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Sher-Gil's enduring legacy
There is a deliberate keenness in her eyes and determination in her demeanour. Sher-Gil, it appears, knew she was destined for greatness
Keeping up with Caitlyn
"Where were you when Kennedy was shot?" might well be replaced with "Where were you when Bruce transitioned to Caitlyn?"
Let them eat cake - preferably the eggless kind
MP chief minister's refusal to allow eggs for govt school students is his Marie Antoinette moment
 "Let them eat cake - preferably the eggless kind")
6 reasons why OPEC will not cut crude production levels
The oil cartel faces a slew of challenges, including slowing demand in countries like China and India
 "6 reasons why OPEC will not cut crude production levels")
A fiscal nightmare
Govt must control 'one-rank-one-pension' effect on spending
Hiroko Tabuchi: Walmart adjusts the thermostat to warm worker relations
From adjusting the air-conditioning to relaxing the dress code and even jazzing up a store's music, the overtures are part of Walmart's effort to project an image of a more caring employer
Shyamal Majumdar: The fear of success
Abraham Maslow called it the Jonah complex - a mental state that prompts many people to relegate themselves to live in mediocrity and conformity
 "3-5% correction if Nifty 200-DMA breaks further")
Edward Niedermeyer: You say you want an auto revolution?
Until consumers begin demanding fundamental changes in mobility, at least a few of the world's major automakers will survive - and possibly even help define - the new era of automotive technology
Anjuli Bhargava: What keeps GoAir up in the air
The airline has remained in an 'idling position' for the longest time. There are no peaks or troughs, no tumultuous rise or fall like Deccan, Kingfisher or SpiceJet
Shyam Ponappa: Unfettering stranded capacity
Government can't control market forces, but can and must fix regulatory issues
Shrinking the Centre
Why no changes to Delhi ministries even after devolution?
Ajit Balakrishnan: What the monsoon winds bring
Social conflict is inevitable with any kind of economic and technological change
Shailesh Dobhal: Lessons for Nestle from the pesticide-cola episode
Nestle's silence on Maggi defies logic; it should be 'seen' as managing the crisis
Misleading Maggi ads: What about publishers and broadcasters?
Food safety law doesn't have penal provisions for a product's endorsers, but it talks about penalty for publishers of an ad that falsely describes any food
 "Misleading Maggi ads: What about publishers and broadcasters?")
Why prosecuting Maggi brand ambassadors like Amitabh Bachchan is idiotic
Punishing brand ambassadors shows that the government is only interested in going after the low hanging fruit
 "Why prosecuting Maggi brand ambassadors like Amitabh Bachchan is idiotic")
Mohandas Pai & Praveen Chakravarty: How IPO rules are linked to job creation
The current regulatory framework for initial public offerings is incompatible with today's venture capital-backed start-ups. It's time we removed these hurdles
 "Mohandas Pai & Praveen Chakravarty: How IPO rules are linked to job creation")