The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Hero Honda's Pleasure target
BY the end of this year, sales of Pleasure, the exclusive 100 cc women's scooter from the Hero Honda stable, is expected to touch 1.2 lakh units, according to Mr Pawan Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Honda Motors. Speaking to newspersons after ... More

Rand Refinery to take jewellery design contest global
RAND Refinery, a sponsor of the nationwide gold jewellery design contest, AuDITIONS, says it is trying to take the contest global and ultimately make it the gold jewellery market's equivalent of the Oscars. Speaking to Business Line ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Godrej & Boyce mulls roping in celebrity — Contract with Preity Zinta expired last year
HAVING entered the consumer electronics business through the DVD category, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Ltd is considering roping in a new celebrity for its brand of appliances. Its three-year contract with Preity Zinta expired last year. ... More

Big Bazaar's R-Day offer
PANTALOON group's hypermarket chain, Big Bazaar, is going to celebrate Republic Day as the Maha Savings Day, when shoppers at Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar outlets across the country, would be offered merchandise at rock bottom prices. "The Maha ... More

Indian Airlines offers special fares on select sectors
The airline, which has a load factor of about 70 per cent on the Chennai-Bangkok sector, is offering a special return fare of Rs 8,950, (excluding tax of Rs 2,021). On the Chennai-Singapore sector the airline has a fare of Rs 10,475 (plus tax ... More

RETAILING

51% FDI in single brand retail cleared
Norms revised for power trading, processing and warehousing of rubber and coffee, diamond and coal mining, airports and petroleum infrastructure. More

PEOPLE

Shishir Lall to head WorldSpace India operations
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio has named Mr Shishir Lall as the head and Managing Director of its India operations. Mr Lall, until recently President of Zip Telecom, was formerly with Brooke Bond India and Pepsi India. He will sprearhead the ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

LG eyes 300% growth in mobile phone business
LG Electronics is targeting a 300 per cent growth in its GSM mobile phone business this year at Rs 600 crore, with the launch of new models and an expansion of its distribution network being planned during the year. "In 2005, we sold close to ... More

Toshiba Corp to launch mobiles, home appliances
JAPANESE electronics major Toshiba Corporation today said that it would introduce its range of home appliances and mobile phones in the Indian market. "We are currently studying the requirements of typical Indian households," the Managing ... More

Kuoni launches premium holiday brand targeted at HNIs
Kuoni, the tour operator that owns brands such as SOTC (for outbound travel), SITA (inbound travel), and BTI-Sita (business travel), on Tuesday announced the launch of its premium holiday brand, `Kuoni'. The brand is targeted at high networth ... More

Catholic Syrian Bank launches students savings scheme
THE Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd (CSB) is launching a Students Support Savings Scheme (SSSS) that enables the account holders to draw money at any VISA co- branded ATMs across the country. While there is no charge for using the bank's ATMs for ... More

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