MakeMyTrip.com- the Rs 90 crore, New Delhi-based online travel company servicing the non resident Indian (NRI) market, will launch its Indian operations next month.


MakeMyTrip to set up beachhead

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If you have always thought of Mumbai as the country's financial nerve centre, here's a fresh thought coming your way: You might consider holidaying in the city next year to enjoy the first showers of

Another tourist hotspot on cards

Mysore will now have a luxury bus link to a few major southern centres, including Bangalore.


Luxury bus to Mysore

Laminate flooring company Pergo India Ltd has introduced a new version of durable flooring solution called TitanX Surface. 


Durable solution

SB Asia Infrastructure Fund (SAIF), a Hong Kong based private equity firm, has made an investment of $10 million in Makemytrip.com, an India based online travel company. 


HK firm invests $10m in  makemytrip.com

A few months ago, several yards of luxuriant Maheshwari silk, Kanchipuram silk, Gujarati patola, Bengali jamdani and Benarasi brocade were ornately packaged and sent to the headquarters of Roberto Cavalli and Salvatore Ferragamo in Italy, Herm&egrave;s and Christian Louboutin in Paris and Jimmy Choo in London, among other luxury maisons.

A Benarasi Jimmy Choo

Luxor Writing Instruments, that markets brands like Pilot, Papermate and Waterman, has introduced the Parker Premium gift pack range for the corporate gifting market. 


Luxury writing

Swiss watch maker Rado has launched its new scratchproof V10K model which the company claims is indestructible with protection against surface scratch upto 10,000 Vickers (Vickers is a measurement

Rock hard

International airlines have been showing interest in bringing tourists directly from Australia, Europe and other countries to Goa.<BR><BR>International airlines like Condor, Emirates, British Midlands

Intl airlines want to bring tourists to Goa

<B>TOURISM:</B> India's tier II cities have been bitten by the travel bug.


Pin it on the bug

Hyderabad may still be the &lsquo;City of Pearls&rsquo;, but it is increasingly pearls from China that are dominating the city&rsquo;s trade in pearls. Pearls from Japan, Australia, Indonesia, Burma, Venezuela and Tahiti are also coming into the market. Chinese pearls are more affordable and have taken the business away from big players and to the smaller retailers.

Pearls from China take the shine off Hyderabad&#39;s claim to fame

More than a roof over your head

Treadmills in the washroom and panoramic views of the sea, memories of Julia Roberts, or furniture inspired by Sir Edward Lutyens.

Suite yourself

How many people would think of giving a fire extinguisher as a Diwali gift? Perhaps none. The idea of a fire extinguisher may even seem ominous during the festival of lights.

Giftinc season

The Chola rulers made it their capital; the Nayaka and Maratha kings couldn&rsquo;t resist its charm. Neither could the British.

Time out in a temple town

Designer diyas and ceramic candles, floating rangolis studded with crystals, online prasad and puja thalis, poker sets that cost over a lakh.

Making light of it

The capital may be in the grip of an unprecedented cold wave, but the city's art scene is hotting up this January in the run-up to the third edition of India Art Summit. The three day fair, which will be held at Pragati Maidan from January 20 to 23, returns after a gap of more than a year much bigger and more high-profile than before. Eighty-four galleries will participate this time, compared to 2009's 55; 34 of them from abroad compared to only 17 last time. Even the space is much bigger &mdash; around 8,500 square metres as against 4,500 sqm in the 2nd edition &mdash; and more picturesque: hall no 18 with its beautiful dome ceiling.

Art attack

A growing community of travellers finds willing hosts across the world. Sohini Sen on what makes couchsurfing so attractive.

The couch traveller

The Rann of Kachchh is fast becoming the favourite destination for Indian bikers. Avantika Bhuyan finds out what makes the Rann an attractive proposition.

The new Ladakh

Kosi, Kumaon

Kumaon

Stranded in the rainwashed hills of Uttarakhand, Suman Dubey wonders why it had to be so.

Mid-term break in Kumaon

Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati has many devotees in Bangalore. So his temple trust has built the god a home in the city. Kavitha Srinivasa pays a visit.

Holy branch

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