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Cute Rasna turns naughty to keep up with the times

Kids are not what they used to be. No kidding. Just ask Rasna, the brand that made home-made squash a national trend by combining a variety of value-priced soft drink concentrates with the cuteness of a girl reports Vivek Sinha.

Nokia to launch its music service in India in couple of months
In order to fight piracy, Nokia plans to launch its music service 'Comes With Music' in India in a couple of months to give unlimited music access to its consumers, a top company official said.
Wheels worth the wait
It may hark back to the License Raj days and limited production when consumers had to wait for a decade after booking a Bajaj Chetak, but even today some cars and two-wheelers command a waiting period.
Microwave makers bake a growth strategy
The microwave oven market, which at present is very small at 1.4 million units, is expected to grow by 30 per cent in India this year, reports Rachit Vats.
Budget drama on TV shows mixed verdict
It is almost like a game in which the winner depends on who the umpire is. The budget day last week saw CNBC TV18 emerging as a leader according to TAM data, while overnight TV monitoring service aMap’s figures showed Bloomberg UTV at the top, reports Anita Sharan.
Cartier plans to expand distribution network in India

In order to cash in on growing brand consciousness, luxury watchmaker Cartier plans to expand its distribution network in India, a top company official said in Mumbai.

Yahoo partners with Twitter, adds messages to real-time search results
Yahoo Inc plans to integrate Twitter into its collection of websites, as the company seeks to enhance the appeal of its online properties with popular social networking features.
Now, show off your spending on Blippy
By asking what’s happening or what’s on our minds, Facebook and Twitter have prodded people to broadcast just about anything, from what they ate for lunch to what movie they’re going to see. Now a new site wants to unearth more — by asking people to automatically reveal the things they buy.
Five crazy predictions about cellphones
I am done with writing that the cellphone is now a computer.
Why the reader will be king
The book publishing, distributing and selling industry is on the cusp of a technological revolution.  A revolution where e-books — books that can be read on electronic readers —will transform the reading experience.
Industry to reap benefits of fertiliser deregulation
The government’s decision to deregulate non-urea fertiliser and increase urea prices has come as a clear winner for the industry.
Portable ultrasound scanner can thrill doctors, but irks activists
A cellphone-sized wonder machine from General Electric can scan a patient’s body for internal injuries or cardiac problems within minutes – but it is worrying social workers who fear the device may be used to abort female foetuses reports Sanchita Sharma.
Serving up a lemon
They’re at it again and this time it looks like it’s going to be a lemony clash. Winter’s yet to fade in India and Coca-Cola India and PepsiCo are building up already towards summer. This year, the emphasis seems to be on the lime and lemon segment which, both companies agree, has been the fastest growing among all packaged soft drinks in the recent years, reports Anita Sharan.
Cyclists get a boost from electric power
From virtually nothing a decade ago, electric bikes have become an $11 billion global industry.
Discovery launches two new channels in India

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of media firm Discovery Communications, today launched two new 24-hour channels in the country.

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