The country&rsquo;s largest fast moving consumer goods company - Hindustan Unilever (HUL) - has set its sights on the parlour-going consumer with its new range of haircare products under the Tresemme umbrella.

Betting on the grooming boom

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The Bangalore-headquartered Britannia Industries, which derives 80 per cent of its revenues from bakery products including biscuits, has faced intense competition from players such as ITC, Priyagold and old foe Parle Products - all vying for greater share of the Rs 10,000 crore biscuit market.

We have to put more profit into our market share: Vinita Bali

&ldquo;Doosri baar,&rdquo; says a young girl in her anglicised Hindi after jaunting across the length and breadth of India, on being asked if it is her first time here. And that is how the international version of Incredible India&rsquo;s latest campaign concludes. The tagline runs, &ldquo;Find what you seek.

Incredible India goes for the kill, but industry wants action

Coca-Cola Company on Thursday replaced its corporate website with Coca-Cola Journey, which is a digital magazine that focuses on social causes and company news. &ldquo;Today, Coca-Cola is taking its digital communications to a new level,&rdquo; says Clyde Tuggle, Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer.

Coke launches digital magazine

After seven rounds, top-seeded GM Darius Swiercz of Poland leads the World U-18 championships in Maribor, Slovenia, with 6 points. He's followed by a pack of seven players on 5.5 &ndash; this group includes IM Srinath Narayana. WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina leads in the girls U-18 with a similar score of 6/7. India has a huge contingent of 55 players spread across the various age-groups in this event. The best chances for medals for the Indians is in the younger age-groups.

Chess (#1019)

No, this article has nothing to do with either the American Midwest or the Great Depression of the 1930s in the US as portrayed by John Steinbeck&rsquo;s award-winning novel. It is merely an attention-grabbing title, much like the recent headlines that screamed &ldquo;India to allow cheaper wines from Europe&rdquo;.

The grapes of wrath

When Doris Kearns Goodwin was still young and unknown and writing her biography of former President Lyndon B Johnson, she stayed at his Texas ranch. Sometimes, she said in the book&rsquo;s prologue, when he could not sleep, he would settle into her bed and confess his troubles while she sat nearby.

A biographer's quandary

I am planning to buy a car for a commute of 1,000 km a month. I want a car that comes with a good list of safety features &mdash; airbags and ABS are a must. My budget is Rs 7 lakh on road. I have currently zeroed in on the Ford Figo &mdash; would you endorse my view or do you think I ought to go for anything else? I plan on keeping the car for at least five years.

Figo it out

If the KTM-Bajaj Duke 200 was anything to go by, its recently-unveiled bigger cousin &mdash; the KTM Duke 390 &mdash; will be quite a motorcycle. Aimed squarely at the motorcycle enthusiast, this KTM-Bajaj joint venture will combine KTM&rsquo;s technical prowess and Bajaj&rsquo;s cost-effective manufacturing and supplier base to give the Indian motorcycling enthusiast a high-performance machine, at an affordable price.

Fast company

As a teenager, I secretly yearned to be an army officer. Maybe &ldquo;secretly&rdquo; is a bit of a stretch, since I made my army officer uncle take me to his tailor and got myself kitted out in a full set of fatigues, complete with name tag embroidered across the breast, and walked around like this in broad daylight without a shred of irony. I would go far, I reckoned, barring such technical hitches as my poor physical fitness and total inability to take orders. I would be a raving success.

General confusion

A large number of Indians may have parked funds in the Alpine country, but, says Somasroy Chakraborty, getting a Swiss bank account is not an easy affair.

The truth about Swiss bank accounts

The Davis Cup matches to be held in Prague, November 16 through 18 are special in that they mark the completion of a century of the finals in the competition. Although the Davis Cup was born in 1900 there were no matches in the 10 years of the First and the Second World Wars. The 1901 Davis Cup was won by the United States on walk-over as British Isles did not exercise the right of challenge. There was no final in 1974. In a sport noted for individual championships, the Davis Cup is an instance of a team playing for a country. On the women&rsquo;s side there is the Federation Cup. The surface in Prague is hard (Novacrylic Ultracushion) and the matches will be played indoor.

100 years of Davis Cup

Renault readies a people-carrier for a 2014 Auto Expo launch. Srinivas Krishnan drives the Lodgy.

It's lodgycal

Vijay Mallya has a close friend in Delhi. Let&rsquo;s call him G. He holds Mallya in high esteem and the two businessmen talk to each other frequently.

Mallya 2.0

L Ibomcha Singh, award-winning boxing coach, has trained scores of national and international medal-winning pugilists - Mary Kom, being the most famous.

Master of the ring

The US&rsquo;s policy of limiting the number of immigrants is traumatic for visa seekers and bad news for its economy. Indira Kanan reviews a new book that proposes a solution.

Green cards and red flags

Dutch husband-wife photographer duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin talk to Priya Kumari Rana about making the first-ever Louis Vuitton television ad film.

A Louvre story

Majestic peacocks in orange and blue strut alongside blooming lotuses in crimson, the vibrant colours stand out against the black backdrop &mdash; anyone remotely familiar with his designs will not need to see the bold signature in the left corner to know that the &ldquo;Peacock Throne Rug&rdquo; has been designed by Rohit Bal.

Floored by Bal

Three style-savvy professionals give Priya Kumari Rana a peek into their most coveted accessory - the classic cufflink.

Luxury on your sleeve

The verdict is out on Yash Chopra's swansong, Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Even the most vitriolic of critics have found something nice to say about the film. Despite all the flaws in the script, (yes, suspend disbelief before entering the theatre), there is something heart-warming about the film. You had to be outside the multiplex after the first show ended on November 13 to see it.

Hope floats

Spectacular, stunning and dangerous - Arjun Majumdar recounts his experience of the Chadar trek on the Zanskar river.

Walking on thin ice

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