Brands such as Gap, Primark and C&A which source some of their garments from Tamil Nadu say they do regular audits to ensure their suppliers comply with their codes of conduct.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will not be part of IPL-4, which kicks-off on April 8, while Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey will have to sit out of the first four matches of his new franchise, Sahara Pune Warriors, for breaching player guidelines, the league's Governing Council said on Friday.
The Social Network questions are getting raised over and over again in recent times. It's just not a case of compensation -- fortune -- who makes the money from an idea.
Reliance Infocomm is following the initial public offering distribution model to ensure that potential consumers in each and every pocket across the country are tapped to sign up as customers.
India's insurance industry is set for a makeover as it seeks to survive and grow in a changed environment that dawned on September 1. With a three-month spat over who will regulate unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) settled, the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (Irda) in July announced sweeping changes to the way insurance companies do business.
Much of the tardy reaction to competition is the result of LIC's legacy.
They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law.
Skin glow is always associated with a good and healthy lifestyle, says medical cosmetologist Jamuna Pai.
It was a multi-million rupee scam whose extent and reach are still being unravelled, so why did the chief of the scam-tainted Saradha group Sudipta Sen plead that he was unable to pay Rs 30,000 as bail fee? Where could all the money have gone? Indrani Roy finds out.
'Arvind Kejriwal displayed crass male chauvinism and gender illiteracy in saying that "rape tendencies arise out of sex, prostitution and drug rackets." This shows a failure to grasp that rape has little to with sex, and even less with drugs. Such remarks are far worse than the deplorable comments of policemen and politicians who attribute rapes to women's "provocative" attire or their outdoor presence at night!' says Praful Bidwai.
'We form 20 per cent of the population of Telangana. We will get more political representation and a Muslim could become a chief minister or at least a deputy chief minister. Till date, there has not been a single Muslim chief minister in Andhra Pradesh.'
To the contrary, the strengthening rupee and, more importantly, the fact that the RBI and government decision-making are being forced to cede ground to the market will result in much more efficient (=market-determined) resource allocation in India.
Actors these days are depending more on their muscles than on their talent.
Biocon has managed to heal the wound fast. India's largest biotechnology company, which straddles high-end drug research to generics, bet the wrong way on how the rupee will move against the dollar and paid a big price last year.
Our advice to investors remains the same - ignore serial NFOs on the equity side and instead focus on the well-established funds with a proven track record over the long term.
In an interview with Shilpy Sinha and Sidhartha, LIC Managing Director DK MEHROTRA discusses the public sector player's strategy.
The US celebrates its independence day on July 4. But since it was Sunday, the American government had declared Monday as a holiday.
What can international luxury goods and services marketers do to stimulate desire and capture the now rapidly increasing spending potential of the very affluent in India?
'I got to know things early in life.' On Childrens' Day, one of Hindi film industry's most memorable child -- Raju Shrestha - lets us into his life with a twinkle in his eye.
Congress MP Adhir Choudhury has pegged the loss at Rs 17,000 crore.
'I'm an actress, model and an athlete. I put athlete third on my list,' the world No. 1 says.
The film is a heart-felt, inflexible vision of an insightful filmmaker
Charmant property is available in old Europe for less than the price of a dream farmhouse.
Chechen-origin teenager Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apparently used his cell phone to blow up the pressure cooker bomb at the Boston Marathon last week that killed three people and wounded nearly 200 others, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an American court
As much as you don't want to upset your Mom for not taking stuff that she wants you to, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when it comes to deciding what gets to be part of the 20-something hour flight and what does not.
We will discuss here how to tighten your belt, in a number of small-yet-effective ways, so that you can maintain your lifestyle, discover new and better habits, as well as save along the way.
Binani Cement is banking on extensive coverage and celebrity endorsements to help build its brand.
Lal Masjid deputy administrator Abdul Rashid Ghazi has been killed during the army operation at the mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan's Geo TV quoted Interior Ministry officials as saying on Tuesday.
Spinoffs often provide attractive long-term investment opportunities. Here are a few potential stars.
'People who speak English fear taking on powerful people. We don't have fears because I don't have much to lose,' says Vishwanath Chaturvedi.
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