Now ‘GAS’ from America
Now ‘GAS’ from America
In our growing up days, we heard our more privileged friends and cousins talking about their American goodies ...
Richa Mishra
49 per cent!
49 per cent!
A colleague tweeted: Why is that media and women outrage only when there is gang-rape in Mumbai or Delhi? A ...
Public sector – Saab Chalta Hai!
Public sector – Saab Chalta Hai!
On June 10, around 6 pm, ONGC Videsh Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of public sector explorer and producer, ...
All that jazz about gas!
All that jazz about gas!
I had read somewhere that natural gas pricing is noisy. Then I was amused. Today, I understand a little why it ...
Namonia spreads!
Namonia spreads!
The BJP leadership seems to have heard my young colleague -- and against all odds, if there were any -- ...
‘Courtesy Calls’ Mukesh Ambani way!
‘Courtesy Calls’ Mukesh Ambani way!
‘Courtesy Call’ for you and me is defined as a social call made for reasons of general courtesy and without a ...
Maa, Behen and Modi!
Maa, Behen and Modi!
Love him or hate him but you definitely can’t ignore him. That is Narendra Modi! 2014 elections are definitely ...
Rahul Gandhi, the Mr Cool Guy!
Rahul Gandhi, the Mr Cool Guy!
Like many I also tuned in to hear Rahul Gandhi address the CII Annual General Meeting. He came across as a ...
Objectifying gender is not ‘jest’
Objectifying gender is not ‘jest’
Wish one had the powers to read an ad makers mind then one would have found answers to some pertinent ...
Common man is not foolish
Common man is not foolish
Aam adami or the common man does not understand the complicated oil economics. All he/she knows is that a ...
Namonia spreads!
Namonia spreads!
The BJP leadership seems to have heard my young colleague -- and against all odds, if there were any -- ...
‘Courtesy Calls’ Mukesh Ambani way!
‘Courtesy Calls’ Mukesh Ambani way!
‘Courtesy Call’ for you and me is defined as a social call made for reasons of general courtesy and without a ...
Maa, Behen and Modi!
Maa, Behen and Modi!
Love him or hate him but you definitely can’t ignore him. That is Narendra Modi! 2014 elections are definitely ...
Other
Sony’s WF-1000XM3: Fine, intelligent wireless listening
The true wireless earbuds sibling to the world’s favourite headphones are finally in India and they compete ...
Jumbo milestones
The wingspan of the 747 is longer than that of the Wright brothers’ first flight from near Kitty Hawk near ...
Domestic aviation comes together during Covid
Airlines ferried essential materials needed in India and abroad and also helped stranded people fly back home
Boeing 747 agoing! As farewells go, this is a Jumbo-sized one
Signing off the skies: The Boeing 747 is flying into memory as airlines opt for smaller aircraft that are more ...
How is income from MF segregated portfolio taxed?
The period of holding of the segregated units will be from the day the original units in the main portfolio ...
Banks may have to increase provisions on security receipts held against NPAs sold to ARCs
Data from FY20 annual reports suggest that many banks carry provisions at about 20 to 30 per cent of the book ...
Aegis Logistics (₹200.1): Buy
Investors with a short-term horizon can buy the stock of Aegis Logistics at current levels. The stock jumped 5 ...
Day Trading Guide for August 6, 2020
₹1027 • HDFC Bank S1S2R1R2COMMENT 1015100010421055 Consider initiating fresh long positions with a stiff ...
‘If you are not dead, come immediately’
A student pays tribute to theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi, who died in New Delhi on Tuesday
Funny side up
As a stubborn virus sucks laughter out of our lives, BLink's special issue pens an ode to humour. Catch the ...
No funny bone, I’m vegetarian
Humour is not everyone’s cup of tea or slice of cake — a failed comic writer sums up
Quiz on science fiction
On August 1, 1965, Frank Herbert’s epic Dune was published for the first time. In 2003, it was named the ...
The show must go on — even if virtually!
If there was one industry that was written off when the Covid-19 crisis began, it was the events industry.
With ‘STAR’ value, brands can become billionaires, too
Ask any marketer for her list of challenges today, and one point inevitably comes up — how do I drive growth ...
Banking on cricket
Every cricket lover knows NatWest, thanks to the keenly followed One Day International series. In a move that ...
A sonic shift during the pandemic
Work from home, workout from home and study from home are fuelling a boom in audio products
Publishing in the time of a pandemic
Covid-19 has hit book publishing in unimaginable ways, forcing publishers, writers and readers to alter their ...
Caught between the virus and the deep sea
Covid-19 has dealt a cruel blow to over two lakh seafarers and their families, by disrupting shipping ...
One step forward, two steps back
The Centre’s moves to step up loan delivery to MSMEs and relax repayment terms may not be enough. Reverse ...
Paralysis in Maharashtra
Pune district has over 1.3 lakh registered MSMEs and 650-700 large-scale units. Together, they employ 17 lakh ...