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- Marten Pieters, MD and CEO of Vodafone India overcame the trauma of a terrorist attack to steer the company into profits. Now he seeks glory in data with a $3 billion gambit.
At the top of the world, with Bacardi
Mixologist Manmohan Singh from PCO, Delhi, wins a ticket to the International Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition, to be held at Moscow in May 2014 .Cristiano Ronaldo, the New Face of TAG Heuer
With this, the Portugal team captain for the upcoming World Cup joins an illustrious roster of TAG Heuer celebrities.Restaurant review: Monkey Bar, Vasant Kunj, Delhi
Dig into a breakfast of monkey proportions at the Monkey Bar, Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Here are some tips to zero in on just the kind of canine you will be comfortable with.Restaurant review: Head to Tonino for possibly the best Italian food in the city!
Head to Tonino for possibly the best Italian food in the city! Beauty may be relative, but you just have to draw the line somewhere. Presenting five of the ugliest automobiles to hit the road over the last decade.Restaurant review: Harry's at Delhi's Khan market and Saket
Try the Curry Cucumber if you want a mocktail-fresh, inspiring and the curry leaves add a hint of spice.
Restaurant review: Dhaba by Claridge
Lose those coats and tails, and go full-on desi at Dhaba by Claridges.Restaurant review: Flor Do Mar in Goa
Located in the middle of Goa's quaint Chapora river, Flor Do Mar caters more to soul than palate.Movenpick ice-cream boutique offers delicious flavours
Savor some delicious flavors at Movenpick's Ice-cream boutique in Delhi! Great in both taste and presentation, the food at Mistral will leave you wanting for more!Restaurant review: Johnny Rockets gets both comfort and food bang on
A burger, some fries and shakes and a fantastic time- Johnny Rockets offers all this and much more!Restaurant review: Artusi gives an authentic Italian experience
Great food, excellent service and a warm experience- there's nothing to not like about Artusi!'Three more Kempinski Hotels in India by 2020'
BT More quizzes Duncan O'Rourke, Chief Operating Officer of Kempinski Hotels, on the brand's future plans for India.
Rural Bharat is fast catching up with urban India. Here's how
Rural Bharat is fast catching up with urban India as various pointers in the 68th National Sample Survey Offi ce (NSSO) data show.Why venture funds are rushing to back Ineda
The going has been good so far for Ineda. The maker of chips for wearable devices has just received funding from the US-based Walden Riverwood Ventures, from the venture capital arms of Samsung and Qualcomm, and a UK-based research and development company called Imagination Technologies.Rupee's comeback is great for economy, not for exporters
A decline in the country's exports in the last two months of the previous fiscal year, coinciding with an appreciation of the rupee, has raised questions about competitiveness of the Indian industry.Why PE firms chased fewer deals but invested more money in India in 2013
Given the economic slowdown, a weak rupee and an uncertain policy environment, it's not a surprise fund managers are carefully weighing their investment commitments. Fund managers also say the fall in the number of investable businesses is leading to higher valuations, which is impacting their returns on investment.Why future of FDI in multi-brand retail looks bleak after the polls
India is trying to modernise its front-end retail sector. But with entry barriers to FDI being raised by political parties, it seems the country has taken two steps backward after a step forward.What will it take for Sun Pharma to turn Ranbaxy around?
Ranbaxy is Sun Pharma's 17th acquisition, and by far its biggest to date. Soon after the Ranbaxy deal, Sun's founder, Dilip Shanghvi said his decision was driven by the "underlying business in India and emerging markets, and its robust pipeline and profitability".
Bollywood beauties rocked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
Our Bollywood beauties rocked the red carpet this year at the Cannes Film Festival!
