Explore Champagne and return intoxicated
Champagne may not be on your travel itinerary but give the home of bubbly a chance and return intoxicated.Tracing cultural diversity through drinking cultures
Swigging malts like the Scots or guzzling beer with the Danes, let's trace cultural diversity through drinking cultures.George Calombaris spills the beans on food, family, inspiration and his journey
George Calombaris, published author, one of the most celebrated and influential chefs in the world, and judge on Masterchef Australia; spills the beans on food, family, inspiration and his journey.All-new business class on the Turkish Airlines A330-300 from Delhi to Istanbul
The all-new business class on the Turkish Airlines A330-300 from Delhi to Istanbul.Check the desirability quotient of new products in the market
Camera makers Lytro recently unveiled a new model that allows you to adjust the focus on your photos after you've take them.Upcoming events in December and place to visit
With a presence in more than 60 countries, the Carlson Group's Radisson chain of hotels has made its American debut in the Windy City.The legendary Royal Enfield has been redesigned and upgraded
The legendary Royal Enfield has been redesigned and upgraded. We take it for a spin on the dunes outside Jaisalmer.Review: Belgian patisserie Debailleul and Mezzaluna
Debailleul isn't the first Belgian patisserie to hit Indian shores, but it certainly sets the bar high with its superlative spread.Raymond Weil's Olivier Bernheim choices
"There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim. Possession"Mumbai airport: Which are the best places for food, drinks
For your next long stopover at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Anamika Butalia takes you through the best places where you can say cheers and tuck in before flying out.Take the work out of working out and get fitter in style. Try motion gamingAntonio Capaldo tells the story of winemaking culture
Not far from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius lies Feudi di San Gregorio. Its heir, the 34-year-old Antonio Capaldo tells us his story; one of local grapes and the culture of winemaking and the drinking that follows from them. Get to know wine, the way the Romans did.The Chivas Studio is back with an uber cool and exemplary repertoire of artists this December
The Chivas Studio, haute luxe and creative platform is back with an uber cool and exemplary repertoire of artists this December.
Book India Inside is gung-ho about India-centric innovation
This book by two London Business School professors is gung-ho about India-centric innovation.
President and CEO of Carlson Hubert Joly on expansion plan in India
Hubert Joly, President and CEO of Carlson, a global hospitality and travel management company that boasts of hotel brands such as Radisson, Country Inn and Suites, Park Inn by Radisson, and Park Plaza, was in India recently to take stock of Carlson's development pipeline.The environment ministry slaps a show-cause notice on Lavasa Corp. for allegedly failing to get clearances for its hill city project.Family businesses drive Asian economies
The Walt Disney-UTV Entertainment Television deal
Walt Disney Co, owner of 50.44 per cent of UTV Software Communications Ltd, offered to buy all outstanding shares for as much as Rs 2,010 crore in July 2011.Quotes from business leaders at World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit
Today, people need everything faster and better. We have to make sure rules are redefined so we can meet the aspirations of that 25- or 26-year-old youngster, says Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance IndustriesReview: A hi-tech 3d led TV and Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
A hi-tech 3D LED TV and a classy android mobile device.Karnataka makes access to basic services a public right
Karnataka joins a select band of states in making access to basic services a public right.Implementation of public distribution system may not be easy
Computerisation will no doubt clean up PDS, but implementation may not be easy.Two senior ministers carry on their feud as fair practices get sidetracked
Pranab Mukherjee and P. Chidambaram have carried their public feud, which broke out over the issue of 2G spectrum allocation, into a new realm.News and events of the fortnight
The gloves are off: Usually, Indian industry praises the government in public and saves its grievances for closed-door meetings.American businesses eye India's lucrative solar components market
The US is turning the heat on India to change the way India is building grid-connected solar plants under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Under the mission, the bulk of procurement is being channelled to India-based manufacturers, which has irked the Amercian administration. They want India to open its doors to overseas manufacturers.Meaning of the word Clocksucker
Clocksucker means an unproductive employee afflicted with poor time management skills; a waste of company money.
Petro prices dictated by political rather than economic calculations
Political considerations appear to be throwing the government's price decontrol experiment off course. Price revisions seem to be dictated by political rather than economic calculations.Bagrry's faces tough competition
Shyam Bagri brought the highly nutritious bran to India's breakfast table. But now he faces tough competition. With PepsiCo dominating the oats market with its Quaker Oat, and companies such as Marico, Britannia and Dr. Oetker all entering the breakfast cereal category over the past year, Baggry needs to buck up.Self-declared, electronic system cuts corruption and processing time at checkpoints in Karnataka
A self-declared, electronic system cuts corruption and processing time at checkpoints in Karnataka, and other states are following suit.Slow-moving agrochemicals sector is suddenly booming
The formerly slow moving agrochemicals sector is suddenly booming. Apart from farm labour shortage, several other developments are fuelling the increasing use of agrochemicals. Crucially, farmers are becoming more aware of their benefits.A stroke of financial genius and oodles of luck will save Vijay Mallya's airline
Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya has faced rough situations earlier, but the chances that he will be able pull a rabbit out of the hat this time are slim. Only a stroke of financial genius and oodles of luck will save his cash-strapped airline with a debt of Rs 7,500 crore.
Why private life insurers are struggling to find their groove?
Even a decade after the sector opened up to private companies in 2000, nobody is rejoicing except LIC, which still enjoys 69 per cent market share. Be it customers, agents, the regulator or the promoters of private life insurers, everybody has a sob story to tell. They can see exciting times only if the government relaxes FDI guidelines to 49 per cent.
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