
Vineet Agrawal Designation: President, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting group The Challenge: To expand international operations and integrate the $300 million acquisition of Unza which has a strong presence in South East Asian countries like Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and China How he did it: By deciding early on that he would not have the typical acquirer mindset and make as few changes in Unza as possible, letting Unza retain its...

12:08 PM, Mar 20, 2012

New Delhi: Veteran actor Victor Banerjee will play an intense role in Indian-American Amit Kumar's directorial debut Blemished Light, which will deal with discrimination that happens in the name of identity. The 64-year-old Victor is known for movies like Jogger's Park, My Brother.. Nikhil and Kumar points out that he will be seen as a character he hasn't played before. "Victor Banerjee obviously has a screen presence, and he is...

05:20 PM, Jul 06, 2011

Washington: Red light cameras are helping drivers remember that red means stop and are saving lives, according to a new study out Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The study concludes that the cameras have reduced the rate of fatal crashes by 24 percent in 14 large cities that introduced red light cameras between 1996 and 2004. "Red light cameras are working," said institute President Adrian Lund. "There...

11:45 AM, Feb 01, 2011

The Municipal Corporation of Kolkata will be the first civic body to give free mediclaim policies to sex workers. ...

08:48 AM, Jan 31, 2011

London: Waking up before sunrise leaves you in a dark mood? Don't worry, as researchers have developed a new eye mask which they say can stimulate your body and help brighten your morning. According to its developers, the special eye mask called LUMI sleep mask is embedded with LED lights that begin to glow half an hour before the programmed time and slowly get brighter, helping the wearer to wake...

07:43 PM, Jan 12, 2011

The solar lamp - D Light - has been awarded the Ashden Award for sustainable energy. ...

10:05 AM, Jul 03, 2010

The maiden test flight of the Light Combat Helicopter lasted for 20 minutes on Monday. ...

05:03 PM, Mar 30, 2010

It's a rare foray into contemporary installation art. ...

12:33 AM, Nov 18, 2009

India has close to 600 million houses not connected to the electricity grid. ...

01:26 PM, Jun 05, 2009

India has close to 600 million houses not connected to the electricity grid. ...

01:26 PM, Jun 05, 2009
Lal Batti Dastavez is full of news from Mumbai's red-light districts. ...

09:41 PM, Jul 25, 2007

Athletes may be able to ready their muscles using pulses of infrared light, a study suggests. ...

12:39 PM, Aug 25, 2006