The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 18, 2006

Airtel Tamil SMS service
Airtel customers in Chennai and Tamil Nadu can now send SMS in Tamil, with the company launching its Tamil SMS service in the State. The users would have to download the application from `Airtel Live' on to their handsets, after which the ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

What the ad gurus say
The ad world itself has mixed opinions on whether it's important for advertising to be of award-winning quality. More

Mere sound and fury?
They are rarely seen or heard. But they win prizes at awards shows. So what are these ads for if they don't do much for the client's business? More

EVENTS

`Media must be more creative while promoting tourism'
Tourism in new forms should provide the media with opportunities to be more creative to address different interest groups with better marketing of the products. Media today is highly segmented and it is very easy to reach these different groups ... More

CONSUMERISM

MRTPC directive to Siemens
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) has directed Siemens India Ltd to pay a compensation of Rs 54 lakh to a polypropylene multifilament yarn manufacturing company in Surat for providing a sub-standard UPS ... More

ADVERTISING

Everest bags Hyundai PR
NEW DELHI: Everest Public Relations, an arm of Everest Brand Solutions, has announced that it has bagged the account of Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) - the second largest passenger car manufacturer in India - following a competitive ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Getting more bang for the Balsara buck
Dabur pulled the Balsara business back into the black within six months of acquiring it. The acquisition has helped Dabur gain share in categories such as oral care and home care. More

RETAILING

Hey mom, it's here!
Among the biggest brands in the baby care business, Mothercare expects to cash in on the growing affluence among young parents. More

Louis Vuitton, Lladro seek Govt nod for retail foray
$10 billion FDI expected annually from the current financial year More

Lifetime plans 200 pharma stores in South
Lifetime Healthcare Ltd, a one-year-old company that runs a chain of pharmacies in Bangalore and Chennai, plans to spend Rs 40 crore this year on increasing the number of its outlets from about 30 at present to 200. Lifetime Healthcare was ... More

BRANDS

Brand Infosys valued at Rs 23,000 cr
Market capitalisation up by 35 per cent More

OUTLOOK

Busy season ahead for Hindi film industry
Several big-ticket films set for release More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Berger launches Galaxy, a do-it-yourself kit
Berger Paints India Ltd has launched "Galaxy", a do-it-yourself kit, for the first time in the country. "We've just launched Galaxy in the Kolkata market, with plans to launch it in other parts of the country shortly," said Mr Subir Bose, ... More

Park Hotels launches Aura spa
Park Hotels launched Aura, a luxury day spa, in its Chennai hotel here on Wednesday. Spread over 9,000 sq ft on the ninth floor of the building, the spa has nine rooms, the décor of each of which thematically represents the navaratna gems. ... More

Yamaha launches Gladiator in AP
Launching Gladiator, the 125-cc four-stroke executive bike in the Andhra Pradesh market, Yamaha on Wednesday hinted at the launch of two more bikes and possibly one of them in the 150-cc category. Targeting youth, particularly ... More

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