Japanese scientists have developed a 'smelling screen' that allows you to see as well as smell the coffee or food displayed on it. It works by feeding odours from vaporising gel pellets into four air streams, one in each corner of the screen.
Safe strategy: Put in funds to reap long-term gains but don’t forget to stash away enough cash to meet short and medium term needs.
Lisa Pallavi Barbora reports.
How do you catch the attention of important folks in a town flush with dollars? Flash some of your own. And with job done, put it all back in the pocket and walk on. Yashwant Raj reports.
A sharp surge in gold imports has widened the trade deficit but may have prompted a flurry of purchases. Gaurav Choudhury writes.
Many Indians will rush to buy gold today. First, because the prices of gold have fallen from Rs. 32,000 for 10 gm this time last year, to Rs. 27,400 per 10 gm currently. Second, because it is Akshaya Tritiya. But whatever the price, the real cost of gold is not factored in, reports Bharati Chaturvedi.
Professor Calculus: Lifestyle changes are the toughest to implement, so stay conservative till we get back on the 8% growth path, says Vivina Vishwanathan.
You can now "print" almost anything - a customised mobile phone cover, a replica of that antique lamp shade you broke and haven't yet found a replacement for and, even, a prosthetic ear, reports Gagandeep Singh Sapra.
Though India represents an exciting market for retail giants the world over, red tape,bureaucracy and demand for bribes is tarnishing the country's image.
Indian audience appears to have added a new dimension to cinema watching. So much so, that the discerning audience that still loves Hindi movies laced with song and dance numbers is lapping up an extra pair of glasses and gleefully watching English movies in 3-D.
Vivek Sinha reports.
As long as you make proper disclosures and fill up the proposal form accurately, you should not worry. It's a fact that term insurance policies that are sold exclusively online have become much cheaper than their offline versions.
Young entrepreneurs are helping faceless, unorganised workers go corporate, offering you, the consumer, professional service in fields such as electrical repairs, plumbing, trash collection. Humaira Ansari reports.
She loves Carnatic music. She plays the veena in her spare time. Her friends and colleagues know her as a perfectionist. Meet Chitra Ramkrishna, 49, the new managing director and CEO of NSE, the world’s largest stock exchange in terms of trade volumes — and a quiet, self-effacing force in India’s economic reforms, Sachin Kumar writes.
In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich. They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven Jaguars and Audis disgorge shoppers heading to the Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin stores.
Being safe than sorry: Know the nuances of owning a card beforehand and save yourself from fraudulent activities.
Vivina Vishwanathan offers some tips.
It is that time of the year, when every taxpayer from the salaried class to high net-worth individuals, is on 'high-alert'. The simple formula is to file your tax returns, and breathe easy. And it is best done on time, writes
Debobrat Ghose.