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To borrow from Charles Dickens, these are the best of times, these are the worst of times for Indian businesses. On the one hand, the news on the economic front is not particularly cheerful. High commodity prices, old debt and overcapacities in sever

Chandra Creates for Nicobar Celebrate It with Ralph Lauren As Ralph Lauren celebrates its 50th year, it is only fitting that the brand should make its debut in India now with the launch of Polo Ralph Lauren and the designer's eponymous label Ralph La

Start ups seem to be dominating the world of business. Some of the richest global corporations Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft and Facebook were start ups not so long ago. Volumes have been written about them and their founders; their

The packaging isn't subtle. One of them borders on comic art with 'Eargasm in the box' printed. The products themselves can be loud with a definitive bass bias. That's when EDM or electronic dance music gets heady. The 20 year olds love that. Three y

The year 2018 has been quite eventful as far as the arbitration scene is concerned with several landmark judicial pronouncements coming on various issues governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (to be referred as the Arbitration Act her

Multiple loan defaults by IL&FS and the subsequent panic around commercial papers (CPs) has put the spotlight on non banking financial companies (NBFCs), India's shadow banking space. To gain market share, NBFCs increasingly issued CPs a short term

In Jim Collin's book Great by Choice, the author describes Amundsen's and Scott's radically opposite approaches in their race to the South Pole. More than a century ago, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four teammates attained the distinctive ti

Corporate India is spooked, and there are plenty of reasons for that. The rupee is in a free fall and soaring crude oil prices are widening the current account deficit, or CAD, hitting government finances. This has created a problem for policymakers

A much awaited smartphone, Google's Pixel 3 XL is a software marvel, and the hardware does not take a backseat either. This one does not come with a fancy in display fingerprint scanner, facial recognition, triple/quad core cameras or an insane spec

What should I do to get a good appraisal? How do I give this job my best shot? How do I deal with the pain and anger I feel when at work? Dr Ajay Phadke, Founder and CEO of Type a Thought, an online counselling service, is barraged with such question

It is said that nothing is a matter of life and death except life and death. But people are hanging in between those who have fallen into a coma, lost all motor functions and no doctor could guarantee their recovery. Well, human doctors may not be

In an ideal world, gadgets should be completely integrated for seamless access and control. Quite often, you may feel the need to access your phone data when typing away at your computer. It could be an important presentation stored on your phone, a