Coca-Cola revamps top-level India team
In a major organisational revamp, Atul Singh, India division head of Coca-Cola, has appointed three new vice-presidents who will be responsible for region-wise sales. He has also created a new position, that of vice-president (corporate strategy), and appointed a new man to spearhead marketing.
Milind Sathe is being brought from Coke Russia to head the South and Western regional operations while Sumanto Dutta is coming from Atul Singhs former office in Coke China to look after northern sales.
Venkatesh Kinni, who has worked in Coke India and Cadburys, is being appointed vice-president (marketing) whereas another former Coke India employee - Sandeep Gutpa - is the new head of corporate strategy.
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India Challenges Soda Pesticide Findings
Indias Health Ministry on Tuesday challenged data from a private research body that found high levels of pesticide contamination in soft drinks sold by Coca-Cola India and PepsiCo India.
A committee appointed by the ministry said the residue data reported by the Center for Science and Environment in New Delhi was flawed.
The sampling method doesnt have a scientific and statistically valid basis, the committee said, adding it didnt find the conclusions of the research body to be correctly inferred.
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India canter to a facile victory over Pakistan
Required to put their best foot forward, an inspired India relied on a brilliant all-round display to canter to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan and level the five-match one-day series 1-1 at Rawalpindi on February 11.
After shutting out the home team for 265, India’s famed batsmen showed no signs of nerve as they overhauled the target with as many as 6.5 overs to spare to throw the one-day series wide open.
Virender Sehwag (67) and Sachin Tendulkar (42) laid the foundation for the run chase with a rollicking 105-run opening
Team India is keeping them guessing
As D-day approaches, the speculation regarding the Indian team for the Asia/Oceania Zone I Davis Cup round I play-off tie against Pakistan is gaining momentum. The team have been under the scanner for the last few days. Every movement has been carefully observed and noted. But the players, unperturbed by it, have been going about their business in a very professional manner.
Monday was no different. The team members — Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna, Prakash Amritraj and Vishal Uppal — had their usual practice session. But, with tie scheduled to start on Friday, the think
Relations with India have improved by a degree, says Riaz
* Pakistan, US to cooperate in energy, science and technology and education
WASHINGTON: Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan has said that Pakistan and India have achieved a degree of improved relations.
There is a degree of improved relationship between Pakistan and India, and, in my view, it is important for the entire region.
Responding to a question, he said that talks are continuing at different levels including the summit level, the foreign ministers level, the level of composite dialogue, and ... through back channels. So various aspects of outstanding issues are discussed.
The foreign secretary
Team India top of the world
Nike's Rs 196.66 crore deal makes Indian team most endorsed.
Nike has won a Rs 196.66 crore bid to sponsor the Indian cricket team’s clothes for the next five years.
Close on the heels of Rs 313 crore sponsorship deal with Air Sahara, the announcement has made the Indian cricket team the most valuable sports team, ahead even of Europe’s football clubs.
“This is a landmark deal,” said Lalit Modi, vice-president, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
“Because this deal represents the first structured licensing programme by the BCCI,
