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| May 26, 2004 |
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Weight loss mart on a growth curve
In its bid to retain its grip on the slimming centre market, Gurgaon-based VLCC is all set to open 30 more outlets across the country. The new weight loss centres will augment the existing 63 outlets that the company owns.
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| April 28, 2004 |
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Flights of fancy
Aerosports enthusiasts will soon be able to go on cross-country hot -air balloon safaris.
Fashion to go individual in 2005
Though trendspotting is yet to catch on in India, it is a big business for the fashion industry in the West.
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| April 22, 2004 |
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Beware of data thieves near Wi-Fi spots
Hackers using simple sniffing tools can tap into unencrypted data passing through hotspots -- data from your machine stolen from right under your nose. And as is the case with virtual thefts, you may never notice it.
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| April 02, 2004 |
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Cashing in on communication
Going by the proliferation of mass communication and journalism schools, it seems that news gathering has become a lucrative profession.
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| March 30, 2004 |
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Useful PC software downloads
The Internet has made life a lot easier in more than one way. The Net has in abundance simple, light (weight) free and very useful software tools that can put to use both at work and at home.
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| March 18, 2004 |
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Prepaid refilling to go virtual
India Prepaid Services Ltd has come out with a virtual prepaid airtime service that will help card holders recharge their mobiles, connected by any operator, from a third party retailer.
The job description clarity imperative
Ever pored over the importance of job description to recruiting? It is a critical issue, as is being realised by both, the employers and employees.
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| March 12, 2004 |
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House of bamboo
To construct a 46-metre long pedestrian bridge in Bogota last year, Colombian architect Simon Velez used over 3,000 bamboo poles and covered it with clay tiles. Velez was in India recently to attend the World Bamboo Congress in Delhi.
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| March 11, 2004 |
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Time to step off the gas...and save fuel
According to a study by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association, over-speeding, rash and rough driving, sudden acceleration, jack-rabbit starting, violent and sudden braking result in major fuel loss.
Fill it, spend it -- across the globe
The introduction of the prepaid travel card by Indian banks affords a big convenience to outbound travellers who can buy goods and services across the globe by just swiping it.
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| March 10, 2004 |
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Kindling new styles
Jamie Styles, a former executive with a Dutch broadcast encryption company and now a self-styled furniture designer and manufacturer, puts the wood from felled trees to use -- for designing furniture.
Fashioning a fresh course
Atul Agrawaal, general manager, Buddy Davis, has his job cut out for him. In the last five months or so he has drawn up a blue print to bring the apparel brand to the notice of the youth brigade.
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| March 05, 2004 |
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Watches, for just a few crores
Jaeger-LeCoultre's Reverso and Master lines, the Calibre and Atmos collections among others will also be available to Indian consumers. Price tags start at Rs 150,000 and can go up to a few crores.
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| February 06, 2004 |
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Going palaces
The HRH group chalks out plans to put Gajner Palace on the global map.
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| January 07, 2004 |
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Designing dream furniture
She has designed homes of some of the best-known business families in India -- Khaitans, Poddars, Dalmias, Munjals and Singhanias, to name a few.
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| January 02, 2004 |
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Riding on entertainment
Unitech's amusement park JV will invest over Rs 1,000 crore in its Delhi and Noida projects
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