Business Line that the company is poised to slash handset ... More

Karnataka Bank bid to draw more customers
THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank Ltd, Mr Ananthakrishna, has said that the bank has to go to the doorsteps of customers for business. However, selection of customers should be done judiciously. Addressing the regional ... More

Singapore-styled cab network to run on Mumbai city roads soon
IT could soon be curtains for the yellow-and-black Premier Padmini cabs that have ruled the Mumbai city roads since 70s, to well into the 90s. Instead, one could well see the Singapore-styled wireless cab network where the operative words could ... More

SriLankan Airlines offers special fares to S-E Asian nations
SRILANKAN Airlines has joined the growing list of airlines offering discounted fares in the peak season for outbound travel. The Lankan flag carrier has announced new fares to a number of South-East Asian destinations including Singapore, ... More

ADVERTISING


Madison bags Forbes Yellow Pages account
In a release issued by the agency, Ms Prabha Prabhu, Executive Director, Madison Communications, said that Yellow Pages chose it after a review of few agencies. "Yellow Pages is an exciting business for creatives to work on, and we look forward ... More

TBWA appoints new senior VP for South
ADVERTISING agency, TBWA, has appointed Mr Kaustav Das as its new senior Vice-President for the southern region. He moves from Euro RSCG. "We have strong operations in the South across Kochi, Bangalore and Chennai. Some of our key clients ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS


Pune to host India leg of Microsoft Imagine Cup
PUNE will host the zonal round of the India leg of the Imagine Cup of Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd on May 7. The Imagine Cup is a global contest held by Microsoft to provide students across the world with an international platform to ... More

MARKET SHARES


TAFE emerges second in tractor sales
TRACTORS and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) has emerged as the second largest tractor manufacturer in the country in the last fiscal, displacing Punjab Tractors Ltd (PTL), which slipped to fourth place. In terms of sales, the company was placed only ... More

RETAILING


Sony India prefers residential areas for its retail outlets
SONY India Pvt Ltd sees residential areas, rather than the core market places, as potential places to locate its retail outlets. "We are focussing on a particular segment. Our focus is on meeting the convenience of the customer. Residential ... More

Apple Computer opens outlet in Kochi
KOCHI: Apple Computer has opened its third retail outlet in India in Kochi to sell its range of computers. The shop has been set up by Lasergraphics, an Apple authorised reseller. "The AppleCorner will provide an opportunity for ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH


`Invisible' TV zones key to measure viewership patterns
THE Indian Readership Survey has the tools to capture viewership patterns of over 60 per cent of the TV-owning population, currently unmeasured in the country, said Mr Premjeet Sodhi, Head of Intellect, an arm of Lintas Media Divisions. Half ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


FDA gives Johnson time till Aug 1 to get DCI nod
The FDA has asked J&J to carry prominent safety warnings on its products. More

TRENDS


`Chinese consumer products set to invade Indian markets'
CHINA may pose a threat to consumer product industries in West Bengal as that country is all set to enter the Indian consumer products market with its low-cost items ranging from cosmetics, plastic, glass, ceramic to stationery items. This is ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


Tata unveils mini truck
TATA Motors said on Thursday it would launch the country's first indigenously developed mini-truck, Tata Ace. Tata Motors Executive Director for Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Mr Ravi Kant, told a news conference a day before the official ... More

Prathista Ind launches 'first' bio-fungicide
PRATHISTA Industries Ltd, a research driven agro-biotech company, has launched Trichoderma Viride, a bio-fungicide, with the support of the Union Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The bio-pesticide, claimed to be the first to be launched by an ... More


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