http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:30:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/business/coca-cola-elevates-atul-singh-to-head-pacific-group-operations-888409.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:20:14 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=888409 Beverages giant Coca Cola today announced significant changes in its organisational structure,promoting India and West Asia CEO and President, Atul Singh, as Deputy President of the company's Pacific Group with effect from July 1.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/coca-cola-elevates-atul-singh-to-head-pacific-group-operations-888409.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/champions-trophy-live-england-to-bowl-first-against-steyn-less-sa-887147.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:15 +0000 Pulasta Dhar http://www.firstpost.com/?p=887147 South Africa will look to shed their big tournament ‘chokers’ tag that has haunted them for long as they go into the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy against strong contenders England in what promises to be a thrilling showdown.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/champions-trophy-live-england-to-bowl-first-against-steyn-less-sa-887147.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/champions-trophy-sa-aim-to-shed-chokers-tag-against-england-883483.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:31:41 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=883483 South Africa has failed to advance beyond the semifinal stages of major tournaments since the 2002 Champions Trophy despite having strong outfits. A B de Villiers-led side would be hoping to turn the tide. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/champions-trophy-sa-aim-to-shed-chokers-tag-against-england-883483.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/spains-mango-takes-on-retail-fashion-rivals-inditex-hm-878795.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:19 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/spains-mango-takes-on-retail-fashion-rivals-inditex-hm-878795.html BARCELONA (Reuters) - Shoppers in the 109 countries where Spanish fashion chain Mango has stores recognise its celebrity faces well, but few know much about the company behind the clothes modelled by Kate Moss, Gerard Pique and Scarlett Johansson. "Mango is from Spain, part of the Inditex group, isn't it?" said Maria Lekae, 29, a Russian shopper browsing in the branch on Barcelona's smart street Passeig de Gracia. Her misconception that Mango is one of Zara owner Inditex's ( ITX.MC ) cluster of brands is common. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/spains-mango-takes-on-retail-fashion-rivals-inditex-hm-878795.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/sports-fwire/lahiri-slides-to-10th-at-queens-cup-after-final-round-struggles-876655.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:17:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=876655 Lahiri dropped no less than three bogeys and a double bogey in his five-over 41 for the front nine. Birdies on 15th and 18th just about ensured a top-10 finish. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/sports-fwire/lahiri-slides-to-10th-at-queens-cup-after-final-round-struggles-876655.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/three-killed-in-wall-collapse-in-pune-876369.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:01:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=876369 Three women were killed when the compound wall of a residential complex collapsed here following incessant rains that continued to lash the city, police said today]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/three-killed-in-wall-collapse-in-pune-876369.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/tesco-stops-sourcing-from-a-bangladesh-factory-due-to-safety-concerns-874615.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:15:23 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/tesco-stops-sourcing-from-a-bangladesh-factory-due-to-safety-concerns-874615.html LONDON/DHAKA (Reuters) - Tesco ( TSCO.L ), the world's No. 3 retailer, has stopped sourcing clothes from a factory in Bangladesh after discovering serious problems with the safety of the site, the company said on Saturday. The move follows a survey the British-based supermarket chain conducted in the wake of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka in April that killed 1,129 people]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/tesco-stops-sourcing-from-a-bangladesh-factory-due-to-safety-concerns-874615.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/project-loon-how-goolge-will-use-baloons-to-provide-affordable-internet-to-remote-areas-873567.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:51:15 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=873567 Developed in the secretive X lab that came up with a driverless car and web-surfing eyeglasses, the flimsy helium-filled inflatables beam the Internet down to earth as they sail past on the wind.If successful, the technology might allow countries to leapfrog the expense of laying fiber cable, dramatically increasing Internet usage in places such as Africa and Southeast Asia.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/project-loon-how-goolge-will-use-baloons-to-provide-affordable-internet-to-remote-areas-873567.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/indian-author-to-take-part-in-debate-in-italy-872775.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:30:20 +0000 fwire http://www.firstpost.com/politics/indian-author-to-take-part-in-debate-in-italy-872775.html http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/indian-author-to-take-part-in-debate-in-italy-872775.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/sports-fwire/lahiri-shoots-67-to-move-to-eighth-spot-gangjee-makes-cut-872697.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:59:44 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=872697 At the top, Japan's Daisuke Kataoka is on a revenge hunt after he signed for a second round three-under-par 68 to continue his stranglehold in the event. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/sports-fwire/lahiri-shoots-67-to-move-to-eighth-spot-gangjee-makes-cut-872697.html/feed 0