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Bangs: Asvin Simon's Rs 20 crore domestic fried chicken brand By Amit...
In 2011, Asvin Simon set up his first outlet in Chennai, which was an instant hit. Today, Bangs Fried Chicken has presence in 13 states, with around 40 outlets, and only one kiosk in Chennai. An...
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Why corporates like Godrej, Mahindra, Piramal, Shriram & Infosys are backing...
While on the one hand funding new ideas could bring economic benefits for a company, on the other it could be an effective way of spending as part of CSRHR Srinivasan, a former civil servant who joined...
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Leaked report lambasts Pakistan failures over Osama bin Laden By AFP/ET
A copy of the report from a Pakistani commission was obtained by Al-Jazeera and published on their website, six months after it was submitted in Islamabad but kept secret by the government.ISLAMABAD: A...
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Indians bought $ 3.5 billion US realty in year ending March 2013 By Chidanand...
Canada, China, Mexico are the top three countries buying into the United States, followed by India and the United Kingdom. WASHINGTON: Indian buyers accounted for nearly $ 3.5 billion of the $ 68.5...
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Firms sharpen people focus to retain, engage top talent By Rica Bhattacharyya...
The tough macroeconomic environment has prompted companies to enhance their focus on people in an attempt to retain and engage top talent. MUMBAI/ KOLKATA: The tough macroeconomic environment has...
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Mahindra & Mahindra to roll out cheaper XUV500 model By Pankaj Doval, TNN/ET
"The price of the XUV500 will go down by between Rs 27,000 and Rs 33,000 as we produce the vehicle with the new specifications," Pawan Goenka, president of Mahindra & Mahindra, told TOI.NEW DELHI:...
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Key to robust telecom policy: Place markets above command and control ET
Privatisation was not undertaken to create cronies or parasites, or for outcomes to remain influenced by functionaries playing God. By Sanjeev AgaWhy has India alone struggled to preserve any coherence...
View ArticleSri Lanka Hemas, Morrisons deal in legal tangle
09 Jul, 201316:17:23July 9, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hemas group is seeking legal advice following the purchase of JL Morrisons, a consumer goods firm, after an agency held by the...
View ArticleCricket: Two Sri Lanka umpires banned over TV sting
09 Jul, 201318:26:07COLOMBO, July 9, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka cricket bosses on Tuesday banned two umpires named by an Indian television programme last year that claimed they were...
View ArticleSri Lanka fisheries, port industries eyed by Russia: biz association
09 Jul, 201316:39:50July 09, 2013 (LBO) - Russian investors are looking at Sri Lanka's fisheries, agriculture and port industries in Trincomalee, a country's senior envoy had said...
View ArticleSri Lanka grows rubber in new areas
09 Jul, 201315:59:49July 09, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has expanded rubber cultivation into the non-traditional dryer regions of the island’s Eastern and Northern regions with the...
View ArticleSri Lanka tea crop hit by heavy rains
09 Jul, 201309:37:49July 09, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea crop has been hit badly by heavy rain in June with some estates seeing production falling to less than half and losses in...
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Bodh Gaya: Culpable Neglect
INDIAAjai Sahni Editor, SAIR; Executive Director, ICM & SATPAt least two monks, a Burmese and a Tibetan, were injured in a coordinated terror attack, in and around the Mahabodhi Temple (the Temple...
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Saudis to expel foreigners if they break Ramzan rule
New Delhi, July 9: The holy month Ramzan begins tomorrow and Saudi Arabia has warned that foreigners who do not show consideration for the feelings of Muslims during Ramzan by not abstaining from food,...
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New immigration law to create trouble for India IT companies
Virginia, July 9: H-1B visas allow foreign nationals who hold at least a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in professional subjects to temporarily work in the United States on specific projects. Among...
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RBI may ask oil firms to buy dollar from single bank BS Reporter/ PTI | Mumbai
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to ask state-run oil companies to centralise their dollar purchases in a single public sector bank. The move to end speculation in the rupee caused by...
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I'm an FMCG company, not a chit fund: William S Pinckney Surajeet Das Gupta &...
The spotlight that was firmly on him in the last week of May still rankles William S Pinckney, managing director and chief executive officer of Amway India. He was arrested by the Kerala police for...
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UBS once again the world's largest private bank as assets surge Reuters |...
UBS won back the title of largest private bank in the world as inflows of fresh client funds surged last year, indicating restored confidence following the financial crisis, according to a study....
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Saroj Poddar, the soft-spoken strategist Digbijay Mishra | Kolkata BS
It is rare for one to acknowledge one’s competitor to be smart. But Deepak Fertilisers admitted it was once outsmarted by Saroj Poddar, son-in-law of K K Birla and chairman of the Adventz Group. In...
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Hotels plan to switch back to dollar rates for foreigners Kalpana Pathak &...
The depreciating rupee seems to have made the dollar more charming for hotel chains in India. Many chains are planning to switch to charging their customers in dollars. The rupee has fallen around 13...
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