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A room with a difference: A bathroom designed by Raseel Gujral Ansal.

Connoisseurs of luxury are not hesitating to splurge on bathrooms

by N. Madhavan |Sep 23, 2014

"Bathrooms are no more seen as a secondary space and are as special as any other area of the house," says a leading architect and interior designer.

P. Umamaheswari; Joined: 2012 in mobile assembly; Salary: Rs 6,200; Terminated: January 2014; Current Job: Insurance agent; Earnings:  Rs 1,000 a month. Photo: Nillotpal Baruah

Death of a dream: The rise and fall of Nokia's Chennai factory

by Goutam Das |Aug 1, 2014

Once the world's largest mobile phone manufacturing plant, Nokia's Tamil Nadu factory is now terminally ill. It once employed 8,000 permanent employees. Today, a little over 1,000 remain.

Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus at Tata Sons.

Ratan Tata says Indian business leaders frown at each others' success

by N. Madhavan |Aug 12, 2014

"In other countries, businesses support each other." Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus at Tata Sons, did not stop there. "Getting 20 business people in a room who do not talk about their own business ...

At the Helm: A Memoir By V. Krishnamurthy Collins Business Pages: 305; Price: Rs 599

India's Great Helmsman

by N. Madhavan |Aug 9, 2014

The man who proved PSUs could also deliver looks back on a remarkable career.

Behind the scenes: Handmade soap manufacturing process in progress at AVA Cholayil's Pondicherry plant. Photo: Jaison G

How AVA Cholayil group has managed to remain a handmade soapmaker

by N. Madhavan |Aug 6, 2014

The company has recently applied for listing in the Limca Book of Records. Its revenue for 2013/14 stood at Rs 200 crore and it has a four per cent market share in south India.

Apartment rates, not cement prices, unfair: India Cements MD (Photo: Reuters)

Apartment rates, not cement prices, unfair says India Cements MD N Srinivasan

by N. Madhavan |Aug 7, 2014

N Srinivasan said that cement prices have historically been cyclical. When the prices are low, the builders take full advantage of it and start complaining when the prices get corrected. He also r...

(Seated, from left) Nigel Harris; Pashupathy Gopalan, Ranganath N.K. and Ravichandran Purushothaman. (Standing, from left) Ravindra Sannareddy, Suveen K. Sinha, Dhiraj Mehta, A.V. Dharmakrishnan, R. Ramaraj, and L. Ramkumar. <em>Photo: Jaisong</em>

India too can build infrastructure ahead of demand: CEOs

by N. Madhavan |Jul 16, 2014

Indian companies have mastered the art of managing with little and finding ingenious ways to overcome shortages. Business Today's Power Breakfast discusses if the Narendra Modi government can bring ab...

Alan Mulally (Photo: Reuters)

Book review: American Icon - Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company

by N. Madhavan |Jul 12, 2014

The book - American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company - lets you into the outgoing CEO's mind. Did the conditions at Ford overwhelm him? What made him give up his job at Bo...

Tax holiday for power projects may not help bridge supply gaps

Budget 2014-15: Tax holiday may not result in immediate power capacity augmentation

by N. Madhavan |Jul 10, 2014

While infrastructure has been the general thrust area in the Narendra Modi government's maiden budget, extension of the 10-year tax holiday to power projects that are completed by March 31, 2017, ...

To make adventure activities popular, the company began organising events in various colleges across the country to popularise adventure sports such as slack climbing, bungee jumping, water surfing and trekking. Photo: Reuters

Why Woodland is selling outdoor adventure to Indian youth

by N. Madhavan |Jul 1, 2014

Woodland currently earns nearly 60 per cent of its Rs 1,000 crore revenue from footwear, with apparel contributing 30 per cent and accessories the remaining.