Odisha: BJD releases second list of candidates for Lok Sabha, Assembly pollsElections in Odisha will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections and will be completed in four phases, starting from Phase one ...
Overall analysis of by-polls in 6 states; whose stakes are high and who is going to form government?Voting is under way in the by-election in Mokama and Gopalganj assembly constituencies of Bihar, Andheri (East) of Maharashtra, Adampur of ...
The formula that worked for Naveen Patnaik in OdishaPatnaik who said he was taking a first step towards reserving seats for women, had nominated seven women in 21 of Odisha’s LS seats.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan goes where he hadn’t in the 13 years as Madhya Pradesh chief ministerAfter setting foot on the ‘jinxed’ land, as part of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra, Shivraj asked the people, “Hum se kya bhool hui jo ye sazaa hu...
Srikant Jena threatens to hold ‘explosive’ press meet during Rahul Gandhi’s visit to OdishaJena, who was also an All India Congress Committee member, claimed that the Congress was colluding with the Biju Janata Dal to encourage th...
BJP prepares Assam vision paper ahead of electionsThe party has engaged Rajat Sethi, a public policy graduate from Harvard University, to assist the state unit in preparation of a vision do...
Return gifts make a comeback in Bengaluru's party circuitThe culture of giving return gifts is back in the city's party circuit. And the thank-you token has come far away from chocolates to desser...
PMO behind covert operation to bust Rs 4 crore Rajasthan mining scamThe operation to bust the mining scam was kept secret from the state government, including chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed praises Narendra Modi, says bringing change is 'long race'On the PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir led by him, Sayeed said, "I call this...as if North pole and South pole have met e...
CBI arrests former Odisha advocate general Ashok MohantyThe agency in its ongoing investigation into chitfunds and political patronage of such firms, had already questioned the AG on September 13.
Saradha scam: CBI conducts search at 56 placesThe CBI began their searches in the wee hours today at multiple locations including Bhubaneswar, Baleswar and Brahmapur.
Opposition planning a no-confidence motion against JPC chairman PC ChackoMembers of the Opposition in the JPC on 2G spectrum allocation are planning a no-confidence motion against chairman PC Chacko.
Reckitt Benckiser takes war with HUL to kitchens, enters dishwashing space with DettolThis would pit the 80-year-old Dettol directly against Vim, that has been dominating the dishwashing space for close to 100 years.
Reckitt Benckiser to move quicker in markets like IndiaReckitt Benckiser’s India-born CEO Rakesh Kapoor says company will ‘move quicker’ in key BRIC markets like India; renew focus on fast growi...
- Reckitt Benckiser extends Dettol to high-margin variants
Consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has extended its power brand Dettol to a premium variant.
- Reckitt offers 'stock profit' to staff
Reckitt Benckiser is set to introduce a global stock profit plan — one of its largest so far — involving employees in 42 countries, includi...
- FMCG cos set sights on aspirational products
Though none of these companies can afford to ignore the mass segment, the focus on high-margin products has never been as significant as it...