Just to inform you dear readers, I’ve just completed a milestone. This is my 301st post. Another occasion for me to express my heartfelt thanks to you all – the viewers, advertisers (albeit chosen by me), and above all those opinion-givers who have taken time off to post their valuable comments. As always, I request […]
Wal-Mart and the rest
Even a couple of years back, terms like SKU (aka Stock Keeping Unit) and hypermart were largely unknown to common people. Today – if not SKU as yet – hypermart and supermarket are no longer some Latin or Greek lexicon to us. They are flowering here, there, everywhere. Admittedly, the concept of supermarket is not […]
Flying cheapest
Rome and back is just Rs.15,000 (plus tax) and to London and back via Dubai is Rs.18,500 before tax. Traveling to Europe is perhaps never so cheaper. What takes? The reason is that several airlines have now started operating from Kolkata, and so the capacity increase has caused the fares to nosedive. The Rome trip […]
Bengalee’s valentine day
Today is Saraswati Puja, the last noteworthy festival in this Bengali calendar year. The air is rife with strains of popular songs wafting in from everywhere. For the para young the day has started very early in the morning, if only to start the loudspeakers to play the songs. School-goers too are quick to begin […]
No excuse for heart
The fruit vendor, who I buy from our weekly replenishment, rues that people are buying less. He may not know that a rising inflation is perhaps the reason for this winter’s spiraling prices of nearly all commodities. All he cares is that fish sells even if the price is more, and so too certain vegetables […]
Ash + Abhi
Dream coming true! [Picture source]Some news creates ripples, some giant waves. Ash and Abhi’s upcoming pairing in real life is one such news that is still reverberating across the globe in endless stream. There is little doubt that this has become the ‘hottest’ news (even if for a few days) in the celebrity circuit because […]
Travel ahoy
Pundits have long argued that boom in traveling is a sure sign of growing economy. So too are opting for advanced medicare, splurging on shopping, sending kids to money-guzzling schools, but these are somewhat not so openly pronounced. Traveling on the other hand is. See my post, Have money, will tour. Go to book your […]
New ports in the wings
When industry rushes in, facilities improve in tandem. This is a truth that is now proving true in industry-starved Bengal. Even a few years back, upgrading and/or setting up infrastructure in the state would have found few takers. Bengal was then not considered a destination for putting money. Now there is clearly an upswing in […]
Tatas plan more
The Tata group is coming with bagful of projects for Bengal. Among those already here are TCS’ (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd) sizeable presence in Sector V in Salt Lake and Tata Metaliks’ plant near Kharagpur. Tata Motors’ small-car factory, proposed in Singur, will be Tata’s largest project thus far in the state in terms of […]
Reliance’s retail push
When giants move nimbly, you may miss even their shadows. Of course, such is the hotting up of the scenario that it’ll be foolish to announce plans from rooftops. Experts say there is enough space for every big player. If however you look at how biggies like Reliance are moving in retail sector, it would […]
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