It&rsquo;s a segment dominated by Jyothy Laboratories, but now there&rsquo;s a bigger rival who has stepped into the fray. Hindustan Unilever (HUL), the country&rsquo;s largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, has extended the Rin franchise into fabric blues taking on Jyothy&rsquo;s Ujala, which has a 75 per cent share in the Rs 400-crore category.

Battle of the blues

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After an overdose of Twenty20 cricket that included nail-biting action and off-field controversies, Indian advertisers are now warming up to the Uefa Euro 2012 Cup, which kicks off on Friday. Neo Sports, the official broadcaster of the world&rsquo;s most popular and widely televised sporting event, says it has already sold 90 per cent of its inventory to advertisers. The broadcaster has tied up with Carlsberg, Cadbury, Intel Xolo, DHL and Reliance Net Connect. Spot buyers include Parle Agro, Samsung and Coca-Cola among others.

Advertisers warm up to Euro 2012

Dan Guilbeault was three when doctors discovered a tumor called an optic glioma pressed against his optic nerves. He continued to play the sports he loved &mdash; basketball, baseball and football &mdash; until he lost most of his sight at 11. Now he is 19 and almost completely blind, and his favourite sport is tennis. When he first heard about tennis for the visually-impaired, his reaction was &ldquo;No way!&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I was skeptical.

Ear on the ball

An archaeological dig at Kodumanal in Tamil Nadu reveals what big business was like 2,300 years ago.

Ancient factories and foreign trade

She has made no splash at the box office. Yet Sonam Kapoor remains among the most sought after celebrities. Aabhas Sharma finds out what it is about her that clicks with brands.

What's about her that clicks with brands?

A 20-year-long non-stop journey can leave anybody exhausted. But ask him if he&rsquo;s fatigued and 52-year-old restaurateur Anjan Chatterjee immediately says, &ldquo;Fatigued? Not really, just excited.&rdquo; He has every reason to be excited. After all, he&rsquo;s floating the IPO of his Speciality Restaurants which he founded in 1994 and which also owns Mainland China, the largest chain of fine dining Chinese restaurants in India.

How the 'Only Fish' swam

The only thing that matters is the fact that such exercises make us think, question our value systems and our priorities in life.

The 'Greatest' question

Why are some economies more successful than others, and why do a few remain so for much longer? Why do some countries trip after a few years of beating expectations? After all, the basic economic tools and prescriptions are often similar and available to all.

Travelogue on emerging markets

Last year, some time after his death on December 11, Mario Miranda&rsquo;s diary of 1951, in which he graphically recorded the events of nearly every day of his life that year, came into the market. It was a visual treat, offering a glimpse into the early years of one of India&rsquo;s most endearing cartoonists. Now comes another &mdash; The Life of Mario Miranda 1950, the second of a four-book series.

Mario's salad days

M F Husain died on this day a year ago. The value of his works was expected to escalate after his death.

Price palette of M F Husain's works

Best work moment
Signing the shareholder agreement for Aleph Book Company and signing the contract for Aleph's first book, Between Clay and Dust by Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Books on your bedside
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, What It Was by George Pelecanos
To de-stress: massage or workout?
Workout
Designs that have caught your eye recently
The Dyson Air Multiplier Bladeless Fan; the iPhone, of course, although it's not new
Your IT tools
Macbook Pro, iPad
Favourite spirit
I

My Life My Style: David Davidar

Even as you read this, somewhere in Delhi a friend&rsquo;s Husain is being painstakingly restored, its dirty chrome being cleaned of over five decades of grime to reveal a sunshine yellow patina. When completed, it will look almost new, as though painted recently &mdash; only its subject and treatment revealing it as an early work of the master. For years, the painting hung at the friend&rsquo;s house, not so much neglected as unremarked. That will likely change when it returns, picked clean and polished, a Husain that will occupy pride of place in a home that has nurtured it but &mdash; as in most homes &mdash; failed to realise that art, like humans, requires regular pampering and cosseting.

Work in progress

With Shanghai, Dibakar Banerjee has set off in a new direction. The same could be said about actor Emraan Hashmi.

Dibakar Banerjee's most challenging project

Around the time stars were sashaying down the red carpet at Cannes, cinematic history was being made elsewhere. On May 25, places as far apart as Bogota and Bangalore hosted the worldwide premier of The Owner, a film by an unprecedented 25 film makers from 13 countries.

Starring: A backpack

The Planning Commission of India which, for many years, has had a hard time justifying its true role, has just earned its stripes. It has finally taught India &ldquo;how to spend it&rdquo;.

Austerity flushed down

Come July 28 and all eyes will be on the London Olympics.

Super six athletes of London Olympics

Private, secret, or exclusive dining clubs have existed for as long as civilisation. Ancient Greece had the symposion or drinking party (the word symposium today has acquired a very different meaning, the eating and drinking having largely been done away with); London has had the Bullingdon Club of Oxonians for over 200 years (infamous for trashing &mdash; and paying for &mdash; the restaurants where they dined); Bangalore today has the Chaine des Rotisseurs and The Bangalore Black Tie.

The exclusive clubs

Opinions were divided on the quality of the world championship match. Anand and Gelfand played very rational, accurate chess. But that didn&rsquo;t necessarily make it exciting. GM Peter Leko, an absolute purist, drew stares when he commented that it had been totally fascinating.

Chess (#1004)

Generations of Indians have grown up hearing the story of the Indian athlete who looked back and lost a medal on the world stage. But now, in the global economic race, IIM Kozhikode is encouraging us to look back.

Roots to the future

All in the family

When Mahindra bought over Kinetic Motors, the products that were carried over were three scooters &mdash; the Duro, Rodeo and Flyte &mdash; which were all powered by the same 125cc motor designed by Sym of Taiwan.

Scoot at sight

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