Smuggling immigrants in containers to UK: Flashback to 25 ...
Smuggling immigrants in containers to UK: Flashback to 25 ...
A journalist colleague and I were to pose as asylum-seekers and interview illegal immigrants on a container ...
Vinay Kamath
A requiem for S. Muthiah
A requiem for S. Muthiah
There are so many, who have come in contact with Chennai’s chronicler (not historian, as he always insisted!) ...
Why hard fought battles in sport make for compelling ...
Why hard fought battles in sport make for compelling ...
There’s something about a fiercely competitive game in any sport for that matter. The ebb and flow of a game, ...
The dramatic arrest of Godman Chandraswami in 1996
The dramatic arrest of Godman Chandraswami in 1996
News of the passing away of the controversial Godman Chandraswami, brought back memories of one dramatic night ...
A tribute to a journalist
A tribute to a journalist
In the late ’70s, I was moving into senior school and though it was early days, my imagination was fired up ...
A requiem for the M 800? Not yet!
A requiem for the M 800? Not yet!
Reams are being churned out and much nostalgia expressed on the ‘retirement’ of the Maruti 800. I’m not part ...
Me and my lungi
Me and my lungi
I must confess, I’m a closet lungi wearer at home. Ever since the wife, when she was my fiancee years ago, ...
My one and only telegram, hic!
My one and only telegram, hic!
Much nostalgia has been evoked about the death of the telegram. I remember very vividly the first night I got ...
A tribute to a journalist
A tribute to a journalist
In the late ’70s, I was moving into senior school and though it was early days, my imagination was fired up ...
A requiem for the M 800? Not yet!
A requiem for the M 800? Not yet!
Reams are being churned out and much nostalgia expressed on the ‘retirement’ of the Maruti 800. I’m not part ...
Me and my lungi
Me and my lungi
I must confess, I’m a closet lungi wearer at home. Ever since the wife, when she was my fiancee years ago, ...
Other
Galaxy Z Fold2 5G: Phone outside, tablet inside
Samsung’s delectable third category-defining foldable is a total object of desire
The Sony ZV-1 camera is specially for vloggers
It’s a nice travel camera for both stills and videos and would work for a large audience of casual shooters
Buckle up, is the message to Indian aviation
Recent amendments in law require airlines to tighten vigilance and diligence levels for operations. The ...
When an airline operates a ‘proving flight’
Adding a new aircraft type to the fleet is a complex process that requires carriers to demonstrate their ...
How to transfer inherited or gifted property without a sale deed
Here’s how you can get it transferred to your name without a sale deed
Copper loses fizz on lower demand
LME cash market returns to contango; more correction likely in coming days
IPOs chased by retail investors have lagged on returns
Some offers which saw lukewarm retail response have done well post listing
Why the story behind the numbers is equally important in investing
There are two things that are important while considering a business as a worthwhile investment opportunity – ...
Caution! We’re socially awkward
The pandemic has made us all shuffle our feet at the prospect of daily social exchanges. In the absence of ...
Two Gandhis, an emulator and newsmongers
The idea of what constitutes freedom is still unclear in independent India
So close, yet so far
Negotiating the India-China border dispute has been a saga of missed opportunities and half-chances
Special appearance: Wai
A Maharashtra town with close to 100 temples is Bollywood’s go-to ‘village’ location
Let’s shop and get India ticking!
We the consumers, on a corona pause, have a role to play in rebooting the Indian economy
How can you get the consumer to shop?
Brands will do well to take the digital advertising route
Bounce back menu
Fast food giant McDonald’s is trying hard to bounce back with a strong marketing menu. McDonald’s India West ...
Why are we not wearing the game?
The global sales revenue of licensed merchandise and services was a whopping $292.8 billion in 2019. Of this, ...
Say cheese, says the organised dairy sector
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...
Covid churn
The countrywide lockdown from March last week impacted both producers and processors badly. As demand from ...
India goes bananas over export prospects
India is the world’s largest producer of bananas, but a minor exporter. The tide is turning in its favour, ...
Death by landslides in God’s Own Country
The devastating landslide in Kerala’s Munnar region signals the dire need for ramping up disaster alert ...