N Casimir Raj has replaced P D Thomas as director of the Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur. Raj has over 30 years of experience in marketing. 


New director, dean at XLRI

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Wheeler dealer

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Tyred out

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Delhi-based NDTV has turned around smartly and is fighting for the top spot.


Battle behind the headlines

Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, has signed a MoU with School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA last week. 



MDI's MoU with George Mason University, USA

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Peace of Mind: Text away your worries

Reo marks the firm's first attempt to go beyond the brand-conscious upwardly mobile customers in big cities

Can Havells make the switch?

To compete with Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy series

BB launches Z10 in India at Rs 43,490

BS Reporter

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Diesel delight

There are 84.2 million mobile subscribers in India. That figure is growing at 4.2 per cent every month. By end-2007, the number of mobile subscribers is expected to reach 207 million.

Strategic tools for the practising manager

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Diesel double-fry

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C saw

The Gitanjali Group (Gitanjali) has reworked its corporate imagery to reflect its growth strategy. Starting its journey in 1966 as a processor of rough diamonds for the jewellery trade at Surat, Gujarat, it currently manufactures and retails gold and diamond jewellery, apart from owning a chain of lifestyle stores. The journey has made Gitanjali Group Managing Director Mehul Choksi believe that Gitanjali can become the largest luxury brand from India.

Gilded ambition

Toshiba Corporation, the Japanese electronics and consumer products company, has big plans for India. To this end, Toshiba India, the Indian subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, has unveiled a slew of new products, a new business strategy and a new ad campaign to capture a larger share of the lucrative Indian market.

Ready for a larger share

Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Pureit &amp; Brooke Bond Sehatmand lead HUL&rsquo;s sustainable living plan.

Smart marketing = doing good

The International Baccalaureate (IB) organisation was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968.The IB curriculum is aimed to develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalising world.

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