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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Sparsha Pharma International Private Limited, a newly-incorporated firm promoted by Indian and overseas investors, on Friday laid the foundation stone for the countryâs first transdermal drug delivery (skin patches) product manufacturing facility at Hyderabad.
Food Bazaar Ties Up With Choupal Fresh
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Hyderabad is in for more retail action. The Future Groupâs Food Bazaar has tied up with ITC Choupal Fresh to sell fruits and vegetables in the twin cities. It plans to replicate the model in the other cities if the experiment is successful, said Food Bazaar CEO Sadashiv.
Latest Trends: Bathe In Luxurious Environment
Friday, October 19th, 2007A tryst with pouring clouds or a swim in the whirling stream must have been sources of immense pleasure in the medieval existence of mankind. No wonder man constantly strove to perfect on those simple joys and carried them through the evolutionary complexities of his development.
‘Biometric Locks’ Launched By eZONE
Friday, October 19th, 2007There was a time when breaking an entry into a building was shown as a crafty thing in movies. The thief takes out a pin, twists it and inserts it into the keyhole. A twist of the pin and voila! the lock opened without the key! eZONE, a security, surveillance and automation company at Banjara […]
“Reliance Wellness”, The One-stop-shop For Health Needs, Is Launched In Hyderabad
Friday, October 19th, 2007Photo Courtesy: The Hindu
Reliance Retail, which began its retail initiative here by launching the Fresh outlet last year, has chosen the city again for kicking off its wellness format, a âone-stop-shopâ for all health and wellness needs.
LIC To File It’s Maiden Health Insurance Plan
Saturday, October 6th, 2007Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will lodge its first long-term health insurance plan with the insurance regulator(IRDA) this month, said Mr D.D. Singh, Executive Director (Health), LIC. The product will have elements of a unit-linked insurance plan and a hospital cash policy.
Festival Discount Offers On Home Loans
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Home loan players are offering festival discounts; whether this heralds a downward interest rate regime will emerge only in the days to come, says Padma Ramakrishnan.
Ohriâs Munch Town Inaugurated In Hyderabad
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Ohriâs Munch Town is inaugurated in Ameerpet on Friday, serving all Indian traditional Chinese, South Indian dishes, chat, lifestyle bakery items at one place to all the food lovers in Hyderabad.
Mahindra & Mahindraâs Launches ‘Scorpio Getaway’ In Hyderabad
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Photo Courtesy: Maltesh Ashrit
A big ride with humongous wheels is what makes a style statement and thatâs what the new car from Mahindra & Mahindraâs garage is about to do for the Indian segment. âScorpio Getawayâ, the sports utility version of its flagship Scorpio, was launched in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
‘Hyderabadi Haleem’ To Get Patented !!
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Pista House, a wellknown eatery here, is all set to patent Hyderabadi haleem â a niche delicacy brought to the Indian subcontinent by Muslim immigrants from Persia and given a Hyderabadi touch.
HDFC Cuts Floating Rates On Home Loans
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Leading private sector home loans lender HDFC on Monday reduced its interest rate on floating loans by 0.50 per cent.
Accordingly, the revised rate stands at 10.50 per cent and will be applicable to all loan disbursements on or before October 31, a HDFC spokesperson said here.
Reliance Retail To Foray Into Lifestyle Stores Segment Under âReliance Lifestyleâ Brand
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Retail is planning to foray into the lifestyle stores segment in India, with the brand âReliance Lifestyleâ. These stores will comprise cosmetics, national and international watches, home and design accessories, books, optics, photography and design.
Reebok Opens Worldâs Largest Retail Outlet In Hyderabad
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Photo Courtesy: NAGARA GOPAL, The Hindu
Reebok, the sportswear major opened what it termed the worldâs biggest retail outlet, spread over 15,000 square feet in upmarket Jubilee Hills here on Friday evening.
‘Disha Financial Counselling’ Launched Hyderabad Branch
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007When was the last time you understood the documents handed over to you by a bank while you were investing or taking a loan?
Even among the âmoneyed’ population, there’s not always an understanding of the mechanics of the financial sector. Disha Financial Counselling, set up under the aegis of ICICI Trusteeship Services Ltd., an initiative […]
Centre To Push For Online Realty Sales
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Forget stock markets for a moment, ‘demat’ could be the next buzz word for India’s realty deals. In what could turn out to be a major step forward in making real estate sales far more transparent, Rajasthan government has taken an innovative approach to dematerialise property transactions.
National Insurance Launching Risk Cover For ‘Property Title’
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Where there is uncertainty and concern, there is insurance. Nobody who has ventured to purchase property has done so without some concern about the validity of the title.
What if some long-forgotten half-brother of the seller pops up and stakes a claim? What if the seller did not at all have a valid title to the […]
Exide Launches Solar Water Heaters In Hyderabad
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007With an aim to reduce dependence on fast depleting energy resources and promote the use of non-conventional energy driven products in daily life, Exide Industries Ltd, Indiaâs leading automotive and industrial storage battery maker, launched a wide range of state-of-the-art Solar Water Heaters in Hyderabad today.
âBest Buyâ Furnishing Store Inaugurated
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Furnishing these days are not just hopping out on to the street and heading for the nearest neon sign that advertise stocks to deck up the interiors. From patterns to colours to finding a match in curtains to upholstery with the rest of the interiors, it has become an exercise in itself for most.
First Unit In Hyderabad Gems SEZ To Be Ready Next Month
Sunday, August 19th, 2007The first unit in the Hyderabad Gems Special Economic Zone (SEZ) would be ready for operations by next month.
âWe are happy with the progress. While the first unit will be ready by next month, another four would be operational by December, ,â Mr Suresh Chukkapalli, Managing Director, Hyderabad Gems SEZ, told Business Line.
Raheja’s Retail Rush: 68 Hypercity, 250 Expresscity Stores And More In Pipeline
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007The K Raheja group has lined up an investment of around Rs 1,500 crore for setting up 68 hypermarket stores named Hypercity and 250 convenient stores christened Expresscity across the country in five years.
Reliance’s Retail Unit Plans To Open 500 Hypermarkets By 2010
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Reliance Retail Ltd., a unit of India’s most valuable company, plans to open 500 hypermarket stores by the end of 2010 as it seeks to gain a start over local and overseas rivals.
ITC Opens Choupal Fresh’s First Fresh-Farm Produce Store In Hyderabad
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Godrej has done it, Reliance plans to do it, and so do the Birlas. Now Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) has opened its first farm-fresh produce store in Hyderabad.The 2,500 square-foot ITC store in Hyderabad combines retail with wholesale. Choupal Fresh’s first store, with its own cold chain, opens at 0500 hrs IST every day to […]
Nita Ambani Designing Reliance’s "Feel Fresh" and "Feel Fresh Plus" Stores
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006The next one week is going to decide a lot of things as far as Reliance Industriesâ entry into the retail business is concerned. While it is well known that the retail juggernaut will begin from Hyderabad next month with two kinds of stores, little has been said about the branding, design and the layout […]
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