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Vikram Johri: Anything but love

We still hope, and with that hope, we eliminate the movie's central premise - that anything but love can be the precursor to genius

Subir Roy: What does life hold for a rag picker?

Deepak Lal: The eco-fundamentalists

The Modi government is right to crack down on foreign financing of environmental NGOs

T N Ninan: Pointing at billionaires

Doing one's bit for the country

On a wine trail in Nashik

It is clear that wineries with good facilities for visitors will gain significantly both in image as well as in commercial terms

The good woman

Why you should hope the government ignores the census data on Muslims

There is something to learn from everyone, even Genghis Khan, writes Sachin Mampatta

Conor Dougherty: Google hopes to take the web directly to billions lacking access

With satellites, solar-powered drones and a growing collection of devices in the sky, Google believes it can spread the internet to underserved areas around the world

Akash Prakash: It's all about earnings

Normally, analysts are too bullish on earnings forecasts - but the opposite will hold true for India this year

Half-strength squadrons

Tejas fighters are taking too long to arrive

Trust the market

Will urea decontrol go far enough?

Rahul Jacob: India's demand problem

David Gelles: For a few whirlwind days, Davos becomes the deal capital

The World Economic Forum offers deal-makers the chance to see dozens of clients in one setting. And often, conversations in Davos do lead to deal announcements down the road

Barun Roy: Kolkata - Paradise lost

The 'cultural capital of India' should learn from what Kepler's has done for the US - producing a strong community movement to save independent bookstores from the onslaught of online vendors

The grain mountain

India's foodgrain policy takes some steps forward

Independent valuations: A problem without a solution

Finding a valuer who is completely objective and independent of the company remains a problem, especially for minority stakeholders

Hoping for a breakthrough

Can Barack Obama's visit lift India-US ties out of gloom?

India's Republic Day tamasha awaits Obama

India's Republic Day pageantry will be in sharp contrast with Obama's 2009 swearing-in

Where to invest when markets are at a new high

With the economy expected to gather further momentum as interest rate cycle eases, a bouquet of attractive stocks is on offer