It went on to become the first hotel in Mumbai to be equipped with a lift, and the first in India with an air-conditioned dining room.
In fact, in 1994 Infosys was the first company in India to widely distribute options to employees (today options are popular there).
LuLu runs a string of hypermarkets, supermarkets and grocery stores in the Middle East, Africa and will soon launch its first mall in India.
Starbucks and partners Tata will open their first store in India by the end of October in south Mumbai.
This is the first case in India of a company being granted a "compulsory license" to manufacture a patented drug.
Sri Lanka are still bidding to win their first Test in India with the final match starting in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Katich, dismissed on 99 on the last tour, guided Sharma to the third man boundary to complete his first century in India.
Starbucks said it would open its first outlets in India later this year in a joint venture with Tata, a giant conglomerate.
The first ship in India's 10-year plan to modernize its navy, the frigate is one of nine vessels to be commissioned this year.
It was remarkable for being the first hotel in India with electricity, and offered such luxuries as hot water, its own laundry and machines for creating ice.
Greig, having lost that series 3-0, then redeemed himself as he led England to a first victory in India in 15 years -- but his time at the helm would prove to be shortlived.
Dunkin Donuts, owned by Dunkin Brands, has already opened its first restaurant in India this year, while Krispy Kreme plans to open 80 new restaurants in the country within the next five years.
She points out that even global brands such as Starbucks, which recently opened its first branches in India, have had to adapt for Indian customers, serving up a tikka panini, while McDonald's offers a McAloo Tikki burger.
Charles arrived in India on Tuesday for a nine-day tour, his first to India in 11 years.
It is the first such UNESCO institute in India and the first in the Asia-Pacific region.
In a dusty bit of Maharashtra state sits one of the first Chinese factories in India, run by Sany, which makes diggers and other construction machines.
India's home ministry has cleared the way for Pakistan to play its first cricket series in India for five years.
The blast is the first major attack in India since a September 2011 bombing outside Delhi's High Court killed 13 people.
His illness first manifested itself in India last year, and he later opted not to return to the sub-continent for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Among other extraordinary women in the room, there was a first generation entrepreneur as well as a woman who established the first cable company in India.
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He owns three hotels (two Marriotts and a Grand Hyatt) in the same city but his showpiece is an upcoming 2.5 million sq ft shopping mall, the first LuLu outlet in India.
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Struggles with depression forced him to return home early from two England tours - the first to India in February 2006, and then to Australia in November that year - after making what proved to be his final England appearance in September.
But, setting up a company in India is anything but plain sailing, he says stressing that his first few attempts at business in India failed.
Yet, in what was the first imperial education policy in British India, Macaulay aggressively pushed for English as the medium for as many Indians as possible to be given a Western education.
However, world No. 8 Robin Soderling was knocked out in the first round of the Chennai Open in India, where he was top seed.
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Medium-pacer Martin-Jenkins trapped Dinesh Karthik lbw and saw Gautam Gambhir top-edge an attempted cut to backward point, while Michael Yardy's left-arm spin removed Kumble and Sreesanth with successive balls in the first over after lunch to leave India in disarray.
But a small New York firm started by two Indian expats, Trikona Capital, was one of the first overseas investors snooping around for deals in India, and it was the first to list an Indian real estate fund publicly.
Pietersen's men got themselves into a winning position before Sachin Tendulkar almost single-handedly saw India to a six-wicket victory in the first Test, while England looked set to push India all the way in Mohali until the loss of Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff late on day three.
Setting up of the development bank was first suggested by India in early 2012.
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