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Adlabs Films draws up Rs 45-cr expansion plan
ENTERTAINMENT company Adlabs Films Ltd plans to invest over Rs 45 crore this year to expand its network of multiplexes in metro cities to emerge the leader in this segment. The company is also simultaneously pushing forward with its plans to ... More

Fortune in talks to launch Indian edition
FORTUNE magazine is in talks with several publications in India to launch an edition in the country. "We are looking at various partners to publish the Indian version of Fortune," the magazine's International Editor, Mr Robert ... More

IPR


AP Govt moves to get patent for Kalamkari products
FOLLOWING its success in obtaining protection under Geographical Indication (GI) for Pochampalli `Ikkat' design in 2004, the State Government is now planning to secure patent rights for other Kalamkari products being produced in the ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS


Sania Mirza becomes Tata Indicom brand ambassador
TATA Indicom has roped in the services of teenage tennis sensation Sania Mirza to serve as its brand ambassador. In partnership, Tata Indicom plans to launch limited edition Signature Series handsets called Sania Fone with attractive ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES


Abbott, Novo Nordisk renew pact for insulin
ABBOTT India Ltd has entered into a fresh distribution agreement with Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd for the sale and distribution of their insulin products in India for the period January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. The earlier distribution ... More

RETAILING


Pizza Corner plans expansion — Celebrity endorsements also on the cards
`Retail outlets are also going in for a makeover - they will be more uniform and subtle in appearance." More

BRANDS


Glenmark acquires hormonal brand in Brazil for $4.6 m
THE Brazilian subsidiary of the Indian drug company Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, has acquired the hormonal brand, Uno-Ciclo, from Instituto Biochimico Indústria Farmacêutica Ltda for $4.6 million (about Rs 20 crore). The brand generated sales ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


FDA to put more baby products under scanner
IT may have come as a shock to parents across the country when the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked Johnson & Johnson to drop the mention of "baby" from its products meant for infants. But J&J's baby products could be just More

J&J to state its position soon
"OUR first responsibility is to doctors, mothers, fathers and all others who use our products and we are separately taking a series of steps to reassure them about the quality and safety of our products," Mr N.K. Ambwani, Managing ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


Ford launches new Mondeo at reduced price
FORD India today announced the launch of the latest European version of Ford Mondeo at a reduced price of Rs 14.20 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The earlier version was sold at about Rs 16.12 lakh ex-showroom in Delhi. Also, Ford India is offering ... More

Add-ons for Star savings accounts
BANK of India (BoI) has launched a specially designed savings product called `Star Diamond Savings Account' here on Thursday. Addressing a customers' meet on the occasion, the BoI Chairman and Managing Director, Mr M. Venugopalan, said this was ... More


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