The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 16, 2005

Parry Travels unveils Dial-a-Holiday
PARRY Travels, part of the Rs 6,200-crore Murugappa group, has launched what it claims is a unique facility - Dial-a-Holiday. The service aims to make the holiday more relaxing by eliminating the stress from getting the documentation ready, ... More

CONSULTING

Group M Media to offer data analytics services
GROUP M Media India Pvt Ltd is scaling up its expertise in data analytics by forming a joint venture with IT major Covansys (India) Pvt. Ltd. The new company has been christened Meritus Analytics India Pvt Ltd. It will offer data ... More

IPR

IDMA patent awards for Aurobindo Pharma
AUROBINDO Pharma Ltd has announced that three of its US patents have been selected for the `Patent Appreciation Award' of the Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA) for 2004-05. In a release on Thursday, the company said that it was ... More

ADVERTISING

DD starts selling airtime for Pakistan series
EVEN as differences between Ten Sports and the Government's recent notification making it mandatory for private sports broadcasters to share telecast feed of select sporting events with Prasar Bharati continue, the national broadcaster today ... More

SBI insurance ads up to life
DOES the word insurance strike terror in your heart, remind you of the definite "something" that's going to happen? Perhaps it is wrong to begin this way, because that's exactly what SBI Life doesn't want to do. It wants to associate insurance ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

ING Vysya Life to support hockey
ING Vysya Life, the insurance arm of the private sector ING Vysya Bank, has chosen to patronise hockey, instead of cricket, expecting it to take it closer to the Indian customers. The company signed an agreement to sponsor the Bangalore team in ... More

RETAILING

Wadhawan group plans supermarket chain
THE Mumbai-based Wadhawan group - promoter of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd - is planning a supermarket chain under the service mark `Spinach'. Wadhawan Food Retail Pvt Ltd could have between 750 and 1,500 stores in the country, ... More

Derby store in Kottayam
KOCHI: Men's apparel brand Derby has launched its 15th exclusive store nationwide and second store in the State at Kottayam. The Kottayam store will offer shirts, trousers, t-shirts and accessories. The price range of shirts is Rs ... More

BRANDS

Venky's bets big on export of value-added chicken to Japan
COME April 2006 and Japanese homes can have their favourite chicken Teriyaki, ready to eat and sporting a `Made in India' label . The Pune-based VH group is setting up a spanking new Rs 15-crore plant which will process 44,000 chicken a day to ... More

Milkfed Punjab to enter Mumbai
MUMBAI: Milkfed Punjab, the Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation, is entering the Mumbai market with its dairy brand Verka. It is introducing `Premium Punjabi' UHT milk along with two new variants under its Verka brand. ... More

ONLINE MARKETING

MS partners MTV for online music store
MTV and Microsoft will bring music fans a gift in 2006 — an online music store, Urge. Microsoft Corp will build the technology behind Urge, which MTV Networks Inc will own, operate and promote. Online music stores have been popular since ... More

TRENDS

Grain for bargain
Women shopping at the rice mela organised by Food Bazaar in Mumbai on Thursday. Food Bazaar and companies in the rice industry such as Satnam Overseas, L.T. Overseas, KRBL and United Riceland Ltd have come together announcing a strategic tie-up ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

New schemes from postal dept
ENHANCING the scope of its mail delivery system, Department of Posts (DoP) introduced InterCity Post and City Post on Thursday. InterCity Post, which deals with mail posted in one city and delivered in another, assures next day delivery. The ... More

Reliance Mutual launches ATM facility
RELIANCE Mutual Fund has launched a new facility wherein investors of the fund can sell their units through ATM card and withdraw money instantly. To start with Reliance Regular Savings Fund subscribers would have the facility of Reliance Any ... More

Natco launches anti-fungal drug
NATCO Pharma Ltd (NPL) has announced the launch of Vorizol (Voriconazole), a new generation anti-fungal drug. According to the company, Vorizol is effective in the treatment of fungal infections that are resistant to traditional therapies. ... More

Brand Quest

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