The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 15, 2005

Hospitality co CGH Earth to focus on TN, Karnataka
THE CGH Earth group (formerly Casino Group) of hotels is on a major expansion spree. With its holiday property to be opened at Karaikudi village in Chettinad in October next year and a beach resort at Gokarnam in Karnataka slated to open this ... More

VVF to expand brand portfolio
THE Rs 502-crore VVF Ltd, which has a presence in the personal care and oleochemicals categories, has charted out a strategy to expand its personal care business. The company is planning to enhance its brand portfolio as well as expand its ... More

BP Group targets rural India with hybrid cooking appliance
STRESSING the need for clean and affordable energy sources for cooking, the BP Group Chief Executive, Lord John Browne, said BP has developed a hybrid appliance integrating liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and a biomass burner to reduce indoor air ... More

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An encroachment into space and time
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PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Two-year validity on prepaids of Tata mobiles
TELECOM service provider Tata Teleservices announced on Friday a new offering where customers buying its `Non-Stop Mobile' range of handsets can receive free incoming calls for a period of two years, without recharging regularly. "With ... More

John Abraham to endorse Castrol
CASTROL Lubricants on Friday announced actor John Abraham as its new brand ambassador. The company signed up the actor to cash in on his image of a bike lover and also a youth icon. Earlier, brand ambassadors for the company were cricketers ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

NEC arm to focus on commercial customers
NEC Computers Asia Pacific (NECCAP), a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has appointed ENKAY Technologies (India) Private Ltd as its commercial business reseller for its personal computers. NECCAP, an ISO 9001:2000 certified company, is focussing ... More

Tata launches Indica V2 Turbo
TATA Motors Ltd today introduced the new model of its flagship car Indica in an effort to boost its sales in the hatchback market. The new model called the Indica V2 Turbo has a 1.4-litre turbocharged diesel engine and its two variants will ... More

India's flavour of the week for BBC from Sunday
COME Sunday and it's Indian week on BBC World. The news channel is launching a series of special programming focusing on Indian subcontinent. HARDTalk will feature Stephen Sackur interviewing the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, the ... More

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