THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Veteran CPM leader V S Achuthanadan on Sunday termed the Thodupuzha speech byIdukki district party secretary M M Mani as an awful attempt to brand the CPM as a party of murderers.Coming down heavily on Manis statement, Achuthanandan said at Chembazhanthy here that he could state this categorically as he was the partys state secretary during the period mentioned by Mani.The veteran CPM leader urged people not to believe...
09:36 AM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: In the BrandZ list of the Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2012 are two Indian companies - Airtel and ICICI Bank. India's leading private sector bank ICICI has made it to the annual list on previous ocassions but this is Airtel's maiden entry into the top 100. ICICI has dropped 10 places since 2011 in the list and according to Millward Brown ICICI Bank's brand value has...
02:41 PM, May 23, 2012
California: Apple has maintained its place as the world's most valuable brand over the past year, leading a group of technology-related companies that dominate the top 10, according to a study published on Tuesday. The iPhone and iPad maker has boosted its brand value by 19 per cent in the past year to $183 billion, or 37 percent of its market capitalization, according to the annual BrandZ study by leading...
09:50 AM, May 22, 2012
Garrone is best known for his last film, the gritty 'Gomorrah' about a Naples crime syndicate. But with 'Reality' he switches gears, creating a modern day fairy tale whose protagonist's soul is slowly and inexorably eroded by the lure of fame. The second film, screening outside the main competition on Saturday, is 'Antiviral', the debut feature of Brandon Cronenberg, son of Canadian director David Cronenberg. Its plot follows a clinic...
10:48 AM, May 19, 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. ...
09:01 AM, May 07, 2012
Kolkata: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday as part of her three-day visit to the country, during which issues like Teesta Water Treaty and FDI are likely to come up. The meeting with the chief minister, the first such exercise by any US Secretary of State, is considered important as the Trinamool Congress chief had effectively stalled the UPA government's...
07:20 AM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Kolkata from Dhaka on a three day visit to India on Sunday. She waved to the waiting camerapersons at the airport and posed for photos before boarding a limousine which headed for her hotel in South Kolkata amid tight security. The high point of Clinton's visit, her second to the city and first after becoming the US Secretary of...
01:11 PM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive on Sunday in the country on a three day visit to Kolkata. She is expected to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers' Building on Monday. Reports say that Hillary will have a 45 minute long meeting with Mamata. The US says Hillary is keen to explore investment and trade opportunities in West Bengal as well as gauge...
07:33 AM, May 06, 2012
After 8 years of being the face of a popular cola drink, Akshay Kumar has been replaced by Telugu star Mahesh. ...
01:00 PM, Apr 18, 2012
Indian Power Brands is the solution to all the companies and brands which are putting India on the world. ...
08:20 PM, Apr 15, 2012
New Delhi: Jewellers called off their 21-day strike on Friday after meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday. The jewellers' strike has been called off till Parliament takes a final decision on the excise duty hike on non-branded jewellery and import duty hike on gold. Sources say the Centre is likely to drop one per cent excise duty on non-branded jewellery. An indication that some...
03:17 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi met protesting jewellers on Friday and assured them that the government would address their concerns. The community's nation-wide strike has entered its 21st day. Some of the jewellers who met Sonia, however, said that they were not satisfied with the meeting as they haven't been given a strong assurance. A meeting of jewellers is also scheduled with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. They are demanding...
11:50 AM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: Centre is likely to roll back excise duty hike on gold and non-branded jewellery, according to sources. This came after Congress President Sonia Gandhi stepped in as jewellers' protests against excise and import duty hikes spread. Congress President Sonia Gandhi met jewellers on Friday and has assured them of a relook into their demands regarding a rollback. The jewellers strike has entered the 21st day on Friday. Hoping...
10:05 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Mumbai: Jewellers plan to continue their strike, hurting demand and halting imports of gold and silver in the world's biggest buyer of bullion, an industry body head said on Monday. "We are still striking... We are expecting to hear from the finance minister in a day or two," said Baccharaj Bamalwa, chairman of All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation. The strike had started on March 17, a day after...
11:35 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Mumbai: Now if you are getting married soon and still haven't done your jewellery shopping - you should be a worried person because adding to your wedding stress is the fact that jewellers across the country are on a strike for over two weeks now. They're protesting the one per cent excise duty on unbranded jewellery announced in this years budget. Despite heavy losses, associations maintain they shall strike work...
06:48 AM, Apr 01, 2012
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
Disclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
Disclaimer: TV18 Broadcast Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
