BUSINESS
Why work when you can startup?
The flux in the job market has raised the viability of entrepreneurship as a career path for many young Indians
BUSINESS
Arrests of Venugopal Dhoot, others revive hope in ICICI-Videocon case
This week’s arrests by the CBI therefore goes some way in alleviating fears that the case is being handled with kid gloves
TRENDS
Stupas, caves and forts: A trip down Bhopal for a sense of our collective past
Bhimbetka, the mount where Bhim used to sit when in exile, was where early man shielded himself from the elements and drew animals and hunting scenes, as if to keep record of his daily travails.
TRENDS
Curse of the magazine cover hits Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried isn’t the only celebrity tycoon who’s found out that the covers of business magazines are the slippery slopes to doom.
BUSINESS
Why Narayana Murthy is wrong even when he is right
Would Infosys have lost or gained on growth had it allowed the sons and daughters of the five founders to join the business in leadership capacities?
TRENDS
Can Indian football learn anything at all from the FIFA World Cup?
India has a 100-year history of football, and some of the oldest competitions in the sport. What else will it take for India to send a team to the football World Cup?
BUSINESS
In the global race for fabs Indian companies need to be faster to market
India is a large enough market for a variety of chips and its proven capabilities in chip design make it a great location for a fab. But the window of opportunity may be fast closing
BUSINESS
A $9 billion contract for US firms has ramifications for Indian IT services
The US government's decision to give a large cloud services contract to US tech companies may be a sign of what lies ahead
TRENDS
FIFA World Cup 2022: In football’s brevity lies its beauty
Ninety minutes (or in case of extra time, up to 120 minutes) is all it takes. But those 90 minutes pulsate with the agony and ecstasy of 22 players on the field and millions of watching fans.
TRENDS
Professional fouls and fake injuries continue to rob football of its charm
In all the world’s top-tier football leagues, penalties are on the rise since referees are now likely to punish the slightest of touches in the box by awarding one.
BUSINESS
With its lenders back in the court, Jet’s future looks cloudy
In retrospect, it is clear that the consortium that bid for and bagged the rights to revive the airline underestimated the financial requirements of the task they had undertaken
COMPANIES
Vikram Kirloskar | How Toyota’s legacy of manufacturing excellence inspired this Renaissance Man
Kirloskar recognised the transformative possibilities of Toyota’s efficient manufacturing practices. In tying up with the Japanese company, he showed maturity and foresight. Their partnership has stood the test of time, even as many others in the automobile space fell by the wayside
TRENDS
Have Asian teams finally turned the corner at the World Cup?
In week 1 of the football World Cup, Saudi Arabia beat Lionel Messi-led, two-time champions Argentina, then Japan defeated four-time winner of the trophy Germany, South Korea drew two-time champion Uruguay, and even Iran found its form to topple Wales.
TRENDS
'How Soccer Explains the World', and 9 more football books for the committed fan
A curated list of books on football that lovers of the game can always turn to.
BUSINESS
Ramesh Chauhan: The entrepreneur who knows when to get in and get out of a business
Chauhan isn’t like most entrepreneurs who get married to their businesses and stay on till death parts them – in many cases, it’s the death of the business itself.
BUSINESS
Indian CEOs get a much longer rope than Disney gave Bob Chapek
Why are boards in India reluctant to sack a misfiring CEO? Partly, it is to do with the comfortable relationship that most members enjoy with the CEO of the company stemming from past relationships which are often the reason they are drafted in
BUSINESS
Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta: the flavorist who gave India love in a packet of Rasna
The lasting legacy of the man who drove Rasna’s initial success will be that of a little girl offering a glass of the beverage to her toy elephant and then gulping it down herself.
TRENDS
FIFA World Cup 2022: Can Qatar do justice to its status as the host team
Qatar, which joined FIFA only in 1963, has so far achieved very little on the field to merit much attention as a footballing nation.
BUSINESS
Indian IT’s inability to move up the value chain is a drag in tough times
That only five Indian firms - Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL and Tech M - figured in Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms, tells its own tale. None of these five got a 5-star rating, the highest possible in any category, with only Infosys bagging a 4 star rating in some
TRENDS
The bliss of retired life
Nearly 10 crore Indians are packed off into retirement every year because they have turned 58 or if they are luckier 60.
BUSINESS
Moonlighting and layoffs are both indicative of a broken employer-employee relationship
In a hire and fire culture, employees are constantly under threat of the pink slip
TRENDS
Even as the T20 World Cup hurtles on another World Cup beckons
The stress will be particularly high for those whose loyalty is to England and Australia, the only two teams to have qualified for both the events.
BUSINESS
Sprite’s billion-dollar success comes with mountains of unwanted sugar
The uptake of sugar-laden beverages marketed by MNCs in India is a health risk for young consumers hooked to them
BUSINESS
JJ Irani, the Tata group faithful who led the march of Indian steel
Initially a minor player in a fierce boardroom battle, Jamshed J Irani emerged from the shadows to steer clear of Russi Mody’s pervasive influence over Tata Steel and lead the company up the more difficult path to financial redemption
