In a sports-bike market dominated by Bajaj's eminently successful Pulsar variants, Yamaha has made inroads of sorts with its FZ series, and TVS with its RTR. Hero MotoCorp tried bravely with its Karizma, but has simply not been charismatic enough
A lowdown on how deals thrive in a bustling cash economy outside the ‘legitimate’ financial system, through a web of transactions, Gaurav Choudhury reports.
One mostly uses earphones with portable music players. What if one is tired of in-ear speakers? What if one wants to share the music with friends? Here are a few great options.
In a market conventionally known to favour brown spirits, vodka is appealing to India’s younger consumers, growing faster than the alcohol category. Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports.
Your permanent account number (PAN) is a 10-digit alphanumeric number, which is used as your identity proof. Have you ever wondered how the combination is made unique for you?
He is nearing 70, but Onkar S Kanwar, chairman Apollo Tyres, is like his company — fitter than ever before. Operating in an industry beset with old technology and archaic business ethos, he has successfully managed to steer the company to the position of India’s first global tyre manufacturer, with two overseas acquisitions — South Africa’s Dunlop in 2006 and the Dutch Vredestein in 2009.
To digitise the analog TV network across the country, the government has cleared the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2011. In the first phase, viewers of four metro cities—Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai — will have to install set-top boxes (STBs) in their households before June 30.
Deductions help you pay less amount as tax. You basically invest in a specified instrument which is deductible or on which deduction can be availed and lower your taxable income by that extent.
Designer weddings are no longer the sole privilege of the super rich. More consumers are opting for planners and designers who customise the occasion to suit varied pockets.
Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports.
What is driving desi designer weddingsNobody has become a great industrialist or an entrepreneur without knowing the nitty-gritty of the business. Before you get into the sales, service and marketing it is important to understand the 360 degree functioning.
A whitewash for the Indian cricket team in Australia. An unexpected, thumping win for the country's hockey team in the Olympic qualifier. Can the contrast swing eyeballs in cricket-crazy India towards its national game rarely discussed in public?
Rachit Vats reports.
Six most viewed sportsBy investing the profit you make from selling a house, you can get tax exemption. Here are the options.
Primarily a tea-drinking nation, India is slowly but steadily embracing coffee — making cafés a meeting place for tradition and modernity, and leading to a new breed of coffee consumers. HT reports.
As iconic brand Starbucks gets ready for an Indian foray and the country sees 200 new cafés set up each year, a look at how the coffee culture is brewing. Shalini Singh reports.
Manuj Dhariwal graduated from IIT Guwahati in 2008 and worked as a software designer in Italy for six months before quitting. “I didn’t want a job with 10 days of leave a year and little creative satisfaction,” he says. Humaira Ansari and Radhika Raj report.