After providing the benefits of bulk media buying to their clients, media agencies have now diversified into content production. 


Media agencies get creative about content

Business Standard

A Beijing consumer watchdog is investigating how Wal-Mart and other leading chain stores sold clothes containing cancer-causing chemicals, the state media reported today. 


China probes sale of 'toxic' clothes

Press Trust of India

Leather bags and accessories major Hidesign has decided to forge a joint venture in China, where it plans to open 18 exclusive stores over the next two years, a company executive said today. 


In two years, Hidesign will try to bag China

The moment the Open Interest (OI) in the derivatives exceeds a previous high or comes in the vicinity of Rs 50,000, as in the present case, alarm bells start ringing all over the market place. 


Derivative OIs

I am looking forward to buying a new car. But at the same time I am confused about which one to go for. I reside at Faridabad and my place of work is at Saket, a distance of about 18 km. I am looking

Pocket commuter

Samsung India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co, is likely to contribute five per cent of the South Korean firm's global turnover by 2010 from the current level of two per cent.

India's share in Samsung's global sales seen at 5%

Anchor Health and Beauty Care, a part of the Anchor group, will soon be extending its personal care products range from soaps to shampoos and detergents. 


Anchor eyeing shampoo, detergent mart

I am planning to buy a new Hyundai Accent Viva CRDi. My daily commute is around 80 km. Is this a suitable car or are there other options? Should I wait for some new models to be introduced? My budget

Viva l'Accent

I am planning to buy a sedan and I have shortlisted two cars, the Tata Indigo diesel (Rs 6 lakh on-road Bangalore) and Ford Fiesta 1.4 petrol (Rs 6.5 lakh). I will be driving around 1,000 km a month.

Three-box dilemma

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The Strategist Quiz

The newfound optimism about the power sector may be justified. The numbers show that reforms are finally bearing fruit. 


Seeing the light

I am planning to purchase a second-hand car. I want my car to be fuel efficient and reliable and good for highway runs with peeds of approximately 120/140 kph.

Indian Safari

I am a regular reader of your magazine. I am interested in buying a Mahindra Scorpio. I already have a 2002 Toyota Qualis, which I am quite happy with. But the question is that is it worth selling

Box office

According to RBI statistics, the share of equity investments in household savings has risen from about 1 per cent in 2001 to about 5 per cent in 2006. 


Household savings

The Opus series is back after a brief respite and the Opus 6 is being hailed for being both a technical and aesthetic marvel. Strictly for the informed connoisseur. Price on request.

Sensational Splurge

H2O, the Chicago-based beauty products brand, has special gifing hampers for Diwali. The most unique among them is the Vanilla Deluxe Collection : This is an eight piece, vanilla scented set for bath

`Spa`il yourself

This festive season, Dunhill has launched a really cool after-shave. Its icy blue liquid epitomises energy and it should make an ideal gift. Unmistakably masculine and understated, the brand look is

Perfume pick

I am in the process of finalising a car, preferably a petrol sedan. My budget is Rs 7-9 lakh (on road). I drive approximately 20-25 km per day within Kolkata city. I have shortlisted the following

Status quo

Carrier Corporation, the world leader in air-conditioning and refrigeration systems, entered the Indian market some 20 years ago.

`Cold chains are a big opportunity for Carrier`

I currently own a Zen VX and have clocked 75,000 km in it. I drive around 750 km in a month in the city and 450 km on the highway. My budget is between Rs 7 and 8 lakh on-road. I'd like to keep the

FLAT ABS

Not many people who have seen Raja Ravi Varma&rsquo;s masterpieces like &ldquo;Mohini&rdquo;, which depicts a lady on a swing, and &ldquo;Dattatreya&rdquo; and &ldquo;Riddhi Siddhi&rdquo;, which portray Ganesha with his consorts, at Delhi&rsquo;s National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) know that these prized works of art were nearly lost forever. About nine registered 19th century paintings by the artist from Kerala who died in 1906 were recovered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2003 after a raid in Delhi. After the recovery, the paintings were initially kept with CBI but later given to NGMA where, it was felt, they belonged. What is left with CBI now is images of those paintings which the bureau has proudly displayed in its newly-inaugurated gallery along with the story of how the agency has proved to be the &ldquo;savior of national heritage&rdquo;.

The crime history of India

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