Delhi: In the name of the emperor
The Emperor's Kitchen combines an enviable ambience with Pan-Asian flavours. The mercury's soaring, and it's all thanks to these hot new buys.On the centennial year of one of the world's most prestigious fashion houses, Ermenegildo Zegna, we speak to the man himself on the brand, its history and ethos.Television in the third dimension?
TV companies are going ga-ga about 3Ds. But should you really look at buying one ahead of the curve?There are few cars that inspire love at first sight and the Volkswagen Beetle tops that list. We drive the icon.Most watched ads in January 2010
Abhishek "Sirji" Bachchan has now become a tree to promote Idea Cellular's new "Green Planet" campaign and the ad has already topped the Business Today-TAM Peoplemeter System's monthly ranking of India's most watched ads.Why veto rights does not mean "control"
Over the last decade, as the private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) activities have gained traction in India, the definition of what constitutes "control" of a company has emerged as a thorny issue.Different outside, same inside
Car makers have always relied on mint-fresh models to drive sales and wrest market share.India Inc. delivers, but speedbreakers ahead
India Inc. seems to be on a roll with a stellar performance in the third quarter of the 2009-10 financial year.India's and the world's most talked-about CEOs in January."India Must Rein in (Wage) Inflation"
Novell, a global leader in enterprise solutions, is scaling up operations at its development centre in Bangalore to develop core technologies, products and solutions. The government may have erred in stalling Bt-Brinjal. For GM crops offer a quickfire way for India to become the bread basket of the world.The only way to make India's fiscal deficit look less threatening, than it really is, would be to compare it with the budget deficit of the United States.India - an emerging Nuclear hub
Global nuclear equipment makers have chalked out ambitious plans to make India their manufacturing base.Downturn spikes patent filings
International patent filings under the World Intellectual Property Organization's Patent Cooperation Treaty fell by 4.5 per cent in 2009.The government "deems" it fit to see income even where there may be none. The menace has been growing over the years.While the worst of the recession seems behind us now, 2010 brings with it fresh challenges for the world economy."Half of our new jobs are in India"
Donna Morris, 42, heads Adobe Systems' global human resources and manages 8,000 employees. A frequent visitor to India in the last seven years, the Adobe Senior VP spoke to BT's Saumya Bhattacharya on the lessons of 2009 and the challenges ahead.Matching outlays with outcomes
As government remains confused between outlays and outputs, the 5-year old promise of matching outlays with outcome remains unfulfilled.In defence of business families
The social mores in India are geared towards protecting the family business.