Want to own a private jet? Here are a few tips
Why suffer your way through tedious queues and crabby airport personnel when you can have an entire private jet at your beck and call? Forget overhyped Grace Bay! Why bother going abroad when TripAdvisor thinks so highly of India as a beach destination?Events to look forward to in May
14-25 May - Festival De Cannes is where every true movie lover heads each year.What makes Toronto a perfect summer destination
If you are wondering which place to visit this summer, here's some fodder for thought. Ever tried Toronto?
New prducts in the market
The Eames Lounge & Ottaman has come to India as part of a limited edition collection available exclusively at the Herman Miller store.Rolls-Royce's latest edition takes inspiration from Bluebird Waterspeed boat
Just like their earlier cars, Rolls-Royce promises nothing short of the best in terms of quality, design and driving experience.
Meet the team that turned Tata's Bombay House into a green building
The headquarters of the $96.79-billion Tata Group, which was completed in 1924, became in March, the first heritage structure in the country to get a gold rating as a green, environmentally friendly building.What next for Darshan Patel's Vini Cosmetics after Fogg?
Patel's growing reputation as a brand wizard has caught the attention of investors. Sequoia Capital pumped in Rs 110-crore into Vini in August 2013 for a 9 per cent stake.How Bandhan, IDFC measure up to challenges of operating as full-fledged banks
Banks have mandatory obligations - there is priority-sector lending, there is the requirement of rural branches, there is statutory liquidity ratio and cash reserve ratio to be maintained which basically means leaving assets idle.Top companies are going beyond B-schools to recruit graduates
But it's no longer only business schools that recruiters are flocking to for fresh hires. Top companies, mainly in the field of audit, consulting, IT, as well as start-ups, are now targeting graduate schools as well with lucrative offers.Info Edge looks for newer avenues of growth amid slowdown
Naukri's fate has had Info Edge looking for newer avenues of growth. In fact, the company has 14 businesses in all, of which eight are internal and rest, investments in other companies.Mobile, online apps on elections gain traction
One such is Kaun Banega PM?, developed by Gurgaon-based Ideafarms, which boasts 2,500-plus downloads since its launch on March 14 this year. It gets gamers to predict India's next prime minister.We're willing to accept even Rs 100 as deposit: Bandhan's Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Bandhan CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh gave up a steady job at BRAC, the well-known Bangladesh-based NGO, to start his own which later metamorphosed into Bandhan Financial Services. No one around him believed he would succeed, but he was not deterred. "I relied solely on my own confidence," Ghosh says.Elections 2014: Global investors gear up to working with Narendra Modi
Business houses in the US, the UK and other parts of European Union are happy with the prospects of Modi winning the polls. They have concerns about his unproven secular credentials, but are quick to add that if he comes to power, he would be accountable to the people and constitutional institutions.'Fund managers have turned bullish with economic indicators improving'
The fifth edition of the Business Today Morningstar Asset Allocation Survey of fund managers shows 60 per cent of those polled expect the Sensex to trade between 23,000 and 25,000, and 30 per cent feel it could top 25,000 in the next one year.Election watch: Why Uttar Pradesh fares poorly on socio-economic parameters
One of the main reasons is the dominance of caste, religion and identity-based politics in the state. Muslims, for instance, have typically voted for Mulayam Singh Yadav's SP or the Congress while the backward castes have supported Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party BSP and the BJP has traditionally relied on the upper castes.
Case Study: How Horlicks has avoided getting dated
Horlicks has learnt to defy age. By successfully launching variants at different points in time, it has strengthened its core brand values, apart from addressing new consumer needs and thus bringing such consumers into its fold.
Microsoft's Mukund Mohan is a dream mentor for entrepreneurs
A happy Microsoft has now awarded Mohan a global responsibility. From July, he will relocate from Bangalore where he now lives to Redmond, the company's headquarters in the US; he will help set up and boost Microsoft Ventures's presence in the country.
Tips on anger management at workplace
Face it, today's corporate office isn't the most ideal place to remain Mr Cool. Follow thesefive simple steps to avoid going up in an embarrassing blaze of fury on really bad days.
