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‘Possible cut in plan outlay’

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Saturday plan expenditure this year might be trimmed to ensure that…

Ten hottest destinations for 2013-14

This classy mountain village offers fabulous festivals and a range of outdoor adventures, apart from a lively apres-ski scene in…

Hot new hotelier

He?s relatively unknown in India, but in the global hospitality industry, Mahendra Puri is a star, or five-star actually, and…

Watch for the watch

While all eyes are on the possible launch of Apple?s new iPhone early next month, there is considerable buzz about…

The logic of logos

They are a popular symbol of a consumer society, but company logos play a more subliminal role than most people…

Public face of private labels

Instead of wasting time on run-of-the-mill loyalty programmes, meal coupons and discount vouchers, hotels can benefit immensely from a client-centric…

Bollywood heroes, gaming zeros

Unlike their slicker, more profit-making counterparts in the West, games based on Bollywood flicks rarely click

It?s playtime, girls!

From the Jharkhand teens who let their dribble do the talking to the glamorous Grand Slammer Sania Mirza, Indian eves…

Looks like love

Shuddh Desi Romance portrays the confusion among Indian youths about relationships with the opposite sex

From gentlemen to players

Using cricket as a prism, James Astill?s The Great Tamasha attempts to comment on the transformation that has occurred, and…

On the shelf: Glimpses of Indian

This book highlights the contributions of six distinguished personalities from the world of banking?Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala, Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas, Sir…

The games politicians play

Early last month, Rashtriya Lok Dal president and Union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh criticised former chief ministers of Uttar…

Development research pop

It seems Chetan Bhagat is born again, as Bihar Breakthrough: The Turnaround of a Beleaguered State is a pure delight…